Division I · Patriot League
Bucknell University Women's Lacrosse
Lewisburg, PA · the Bison · Bucknell University overview
34
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 38
$1.5M
Team budget
70th percentile in Division I
$43,386
Per roster spot
median $34,440
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
32%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Bucknell University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,475,139, above the median of $1.1M — $43,386 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 996, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,358,235 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,982 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#40Team budgetof 130 · Division I#37Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#1APRof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's lacrosse program
Roster sizes (cap 38)
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The program
- Roster34 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,475,139 for the year
- Operating expenses$176,779 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$43,386 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$9,358,235 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,982 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$166,362 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jackie Dando head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Emma Telatovich | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Naomi Radio | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's lacrosse recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,846undergraduates · 3,892 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →32%admitted · of 11,010 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1450
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →34on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3834
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,475,139 $43,386 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,358,235
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $166,362
Cost
Full picture →$38,486net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,772
Campus safety
Full picture →5.88violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 64 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Bucknell 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 program34 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions32% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$38,486 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,846Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.88 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 11 | 26 | $141k | — | 79% | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 18 | $114k | — | 68% | |
| Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 59 | $609k | — | 95% | |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 23 | 59 | $609k | — | 95% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 47 | 21 | $136k | — | 75% | |
| Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 52 | 38 | $2M | 998 | 54% | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 30 | $184k | — | 43% | |
| Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 55 | 17 | $87k | — | 85% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 55 | 24 | $135k | — | 78% | |
| Wilkes University Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 25 | $105k | — | 91% | |
| King's College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 56 | 14 | $111k | — | 93% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 58 | 21 | $172k | — | 77% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University room for 8 | 30 | $1.7M | $57,564 | 995 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 3 over cap | 41 | $1.7M | $40,569 | 1000 | vs | |
| Loyola University Maryland room for 9 | 29 | $1.6M | $55,137 | 1000 | vs | |
| Colgate University room for 2 | 36 | $1.5M | $42,550 | 1000 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 4 | 34 | $1.5M | $43,386 | 1000 | vs | |
| Lehigh University room for 3 | 35 | $1.5M | $41,805 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross room for 4 | 34 | $1.3M | $38,616 | 1000 | vs | |
| American University 1 over cap | 39 | $1M | $26,650 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs |
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