Division I · Big Ten Conference
Pennsylvania State University Men's Lacrosse
University Park, PA · the Nittany Lions · Pennsylvania State University overview
49
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 48
$2.4M
Team budget
84th percentile in Division I
$49,748
Per roster spot
median $31,286
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
996
APR
99% of players retained
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Pennsylvania State University fields a men's lacrosse team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 49 players, about the median of 51, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,437,668, well above the median of $1.6M — $49,748 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's lacrosse programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 48 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 996, about the median of 988, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $14,065,058 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $27,310 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 77 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#13Team budgetof 77 · Division I#11Spend per playerof 77 · Division I#51Roster sizeof 77 · Division I#12APRof 77 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 48)
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The program
- Roster49 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap48 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,437,668 for the year
- Operating expenses$389,788 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$49,748 division median $31,286
- Academic Progress Rate996 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$14,065,058 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$27,310 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,707,691 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Tambroni head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| John Haus | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Joe Bucci | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Cardile | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jourdan Fraser | Director of Lacrosse Operations | 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 →42,223undergraduates · 50,399 students in all
Women 47% Men 53%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →54%admitted · of 85,956 applicants
SAT middle 50%1220 – 1400
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 86%
Men's Lacrosse
Full picture →49on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4849
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate996
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,437,668 $49,748 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $14,065,058
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,707,691
Cost
Full picture →$27,450net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,234 in-state · $40,188 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 24 burglaries · 145 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →16%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Pennsylvania State 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 program49 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions54% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,450 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 16%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 42,223Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.66 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference | 22 | 23 | $120k | — | 72% | |
| Susquehanna University Division III · Landmark Conference | 52 | 50 | $168k | — | 79% | |
| Bucknell University Division I · Patriot League | 52 | 45 | $1.5M | 988 | 32% | |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 53 | 50 | $190k | — | — | |
| Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference | 54 | 59 | $289k | — | 43% | |
| Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference | 55 | 24 | $151k | — | 68% | |
| Messiah University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 64 | 42 | $171k | — | 78% | |
| Penn State Harrisburg Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 72 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference | 74 | 60 | $457k | — | 48% | |
| Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 78 | 45 | $185k | — | 75% | |
| Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference | 80 | 45 | $152k | — | 77% | |
| Mount St. Mary's University Division I · Metro Conference | 82 | 46 | $1.3M | 987 | 72% |
Other men's lacrosse programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ohio State University 1 over cap | 49 | $3.4M | $70,325 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Michigan 8 over cap | 56 | $3.4M | $60,229 | 999 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park 2 over cap | 50 | $3.2M | $63,930 | 977 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 3 over cap | 51 | $2.9M | $56,677 | 983 | vs | |
| Johns Hopkins University 10 over cap | 58 | $2.8M | $49,110 | 987 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University 1 over cap | 49 | $2.4M | $49,748 | 996 | vs |
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