Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
Messiah University Men's Lacrosse
Mechanicsburg, PA · the Falcons · Messiah University overview
42
Roster
2024–25 season
$171k
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division III
$4,062
Per roster spot
median $4,999
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Messiah University fields a men's lacrosse team in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 42 players, about the median of 41, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $170,623, about the median of $188k — $4,062 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III men's lacrosse programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III men's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 222 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#126Team budgetof 222 · Division III#169Spend per playerof 222 · Division III#96Roster sizeof 222 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster42 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$170,623 for the year
- Operating expenses$37,792 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$4,062 division median $4,999
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$21,756 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Standford head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school lacrosse players113,696 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,660 222 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 13 7.6% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →2,586undergraduates · 3,344 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Interdenominational
Getting in
Full picture →78%admitted · of 2,375 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1340
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Men's Lacrosse
Full picture →42on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $170,623 $4,062 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $21,756
Cost
Full picture →$29,882net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $40,640
Campus safety
Full picture →2.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 20 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 10 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Messiah 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 program42 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions78% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,882 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,586Setting, 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
Men's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 12 | 59 | $289k | — | 43% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 13 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 20 | 46 | $207k | — | 94% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 45 | $152k | — | 77% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 26 | 60 | $457k | — | 48% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 28 | 45 | $185k | — | 75% | |
| Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference | 36 | 58 | $369k | — | 32% | |
| Mount St. Mary's University Division I · Metro Conference | 38 | 46 | $1.3M | 987 | 72% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 40 | 49 | $263k | — | 84% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 45 | 50 | $168k | — | 79% | |
| Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 52 | 66 | $370k | — | 83% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League | 55 | 45 | $1.5M | 988 | 32% |
Other men's lacrosse programs in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson University | 66 | $370k | $5,611 | — | vs | |
| Eastern University | 45 | $239k | $5,314 | — | vs | |
| Hood College | 42 | $208k | $4,945 | — | vs | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) | 46 | $207k | $4,509 | — | vs | |
| Messiah University | 42 | $171k | $4,062 | — | vs | |
| Widener University | 42 | $125k | $2,964 | — | vs | |
| Neumann University | 30 | $122k | $4,070 | — | vs | |
| Alvernia University | 27 | $109k | $4,019 | — | vs | |
| Albright College | 24 | $88k | $3,668 | — | vs |
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