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Division I · Big South Conference

Radford University Women's Lacrosse

Radford, VA · the Highlanders · Radford University overview
29
Roster
room for 9 under the cap of 38
$338k
Team budget
2nd percentile in Division I
$11,649
Per roster spot
median $34,440
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
990
APR
98% of players retained
91%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Radford University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 29 players, below the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $337,847, well below the median of $1.1M — $11,649 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 9 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 996, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,619,426 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $7,675 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's lacrosse programs

Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$338k
Spend per player$11,649
Roster size29
Coaching staff2
APR990

Team budgets across the division

$338k$3.8M
this programevery Division I women's lacrosse program

Roster sizes (cap 38)

2447
this programevery Division I roster

The program

  • Roster29 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap38 room for 9
  • Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
  • Team expenses$337,847 for the year
  • Operating expenses$76,111 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$11,649 division median $34,440
  • Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$1,619,426 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$7,675 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$56,745 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Samantha Jones head coachHead Coachnot on file
Elizabeth WilsonAssistant Women's Lacrosse CoachOn file · sign in
Hannah RosenAssistant Women's Lacrosse Coachnot 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 players99,292 2024-25
  • Division I roster spots4,410 130 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 23 4.4% 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.
5,704undergraduates · 7,531 students in all
Women 68% Men 32%
Setting
Town
Type
Public · Doctoral/professional university
Affiliation
None
91%admitted · of 11,072 applicants
SAT middle 50%950 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 26
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
50%

Women's Lacrosse

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29on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3829
room for 9
Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$337,847 $11,650 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$1,619,426
Recruiting spend, women's
$56,745
$18,282net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$29,171
Sticker, out-of-state$42,070
Average net price$18,282
Net price by family income
$0–30k$11,289
$30–48k$11,883
$48–75k$14,533
$75–110k$20,204
$110k and up$22,537
Tuition & fees
$12,286 in-state · $25,185 out

Campus safety

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0.9violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.90
Property0.64
In residence halls
5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
32%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing420 · 32%
Business166 · 12%
Multidisciplinary studies102 · 8%
Psychology99 · 7%
Visual & performing arts92 · 7%

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Women's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles

Radford UniversityVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · 9 miRoanoke College · 29 miFerrum College · 33 miEmory & Henry University · 75 miWashington and Lee University · 76 miLiberty University · 77 miUniversity of Lynchburg · 77 miSouthern Virginia University · 78 miRandolph College · 79 miGuilford College · 81 miGreensboro College · 85 miSweet Briar College · 86 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference933$2.2M97957%
Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.2933$200k—80%
Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas3314$91k—100%
Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference7528$224k—96%
Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.7636$239k—17%
Liberty University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference7734$1.6M98699%
University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.7725$176k—82%
Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference7822$111k—100%
Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.7917$91k—95%
Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.8116$96k—84%
Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference8516$85k—92%
Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.86———72%

Other women's lacrosse programs in the Big South Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
High Point University 2 over cap40$1.4M$35,508998vs
Wofford College room for 731$1.2M$37,256997vs
Mercer University 5 over cap43$1.1M$26,529992vs
Furman University room for 632$774k$24,179995vs
Longwood University room for 632$743k$23,204994vs
Presbyterian College room for 1424$595k$24,789996vs
Winthrop University room for 731$492k$15,876974vs
Gardner-Webb University room for 1127$481k$17,804973vs
Radford University room for 929$338k$11,649990vs

Every Big South Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked