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Delaware State University Women's Lacrosse

Dover, DE · the Hornets · Delaware State University overview
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29
Roster
room for 9 under the cap of 38
$349k
Team budget
2nd percentile in Division I
$12,028
Per roster spot
median $34,440
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
964
APR
96% of players retained
62%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Delaware State University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, below the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $348,815, well below the median of $1.1M — $12,028 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 9 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 964, about the median of 996, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,810,410 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $10,486 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's lacrosse programs

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

#127Team budgetof 130 · Division I#127Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#111APRof 130 · Division I
Team budget$349k
Spend per player$12,028
Roster size29
Coaching staff3
APR964

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

  • Roster29 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap38 room for 9
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$348,815 for the year
  • Operating expenses$60,440 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$12,028 division median $34,440
  • Academic Progress Rate964 multi-year; 985 latest
  • Players retained96% year to year
  • Eligible97% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$2,810,410 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$10,486 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$23,185 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Madeline Price head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Destinee ThomasAssistant 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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4,941undergraduates · 5,828 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes

Getting in

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62%admitted · of 7,542 applicants
SAT middle 50%860 – 1070
ACT middle 50%22 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
39%

Women's Lacrosse

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29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3829
room for 9
Academic Progress Rate964
96% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$348,815 $12,028 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$2,810,410
Recruiting spend, women's
$23,185

Cost

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$15,555net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$30,236
Sticker, out-of-state$40,172
Average net price$15,555
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,776
$30–48k$14,338
$48–75k$16,445
$75–110k$16,336
$110k and up$20,170
Tuition & fees
$10,314 in-state · $20,250 out

Campus safety

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5.44violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent5.44
Property1.13
In residence halls
6 burglaries · 35 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024

Majors

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13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business79 · 13%
Liberal arts & general studies70 · 11%
Health professions & nursing69 · 11%
Biological sciences64 · 10%
Kinesiology, parks & recreation56 · 9%

Research Delaware 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 program29 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions62% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,555 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,941Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety5.44 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

Delaware State UniversityWashington College (Maryland) · 28 miWilmington University (Delaware) · 34 miUniversity of Delaware · 36 miRowan University · 42 miWidener University · 48 miNeumann University · 48 miSwarthmore College · 51 miU.S. Naval Academy · 52 miWest Chester University of Pennsylvania · 53 miUniversity of Pennsylvania · 56 miDrexel University · 56 miThomas Jefferson University · 56 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Washington College (Maryland) Division III · Centennial Conference2825$181k—66%
Wilmington University (Delaware) Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference3423$259k——
University of Delaware Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference3641$1.4M99865%
Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference4226$312k—78%
Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth4829$160k—84%
Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth4829$199k—76%
Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference5128$335k—7%
U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League52——9969%
West Chester University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference5332$372k—79%
University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League5629$1.1M9986%
Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association5632$1.5M100078%
Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference5620$305k—86%

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