University of Colorado Boulder Women's Lacrosse
University of Colorado Boulder fields a women's lacrosse team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,875,741, well above the median of $1.1M — $58,616 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 996, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,183,674 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $31,073 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
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,875,741 for the year
- Operating expenses$419,679 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$58,616 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,183,674 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$31,073 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$492,231 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Elliott Whidden | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mitch Fenton | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sam McGee | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Racheli Levy-Smith | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,875,741 $58,617 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,183,674
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $492,231
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $15,556 in-state · $41,943 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 29 burglaries · 143 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Colorado Boulder
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regis University (Colorado) Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 20 | 25 | $467k | — | 87% | |
| University of Denver Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 28 | 34 | $2.5M | 979 | 71% | |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 81 | 30 | $395k | — | 97% | |
| Colorado College Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 84 | 22 | $388k | — | 20% | |
| Colorado State University Pueblo Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 123 | 19 | $222k | — | 100% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Big 12 Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida at cap | 38 | $2.5M | $65,947 | 1000 | vs | |
| Arizona State University room for 6 | 32 | $2M | $62,267 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Colorado Boulder room for 6 | 32 | $1.9M | $58,616 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Cincinnati 1 over cap | 39 | $1.4M | $37,020 | 997 | vs | |
| San Diego State University room for 6 | 32 | $1.3M | $39,126 | 983 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis at cap | 38 | $1.2M | $31,834 | 994 | vs |
Every Big 12 Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked