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Women's Lacrosse Colleges in New York

There are 79 college women's lacrosse programs in New York, spread across 26 conferences. Published admit rates run from 4 percent at Columbia University to 97 percent at Hilbert College. SUNY Stony Brook University is the largest school on the list with 18,101 undergraduates. Every program is listed below with location, conference, and admissions data.

79 programs26 conferences71% median admit rate58 cities
Women's Lacrosse Colleges in New York
SchoolLocationDivisionConferenceAdmit rateSAT rangeUndergrads
Canisius UniversityBuffalo, NYD1Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference72%1,050-1,3201,685
Colgate UniversityHamilton, NYD1Patriot League14%1,430-1,5403,180
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYD1Ivy League4%1,510-1,5808,973
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYD1Ivy League9%1,500-1,57015,995
Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NYD1Coastal Athletic Association68%1,230-1,4006,488
Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NYD1Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference87%1,110-1,3002,951
Le Moyne CollegeSyracuse, NYD1Northeast Conference83%1,160-1,3302,439
Long Island UniversityBrooklyn, NYD1Northeast Conference86%1,110-1,3505,520
Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, NYD1Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference79%1,180-1,3582,744
Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NYD1Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference57%1,190-1,3405,182
Niagara UniversityNiagara University, NYD1Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference87%1,060-1,2352,653
Siena CollegeLoudonville, NYD1Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference69%1,110-1,3603,409
St. Bonaventure UniversitySaint Bonaventure, NYD1Atlantic 10 Conference82%1,065-1,2902,012
SUNY Binghamton UniversityVestal, NYD1America East Conference39%1,340-1,50014,655
SUNY Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NYD1Coastal Athletic Association49%1,330-1,50018,101
SUNY University at AlbanyAlbany, NYD1American East Conference69%1,120-1,32012,564
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NYD1Atlantic Coast Conference46%1,270-1,44015,477
United States Military AcademyWest Point, NYD1American Athletic Conference12%1,200-1,4304,408
Wagner CollegeStaten Island, NYD1Northeast Conference88%1,190-1,2901,651
Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NYD2Northeast-10 Conference66%1,120-1,3405,276
Alliance UniversityNew York, NYD2Central Atlantic Collegiate ConferenceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, NYD2East Coast Conference81%995-1,2201,258
Daemen UniversityAmherst, NYD2East Coast Conference68%Not reported1,643
Dominican University of New YorkOrangeburg, NYD2Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference63%953-1,1781,105
Mercy CollegeDobbs Ferry, NYD2East Coast Conference86%1,020-1,2305,735
Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, NYD2East Coast Conference82%1,088-1,2903,162
Pace UniversityNew York, NYD2Northeast-10 Conference76%1,180-1,3407,665
Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester, NYD2East Coast Conference71%990-1,3051,149
St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, NYD2East Coast Conference93%880-1,085972
The College of Saint RoseAlbany, NYD2Northeast-10 ConferenceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Alfred State CollegeAlfred, NYD3Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference76%990-1,2003,563
Alfred UniversityAlfred, NYD3Empire 8 Athletic Conference74%1,095-1,3101,423
Bard CollegeAnnandale On Hudson, NYD3Liberty League52%1,270-1,4502,414
Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NYD3Liberty League77%1,200-1,3902,196
Elmira CollegeElmira, NYD3Empire 8 Athletic Conference77%1,090-1,385708
Hamilton CollegeClinton, NYD3New England Small College Athletic Conference14%1,450-1,5502,030
Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NYD3Empire 8 Athletic Conference70%1,070-1,2901,087
Hilbert CollegeHamburg, NYD3Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference97%898-1,113921
Hobart and William Smith CollegeGeneva, NYD3Liberty League64%1,190-1,3851,786
Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NYD3Liberty League69%1,230-1,3904,242
Keuka CollegeKeuka Park, NYD3Empire 8 Athletic Conference68%940-1,133966
Manhattanville CollegePurchase, NYD3Skyline Conference87%1,020-1,2301,362
Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, NYD3Skyline Conference89%1,075-1,2251,148
Nazareth UniversityRochester, NYD3Empire 8 Athletic Conference75%1,070-1,3201,873
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NYD3Liberty League63%1,375-1,5105,714
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NYD3Liberty League67%1,300-1,46013,215
Russell Sage CollegeTroy, NYD3Empire 8 Athletic Conference53%Not reported1,244
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NYD3Liberty League21%1,340-1,4802,694
St. John Fisher CollegeRochester, NYD3Empire 8 Athletic Conference66%1,120-1,3002,565
St. Joseph's University New YorkPatchogue, NYD3Skyline Conference72%1,110-1,2703,144
St. Lawrence UniversityCanton, NYD3Liberty League54%1,255-1,4201,918
SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, NYD3Liberty League73%980-1,2405,097
SUNY CantonCanton, NYD3North Atlantic Conference92%1,000-1,1602,741
SUNY College at BrockportBrockport, NYD3Empire 8 Athletic Conference71%1,100-1,2805,784
SUNY College at Old WestburyOld Westbury, NYD3Skyline Conference84%1,010-1,2064,162
SUNY College at OneontaOneonta, NYD3State University of New York Athletic Conference70%1,120-1,3104,643
SUNY CortlandCortland, NYD3State University of New York Athletic Conference60%1,090-1,2405,901
SUNY Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NYD3Skyline Conference63%1,040-1,2409,552
SUNY FredoniaFredonia, NYD3State University of New York Athletic Conference78%1,160-1,3702,755
SUNY GeneseoGeneseo, NYD3State University of New York Athletic Conference66%1,190-1,3403,869
SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NYD3Eastern College Athletic Conference72%1,123-1,2881,285
SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, NYD3Empire 8 Athletic Conference92%990-1,2301,923
SUNY New PaltzNew Paltz, NYD3State University of New York Athletic Conference62%1,170-1,3406,086
SUNY OswegoOswego, NYD3State University of New York Athletic Conference81%1,070-1,2705,473
SUNY PlattsburghPlattsburgh, NYD3State University of New York Athletic Conference78%1,080-1,2503,769
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NYD3North Atlantic Conference81%1,025-1,3701,849
SUNY PotsdamPotsdam, NYD3State University of New York Athletic Conference78%Not reported1,823
SUNY Purchase CollegePurchase, NYD3Skyline Conference74%1,185-1,3803,197
Union CollegeSchenectady, NYD3Liberty League44%1,310-1,4802,046
United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, NYD3New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference34%1,110-1,300962
University of Mount Saint VincentBronx, NYD3Skyline Conference85%1,011-1,1782,692
University of RochesterRochester, NYD3University Athletic Association40%1,410-1,5406,331
Utica UniversityUtica, NYD3Empire 8 Athletic Conference92%990-1,2502,278
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NYD3Liberty League19%1,450-1,5502,444
Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, NYJUCOMid-State Athletic ConferenceNot reportedNot reported2,980
Jefferson Community CollegeWatertown, NYJUCORegion 3Not reportedNot reported1,499
Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, NYJUCOMid-State Athletic ConferenceNot reportedNot reported4,456
SUNY Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, NYJUCORegion 3Not reportedNot reported1,973
SUNY Monroe Community CollegeRochester, NYJUCOWestern New York Athletic ConferenceNot reportedNot reported7,623

Admissions data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2021 to 2023. "Not reported" means the school does not publish that figure; junior colleges are typically open enrollment.

What these numbers say about this list

Across the 79 college women's lacrosse programs in New York, the median published admit rate is 71 percent. The most selective is Columbia University in New York at 4 percent, and the most accessible is Hilbert College at 97 percent. The highest test band belongs to Columbia University, where the middle 50 percent of admitted students score 1,510 to 1,580 on the SAT. School size spans 708 undergraduates at Elmira College to 18,101 at SUNY Stony Brook University, which changes campus life far more than the lacrosse does. The biggest single cluster is the Liberty League with 11 of the 79 programs. 20 of the 79 sit in our highest academic tier, worth knowing if you are stacking academic money on top of a roster spot. Admissions figures cover 72 of the 79 programs; the rest do not report to the College Scorecard.

How to use this list

A target list works best when it spans levels. Pick a handful of programs where you would be one of the stronger recruits, a group where you fit the current roster, and a few reaches. Use the admit rate and SAT columns the same way: schools admitting above 71 percent with a test band at or below your score are academic safeties, and the single-digit schools are reaches no matter how good your film is.

Not sure what to write? Read the guide to emailing a college lacrosse coach, or check when coaches are allowed to contact you.

Common questions

How many college women's lacrosse programs are there in New York?

79, across 26 conferences. That count spans every level with a program in the state, from Division I to junior college where present.

What is the hardest college women's lacrosse school to get into in New York?

Columbia University in New York is the most selective on this list, admitting 4 percent of applicants with a middle 50 percent SAT range of 1,510 to 1,580. Coach support can matter in admissions there, which is exactly why you email early.

What is the biggest school with women's lacrosse in New York?

SUNY Stony Brook University is the largest school on this list with 18,101 undergraduates, while Elmira College is the smallest at 708. Size shapes everything from class sizes to game-day atmosphere, so weigh it alongside the lacrosse fit.

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