University of Detroit Mercy Women's Lacrosse
University of Detroit Mercy fields a women's lacrosse team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $731,947, below the median of $1.1M — $23,611 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 987, about the median of 996, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,734,771 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,961 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
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 room for 7
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$731,947 for the year
- Operating expenses$205,752 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$23,611 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate987 multi-year; 989 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,734,771 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,961 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$72,883 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Kuehl head coach | Head 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
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $731,947 $23,611 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,734,771
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $72,883
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $32,300
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 27 | 34 | $957k | — | 81% | |
| University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference | 32 | 43 | $3M | 997 | 18% | |
| Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 59 | 27 | $136k | — | 68% | |
| Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 83 | 17 | $190k | — | 83% | |
| Saginaw Valley State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 87 | 16 | $240k | — | 73% | |
| Tiffin University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 90 | 27 | $258k | — | 80% | |
| Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 91 | 22 | $190k | — | 33% | |
| University of Findlay Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 98 | 27 | $407k | — | 86% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 98 | 27 | $160k | — | 77% | |
| Northwood University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 102 | 22 | $427k | — | 84% | |
| Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 102 | 19 | $97k | — | 66% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 104 | 32 | $221k | — | 81% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 1 | 37 | $1.4M | $38,764 | 998 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University room for 4 | 34 | $957k | $28,157 | — | vs | |
| Robert Morris University room for 10 | 28 | $755k | $26,970 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy room for 7 | 31 | $732k | $23,611 | 987 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University room for 4 | 34 | $628k | $18,476 | 997 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University room for 6 | 32 | $595k | $18,584 | — | vs | |
| University of Akron room for 4 | 34 | $433k | $12,722 | — | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
Every Mid-American Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked