Division I · Big 12 Conference
University of Florida Women's Lacrosse
Gainesville, FL · the Gators · University of Florida overview
38
Roster
at the D-I cap of 38
$2.5M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$65,947
Per roster spot
median $34,440
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
24%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Florida fields a women's lacrosse team in the Big 12 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 38 players, above the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,505,990, well above the median of $1.1M — $65,947 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That is exactly 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 $7,735,235 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $24,478 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#13Team budgetof 130 · Division I#14Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#30Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#1APRof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I women's lacrosse program
Roster sizes (cap 38)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster38 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,505,990 for the year
- Operating expenses$467,052 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$65,947 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$7,735,235 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$24,478 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$1,020,232 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda O'Leary head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jared Bernhardt | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Lindsay Epstein | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Emma Ward | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Aaron Loyd | Director of Lacrosse Operations | On file · sign in |
| Connor McMahon | Director of Player Personnel & Development | 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
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 →34,924undergraduates · 54,814 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →24%admitted · of 65,375 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1480
ACT middle 50%28 – 33
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →38on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3838
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,505,990 $65,947 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,735,235
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $1,020,232
Cost
Full picture →$11,521net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $6,381 in-state · $28,659 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.15violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Florida
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 program38 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions24% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,521 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 34,924Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagler College Division II · Gulf South Conference | 64 | 55 | $656k | — | 78% | |
| Jacksonville University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 66 | 39 | $923k | 993 | 57% | |
| Stetson University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 76 | 35 | $883k | 987 | 86% | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 84 | 29 | $709k | — | 66% | |
| Saint Leo University Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 91 | 39 | $389k | — | 72% | |
| Rollins College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 95 | 40 | $459k | — | 41% | |
| University of South Florida Division I · American Conference | 110 | 41 | $2M | — | 41% | |
| Florida Southern College Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 114 | 45 | $837k | — | 59% | |
| University of Tampa Division II · Sunshine State Conference | 118 | 48 | $814k | — | 41% | |
| Florida State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 129 | — | — | — | 25% |
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 |
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