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Best Men's Lacrosse Programs, Ranked by Operating Budget
A program's operating budget shows how much it spends to run the team day to day — from travel and equipment to coaching staff. Below, we've ranked all 431 men's Lacrosse programs by operating budget.
The average operating budget across men's Lacrosse programs is $125,063, with average recruiting spend around $24,700. Programs with larger budgets don't always offer more aid, but they tend to signal a higher level of institutional commitment.
Use this ranking to compare program spending, then read our guide on stacking athletic, academic, and need-based aid.
Programs
431
Avg. Op. Budget
$125,063
Avg. Recruiting
$24,700
Avg. Revenue
$494,991
Top programs
Showing 10 of 431 programs.
Rank
Program
Op. Budget
Recruiting
Revenue
1
1. University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Operating Budget
$1,773,440
Recruiting
$477,487
Revenue
$4,153,639
2
2. Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Operating Budget
$948,238
Recruiting
$293,473
Revenue
$3,021,491
3
3. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Operating Budget
$876,660
Recruiting
$392,356
Revenue
$259,268
4
4. University of Denver
Denver, CO
Operating Budget
$860,711
Recruiting
$72,169
Revenue
$2,605,591
5
5. Duke University
Durham, NC
Operating Budget
$820,534
Recruiting
$531,818
Revenue
$3,596,090
6
6. Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Operating Budget
$791,329
Recruiting
$594,929
Revenue
$2,547,720
7
7. Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
Operating Budget
$716,131
Recruiting
$357,700
Revenue
$3,381,793
8
8. University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Operating Budget
$712,910
Recruiting
$325,449
Revenue
$1,411,040
9
9. Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Operating Budget
$618,654
Recruiting
$125,125
Revenue
$1,695,941
10
10. Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
Operating Budget
$606,720
Recruiting
$21,524
Revenue
$1,489,020
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