Division I · Mid-American Conference
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Women's Lacrosse
Amherst, MA · the Minutemen · University of Massachusetts, Amherst overview
37
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 38
$1.4M
Team budget
66th percentile in Division I
$38,764
Per roster spot
median $34,440
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
998
APR
100% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Massachusetts, Amherst fields a women's lacrosse team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 37 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,434,270, above the median of $1.1M — $38,764 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 998, about the median of 996, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,591,712 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $16,156 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#45Team budgetof 130 · Division I#50Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#38Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#34APRof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 38)
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The program
- Roster37 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,434,270 for the year
- Operating expenses$337,278 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$38,764 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate998 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,591,712 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$16,156 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$301,930 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jana Drummond head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lia LaPrise | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Katie Moses | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Shea Baker | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
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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 →23,936undergraduates · 31,810 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 50,424 applicants
SAT middle 50%1300 – 1480
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →37on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3837
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate998
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,434,270 $38,764 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,591,712
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $301,930
Cost
Full picture →$22,954net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $17,357 in-state · $39,293 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.84violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 15 burglaries · 57 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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 program37 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,954 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 23,936Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.84 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 1 | 31 | $389k | — | 10% | |
| Smith College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 7 | — | — | — | 20% | |
| Mount Holyoke College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 9 | — | — | — | 38% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 17 | 13 | $35k | — | 88% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 19 | 25 | $210k | — | 83% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 19 | 12 | $353k | — | 97% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 20 | 34 | $249k | — | 70% | |
| Westfield State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 25 | $85k | — | 81% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 36 | 22 | $139k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 32 | $424k | — | 87% | |
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 36 | 20 | $199k | — | 90% | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 37 | 19 | $124k | — | 42% |
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 |
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