Division I · America East Conference
Bryant University Women's Lacrosse
Smithfield, RI · the Bulldogs · Bryant University overview
43
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 38
$1.1M
Team budget
47th percentile in Division I
$24,643
Per roster spot
median $34,440
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
66%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Bryant University fields a women's lacrosse team in the America East Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 43 players, above the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,059,652, about the median of $1.1M — $24,643 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (29 of 130 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 996, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,833,830 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,693 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#70Team budgetof 130 · Division I#101Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#3Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#55APRof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 38)
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The program
- Roster43 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,059,652 for the year
- Operating expenses$160,625 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,643 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,833,830 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,693 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$101,681 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Eileen Ferry head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Merredith Kraisser | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hannah Delahaye | 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 players99,292 2024-25
- Division I roster spots4,410 130 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 23 4.4% 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 →3,240undergraduates · 3,592 students in all
Women 36% Men 64%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →66%admitted · of 9,506 applicants
SAT middle 50%1160 – 1340
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →43on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3843
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,059,652 $24,643 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,833,830
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $101,681
Cost
Full picture →$40,612net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $51,169
Campus safety
Full picture →2.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →79%of bachelor's degrees in business · 14 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bryant 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.
Women's Lacrosse program43 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions66% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$40,612 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 79%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,240Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.02 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island College Division III · Little East Conference | 7 | 17 | $60k | — | 81% | |
| Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England | 10 | 16 | $141k | — | 84% | |
| Brown University Division I · The Ivy League | 10 | 46 | $814k | 998 | 5% | |
| Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 14 | 14 | $69k | — | 74% | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 19 | 30 | $178k | — | 71% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 22 | 25 | $121k | — | 88% | |
| Roger Williams University Division III · Conference of New England | 24 | 24 | $106k | — | 88% | |
| Stonehill College Division I · Northeast Conference | 25 | 35 | $869k | — | 73% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League | 26 | 34 | $1.3M | 1000 | 21% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | 22 | $91k | — | 85% | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 27 | 19 | $124k | — | 42% | |
| Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 28 | 22 | $171k | — | 14% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the America East Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Vermont room for 5 | 33 | $1.3M | $39,768 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell 1 over cap | 39 | $1.2M | $29,975 | 995 | vs | |
| Bryant University 5 over cap | 43 | $1.1M | $24,643 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County room for 5 | 33 | $1M | $30,770 | 978 | vs | |
| University at Albany 1 over cap | 39 | $832k | $21,322 | 979 | vs | |
| Binghamton University room for 4 | 34 | $820k | $24,124 | 996 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire room for 12 | 26 | $677k | $26,044 | 995 | vs |
Every America East Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked