Division I · Patriot League
Boston University Men's Lacrosse
Boston, MA · the Terriers · Boston University overview
58
Roster
10 over the D-I cap of 48
$2.2M
Team budget
75th percentile in Division I
$38,205
Per roster spot
median $31,286
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
988
APR
98% of players retained
11%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Boston University fields a men's lacrosse team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 58 players, above the median of 51, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,215,909, above the median of $1.6M — $38,205 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's lacrosse programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 48 in force from 2025-26, that is 10 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (54 of 77 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 988, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,660,009 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,032 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 77 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#20Team budgetof 77 · Division I#23Spend per playerof 77 · Division I#10Roster sizeof 77 · Division I#34APRof 77 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's lacrosse program
Roster sizes (cap 48)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster58 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap48 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,215,909 for the year
- Operating expenses$371,083 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$38,205 division median $31,286
- Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,660,009 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,032 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$254,266 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Polley head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jack Rowlett | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Morgan | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Tim Roberts | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school lacrosse players113,696 2024-25
- Division I roster spots3,813 77 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 30 3.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →18,656undergraduates · 36,624 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →11%admitted · of 80,495 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1520
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Men's Lacrosse
Full picture →58on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4858
10 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate988
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,215,909 $38,205 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,660,009
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $254,266
Cost
Full picture →$27,551net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,168
Campus safety
Full picture →1.1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 47 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Boston University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Lacrosse program58 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions11% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,551 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 18,656Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.1 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | 28 | $117k | — | 81% | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | 37 | $142k | — | 5% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 1 | 49 | $181k | — | 85% | |
| Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League | 2 | 54 | $1.4M | 996 | 3% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 23 | $184k | — | 47% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 4 | 59 | $712k | — | 10% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 4 | 43 | $303k | — | 83% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 6 | 63 | $213k | — | 48% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 7 | 32 | $144k | — | 82% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 8 | 36 | $140k | — | 92% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | 57 | $296k | — | 20% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 10 | 22 | $84k | — | 89% |
Other men's lacrosse programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Maryland 5 over cap | 53 | $2.4M | $45,314 | 988 | vs | |
| Boston University 10 over cap | 58 | $2.2M | $38,205 | 988 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 6 over cap | 54 | $2M | $37,682 | 992 | vs | |
| Lehigh University 3 over cap | 51 | $2M | $38,673 | 989 | vs | |
| Colgate University 9 over cap | 57 | $1.9M | $33,968 | 998 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 3 | 45 | $1.5M | $34,026 | 988 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross at cap | 48 | $838k | $17,468 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
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