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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is lacrosse so popular with universities? It is not like it has value beyond college.[/quote]

Lacrosse players are often full-pay well-off families.  Not only tuition but shows dividends with annual giving.  Not to mention adding a lot to the school network.  A wise “investment” for any school, especially for D3 liberal arts schools.[/quote]

Indeed. Some struggling smaller Midwest schools are actually starting lacrosse programs to help bring in students who are willing to pay full freight to be part of a college lacrosse team  Kid gets to say they were “recruited” and a college athlete, school hits enrollment and reveunue target. [/quote]

I have a kid going next year to plax lax at a school in the North Coast Atlantic Conference. Most of this rings true except for the full freight part. Schools in the NCAC generally have big endowments and will discount tuition to attract students. In DS's case, he received $28k in merit aid. For him, the choice was $70k for an East Coast SLAC or about half that in the Midwest (with a 1430 SAT, he would probably just miss admission to UMCP, and the other MD in-state choices were not appealing to him). He will receive an excellent education, get to play a sport that he loves, and have money left over for graduate/med school. It might be marketing to put in lax programs, but that doesn't mean it isn't a good option for some students. [/quote]

My daughter is an NCAC commit. Offered $20K merit, reducing cost to a mere $75K/year. Not a new lacrosse program. [/quote]

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