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Howard University Women's Lacrosse

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34
Roster
room for 4 under the cap of 38
$694k
Team budget
16th percentile in Division I
$20,401
Per roster spot
median $34,440
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
983
APR
99% of players retained
35%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity

Howard University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $693,634, below the median of $1.1M — $20,401 per roster spot, bottom quarter 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 983, about the median of 996, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,640,477 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,874 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's lacrosse programs

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

#110Team budgetof 130 · Division I#113Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#55Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#103APRof 130 · Division I
Team budget$694k
Spend per player$20,401
Roster size34
Coaching staff2
APR983

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, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$693,634 for the year
  • Operating expenses$60,084 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$20,401 division median $34,440
  • Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible95% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$4,640,477 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$16,874 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$20,848 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Karen Healy-Silcott head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Abby HampsonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Alexis JosephVolunteer Assistant Coachnot on file
Maddie JennerVolunteer Assistant Coachnot 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

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

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Campus

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10,190undergraduates · 13,416 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None
HBCU
Yes

Getting in

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35%admitted · of 30,342 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1298
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
69%

Women's Lacrosse

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34on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3834
room for 4
Academic Progress Rate983
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$693,634 $20,401 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$4,640,477
Recruiting spend, women's
$20,848

Cost

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$30,028net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$54,630
Average net price$30,028
Net price by family income
$0–30k$44,234
$30–48k$45,504
$48–75k$49,005
$75–110k$50,842
$110k and up$51,384
Tuition & fees
$33,344

Campus safety

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1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.25
Property1.01
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
6 over 2022–2024

Majors

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14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business284 · 14%
Social sciences270 · 14%
Communication & journalism225 · 11%
Health professions & nursing206 · 10%
Biological sciences202 · 10%

Research Howard 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 program34 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions35% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,028 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,190Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 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

Howard UniversityCatholic University · 1 miGeorge Washington University · 2 miUniversity of the District of Columbia · 3 miGeorgetown University · 3 miAmerican University · 4 miMarymount University (Virginia) · 6 miUniversity of Maryland, College Park · 6 miGeorge Mason University · 17 miUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County · 28 miU.S. Naval Academy · 29 miJohns Hopkins University · 35 miLoyola University Maryland · 36 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference135$262k—84%
George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference234$1.4M99044%
University of the District of Columbia Division II · East Coast Conference313$368k——
Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference335$2M100013%
American University Division I · Patriot League439$1M100047%
Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference625$164k—81%
University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference634$2.2M99445%
George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference1725$975k99789%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference2833$1M97874%
U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League29——9969%
Johns Hopkins University Division I · Big Ten Conference3539$2.1M9908%
Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League3629$1.6M100076%

Other women's lacrosse programs in the Northeast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Long Island University room for 731$1.2M$37,572—vs
Stonehill College room for 335$869k$24,821—vs
Le Moyne College room for 1127$796k$29,499—vs
Howard University room for 434$694k$20,401983vs
University of New Haven room for 632$636k$19,864—vs
Wagner College room for 830$634k$21,144998vs
Mercyhurst University 1 over cap39$609k$15,603—vs
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Metropolitan Campus room for 1127$601k$22,247—vs
Central Connecticut State University room for 830$420k$13,994986vs
Delaware State University room for 929$349k$12,028964vs

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