Division I · Mid-American Conference
Youngstown State University Women's Lacrosse
Youngstown, OH · the Penguins · Youngstown State University overview
32
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 38
$595k
Team budget
9th percentile in Division I
$18,584
Per roster spot
median $34,440
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
80%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Youngstown State University fields a women's lacrosse team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 32 players, about the median of 34, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $594,708, well below the median of $1.1M — $18,584 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's lacrosse programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 38 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $2,733,092 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,110 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's lacrosse programs
Where this program sits against its 130 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#119Team budgetof 130 · Division I#116Spend per playerof 130 · Division I#81Roster sizeof 130 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 38)
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The program
- Roster32 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap38 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$594,708 for the year
- Operating expenses$141,288 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$18,584 division median $34,440
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,733,092 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,110 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$128,853 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Liza Oakley head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Julia Frombach | Assistant Lacrosse Coach | On file · sign in |
| Elizabeth Mettler | Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach | Director of Recruiting | not on file |
| Megan Patrick | Assistant Women's Lacrosse 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
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →8,436undergraduates · 11,040 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →80%admitted · of 5,799 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1210
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Lacrosse
Full picture →32on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 3832
room for 6
- Team expenses
- $594,708 $18,585 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,733,092
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $128,853
Cost
Full picture →$11,740net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,757 in-state · $10,117 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.19violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 6 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Youngstown 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 program32 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions80% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,740 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 8,436Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 16 | 19 | $101k | — | 86% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 25 | 22 | $134k | — | 71% | |
| University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 28 | 29 | $160k | — | 80% | |
| Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 29 | 16 | $98k | — | — | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | — | — | — | 93% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 30 | — | — | — | 73% | |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 31 | 30 | $347k | — | 75% | |
| Walsh University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 41 | 25 | $269k | — | 78% | |
| Malone University Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 43 | 26 | $378k | — | 76% | |
| University of Akron Division I · Mid-American Conference | 45 | 34 | $433k | — | 71% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 46 | 14 | $150k | — | 59% | |
| Robert Morris University Division I · Mid-American Conference | 46 | 28 | $755k | 998 | 91% |
Other women's lacrosse programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst room for 1 | 37 | $1.4M | $38,764 | 998 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University room for 4 | 34 | $957k | $28,157 | — | vs | |
| Robert Morris University room for 10 | 28 | $755k | $26,970 | 998 | vs | |
| University of Detroit Mercy room for 7 | 31 | $732k | $23,611 | 987 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University room for 4 | 34 | $628k | $18,476 | 997 | vs | |
| Youngstown State University room for 6 | 32 | $595k | $18,584 | — | vs | |
| University of Akron room for 4 | 34 | $433k | $12,722 | — | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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