Start your board
Programs›Women's Lacrosse›Cornell University›Women's Lacrosse
Division I · The Ivy League

Cornell University Women's Lacrosse

Ithaca, NY · the Big Red · Cornell University overview
Email this staff from Gmail
43
Roster
5 over the D-I cap of 38
$964k
Team budget
36th percentile in Division I
$22,410
Per roster spot
median $34,440
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
996
APR
100% of players retained
8%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Cornell University fields a women's lacrosse team in the The Ivy League (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 $963,632, below the median of $1.1M — $22,410 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 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.

Among Division I women's lacrosse programs

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

#83Team budgetof 130 · Division I#107Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#3Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#55APRof 130 · Division I
Team budget$964k
Spend per player$22,410
Roster size43
Coaching staff4
APR996

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

  • Roster43 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap38 5 over last season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$963,632 for the year
  • Operating expenses$194,679 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$22,410 division median $34,440
  • Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$470,239 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Jenny Graap head coachHead Coachnot on file
Sarah BurlingameAssistant Coachnot on file
Riley VanHoltzAssistant Coachnot on file
Ashley O'BrienAssistant Coachnot on file
Rachel RosenbergDirector of Lacrosse Operationsnot on file
Put Cornell University on a target list, address the whole staff at once, and send each email yourself from Gmail — nothing goes out without you pressing Send.Start your board

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 →
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%

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
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$963,632 $22,410 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$470,239

Cost

Full picture →
$26,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$88,140
Average net price$26,455
Net price by family income
$0–30k$4,079
$30–48k$5,589
$48–75k$8,129
$75–110k$18,531
$110k and up$51,735
Tuition & fees
$66,014

Campus safety

Full picture →
1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.92
Property0.92
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
Computer & information sciences693 · 18%
Business557 · 14%
Engineering511 · 13%
Agriculture423 · 11%
Biological sciences382 · 10%

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.

Women's Lacrosse program43 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

Women's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles

Cornell UniversityIthaca College · 2 miState University of New York at Cortland · 18 miElmira College · 30 miKeuka College · 33 miBinghamton University · 36 miHobart and William Smith Colleges · 38 miSyracuse University · 44 miLe Moyne College · 46 miState University of New York at Morrisville · 53 miColgate University · 55 miAlfred University · 68 miAlfred State College · 68 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League229$252k—70%
State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference1833$191k—51%
Elmira College Division III · Empire 83017$51k—91%
Keuka College Division III · Empire 83315$90k—94%
Binghamton University Division I · America East Conference3634$820k99638%
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League3832$443k—57%
Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference4439$3.1M99042%
Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference4627$796k—75%
State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference5316$95k—91%
Colgate University Division I · Patriot League5536$1.5M100012%
Alfred University Division III · Empire 86821$159k—48%
Alfred State College Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference6819$110k—82%

Other women's lacrosse programs in the The Ivy League

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Pennsylvania room for 929$1.1M$38,973998vs
Harvard University room for 929$1.1M$37,719993vs
Princeton University room for 533$1.1M$32,4771000vs
Yale University 1 over cap39$985k$25,2481000vs
Cornell University 5 over cap43$964k$22,410996vs
Brown University 8 over cap46$814k$17,692998vs
Dartmouth College room for 830$740k$24,6621000vs
Columbia University-Barnard College room for 731$500k$16,1201000vs

Every The Ivy League women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked