Division I · Metro Conference
Fairfield University Women's Lacrosse
Fairfield, CT · the Stags · Fairfield University overview
33
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 38
$1.2M
Team budget
56th percentile in Division I
$35,766
Per roster spot
median $34,440
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
45%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Fairfield University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,180,306, about the median of $1.1M — $35,766 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 996, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,594,516 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $21,517 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#58Team budgetof 130 · Division I#59Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#70Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#1APRof 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
- Roster33 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,180,306 for the year
- Operating expenses$244,318 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$35,766 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,594,516 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$21,517 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$167,482 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Field head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Caroline Mangan | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kelly Horning | 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 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 →4,968undergraduates · 6,289 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →45%admitted · of 15,463 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1380
ACT middle 50%29 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →33on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3833
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,180,306 $35,767 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,594,516
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $167,482
Cost
Full picture →$47,630net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,360
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →46%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Fairfield 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 program33 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions45% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$47,630 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 46%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,968Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 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 Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 3 | 20 | $313k | — | 64% | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 4 | 30 | $865k | 991 | 68% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 18 | 32 | $636k | — | 81% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 18 | 38 | $1.7M | 993 | 49% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 19 | 19 | $193k | — | 81% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 28 | $360k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 20 | 39 | $985k | 1000 | 5% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 21 | 16 | $43k | — | 64% | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 24 | 17 | $46k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 25 | 21 | $131k | — | 85% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 26 | 32 | $1.2M | 991 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 28 | 19 | $191k | — | — |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University room for 5 | 33 | $1.2M | $35,766 | 1000 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University room for 6 | 32 | $1.2M | $36,661 | 991 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 1 | 37 | $1M | $28,087 | 993 | vs | |
| Siena University room for 9 | 29 | $1M | $35,001 | 988 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 10 | 28 | $997k | $35,617 | 996 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 5 | 33 | $955k | $28,941 | 998 | vs | |
| Merrimack College room for 7 | 31 | $911k | $29,400 | — | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University room for 8 | 30 | $865k | $28,849 | 991 | vs | |
| Rider University room for 2 | 36 | $795k | $22,076 | — | vs | |
| Canisius University room for 8 | 30 | $601k | $20,040 | 1000 | vs | |
| Iona University room for 5 | 33 | $536k | $16,229 | 992 | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 7 | 31 | $528k | $17,035 | 995 | vs |
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