Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Villanova University Women's Lacrosse
Villanova, PA · the Wildcats · Villanova University overview
47
Roster
9 over the D-I cap of 38
$1.9M
Team budget
81st percentile in Division I
$41,123
Per roster spot
median $34,440
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
998
APR
100% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Villanova University fields a women's lacrosse team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 47 players, above the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,932,821, well above the median of $1.1M — $41,123 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's lacrosse programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26, that is 9 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (29 of 130 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 $9,556,877 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $25,553 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#26Team budgetof 130 · Division I#40Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#1Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#34APRof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 38)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster47 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,932,821 for the year
- Operating expenses$355,660 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$41,123 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$9,556,877 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,553 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$238,294 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jill Batcheller head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kelsea Donnelly | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Maddison Lesher-James | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Michi Ellers | Volunteer Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jamie DePetris | Director of Operations | 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
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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%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →47on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3847
9 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate998
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,932,821 $41,124 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $9,556,877
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $238,294
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.
Women'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
Women's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr College Division III · Independent | 2 | — | — | — | 31% | |
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 2 | 14 | $128k | — | 94% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 3 | 31 | $194k | — | 13% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | 42 | $1.4M | 995 | 86% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 7 | 19 | $117k | — | 79% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 28 | $335k | — | 7% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 10 | 32 | $1.5M | 1000 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 10 | 29 | $1.1M | 998 | 6% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 10 | 35 | $894k | 995 | 86% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 10 | 20 | $167k | — | 79% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 10 | 30 | $1.5M | 1000 | 83% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 11 | 20 | $305k | — | 86% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver room for 4 | 34 | $2.5M | $74,151 | 979 | vs | |
| Georgetown University room for 3 | 35 | $2M | $57,383 | 1000 | vs | |
| Villanova University 9 over cap | 47 | $1.9M | $41,123 | 998 | vs | |
| Marquette University 2 over cap | 40 | $1.6M | $39,909 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 2 | 36 | $1.3M | $36,522 | 996 | vs | |
| Xavier University 4 over cap | 42 | $1M | $24,762 | — | vs | |
| Butler University room for 10 | 28 | $716k | $25,574 | 993 | vs |
Every BIG EAST Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked