Division I · The Ivy League
Princeton University Men's Lacrosse
Princeton, NJ · the Tigers · Princeton University overview
51
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 48
$1.5M
Team budget
46th percentile in Division I
$29,306
Per roster spot
median $31,286
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
4%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Princeton University fields a men's lacrosse team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 51 players, about the median of 51, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,494,625, about the median of $1.6M — $29,306 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's lacrosse programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 48 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 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 990, about the median of 988, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams.
Among Division I men's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 77 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#42Team budgetof 77 · Division I#42Spend per playerof 77 · Division I#35Roster sizeof 77 · Division I#27APRof 77 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 48)
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The program
- Roster51 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap48 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,494,625 for the year
- Operating expenses$495,634 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$29,306 division median $31,286
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 987 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,333,234 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Madalon | William G. Tierney P01 P02 Head Coach of Men’s Lacrosse | On file · sign in |
| Casey Dowd | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Drew Cottrell | Director of Men's Lacrosse Operations | not on file |
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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 →5,671undergraduates · 8,922 students in all
Women 48% Men 52%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →4%admitted · of 39,644 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%34 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 97%
Men's Lacrosse
Full picture →51on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4851
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,494,625 $29,306 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,333,234
Cost
Full picture →$19,811net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,710
Campus safety
Full picture →1.06violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 16 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 15 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Princeton 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 program51 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions4% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,811 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,671Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.06 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference | 15 | 51 | $2.9M | 983 | 65% | |
| Cairn University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 18 | 16 | $35k | — | 84% | |
| Holy Family University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 26 | 33 | $347k | — | 74% | |
| Delaware Valley University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 27 | 19 | $117k | — | 92% | |
| Georgian Court University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 29 | 44 | $864k | — | 71% | |
| Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference | 31 | 36 | $168k | — | 69% | |
| Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference | 32 | 43 | $198k | — | 77% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 32 | 53 | $242k | — | 79% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 32 | 30 | $110k | — | 94% | |
| Monmouth University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 35 | 54 | $1.3M | 977 | 90% | |
| Wagner College Division I · Northeast Conference | 35 | 50 | $949k | 995 | 83% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 35 | 33 | $302k | — | 79% |
Other men's lacrosse programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University 11 over cap | 59 | $1.8M | $30,559 | 997 | vs | |
| Cornell University 5 over cap | 53 | $1.8M | $33,202 | 994 | vs | |
| Yale University 3 over cap | 51 | $1.7M | $32,823 | 993 | vs | |
| Princeton University 3 over cap | 51 | $1.5M | $29,306 | 990 | vs | |
| Harvard University 6 over cap | 54 | $1.4M | $25,250 | 996 | vs | |
| University of Pennsylvania 3 over cap | 51 | $1.3M | $25,306 | 995 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 3 | 45 | $830k | $18,452 | 1000 | vs |
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