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Men’s Division 1 Lacrosse Colleges | D1 Lacrosse Schools List

list of division 1 mens lacrosse colleges

If a student-athlete is looking for the top level of college lacrosse, large student bodies and highly competitive athletic programs, NCAA D1 may be the right fit. More than 170,000 student-athletes attend D1 schools, of which 3,000 play men’s college lacrosse across 125 programs primarily situated in the Northeast region and Mid-Atlantic. Athletes at the D1 level have the opportunity to compete against top athletic talent while maintaining high academic standards. 

How many Division 1 colleges have lacrosse teams? 

Division 1 lacrosse is offered at over 70 colleges, within 10 conferences; AEC, ACC, Big East, Big 10, CAA, Independents, Ivy League, MAAC, Northeast Conference, Patriots League and Southern Conference.

D1 Men’s Lacrosse Rankings 

NCSA understands that student-athletes want to know what a college can offer them outside of athletics. To do this, we’ve analyzed data on additional factors, including cost, academics, size and more, to create our Power Rankings of best D1 lacrosse colleges. Student-athletes can also visit the NCAA’s website to see their rankings for D1 lacrosse teams.

Full List of D1 Lacrosse Schools – Which schools have D1 men's lacrosse?

School
City and State
Type
Conference
Division
Bellarmine University
Louisville, Kentucky
Private
ASUN Conference
NCAA D1
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
Bryant University
Smithfield, Rhode Island
Private
American East Conference
NCAA D1
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Canisius College
Buffalo, New York
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio
Public
Horizon League
NCAA D1
Colgate University
Hamilton, New York
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Private
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Georgetown University
Washington, District Of Columbia
Private
Big East Conference
NCAA D1
Hampton University
Hampton, Virginia
Private
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
High Point University
High Point, North Carolina
Private
Big South Conference
NCAA D1
Hobart & William Smith College
Geneva, New York
Private
Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA D1
Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York
Private
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
Iona University
New Rochelle, New York
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, Florida
Private
Atlantic Sun Conference
NCAA D1
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Private
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Lafayette College
Easton, Pennsylvania
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri
Private
Ohio Valley Conference
NCAA D1
Long Island University
Long Island, New York
Private
Northeast Conference
NCAA D1
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Manhattan College
Riverdale, New York
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Private
Big East Conference
NCAA D1
Mercer University
Macon, Georgia
Private
Southern Conference
NCAA D1
Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts
Private
East Conference
NCAA D1
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Private
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Mount St. Mary's University
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, New Jersey
Public
American East Conference
NCAA D1
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Penn State
University Park, Pennsylvania
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island
Private
Big East Conference
NCAA D1
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
Private
Atlantic Sun Conference
NCAA D1
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Robert Morris University – Pennsylvania
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Private
Northeast Conference
NCAA D1
Rutgers University
Piscataway, New Jersey
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut
Private
Northeast Conference
NCAA D1
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private
Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA D1
Siena College
Loudonville, New York
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
St. Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, New York
Private
Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA D1
St. John's University – New York
Queens, New York
Private
Big East Conference
NCAA D1
SUNY Binghamton University
Vestal, New York
Public
America East Conference
NCAA D1
SUNY Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York
Public
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
SUNY University at Albany
Albany, New York
Public
America East Conference
NCAA D1
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Private
American Athletics Conference
NCAA D1
Towson University
Towson, Maryland
Public
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
United States Air Force Academy
Usafa, Colorado
Public
Mountain West Conference
NCAA D1
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
Public
Patriot League
NCAA D1
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland
Public
Patriot League
NCAA D1
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware
Public
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
Private
The Summit League
NCAA D1
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, Michigan
Private
Horizon League
NCAA D1
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
University of Maryland – Baltimore County
Baltimore, Maryland
Public
America East Conference
NCAA D1
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
Public
Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA D1
University of Massachusetts – Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts
Public
America East Conference
NCAA D1
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Public
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
Private
Division I-A Independents
NCAA D1
University of Pennsylvania – Penn
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
University of Richmond
Virginia
Private
Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA D1
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Public
Pacific-12 Conference
NCAA D1
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Public
America East Conference
NCAA D1
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Public
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Private
Big East Conference
NCAA D1
Virginia Military Institute – VMI
Lexington, Virginia
Public
Big South Conference
NCAA D1
Wagner College
Staten Island, New York
Private
Northeast Conference
NCAA D1
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
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