Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Villanova University Men's Lacrosse
Villanova, PA · the Wildcats · Villanova University overview
47
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 48
$2M
Team budget
71st percentile in Division I
$42,853
Per roster spot
median $31,286
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Villanova University fields a men's lacrosse team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 47 players, about the median of 51, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,014,106, above the median of $1.6M — $42,853 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 48 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 988, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,400,582 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,406 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 77 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#23Team budgetof 77 · Division I#20Spend per playerof 77 · Division I#61Roster sizeof 77 · Division I#1APRof 77 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 48)
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The program
- Roster47 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap48 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,014,106 for the year
- Operating expenses$367,847 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$42,853 division median $31,286
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,400,582 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,406 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$385,115 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Corrado | DiLoreto Family Endowed Men's Lacrosse Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Miller | Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Paul Mita | Assistant Coach / Offensive Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| John "Woody" Derham | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brian Coughlin | Volunteer Director of Operations | 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 players113,696 2024-25
- Division I roster spots3,813 77 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 30 3.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →7,063undergraduates · 10,111 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 23,127 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Lacrosse
Full picture →47on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 4847
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,014,106 $42,853 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,400,582
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $385,115
Cost
Full picture →$37,946net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,701
Campus safety
Full picture →3.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 82 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Villanova University
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.
Men's Lacrosse program47 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,946 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,063Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.02 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 2 | 45 | $239k | — | 94% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 3 | 45 | $203k | — | 13% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | 59 | $1.4M | 962 | 86% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 7 | 33 | $302k | — | 79% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 48 | $259k | — | 7% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 10 | 57 | $1.8M | 991 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 10 | 51 | $1.3M | 995 | 6% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 10 | 53 | $242k | — | 79% | |
| Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 12 | 42 | $125k | — | 84% | |
| Immaculata University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 12 | 31 | $57k | — | 78% | |
| Neumann University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 12 | 30 | $122k | — | 76% | |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 12 | 30 | $110k | — | 94% |
Other men's lacrosse programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver 2 over cap | 50 | $2.6M | $51,366 | 963 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 4 over cap | 52 | $2.5M | $47,690 | 994 | vs | |
| Providence College 6 over cap | 54 | $2.3M | $42,933 | 985 | vs | |
| Marquette University 5 over cap | 53 | $2.3M | $42,932 | 986 | vs | |
| St. John's University (New York) 4 over cap | 52 | $2.3M | $43,542 | 989 | vs | |
| Villanova University room for 1 | 47 | $2M | $42,853 | 1000 | vs |
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