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Division I · Big Ten Conference

University of Southern California Women's Lacrosse

Los Angeles, CA · the Trojans · University of Southern California overview
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38
Roster
at the D-I cap of 38
$2.8M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$73,294
Per roster spot
median $34,440
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
994
APR
100% of players retained
10%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

University of Southern California fields a women's lacrosse team in the Big Ten 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 $2,785,175, well above the median of $1.1M — $73,294 per roster spot, top 10% 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 994, about the median of 996, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,525,051 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $37,569 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's lacrosse programs

Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#9Team budgetof 130 · Division I#10Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#30Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#73APRof 130 · Division I
Team budget$2.8M
Spend per player$73,294
Roster size38
Coaching staff4
APR994

Team budgets across the division

$338k$3.8M
this programevery Division I women's lacrosse program

Roster sizes (cap 38)

2447
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$2,785,175 for the year
  • Operating expenses$427,239 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$73,294 division median $34,440
  • Academic Progress Rate994 multi-year; 992 latest
  • Players retained100% year to year
  • Eligible99% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$13,525,051 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$37,569 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$856,710 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Sam ApuzzoHead CoachOn file · sign in
Sydney ScalesAssistant Coachnot on file
Caroline SteeleAssistant Coachnot on file
Jenika CuoccoAssistant Coachnot on file
Josh ShoemakerDirector of OperationsOn 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

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21,023undergraduates · 47,147 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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10%admitted · of 80,808 applicants
SAT middle 50%1440 – 1550
ACT middle 50%32 – 35
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
92%

Women's Lacrosse

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38on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3838
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate994
100% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,785,175 $73,294 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$13,525,051
Recruiting spend, women's
$856,710

Cost

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$41,496net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$90,453
Average net price$41,496
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,470
$30–48k$13,692
$48–75k$18,993
$75–110k$29,865
$110k and up$56,347
Tuition & fees
$68,237

Campus safety

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1.57violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.57
Property6.60
In residence halls
27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
36 over 2022–2024

Majors

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23%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,346 · 23%
Visual & performing arts681 · 12%
Social sciences549 · 10%
Engineering446 · 8%
Computer & information sciences415 · 7%

Research University of Southern California

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 divisionAdmissions10% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$41,496 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,023Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.57 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

University of Southern CaliforniaOccidental College · 8 miChapman University · 29 miPomona-Pitzer Colleges · 33 miClaremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges · 33 miCalifornia Lutheran University · 37 miUniversity of Redlands · 64 miSan Diego State University · 111 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.821$175k—40%
Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.2921$171k—56%
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3331$231k—7%
Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3335$201k—11%
California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.3715$140k—89%
University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.6426$155k—81%
San Diego State University Division I · Big 12 Conference11132$1.3M98334%

Other women's lacrosse programs in the Big Ten Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Michigan 5 over cap43$3M$70,676997vs
Northwestern University 2 over cap40$3M$75,7761000vs
University of Southern California at cap38$2.8M$73,294994vs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick room for 236$2.3M$63,3471000vs
The Ohio State University 4 over cap42$2.3M$53,938988vs
University of Maryland, College Park room for 434$2.2M$63,583994vs
Johns Hopkins University 1 over cap39$2.1M$54,523990vs
University of Oregon room for 731$2.1M$66,136993vs
Pennsylvania State University at cap38$2M$52,249998vs

Every Big Ten Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked