Division I · Metro Conference
Sacred Heart University Men's Lacrosse
Fairfield, CT · the Pioneers · Sacred Heart University overview
60
Roster
12 over the D-I cap of 48
$1.4M
Team budget
42nd percentile in Division I
$23,440
Per roster spot
median $31,286
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
983
APR
99% of players retained
68%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Sacred Heart University fields a men's lacrosse team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 60 players, above the median of 51, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,406,453, below the median of $1.6M — $23,440 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 12 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 983, about the median of 988, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,791,350 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $11,577 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 77 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
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Roster sizes (cap 48)
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The program
- Roster60 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap48 12 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,406,453 for the year
- Operating expenses$304,510 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,440 division median $31,286
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 958 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,791,350 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$11,577 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$215,226 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Basti | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Doctor | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Aaron Leeds | Assistant Coach / Defensive Coordinator | not on file |
| Rashad Devoe | Assistant Coach | 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 →6,960undergraduates · 11,179 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →68%admitted · of 14,284 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Men's Lacrosse
Full picture →60on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4860
12 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate983
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,406,453 $23,441 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,791,350
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $215,226
Cost
Full picture →$46,165net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $48,460
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →29%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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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 program60 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions68% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$46,165 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 29%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 6,960Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 4 | 55 | $1.8M | 972 | 45% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 5 | 34 | $609k | — | 64% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 16 | 55 | $290k | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · The Ivy League | 18 | 51 | $1.7M | 993 | 5% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 18 | 15 | $117k | — | 64% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 22 | 51 | $1.6M | 977 | 49% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 23 | 48 | $1.6M | 977 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 23 | 29 | $704k | — | — | |
| Purchase College, State University of New York Division III · Skyline Conference | 27 | 22 | $119k | — | 73% | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · Skyline Conference | 28 | 37 | $115k | — | 85% | |
| Long Island University Division I · Northeast Conference | 33 | 60 | $1.3M | — | 90% | |
| Farmingdale State College Division III · Skyline Conference | 34 | 35 | $111k | — | 69% |
Other men's lacrosse programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac University at cap | 48 | $1.6M | $32,916 | 977 | vs | |
| Marist University room for 7 | 41 | $1.5M | $35,998 | 990 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 12 over cap | 60 | $1.4M | $23,440 | 983 | vs | |
| Siena University 4 over cap | 52 | $1.3M | $25,105 | 993 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University room for 2 | 46 | $1.3M | $27,790 | 987 | vs | |
| Merrimack College room for 11 | 37 | $1.2M | $31,203 | — | vs | |
| Manhattan University room for 4 | 44 | $782k | $17,782 | 994 | vs | |
| Canisius University 1 over cap | 49 | $708k | $14,454 | 983 | vs | |
| Iona University room for 8 | 40 | $676k | $16,906 | — | vs |
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