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Division III · Centennial Conference

Swarthmore College Men's Lacrosse

Swarthmore, PA · the Garnet · Swarthmore College overview
48
Roster
2024–25 season
$259k
Team budget
75th percentile in Division III
$5,387
Per roster spot
median $4,999
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
7%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

Swarthmore College fields a men's lacrosse team in the Centennial Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 48 players, above the median of 41, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $258,622, above the median of $188k — $5,387 per roster spot, upper half of Division III men's lacrosse programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III men's lacrosse programs

Where this program sits against its 222 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$259k
Spend per player$5,387
Roster size48
Coaching staff4

Team budgets across the division

$24k$754k
this programevery Division III men's lacrosse program

Roster sizes

1270
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster48 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$258,622 for the year
  • Operating expenses$62,033 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$5,387 division median $4,999
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$27,229 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Pat Gress head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school lacrosse players113,696 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots8,660 222 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 13 7.6% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,644undergraduates · 1,644 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Suburb
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
7%admitted · of 14,287 applicants
SAT middle 50%1460 – 1560
ACT middle 50%33 – 34
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
94%

Men's Lacrosse

Full picture →
48on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$258,622 $5,388 per roster spot · upper half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$27,229
$17,930net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$84,103
Average net price$17,930
Net price by family income
$0–30k$8,580
$30–48k$5,592
$48–75k$8,292
$75–110k$20,977
$110k and up$47,429
Tuition & fees
$62,412

Campus safety

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4.72violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent4.72
Property6.78
In residence halls
17 burglaries · 12 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
16 over 2022–2024
24%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 20 fields · Bachelor's
Social sciences103 · 24%
Computer & information sciences56 · 13%
Biological sciences47 · 11%
Visual & performing arts31 · 7%
Engineering29 · 7%

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Men's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles

Swarthmore CollegeWidener University · 3 miNeumann University · 5 miHaverford College · 8 miSaint Joseph's University · 9 miUniversity of Pennsylvania · 9 miVillanova University · 9 miDrexel University · 9 miEastern University · 10 miChestnut Hill College · 14 miImmaculata University · 14 miArcadia University · 16 miWilmington University (Delaware) · 20 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth342$125k—84%
Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth530$122k—76%
Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference845$203k—13%
Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference959$1.4M96286%
University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League951$1.3M9956%
Villanova University Division I · BIG EAST Conference947$2M100025%
Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association957$1.8M99178%
Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth1045$239k—94%
Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference1433$302k—79%
Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference1431$57k—78%
Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom1653$242k—79%
Wilmington University (Delaware) Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference2044$432k——

Other men's lacrosse programs in the Centennial Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Gettysburg College60$457k$7,623—vs
Franklin & Marshall College58$369k$6,365—vs
Muhlenberg College48$348k$7,254—vs
Washington College (Maryland)57$338k$5,938—vs
Dickinson College59$289k$4,906—vs
McDaniel College49$263k$5,360—vs
Ursinus College47$260k$5,541—vs
Swarthmore College48$259k$5,387—vs
Haverford College45$203k$4,511—vs

Every Centennial Conference men's lacrosse program · Men's Lacrosse budgets ranked