Radford University Women's Lacrosse
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 budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 38)
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
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha Jones head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach | On file · sign in |
| Hannah Rosen | Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach | not on file |
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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's lacrosse recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 50%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →- 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
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,286 in-state · $25,185 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 16 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Radford 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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | 33 | $2.2M | 979 | 57% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 29 | 33 | $200k | — | 80% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 33 | 14 | $91k | — | 100% | |
| Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 75 | 28 | $224k | — | 96% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 76 | 36 | $239k | — | 17% | |
| Liberty University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 77 | 34 | $1.6M | 986 | 99% | |
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 77 | 25 | $176k | — | 82% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 78 | 22 | $111k | — | 100% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 79 | 17 | $91k | — | 95% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 81 | 16 | $96k | — | 84% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 85 | 16 | $85k | — | 92% | |
| Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 86 | — | — | — | 72% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 2 over cap | 40 | $1.4M | $35,508 | 998 | vs | |
| Wofford College room for 7 | 31 | $1.2M | $37,256 | 997 | vs | |
| Mercer University 5 over cap | 43 | $1.1M | $26,529 | 992 | vs | |
| Furman University room for 6 | 32 | $774k | $24,179 | 995 | vs | |
| Longwood University room for 6 | 32 | $743k | $23,204 | 994 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 14 | 24 | $595k | $24,789 | 996 | vs | |
| Winthrop University room for 7 | 31 | $492k | $15,876 | 974 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 11 | 27 | $481k | $17,804 | 973 | vs | |
| Radford University room for 9 | 29 | $338k | $11,649 | 990 | vs |
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