Division I · The Ivy League
Cornell University Men's Lacrosse
Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
53
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 48
$1.8M
Team budget
59th percentile in Division I
$33,202
Per roster spot
median $31,286
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Cornell University fields a men's lacrosse team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 53 players, about the median of 51, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,759,746, above the median of $1.6M — $33,202 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 5 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 994, about the median of 988, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I men's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 77 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#32Team budgetof 77 · Division I#32Spend per playerof 77 · Division I#25Roster sizeof 77 · Division I#17APRof 77 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 48)
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The program
- Roster53 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap48 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,759,746 for the year
- Operating expenses$366,548 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$33,202 division median $31,286
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 989 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,023,995 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Connor Buczek head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Paolo Ciferri | Mario St. George Boiardi '04 Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Griffin Buczek | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Danny Murphy | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Colin Corcoran | Director of Lacrosse Operations | 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 →16,051undergraduates · 26,264 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →8%admitted · of 65,635 applicants
SAT middle 50%1480 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Men's Lacrosse
Full picture →53on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4853
5 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,759,746 $33,203 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,023,995
Cost
Full picture →$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $66,014
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 106 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Cornell 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 program53 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions8% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 16,051Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 2 | 49 | $366k | — | 70% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 18 | 70 | $297k | — | 51% | |
| Elmira College Division III · Empire 8 | 30 | 20 | $56k | — | 91% | |
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 33 | 27 | $98k | — | 94% | |
| Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference | 36 | 39 | $923k | 985 | 38% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 38 | 48 | $940k | 988 | 57% | |
| Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 44 | 56 | $5.2M | 998 | 42% | |
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 46 | 64 | $876k | — | 75% | |
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 53 | 27 | $133k | — | 91% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 55 | 57 | $1.9M | 998 | 12% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 68 | 46 | $208k | — | 48% | |
| Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 68 | 20 | $163k | — | 82% |
Other men's lacrosse programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University 11 over cap | 59 | $1.8M | $30,559 | 997 | vs | |
| Cornell University 5 over cap | 53 | $1.8M | $33,202 | 994 | vs | |
| Yale University 3 over cap | 51 | $1.7M | $32,823 | 993 | vs | |
| Princeton University 3 over cap | 51 | $1.5M | $29,306 | 990 | vs | |
| Harvard University 6 over cap | 54 | $1.4M | $25,250 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 3 over cap | 51 | $1.3M | $25,306 | 995 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 3 | 45 | $830k | $18,452 | 1000 | vs |
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