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Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference

George Washington University Women's Lacrosse

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34
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 38
$1.4M
Team budget
64th percentile in Division I
$40,983
Per roster spot
median $34,440
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
98% of players retained
44%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

George Washington University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,393,435, above the median of $1.1M — $40,983 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 996, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,903,963 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $28,815 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's lacrosse programs

Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$1.4M
Spend per player$40,983
Roster size34
Coaching staff4
APR990

Team budgets across the division

$338k$3.8M
this programevery Division I women's lacrosse program

Roster sizes (cap 38)

2447
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster34 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap38 room for 4
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,393,435 for the year
  • Operating expenses$178,332 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$40,983 division median $34,440
  • Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 980 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$8,903,963 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$28,815 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$318,500 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Colleen McCaffrey head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Leah PeppelmanAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Lauren AsherAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Zach WittesAssistant Coach- Goaliesnot 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.
11,387undergraduates · 25,568 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None
44%admitted · of 27,094 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1500
ACT middle 50%31 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
85%

Women's Lacrosse

Full picture →
34on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3834
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,393,435 $40,983 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$8,903,963
Recruiting spend, women's
$318,500
$45,466net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$84,315
Average net price$45,466
Net price by family income
$0–30k$21,396
$30–48k$18,171
$48–75k$21,863
$75–110k$33,540
$110k and up$53,974
Tuition & fees
$64,798

Campus safety

Full picture →
0.99violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.99
Property0.13
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 56 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
28 over 2022–2024
32%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Social sciences736 · 32%
Health professions & nursing362 · 16%
Business324 · 14%
Computer & information sciences132 · 6%
Psychology129 · 6%

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Women's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles

George Washington UniversityGeorgetown University · 2 miHoward University · 2 miUniversity of the District of Columbia · 3 miAmerican University · 3 miCatholic University · 4 miMarymount University (Virginia) · 4 miUniversity of Maryland, College Park · 8 miGeorge Mason University · 15 miUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County · 31 miU.S. Naval Academy · 31 miJohns Hopkins University · 37 miLoyola University Maryland · 38 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference235$2M100013%
Howard University Division I · Northeast Conference234$694k98335%
University of the District of Columbia Division II · East Coast Conference313$368k——
American University Division I · Patriot League339$1M100047%
Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference435$262k—84%
Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference425$164k—81%
University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference834$2.2M99445%
George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference1525$975k99789%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference3133$1M97874%
U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League31——9969%
Johns Hopkins University Division I · Big Ten Conference3739$2.1M9908%
Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League3829$1.6M100076%

Other women's lacrosse programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Richmond room for 335$1.9M$53,506995vs
George Washington University room for 434$1.4M$40,983990vs
Saint Joseph's University 4 over cap42$1.4M$32,395995vs
Virginia Commonwealth University room for 731$1.2M$40,315995vs
George Mason University room for 1325$975k$38,997997vs
University of Rhode Island room for 632$910k$28,448—vs
La Salle University room for 335$894k$25,529995vs
St. Bonaventure University room for 533$881k$26,6971000vs
Duquesne University room for 731$808k$26,0661000vs
Davidson College room for 137$757k$20,464997vs

Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked