Recruiting Insights
What the data across 500+ college lacrosse programs and tens of thousands of tracked commitments actually says — no folklore, numbers refreshed with every data update.
How Many College Lacrosse Teams Are There? D1, D2, D3 and NAIA Counts
The number of NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA lacrosse programs, women's and men's, with the states they sit in and where tracked recruits actually commit.
When Do D1, D2 and D3 Lacrosse Coaches Make Offers?
The dates college lacrosse coaches can first contact and offer a recruit at each level, when offers actually arrive, and what makes a commitment binding now that the NLI is gone.
How to Email a Lacrosse Coach Before and After a Prospect Day
What to send a college lacrosse coach before and after a prospect day, with two short email templates, what to do when a coach does not reply, and the NCAA timing rules.
Are Lacrosse Prospect Days Worth It? How to Choose
When a college lacrosse prospect day is worth the money, when to skip it, what a season of them costs, and how to go from a cold registration to an invitation.
What Is a Lacrosse Prospect Day? Camps vs. Showcases
What happens at a college lacrosse prospect day, how it differs from ID clinics, showcases and summer camps, what NCAA rules let coaches say, what they cost, and how to choose.
What SAT and GPA Do College Lacrosse Players Actually Need?
Real admissions numbers behind college lacrosse — median acceptance rates, SAT scores, and GPA bands by program tier, from the Recruit Plan dataset.
Lacrosse Recruiting by State: Where College Players Come From
Which states produce college lacrosse commits, how many recruits leave home, and what that means for your recruiting map.
The Best-Value Tiers in College Lacrosse: Cost vs. Level of Play
Median tuition, graduation rates, and selectivity across Recruit Plan tiers — where the cost-to-competitiveness trade actually favors families.
How Many College Lacrosse Roster Spots Open Up Each Year?
Roster sizes, incoming class sizes, and returning production by division — the real math behind playing-time odds.
D1 vs D2 vs D3 Lacrosse: The Real Differences for Recruits
School counts, commit volume, academics, and cost across NCAA divisions — a data-first comparison for building a balanced list.
How RecruitPlan’s 12-Tier Rankings Work — and How to Use Them
Why we rate every college lacrosse program on one 12-tier scale across divisions, how the tiers are checked against real signing outcomes, and how to build a balanced list with them.
Which Lacrosse Clubs Send the Most Players to College?
The club programs appearing most often among tracked college commits — and what a club pipeline does (and does not) mean for your recruiting.