Harvard University Women's Lacrosse
Harvard University fields a women's lacrosse team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, below the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,093,866, about the median of $1.1M — $37,719 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 9 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 993, about the median of 996, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 38)
The program
- Roster29 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 room for 9
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,093,866 for the year
- Operating expenses$232,364 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$37,719 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate993 multi-year; 981 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$637,479 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Devon Wills head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Becca Block | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kerry Nease | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Emma LoPinto | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Beth Doran | Director of Lacrosse Operations | On file · sign in |
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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,093,866 $37,720 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $637,479
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $59,076
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 53 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →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.
Women'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 | 24 | $112k | — | 5% | |
| Boston University Division I · Patriot League | 2 | 30 | $1.7M | 995 | 11% | |
| Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 2 | 34 | $388k | — | 10% | |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 2 | 26 | $77k | — | 81% | |
| Simmons University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 3 | — | — | — | 66% | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 19 | $96k | — | 85% | |
| Emerson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 3 | 16 | $171k | — | 47% | |
| Suffolk University Division III · Conference of New England | 3 | 16 | $127k | — | 85% | |
| Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | 33 | $3.8M | 1000 | 16% | |
| Bentley University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 5 | 31 | $265k | — | 48% | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference | 6 | 18 | $148k | — | 83% | |
| Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 7 | 20 | $105k | — | 82% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania room for 9 | 29 | $1.1M | $38,973 | 998 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 9 | 29 | $1.1M | $37,719 | 993 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 5 | 33 | $1.1M | $32,477 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University 1 over cap | 39 | $985k | $25,248 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 5 over cap | 43 | $964k | $22,410 | 996 | vs | |
| Brown University 8 over cap | 46 | $814k | $17,692 | 998 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 8 | 30 | $740k | $24,662 | 1000 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 7 | 31 | $500k | $16,120 | 1000 | vs |
Every The Ivy League women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked