Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke University Men's Lacrosse
Durham, NC · the Blue Devils · Duke University overview
48
Roster
at the D-I cap of 48
$4.7M
Team budget
99th percentile in Division I
$97,027
Per roster spot
median $31,286
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
998
APR
99% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Duke University fields a men's lacrosse team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 48 players, about the median of 51, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $4,657,330, well above the median of $1.6M — $97,027 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's lacrosse programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 48 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 998, about the median of 988, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,690,493 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $33,384 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 77 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#2Team budgetof 77 · Division I#1Spend per playerof 77 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 77 · Division I#6APRof 77 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 48)
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The program
- Roster48 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap48 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$4,657,330 for the year
- Operating expenses$974,478 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$97,027 division median $31,286
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$15,690,493 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$33,384 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,969,104 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| John Danowski head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Matt Danowski | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ron Caputo | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kevin Unterstein | 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 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 →6,488undergraduates · 17,112 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →7%admitted · of 46,365 applicants
SAT middle 50%1510 – 1570
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Men's Lacrosse
Full picture →48on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4848
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate998
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $4,657,330 $97,028 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $15,690,493
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,969,104
Cost
Full picture →$23,422net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $65,805
Campus safety
Full picture →1.12violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in multidisciplinary studies · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Duke 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 program48 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions7% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,422 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsMultidisciplinary studies · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,488Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 54 | $2M | 984 | 19% | |
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 22 | 19 | $150k | — | 97% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 25 | $137k | — | 48% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 48 | 25 | $131k | — | 92% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 53 | 26 | $118k | — | 84% | |
| High Point University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 59 | 60 | $1.9M | 981 | 77% | |
| Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 60 | 42 | $208k | — | 75% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 60 | 54 | $540k | — | 96% | |
| University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas | 73 | 43 | $566k | — | 78% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 83 | 57 | $213k | — | 95% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 89 | 52 | $538k | — | 78% | |
| Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 90 | — | — | — | 50% |
Other men's lacrosse programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse University 8 over cap | 56 | $5.2M | $93,510 | 998 | vs | |
| Duke University at cap | 48 | $4.7M | $97,027 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 4 over cap | 52 | $3.7M | $71,376 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 2 over cap | 50 | $2.7M | $54,010 | 994 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 6 over cap | 54 | $2M | $37,387 | 984 | vs |
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