Division I · Big South Conference
Gardner-Webb University Women's Lacrosse
Boiling Springs, NC · the Runnin' Bulldogs · Gardner-Webb University overview
27
Roster
room for 11 under the cap of 38
$481k
Team budget
5th percentile in Division I
$17,804
Per roster spot
median $34,440
1
Coaches
1 head · 0 assistant
973
APR
95% of players retained
87%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Gardner-Webb University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 27 players, below the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 0 assistants. Team expenses were $480,734, well below the median of $1.1M — $17,804 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 11 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 973, about the median of 996, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,649,368 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $18,156 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#124Team budgetof 130 · Division I#118Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#122Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#110APRof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 38)
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The program
- Roster27 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 room for 11
- Coaching staff1 head, 0 assistant
- Team expenses$480,734 for the year
- Operating expenses$122,206 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$17,804 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,649,368 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,156 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$57,558 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Harris | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ellie Rumbaugh | 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,840undergraduates · 3,125 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Southern Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →87%admitted · of 4,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1040 – 1260
ACT middle 50%20 – 26
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →27on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3827
room for 11
Academic Progress Rate973
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $480,734 $17,805 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 0 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,649,368
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $57,558
Cost
Full picture →$24,035net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,450
Campus safety
Full picture →0.11violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Gardner-Webb 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 program27 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions87% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,035 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 1,840Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 25 | 22 | $283k | — | 64% | |
| Wofford College Division I · Big South Conference | 25 | 31 | $1.2M | 997 | 59% | |
| Belmont Abbey College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 35 | 25 | $294k | — | 90% | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 39 | 24 | $441k | — | 81% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 42 | 25 | $715k | — | 63% | |
| Winthrop University Division I · Big South Conference | 42 | 31 | $492k | 974 | 75% | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 47 | 38 | $951k | — | 68% | |
| Furman University Division I · Big South Conference | 49 | 32 | $774k | 995 | 53% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 50 | 37 | $757k | 997 | 14% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 16 | $37k | — | 78% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference | 53 | 27 | $944k | — | 80% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 55 | 24 | $595k | 996 | 72% |
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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