Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke University Women's Lacrosse
Durham, NC · the Blue Devils · Duke University overview
40
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 38
$3.1M
Team budget
98th percentile in Division I
$77,183
Per roster spot
median $34,440
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
996
APR
100% of players retained
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Duke University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, above the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,087,323, well above the median of $1.1M — $77,183 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's lacrosse programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 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 gave $14,408,801 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $39,476 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#4Team budgetof 130 · Division I#7Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#15Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#55APRof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's lacrosse program
Roster sizes (cap 38)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,087,323 for the year
- Operating expenses$651,344 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$77,183 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 983 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$14,408,801 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$39,476 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$671,854 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kerstin Kimel head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Williams | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sarah Cooper | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lindsey Ronbeck | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Morgan Heisman | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Erin Stephenson | Murray Building Director of Operations | not on file |
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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
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%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →40on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3840
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate996
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,087,323 $77,183 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $14,408,801
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $671,854
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.
Women's Lacrosse program40 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
Women's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 42 | $2.7M | 1000 | 19% | |
| Meredith College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 20 | — | — | — | 75% | |
| William Peace University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 22 | 16 | $63k | — | 97% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 32 | 39 | $1.3M | 998 | 67% | |
| Campbell University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 42 | 35 | $1M | 1000 | 94% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 48 | 16 | $85k | — | 92% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 53 | 16 | $96k | — | 84% | |
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 59 | 40 | $1.4M | 998 | 77% | |
| Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 60 | 22 | $162k | — | 75% | |
| Barton College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 60 | 25 | $386k | — | 96% | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 65 | 13 | $42k | — | 78% | |
| University of Mount Olive Division II · Conference Carolinas | 73 | 41 | $589k | — | 78% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College room for 5 | 33 | $3.8M | $114,421 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University room for 4 | 34 | $3.3M | $97,220 | — | vs | |
| Duke University 2 over cap | 40 | $3.1M | $77,183 | 996 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 1 over cap | 39 | $3.1M | $78,468 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 4 | 34 | $2.8M | $81,923 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 6 | 32 | $2.7M | $85,239 | 997 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 4 over cap | 42 | $2.7M | $63,853 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 5 | 33 | $2.2M | $67,890 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Virginia room for 2 | 36 | $2.2M | $60,551 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 2 over cap | 40 | $2.1M | $51,943 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley room for 5 | 33 | $1.6M | $48,090 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 2 | 36 | $1.4M | $40,182 | 998 | vs | |
| Florida State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked