University of Maryland, College Park Women's Lacrosse
University of Maryland, College Park fields a women's lacrosse team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 34 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,161,850, well above the median of $1.1M — $63,583 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 4 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 994, about the median of 996, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,222,557 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $28,451 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
- Roster34 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 room for 4
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,161,850 for the year
- Operating expenses$329,956 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$63,583 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$8,222,557 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$28,451 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$596,091 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Cathy Reese head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lauri Kenis | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Alex Aust Holman | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Nadine Hadnagy | 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
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,161,850 $63,584 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $8,222,557
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $596,091
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,505 in-state · $40,306 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 61 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 103 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Maryland, College Park
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 5 | 35 | $262k | — | 84% | |
| Howard University Division I · Northeast Conference | 6 | 34 | $694k | 983 | 35% | |
| University of the District of Columbia Division II · East Coast Conference | 7 | 13 | $368k | — | — | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 8 | 34 | $1.4M | 990 | 44% | |
| American University Division I · Patriot League | 9 | 39 | $1M | 1000 | 47% | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 9 | 35 | $2M | 1000 | 13% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 11 | 25 | $164k | — | 81% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 22 | 25 | $975k | 997 | 89% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 22 | 33 | $1M | 978 | 74% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 25 | — | — | 996 | 9% | |
| Johns Hopkins University Division I · Big Ten Conference | 29 | 39 | $2.1M | 990 | 8% | |
| Loyola University Maryland Division I · Patriot League | 30 | 29 | $1.6M | 1000 | 76% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Big Ten Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan 5 over cap | 43 | $3M | $70,676 | 997 | vs | |
| Northwestern University 2 over cap | 40 | $3M | $75,776 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Southern California at cap | 38 | $2.8M | $73,294 | 994 | vs | |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 2 | 36 | $2.3M | $63,347 | 1000 | vs | |
| The Ohio State University 4 over cap | 42 | $2.3M | $53,938 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Maryland, College Park room for 4 | 34 | $2.2M | $63,583 | 994 | vs | |
| Johns Hopkins University 1 over cap | 39 | $2.1M | $54,523 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Oregon room for 7 | 31 | $2.1M | $66,136 | 993 | vs | |
| Pennsylvania State University at cap | 38 | $2M | $52,249 | 998 | vs |
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