Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Butler University Women's Lacrosse
Indianapolis, IN · the Bulldogs · Butler University overview
28
Roster
room for 10 under the cap of 38
$716k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$25,574
Per roster spot
median $34,440
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
993
APR
98% of players retained
86%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Butler University fields a women's lacrosse team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, below the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $716,089, below the median of $1.1M — $25,574 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 10 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 996, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,624,120 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,732 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#109Team budgetof 130 · Division I#91Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#119Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#78APRof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 38)
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The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 room for 10
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$716,089 for the year
- Operating expenses$83,705 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,574 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,624,120 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,732 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,867,789 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Leah Rubino | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Abigail Lagos | 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 →4,519undergraduates · 5,763 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →86%admitted · of 9,431 applicants
SAT middle 50%1180 – 1360
ACT middle 50%26 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 79%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →28on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3828
room for 10
Academic Progress Rate993
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $716,089 $25,575 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,624,120
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,867,789
Cost
Full picture →$40,140net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $45,980
Campus safety
Full picture →2.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →30%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Butler 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 program28 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions86% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$40,140 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 30%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,519Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Indianapolis Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 9 | 21 | $515k | — | 73% | |
| Franklin College Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 26 | 13 | $50k | — | 71% | |
| DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 39 | 23 | $233k | — | 54% | |
| Hanover College Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 86 | 13 | $113k | — | 84% | |
| University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference | 101 | 39 | $1.4M | 997 | 88% | |
| Xavier University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 102 | 42 | $1M | — | 88% | |
| Thomas More University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 102 | 17 | $139k | — | 97% | |
| University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 114 | 36 | $1.4M | 998 | 81% | |
| Wittenberg University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 125 | 18 | $131k | — | 91% | |
| University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 129 | 34 | $2.8M | 1000 | 12% | |
| Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 129 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 138 | 25 | $119k | — | 85% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver room for 4 | 34 | $2.5M | $74,151 | 979 | vs | |
| Georgetown University room for 3 | 35 | $2M | $57,383 | 1000 | vs | |
| Villanova University 9 over cap | 47 | $1.9M | $41,123 | 998 | vs | |
| Marquette University 2 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,909 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 2 | 36 | $1.3M | $36,522 | 996 | vs | |
| Xavier University 4 over cap | 42 | $1M | $24,762 | — | vs | |
| Butler University room for 10 | 28 | $716k | $25,574 | 993 | vs |
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