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Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

Worcester State University Women's Lacrosse

Worcester, MA · the Lancers · Worcester State University overview
22
Roster
2024–25 season
$139k
Team budget
47th percentile in Division III
$6,315
Per roster spot
median $6,471
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity

Worcester State University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 22, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $138,940, about the median of $148k — $6,315 per roster spot, lower half of Division III women's lacrosse programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III women's lacrosse programs

Where this program sits against its 257 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$139k
Spend per player$6,315
Roster size22
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$27k$610k
this programevery Division III women's lacrosse program

Roster sizes

1345
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster22 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$138,940 for the year
  • Operating expenses$99,528 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$6,315 division median $6,471
  • Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
  • Recruiting spend, women's$3,937 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Kelly Downs head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school lacrosse players99,292 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots5,901 257 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 17 5.9% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
4,734undergraduates · 5,611 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
Setting
City
Type
Public · Master's university
Affiliation
None
90%admitted · of 4,745 applicants
SAT middle 50%1008 – 1280
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
56%

Women's Lacrosse

Full picture →
22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$138,940 $6,315 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, women's teams
None
Recruiting spend, women's
$3,937
$14,307net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker, in-state$27,545
Sticker, out-of-state$33,625
Average net price$14,307
Net price by family income
$0–30k$9,035
$30–48k$10,061
$48–75k$12,665
$75–110k$17,378
$110k and up$19,939
Tuition & fees
$11,286 in-state · $17,366 out

Campus safety

Full picture →
1.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.68
Property0.12
In residence halls
2 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
18%of bachelor's degrees in business · 18 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Business157 · 18%
Health professions & nursing136 · 16%
Psychology111 · 13%
Criminal justice & protective services82 · 10%
Biological sciences72 · 8%

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Women's Lacrosse programs within 150 miles

Worcester State UniversityClark University (Massachusetts) · 2 miAssumption University · 2 miCollege of the Holy Cross · 3 miNichols College · 16 miFramingham State University · 21 miFitchburg State University · 22 miDean College · 26 miWellesley College · 28 miRegis College (Massachusetts) · 28 miBryant University · 29 miBabson College · 30 miLasell University · 31 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference219$124k—42%
Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference232$424k—87%
College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League334$1.3M100021%
Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England1625$121k—88%
Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2122$91k—85%
Fitchburg State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2227$94k—90%
Dean College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference2614$69k—74%
Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference2822$171k—14%
Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference2821$77k—89%
Bryant University Division I · America East Conference2943$1.1M99666%
Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference3032$208k—20%
Lasell University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference3120$105k—82%

Other women's lacrosse programs in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Worcester State University22$139k$6,315—vs
Bridgewater State University27$123k$4,572—vs
Fitchburg State University27$94k$3,481—vs
Framingham State University22$91k$4,123—vs
Westfield State University25$85k$3,385—vs
Massachusetts Maritime Academy23$61k$2,661—vs
Salem State University22$48k$2,197—vs

Every Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women's lacrosse program · Women's Lacrosse budgets ranked