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Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Women's Lacrosse

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33
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 38
$2.2M
Team budget
88th percentile in Division I
$67,890
Per roster spot
median $34,440
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
979
APR
98% of players retained
57%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 33 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,240,397, well above the median of $1.1M — $67,890 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 979, about the median of 996, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $8,380,411 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $30,037 per roster spot.

Among Division I women's lacrosse programs

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

#16Team budgetof 130 · Division I#12Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#70Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#105APRof 130 · Division I
Team budget$2.2M
Spend per player$67,890
Roster size33
Coaching staff4
APR979

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

  • Roster33 2024–25 season
  • Division I roster cap38 room for 5
  • Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
  • Team expenses$2,240,397 for the year
  • Operating expenses$678,697 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$67,890 division median $34,440
  • Academic Progress Rate979 multi-year; 963 latest
  • Players retained98% year to year
  • Eligible97% of player-terms
  • Athletic aid, women's teams$8,380,411 school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$30,037 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$678,070 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kristen Skiera head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Molly DunpheyAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Erik HultgrenAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Olivia AdamsonAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Emily BejeckDirector of Lacrosse 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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30,504undergraduates · 38,294 students in all
Women 43% Men 57%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Research university
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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57%admitted · of 47,208 applicants
SAT middle 50%1240 – 1420
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
86%

Women's Lacrosse

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33on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3833
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate979
98% of players kept year to year
Team expenses
$2,240,397 $67,891 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
$8,380,411
Recruiting spend, women's
$678,070

Cost

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$22,205net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$37,252
Sticker, out-of-state$58,468
Average net price$22,205
Net price by family income
$0–30k$13,536
$30–48k$14,891
$48–75k$19,660
$75–110k$26,533
$110k and up$30,568
Tuition & fees
$15,478 in-state · $36,694 out

Campus safety

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0.63violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent0.63
Property0.49
In residence halls
13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
20 over 2022–2024

Majors

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22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Business1,723 · 22%
Engineering1,568 · 20%
Biological sciences660 · 9%
Social sciences602 · 8%
Computer & information sciences517 · 7%

Research Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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 program33 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions57% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,205 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 30,504Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.63 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 Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityRadford University · 9 miRoanoke College · 21 miFerrum College · 31 miWashington and Lee University · 66 miSouthern Virginia University · 69 miLiberty University · 69 miUniversity of Lynchburg · 69 miRandolph College · 70 miSweet Briar College · 77 miEmory & Henry University · 84 miGuilford College · 84 miGreensboro College · 87 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Radford University Division I · Big South Conference929$338k99091%
Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.2133$200k—80%
Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas3114$91k—100%
Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.6636$239k—17%
Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference6922$111k—100%
Liberty University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference6934$1.6M98699%
University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.6925$176k—82%
Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.7017$91k—95%
Sweet Briar College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.77———72%
Emory & Henry University Division II · South Atlantic Conference8428$224k—96%
Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf.8416$96k—84%
Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference8716$85k—92%

Other women's lacrosse programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Boston College room for 533$3.8M$114,4211000vs
Clemson University room for 434$3.3M$97,220—vs
Duke University 2 over cap40$3.1M$77,183996vs
Syracuse University 1 over cap39$3.1M$78,468990vs
University of Notre Dame room for 434$2.8M$81,9231000vs
Stanford University room for 632$2.7M$85,239997vs
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 4 over cap42$2.7M$63,8531000vs
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University room for 533$2.2M$67,890979vs
University of Virginia room for 236$2.2M$60,5511000vs
University of Pittsburgh 2 over cap40$2.1M$51,943—vs
University of California, Berkeley room for 533$1.6M$48,0901000vs
University of Louisville room for 236$1.4M$40,182998vs
Florida State University————vs

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