NCAA · Men's Lacrosse
Men's Lacrosse programs
377 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
377
Programs
77 D1 · 78 D2 · 222 D3
15,972
Roster spots
last season
113,696
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 7
Odds of any NCAA spot · 14%
1 in 30 (3.4%) for Division I
48
D-I roster cap
54 of 77 programs over it last season
$1.6M
Median D-I budget
$31,286 per player
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for men's lacrosse. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | September 1, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | September 1, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | September 1, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | September 1, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 77 | 3,813 | $1.6M | $31k |
| Division II | 78 | 3,499 | $492k | $12k |
| Division III | 222 | 8,660 | $188k | $5k |
Division I roster cap 48 from 2025-26: last season 54 programs carried more, 6 were exactly at it and 14 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 14% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 7); 1 in 30 (3.4%) in Division I, about 1 in 31 (3.3%) once rosters are at the cap. Transfers and international players hold some of those spots. The honest version · every sport.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse University Atlantic Coast Conference | $5.2M | 56 | 998 | |
| 2 | Duke University Atlantic Coast Conference | $4.7M | 48 | 998 | |
| 3 | University of Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference | $3.7M | 52 | 991 | |
| 4 | The Ohio State University Big Ten Conference | $3.4M | 49 | 986 | |
| 5 | University of Michigan Big Ten Conference | $3.4M | 56 | 999 | |
| 6 | University of Maryland, College Park Big Ten Conference | $3.2M | 50 | 977 | |
| 7 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Big Ten Conference | $2.9M | 51 | 983 | |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins University Big Ten Conference | $2.8M | 58 | 987 | |
| 9 | University of Richmond Atlantic 10 Conference | $2.8M | 52 | 989 | |
| 10 | University of Virginia Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.7M | 50 | 994 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of the Holy Cross Patriot League | 1000 | 48 | $838k | |
| 2 | Dartmouth College The Ivy League | 1000 | 45 | $830k | |
| 3 | U.S. Naval Academy Patriot League | 1000 | — | — | |
| 4 | Villanova University BIG EAST Conference | 1000 | 47 | $2M | |
| 5 | University of Michigan Big Ten Conference | 999 | 56 | $3.4M | |
| 6 | Colgate University Patriot League | 998 | 57 | $1.9M | |
| 7 | Duke University Atlantic Coast Conference | 998 | 48 | $4.7M | |
| 8 | Syracuse University Atlantic Coast Conference | 998 | 56 | $5.2M | |
| 9 | St. Bonaventure University Atlantic 10 Conference | 998 | 54 | $1.2M | |
| 10 | Brown University The Ivy League | 997 | 59 | $1.8M |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merrimack College Metro Conference | 11 | — | |
| 2 | Binghamton University America East Conference | 9 | 985 | |
| 3 | Iona University Metro Conference | 8 | — | |
| 4 | Marist University Metro Conference | 7 | 990 | |
| 5 | Manhattan University Metro Conference | 4 | 994 | |
| 6 | University of Massachusetts Lowell America East Conference | 4 | 987 | |
| 7 | Bucknell University Patriot League | 3 | 988 | |
| 8 | Dartmouth College The Ivy League | 3 | 1000 | |
| 9 | New Jersey Institute of Technology America East Conference | 3 | 967 | |
| 10 | Hofstra University Coastal Athletic Association | 2 | 988 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Atlantic Coast Conference | $11,140 | 54 | 984 | |
| 2 | University of Utah Atlantic Sun Conference | $13,341 | 51 | 997 | |
| 3 | Towson University Coastal Athletic Association | $15,064 | 49 | 990 | |
| 4 | University of Maryland, College Park Big Ten Conference | $15,833 | 50 | 977 | |
| 5 | Cleveland State University Northeast Conference | $16,307 | 51 | 995 | |
| 6 | New Jersey Institute of Technology America East Conference | $16,736 | 45 | 967 | |
| 7 | Virginia Military Institute Northeast Conference | $17,229 | 52 | 972 | |
| 8 | Dartmouth College The Ivy League | $17,322 | 45 | 1000 | |
| 9 | University of Massachusetts Lowell America East Conference | $17,624 | 44 | 987 | |
| 10 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County America East Conference | $17,704 | 48 | 960 |
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