Division I · Big South Conference
Furman University Women's Lacrosse
Greenville, SC · the Paladins · Furman University overview
32
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 38
$774k
Team budget
21st percentile in Division I
$24,179
Per roster spot
median $34,440
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
995
APR
100% of players retained
53%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Furman University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $773,753, below the median of $1.1M — $24,179 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 996, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,197,935 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $26,120 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#103Team budgetof 130 · Division I#102Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#81Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#64APRof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's lacrosse program
Roster sizes (cap 38)
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The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$773,753 for the year
- Operating expenses$170,194 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,179 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,197,935 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$26,120 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$115,162 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel Whitten head coach | Interim Head Coach | 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 →2,327undergraduates · 2,505 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →53%admitted · of 8,406 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1425
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3832
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate995
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $773,753 $24,180 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,197,935
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $115,162
Cost
Full picture →$32,901net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $58,312
Campus safety
Full picture →3.78violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 29 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Furman 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 program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions53% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$32,901 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,327Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.78 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 11 | 25 | $715k | — | 63% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | 21 | $285k | — | 100% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 27 | 14 | $103k | — | 40% | |
| Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 28 | 34 | $3.3M | — | 38% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Big South Conference | 29 | 31 | $1.2M | 997 | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 30 | 22 | $283k | — | 64% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 30 | 32 | $518k | — | 53% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 45 | 24 | $595k | 996 | 72% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 47 | 16 | $37k | — | 78% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 49 | 27 | $481k | 973 | 87% | |
| Lander University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 52 | 27 | $575k | — | 68% | |
| Emmanuel University (Georgia) Division II · Conference Carolinas | 60 | 19 | $448k | — | 53% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 2 over cap | 40 | $1.4M | $35,508 | 998 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 7 | 31 | $1.2M | $37,256 | 997 | vs | |
| Mercer University 5 over cap | 43 | $1.1M | $26,529 | 992 | vs | |
| Furman University room for 6 | 32 | $774k | $24,179 | 995 | vs | |
| Longwood University room for 6 | 32 | $743k | $23,204 | 994 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 14 | 24 | $595k | $24,789 | 996 | vs | |
| Winthrop University room for 7 | 31 | $492k | $15,876 | 974 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 11 | 27 | $481k | $17,804 | 973 | vs | |
| Radford University room for 9 | 29 | $338k | $11,649 | 990 | vs |
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