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Hofstra University Men's Lacrosse

Hempstead, NY · the Pride · Hofstra University overview
46
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 48
$2M
Team budget
70th percentile in Division I
$43,593
Per roster spot
median $31,286
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
988
APR
98% of players retained
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Hofstra University fields a men's lacrosse team in the Coastal Athletic Association (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 46 players, about the median of 51, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,005,322, above the median of $1.6M — $43,593 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 48 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 988, about the median of 988, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,800,094 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,430 per roster spot.

Among Division I men's lacrosse programs

Where this program sits against its 77 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$2M
Spend per player$43,593
Roster size46
Coaching staff4
APR988

Team budgets across the division

$676k$5.2M
this programevery Division I men's lacrosse program

Roster sizes (cap 48)

3766
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster46 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap48 room for 2
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,005,322 for the year
  • Operating expenses$324,189 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$43,593 division median $31,286
  • Academic Progress Rate988 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, men's teams$4,800,094 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$22,430 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$153,807 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Seth Tierney head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
John GormanAssociate Head CoachOn file · sign in
Michael GongasAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Rory JonesVolunteer Assistant Coach Traineenot 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 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.
6,224undergraduates · 10,393 students in all
Women 59% Men 41%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
71%admitted · of 22,890 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1380
ACT middle 50%27 – 31
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
67%

Men's Lacrosse

Full picture →
46on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4846
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate988
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,005,322 $43,594 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
$4,800,094
Recruiting spend, men's
$153,807
$35,687net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$76,220
Average net price$35,687
Net price by family income
$0–30k$29,667
$30–48k$31,575
$48–75k$35,162
$75–110k$38,553
$110k and up$37,740
Tuition & fees
$55,450

Campus safety

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1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.06
Property0.09
In residence halls
3 burglaries · 24 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024
19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business235 · 19%
Health professions & nursing175 · 14%
Communication & journalism159 · 13%
Visual & performing arts109 · 9%
Psychology96 · 8%

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Men's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles

Hofstra UniversityMolloy University · 2 miAdelphi University · 3 miLong Island University · 7 miFarmingdale State College · 9 miSt. John's University (New York) · 10 miU.S. Merchant Marine Academy · 11 miState University of New York Maritime College · 12 miIona University · 17 miSt. Joseph's University, New York L.I. · 19 miThe City College of New York · 20 miManhattan University · 20 miUniversity of Mount Saint Vincent · 21 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Molloy University Division II · East Coast Conference243$532k—76%
Adelphi University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference350$833k—78%
Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference760$1.3M—90%
Farmingdale State College Division III · Skyline Conference935$111k—69%
St. John's University (New York) Division I · BIG EAST Conference1052$2.3M98980%
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference1142$159k—32%
State University of New York Maritime College Division III · Skyline Conference1253$167k—79%
Iona University Division I · Metro Conference1740$676k—91%
St. Joseph's University, New York L.I. Division III · Skyline Conference1926$77k—71%
The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference20———58%
Manhattan University Division I · Metro Conference2044$782k99478%
University of Mount Saint Vincent Division III · Skyline Conference2134$81k—85%

Other men's lacrosse programs in the Coastal Athletic Association

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Hofstra University room for 246$2M$43,593988vs
Fairfield University 7 over cap55$1.8M$32,915972vs
Drexel University 9 over cap57$1.8M$31,451991vs
Towson University 1 over cap49$1.7M$34,561990vs
Stony Brook University 3 over cap51$1.6M$30,412977vs
Monmouth University 6 over cap54$1.3M$23,414977vs
Hampton University at cap48$805k$16,762960vs

Every Coastal Athletic Association men's lacrosse program · Men's Lacrosse budgets ranked