Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
Messiah University Women's Lacrosse
Mechanicsburg, PA · the Falcons · Messiah University overview
24
Roster
2024–25 season
$135k
Team budget
43rd percentile in Division III
$5,637
Per roster spot
median $6,471
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
78%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Messiah University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 22, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $135,290, about the median of $148k — $5,637 per roster spot, lower half of Division III women's lacrosse programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 257 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#147Team budgetof 257 · Division III#170Spend per playerof 257 · Division III#98Roster sizeof 257 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$135,290 for the year
- Operating expenses$51,340 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$5,637 division median $6,471
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$14,794 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Heather McKay 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 players99,292 2024-25
- Division III roster spots5,901 257 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 17 5.9% 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%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $135,290 $5,637 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $14,794
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.
Women's Lacrosse program24 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
Women's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 12 | 30 | $184k | — | 43% | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 20 | 36 | $178k | — | 94% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 21 | 21 | $172k | — | 77% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 26 | 36 | $293k | — | 48% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 28 | 21 | $136k | — | 75% | |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 29 | 27 | $167k | — | 86% | |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 35 | 25 | $228k | — | 89% | |
| Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference | 36 | 28 | $344k | — | 32% | |
| Wilson College Division III · United East Conference | 38 | 18 | $72k | — | 90% | |
| Mount St. Mary's University Division I · Metro Conference | 38 | 28 | $997k | 996 | 72% | |
| McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference | 40 | 24 | $196k | — | 84% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 45 | 26 | $141k | — | 79% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson University | 38 | $248k | $6,536 | — | vs | |
| Neumann University | 29 | $199k | $6,848 | — | vs | |
| York College (Pennsylvania) | 36 | $178k | $4,946 | — | vs | |
| Widener University | 29 | $160k | $5,523 | — | vs | |
| Hood College | 24 | $159k | $6,636 | — | vs | |
| Messiah University | 24 | $135k | $5,637 | — | vs | |
| Eastern University | 14 | $128k | $9,115 | — | vs | |
| Alvernia University | 19 | $119k | $6,248 | — | vs | |
| Albright College | 17 | $81k | $4,755 | — | vs |
Every Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked