Division I · The Ivy League
Yale University Women's Lacrosse
New Haven, CT · the Bulldogs · Yale University overview
39
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 38
$985k
Team budget
38th percentile in Division I
$25,248
Per roster spot
median $34,440
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
5%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Yale University fields a women's lacrosse team in the The Ivy League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 39 players, above the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $984,709, below the median of $1.1M — $25,248 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's lacrosse programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 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 1000, about the median of 996, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#81Team budgetof 130 · Division I#93Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#20Roster sizeof 130 · Division I#1APRof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 38)
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The program
- Roster39 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$984,709 for the year
- Operating expenses$200,627 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,248 division median $34,440
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$429,111 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Erica Bamford head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Colleen Smith | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Molly Palella | Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Brooklyn Neumen | Assistant Coach | 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
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
Full picture →6,818undergraduates · 15,081 students in all
Women 53% Men 47%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →5%admitted · of 51,803 applicants
SAT middle 50%1500 – 1580
ACT middle 50%33 – 35
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 96%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →39on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3839
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $984,709 $25,249 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $429,111
Cost
Full picture →$26,044net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,700
Campus safety
Full picture →3.77violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 63 burglaries · 112 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →23%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 17 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Yale 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 program39 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions5% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$26,044 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 23%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,818Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | 16 | $43k | — | 64% | |
| Southern Connecticut State University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 2 | 28 | $360k | — | 81% | |
| University of New Haven Division I · Northeast Conference | 2 | 32 | $636k | — | 81% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · Metro Conference | 8 | 32 | $1.2M | 991 | 77% | |
| University of Bridgeport Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 17 | 20 | $313k | — | 64% | |
| Post University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 17 | 19 | $191k | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart University Division I · Metro Conference | 18 | 30 | $865k | 991 | 68% | |
| Fairfield University Division I · Metro Conference | 20 | 33 | $1.2M | 1000 | 45% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 22 | 35 | $424k | — | 17% | |
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 28 | 19 | $193k | — | 81% | |
| Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 28 | 30 | $420k | 986 | 76% | |
| Stony Brook University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 29 | 38 | $1.7M | 993 | 49% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the The Ivy League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania room for 9 | 29 | $1.1M | $38,973 | 998 | vs | |
| Harvard University room for 9 | 29 | $1.1M | $37,719 | 993 | vs | |
| Princeton University room for 5 | 33 | $1.1M | $32,477 | 1000 | vs | |
| Yale University 1 over cap | 39 | $985k | $25,248 | 1000 | vs | |
| Cornell University 5 over cap | 43 | $964k | $22,410 | 996 | vs | |
| Brown University 8 over cap | 46 | $814k | $17,692 | 998 | vs | |
| Dartmouth College room for 8 | 30 | $740k | $24,662 | 1000 | vs | |
| Columbia University-Barnard College room for 7 | 31 | $500k | $16,120 | 1000 | vs |
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