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Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference

Virginia Commonwealth University Women's Lacrosse

Richmond, VA · the Rams · Virginia Commonwealth University overview
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31
Roster
room for 7 under the cap of 38
$1.2M
Team budget
58th percentile in Division I
$40,315
Per roster spot
median $34,440
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Virginia Commonwealth University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Atlantic 10 Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,249,770, above the median of $1.1M — $40,315 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 7 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 996, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,104,324 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,585 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's lacrosse programs

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

#55Team budgetof 130 · Division I#43Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#95Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#64APRof 130 · Division I
Team budget$1.2M
Spend per player$40,315
Roster size31
Coaching staff3
APR995

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

  • Roster31 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap38 room for 7
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$1,249,770 for the year
  • Operating expenses$178,605 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$40,315 division median $34,440
  • Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 992 latest
  • Players retained99% year to year
  • Eligible100% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$5,104,324 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$22,585 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$214,529 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Nicole Flores head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Bianca TedescoAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Gillian SmithAssistant CoachOn 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

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Campus

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21,205undergraduates · 28,238 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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93%admitted · of 19,052 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1270
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
65%

Women's Lacrosse

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31on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3831
room for 7
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$1,249,770 $40,315 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$5,104,324
Recruiting spend, women's
$214,529

Cost

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$22,852net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$39,967
Sticker, out-of-state$62,551
Average net price$22,852
Net price by family income
$0–30k$12,830
$30–48k$13,612
$48–75k$16,455
$75–110k$20,633
$110k and up$28,474
Tuition & fees
$16,233 in-state · $38,817 out

Campus safety

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3.04violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.04
Property1.15
In residence halls
22 burglaries · 81 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
15 over 2022–2024

Majors

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14%of bachelor's degrees in visual & performing arts · 22 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Visual & performing arts665 · 14%
Business567 · 12%
Psychology518 · 11%
Biological sciences378 · 8%
Education345 · 7%

Research Virginia Commonwealth 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 program31 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,852 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsVisual & performing arts · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 21,205Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.04 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

Virginia Commonwealth UniversityUniversity of Richmond · 5 miRandolph-Macon College · 15 miVirginia State University · 22 miWilliam & Mary · 45 miUniversity of Mary Washington · 52 miLongwood University · 55 miChristopher Newport University · 63 miUniversity of Virginia · 66 miSt. Mary's College of Maryland · 71 miOld Dominion University · 78 miChowan University · 79 miBatten University · 84 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
University of Richmond Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference535$1.9M99523%
Randolph-Macon College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.1530$201k—83%
Virginia State University Division II · Gulf South Conference2222$292k—89%
William & Mary Division I · Coastal Athletic Association4538$1.2M99833%
University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference5228$204k—86%
Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference5532$743k99485%
Christopher Newport University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference6329$281k—88%
University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference6636$2.2M100017%
St. Mary's College of Maryland Division III · United East Conference7127$225k—75%
Old Dominion University Division I · American Conference7838$1M99691%
Chowan University Division II · Conference Carolinas7917$174k—72%
Batten University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.8420$95k—71%

Other women's lacrosse programs in the Atlantic 10 Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
University of Richmond room for 335$1.9M$53,506995vs
George Washington University room for 434$1.4M$40,983990vs
Saint Joseph's University 4 over cap42$1.4M$32,395995vs
Virginia Commonwealth University room for 731$1.2M$40,315995vs
George Mason University room for 1325$975k$38,997997vs
University of Rhode Island room for 632$910k$28,448—vs
La Salle University room for 335$894k$25,529995vs
St. Bonaventure University room for 533$881k$26,6971000vs
Duquesne University room for 731$808k$26,0661000vs
Davidson College room for 137$757k$20,464997vs

Every Atlantic 10 Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked