Division III · Northwest Conference
Pacific Lutheran University Women's Lacrosse
Tacoma, WA · the Lutes · Pacific Lutheran University overview
16
Roster
2024–25 season
$196k
Team budget
79th percentile in Division III
$12,235
Per roster spot
median $6,471
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
81%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Pacific Lutheran University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Northwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, below the median of 22, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $195,767, above the median of $148k — $12,235 per roster spot, top 10% 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).
#55Team budgetof 257 · Division III#9Spend per playerof 257 · Division III#218Roster sizeof 257 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$195,767 for the year
- Operating expenses$61,464 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$12,235 division median $6,471
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$18,924 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Melanie Rizzotti 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 →2,393undergraduates · 2,737 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →81%admitted · of 4,139 applicants
SAT middle 50%988 – 1258
ACT middle 50%21 – 27
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $195,767 $12,235 per roster spot · top quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $18,924
Cost
Full picture →$23,841net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $50,272
Campus safety
Full picture →4.17violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Pacific Lutheran 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 program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions81% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$23,841 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 2,393Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Puget Sound Division III · Northwest Conference | 8 | 14 | $85k | — | 76% | |
| Willamette University Division III · Northwest Conference | 112 | — | — | — | 69% | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference | 117 | 17 | $155k | — | 92% | |
| Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference | 118 | 15 | $184k | — | 75% | |
| George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference | 130 | 18 | $166k | — | 96% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Northwest Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitworth University | 21 | $200k | $9,511 | — | vs | |
| Pacific Lutheran University | 16 | $196k | $12,235 | — | vs | |
| Whitman College | 19 | $191k | $10,062 | — | vs | |
| Lewis & Clark College | 15 | $184k | $12,243 | — | vs | |
| George Fox University | 18 | $166k | $9,239 | — | vs | |
| Pacific University (Oregon) | 17 | $155k | $9,089 | — | vs | |
| University of Puget Sound | 14 | $85k | $6,051 | — | vs | |
| Willamette University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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