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Division I · Northeast Conference

Central Connecticut State University Women's Lacrosse

New Britain, CT · the Blue Devils · Central Connecticut State University overview
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30
Roster
room for 8 under the cap of 38
$420k
Team budget
3rd percentile in Division I
$13,994
Per roster spot
median $34,440
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
986
APR
97% of players retained
76%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Central Connecticut State University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 30 players, below the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $419,838, well below the median of $1.1M — $13,994 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 8 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 986, about the median of 996, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,945,042 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,842 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's lacrosse programs

Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#126Team budgetof 130 · Division I#125Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#105Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#100APRof 130 · Division I
Team budget$420k
Spend per player$13,994
Roster size30
Coaching staff3
APR986

Team budgets across the division

$338k$3.8M
this programevery Division I women's lacrosse program

Roster sizes (cap 38)

2447
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster30 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap38 room for 8
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$419,838 for the year
  • Operating expenses$85,028 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$13,994 division median $34,440
  • Academic Progress Rate986 multi-year; 986 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,945,042 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,842 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$35,444 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Betsy Vendel head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Shea MurphyAssistant CoachOn 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

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Campus

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7,917undergraduates · 9,712 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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76%admitted · of 8,282 applicants
SAT middle 50%960 – 1180
ACT middle 50%19 – 29
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
49%

Women's Lacrosse

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30on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3830
room for 8
Academic Progress Rate986
97% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$419,838 $13,995 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,945,042
Recruiting spend, women's
$35,444

Cost

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$17,207net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$29,026
Sticker, out-of-state$42,302
Average net price$17,207
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,562
$30–48k$12,817
$48–75k$15,178
$75–110k$18,572
$110k and up$21,300
Tuition & fees
$12,460 in-state · $25,736 out

Campus safety

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1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.00
Property0.23
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
5 over 2022–2024

Majors

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23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 21 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business345 · 23%
Social sciences169 · 11%
Computer & information sciences149 · 10%
Psychology126 · 8%
Education100 · 7%

Research Central Connecticut State 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 program30 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions76% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,207 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,917Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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

Central Connecticut State UniversityTrinity College (Connecticut) · 5 miUniversity of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) · 6 miUniversity of Hartford · 8 miWesleyan University (Connecticut) · 11 miPost University · 20 miQuinnipiac University · 20 miAlbertus Magnus College · 26 miSouthern Connecticut State University · 27 miYale University · 28 miUniversity of Connecticut · 28 miEastern Connecticut State University · 28 miUniversity of New Haven · 30 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference531$272k—34%
University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference621$110k—80%
University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England826$232k100083%
Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference1135$424k—17%
Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference2019$191k——
Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference2032$1.2M99177%
Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference2616$43k—64%
Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference2728$360k—81%
Yale University Division I · The Ivy League2839$985k10005%
University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference2836$1.3M99654%
Eastern Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference2826$188k—81%
University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference3032$636k—81%

Other women's lacrosse programs in the Northeast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Long Island University room for 731$1.2M$37,572—vs
Stonehill College room for 335$869k$24,821—vs
Le Moyne College room for 1127$796k$29,499—vs
Howard University room for 434$694k$20,401983vs
University of New Haven room for 632$636k$19,864—vs
Wagner College room for 830$634k$21,144998vs
Mercyhurst University 1 over cap39$609k$15,603—vs
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus room for 1127$601k$22,247—vs
Central Connecticut State University room for 830$420k$13,994986vs
Delaware State University room for 929$349k$12,028964vs

Every Northeast Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked