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Division I · Big South Conference

Longwood University Women's Lacrosse

Farmville, VA · the Lancers · Longwood University overview
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32
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 38
$743k
Team budget
19th percentile in Division I
$23,204
Per roster spot
median $34,440
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
994
APR
99% of players retained
85%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity

Longwood University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $742,556, below the median of $1.1M — $23,204 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 996, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,366,638 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,781 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's lacrosse programs

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

#106Team budgetof 130 · Division I#106Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#81Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#73APRof 130 · Division I
Team budget$743k
Spend per player$23,204
Roster size32
Coaching staff2
APR994

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

  • Roster32 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap38 room for 6
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$742,556 for the year
  • Operating expenses$103,001 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$23,204 division median $34,440
  • Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$3,366,638 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$20,781 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$84,084 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Faith Flanagan head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Samantha SchwartzAssistant Women's Lacrosse CoachOn file · sign in
Jovie NoackGraduate Assistant Women's Lacrosse CoachOn 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 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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3,223undergraduates · 4,545 students in all
Women 71% Men 29%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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85%admitted · of 6,078 applicants
SAT middle 50%1020 – 1190
ACT middle 50%22 – 25
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
62%

Women's Lacrosse

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32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3832
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate994
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$742,556 $23,205 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$3,366,638
Recruiting spend, women's
$84,084

Cost

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$22,900net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$35,131
Sticker, out-of-state$47,341
Average net price$22,900
Net price by family income
$0–30k$14,546
$30–48k$15,727
$48–75k$18,489
$75–110k$22,915
$110k and up$26,405
Tuition & fees
$15,200 in-state · $27,410 out

Campus safety

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2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent2.17
Property0.43
In residence halls
1 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
1 over 2022–2024

Majors

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15%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business98 · 15%
Health professions & nursing86 · 13%
Education73 · 11%
Communication & journalism45 · 7%
Psychology41 · 6%

Research Longwood 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 program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions85% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,900 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 3,223Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.17 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

Longwood UniversitySweet Briar College · 42 miLiberty University · 43 miRandolph College · 44 miUniversity of Lynchburg · 44 miUniversity of Richmond · 51 miUniversity of Virginia · 51 miVirginia State University · 54 miVirginia Commonwealth University · 55 miRandolph-Macon College · 60 miSouthern Virginia University · 61 miWashington and Lee University · 67 miBridgewater College (Virginia) · 81 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.42———72%
Liberty University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference4334$1.6M98699%
Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.4417$91k—95%
University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.4425$176k—82%
University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference5135$1.9M99523%
University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference5136$2.2M100017%
Virginia State University Division II · Gulf South Conference5422$292k—89%
Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference5531$1.2M99593%
Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.6030$201k—83%
Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference6122$111k—100%
Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.6736$239k—17%
Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.8123$171k—91%

Other women's lacrosse programs in the Big South Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
High Point University 2 over cap40$1.4M$35,508998vs
Wofford College room for 731$1.2M$37,256997vs
Mercer University 5 over cap43$1.1M$26,529992vs
Furman University room for 632$774k$24,179995vs
Longwood University room for 632$743k$23,204994vs
Presbyterian College room for 1424$595k$24,789996vs
Winthrop University room for 731$492k$15,876974vs
Gardner-Webb University room for 1127$481k$17,804973vs
Radford University room for 929$338k$11,649990vs

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