Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Syracuse University Women's Lacrosse
Syracuse, NY · the Orange · Syracuse University overview
39
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 38
$3.1M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$78,468
Per roster spot
median $34,440
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
990
APR
99% of players retained
42%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Syracuse University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, above the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $3,060,265, well above the median of $1.1M — $78,468 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's lacrosse programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (29 of 130 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 996, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $11,189,256 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $32,338 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#5Team budgetof 130 · Division I#6Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#20Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#90APRof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 38)
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The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$3,060,265 for the year
- Operating expenses$427,339 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$78,468 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$11,189,256 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$32,338 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$425,953 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Regy Thorpe head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Caitlin Defliese Watkins | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maggie Koch | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Gracie Britton | Student 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 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.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%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3839
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate990
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,060,265 $78,468 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $11,189,256
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $425,953
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.
Women's Lacrosse program39 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
Women's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Moyne College Division I · Northeast Conference | 2 | 27 | $796k | — | 75% | |
| State University of New York at Morrisville Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 27 | 16 | $95k | — | 91% | |
| State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 30 | 33 | $191k | — | 51% | |
| Colgate University Division I · Patriot League | 34 | 36 | $1.5M | 1000 | 12% | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 35 | 28 | $118k | — | 80% | |
| Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 37 | 32 | $305k | — | 12% | |
| Utica University Division III · Empire 8 | 44 | 28 | $116k | — | 87% | |
| Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League | 44 | 43 | $964k | 996 | 8% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 45 | 32 | $443k | — | 57% | |
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute Division III · Empire 8 | 46 | 16 | $126k | — | 78% | |
| Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League | 46 | 29 | $252k | — | 70% | |
| Keuka College Division III · Empire 8 | 57 | 15 | $90k | — | 94% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College room for 5 | 33 | $3.8M | $114,421 | 1000 | vs | |
| Clemson University room for 4 | 34 | $3.3M | $97,220 | — | vs | |
| Duke University 2 over cap | 40 | $3.1M | $77,183 | 996 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 1 over cap | 39 | $3.1M | $78,468 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame room for 4 | 34 | $2.8M | $81,923 | 1000 | vs | |
| Stanford University room for 6 | 32 | $2.7M | $85,239 | 997 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 4 over cap | 42 | $2.7M | $63,853 | 1000 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 5 | 33 | $2.2M | $67,890 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Virginia room for 2 | 36 | $2.2M | $60,551 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 2 over cap | 40 | $2.1M | $51,943 | — | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley room for 5 | 33 | $1.6M | $48,090 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisville room for 2 | 36 | $1.4M | $40,182 | 998 | vs | |
| Florida State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Coast Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked