Division I · Patriot League
Lehigh University Men's Lacrosse
Bethlehem, PA · the Mountain Hawks · Lehigh University overview
51
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 48
$2M
Team budget
68th percentile in Division I
$38,673
Per roster spot
median $31,286
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
989
APR
100% of players retained
29%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Lehigh University fields a men's lacrosse team in the Patriot League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 51 players, about the median of 51, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,972,324, above the median of $1.6M — $38,673 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's lacrosse programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 48 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 989, about the median of 988, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,205,275 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $19,098 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 77 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#25Team budgetof 77 · Division I#22Spend per playerof 77 · Division I#35Roster sizeof 77 · Division I#31APRof 77 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 48)
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The program
- Roster51 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap48 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,972,324 for the year
- Operating expenses$305,454 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$38,673 division median $31,286
- Academic Progress Rate989 multi-year; 971 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,205,275 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,098 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$332,661 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Will Scudder | Smith Family Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Matthew Licciardi | Associate Head Coach Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Matt Francis | Associate Head Coach Player Experience | 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 →5,811undergraduates · 7,590 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →29%admitted · of 18,415 applicants
SAT middle 50%1350 – 1490
ACT middle 50%31 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 89%
Men's Lacrosse
Full picture →51on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4851
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate989
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,972,324 $38,673 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,205,275
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $332,661
Cost
Full picture →$33,289net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $62,180
Campus safety
Full picture →0.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 10 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lehigh 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 program51 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions29% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$33,289 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,811Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference | 2 | 45 | $172k | — | 54% | |
| DeSales University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 5 | 41 | $216k | — | 79% | |
| Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 7 | 48 | $348k | — | 64% | |
| Lafayette College Division I · Patriot League | 11 | 54 | $2M | 992 | 31% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 24 | 19 | $117k | — | 92% | |
| Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference | 29 | 47 | $260k | — | 87% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 29 | 30 | $110k | — | 94% | |
| Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 33 | 24 | $88k | — | 86% | |
| Centenary University (New Jersey) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 33 | 16 | $24k | — | 97% | |
| Alvernia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 36 | 27 | $109k | — | 62% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 37 | 33 | $302k | — | 79% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 37 | 53 | $242k | — | 79% |
Other men's lacrosse programs in the Patriot League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Maryland 5 over cap | 53 | $2.4M | $45,314 | 988 | vs | |
| Boston University 10 over cap | 58 | $2.2M | $38,205 | 988 | vs | |
| Lafayette College 6 over cap | 54 | $2M | $37,682 | 992 | vs | |
| Lehigh University 3 over cap | 51 | $2M | $38,673 | 989 | vs | |
| Colgate University 9 over cap | 57 | $1.9M | $33,968 | 998 | vs | |
| Bucknell University room for 3 | 45 | $1.5M | $34,026 | 988 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross at cap | 48 | $838k | $17,468 | 1000 | vs | |
| U.S. Military Academy | — | — | — | 983 | vs | |
| U.S. Naval Academy | — | — | — | 1000 | vs |
Every Patriot League men's lacrosse program · Men's Lacrosse budgets ranked