Division I · The Ivy League
Harvard University Men's Lacrosse
Boston, MA · the Crimson · Harvard University overview
54
Roster
6 over the D-I cap of 48
$1.4M
Team budget
41st percentile in Division I
$25,250
Per roster spot
median $31,286
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
3%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Harvard University fields a men's lacrosse team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 54 players, about the median of 51, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,363,529, below the median of $1.6M — $25,250 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's lacrosse programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 48 in force from 2025-26, that is 6 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (54 of 77 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 996, about the median of 988, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I men's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 77 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#46Team budgetof 77 · Division I#49Spend per playerof 77 · Division I#19Roster sizeof 77 · Division I#12APRof 77 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 48)
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The program
- Roster54 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap48 6 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,363,529 for the year
- Operating expenses$338,710 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,250 division median $31,286
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 992 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,373,131 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gerrie Byrne head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Gerry Byrne | The Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men's Lacrosse / Defensive Coordinator | not on file |
| Neil Hutchinson | Associate Head Coach - Offensive Coordinator & Recruiting Director | On file · sign in |
| Andy Meyers | Assistant Coach - Defense | On file · sign in |
| Mike Terranova | Assistant Coach / Face-off & Goaltending | On file · sign in |
| Rob Stephenson | Director of Lacrosse Operations | 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 players113,696 2024-25
- Division I roster spots3,813 77 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 30 3.4% 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 →9,095undergraduates · 30,386 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →3%admitted · of 56,937 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 36
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Men's Lacrosse
Full picture →54on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4854
6 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,363,529 $25,251 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,373,131
Cost
Full picture →$17,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,076
Campus safety
Full picture →1.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →31%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 21 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Harvard 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.
Men's Lacrosse program54 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions3% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 31%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 9,095Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.04 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 2 | 37 | $142k | — | 5% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 2 | 58 | $2.2M | 988 | 11% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 2 | 59 | $712k | — | 10% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 2 | 28 | $117k | — | 81% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 49 | $181k | — | 85% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 3 | 23 | $184k | — | 47% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 5 | 63 | $213k | — | 48% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 6 | 43 | $303k | — | 83% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 7 | 32 | $144k | — | 82% | |
| Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | 57 | $296k | — | 20% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 9 | 36 | $140k | — | 92% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 10 | 22 | $84k | — | 89% |
Other men's lacrosse programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University 11 over cap | 59 | $1.8M | $30,559 | 997 | vs | |
| Cornell University 5 over cap | 53 | $1.8M | $33,202 | 994 | vs | |
| Yale University 3 over cap | 51 | $1.7M | $32,823 | 993 | vs | |
| Princeton University 3 over cap | 51 | $1.5M | $29,306 | 990 | vs | |
| Harvard University 6 over cap | 54 | $1.4M | $25,250 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 3 over cap | 51 | $1.3M | $25,306 | 995 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 3 | 45 | $830k | $18,452 | 1000 | vs |
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