Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Syracuse University Men's Lacrosse
Syracuse, NY · the Orange · Syracuse University overview
56
Roster
8 over the D-I cap of 48
$5.2M
Team budget
100th percentile in Division I
$93,510
Per roster spot
median $31,286
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
998
APR
99% of players retained
42%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Syracuse University fields a men's lacrosse team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 56 players, about the median of 51, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $5,236,608, well above the median of $1.6M — $93,510 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's lacrosse programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 48 in force from 2025-26, that is 8 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 998, about the median of 988, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,255,855 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $33,762 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 77 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#1Team budgetof 77 · Division I#2Spend per playerof 77 · Division I#15Roster sizeof 77 · Division I#6APRof 77 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 48)
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The program
- Roster56 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap48 8 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$5,236,608 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,127,682 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$93,510 division median $31,286
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$12,255,855 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$33,762 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,659,723 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Gait head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Pat March | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Drew Bezek | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick Acquaviva | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Justin Schneidman | Director of 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 →15,739undergraduates · 22,948 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →42%admitted · of 42,089 applicants
SAT middle 50%1260 – 1430
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Men's Lacrosse
Full picture →56on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4856
8 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate998
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,236,608 $93,511 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $12,255,855
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,659,723
Cost
Full picture →$51,520net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $63,061
Campus safety
Full picture →0.89violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 52 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →15%of bachelor's degrees in communication & journalism · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Syracuse 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 program56 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions42% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$51,520 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsCommunication & journalism · 15%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 15,739Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.89 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 2 | 64 | $876k | — | 75% | |
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 27 | 27 | $133k | — | 91% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 30 | 70 | $297k | — | 51% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 34 | 57 | $1.9M | 998 | 12% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 35 | 41 | $135k | — | 80% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 37 | 44 | $523k | — | 12% | |
| Utica University Division III · Empire 8 | 44 | 44 | $151k | — | 87% | |
| Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League | 44 | 53 | $1.8M | 994 | 8% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 45 | 48 | $940k | 988 | 57% | |
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute Division III · Empire 8 | 46 | 24 | $145k | — | 78% | |
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 46 | 49 | $366k | — | 70% | |
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 57 | 27 | $98k | — | 94% |
Other men's lacrosse programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse University 8 over cap | 56 | $5.2M | $93,510 | 998 | vs | |
| Duke University at cap | 48 | $4.7M | $97,027 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 4 over cap | 52 | $3.7M | $71,376 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 2 over cap | 50 | $2.7M | $54,010 | 994 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 6 over cap | 54 | $2M | $37,387 | 984 | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference men's lacrosse program · Men's Lacrosse budgets ranked