Virginia Colleges & Universities With Lacrosse

Prospective college students hoping to play lacrosse in Virginia can keep a variety of schools in mind. Virginia has men’s and women’s college lacrosse teams that compete in NCAA Division I athletics as well as NCAA Division III athletics. Several of Virginia’s top-ranked colleges and universities have lacrosse teams, including one public university ranked among the nation’s top 25 universities by "U.S. News and World Report" and one private university ranked among the nation’s top 15 liberal arts colleges by the same magazine.

  1. University of Virginia

    • The University of Virginia is a public research university that was founded in 1819. The school has a men’s lacrosse team and a women’s lacrosse team. The school’s mascot is the Cavaliers. The men’s lacrosse team has won six national championships, and the women’s lacrosse team has one three. The Virginia Cavaliers compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletics and in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The University of Virginia tied for 24th in "U.S. News and World Report’s" 2010 ranking of national universities.

      University of Virginia Athletics
      McCue Center
      Charlottesville, VA 22904
      434-982-5100
      virginiasports.com

    Washington and Lee University

    • Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college that was founded in 1749. The school has a women’s lacrosse team and a men’s lacrosse team, both of which compete in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and in NCAA Division III. The men’s lacrosse team has won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship nine times, and the women’s team has won them 10 times. Washington and Lee University tied for 14th in "U.S. News and World Report’s" 2010 ranking of liberal arts colleges.

      Washington and Lee University
      240 W. Washington St.
      Lexington, VA 24450
      540-458-8400
      generalssports.com

    University of Richmond

    • The University of Richmond is a private university that was founded in 1830. The school’s athletic teams, the Spiders, compete in NCAA Division I athletics and in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The university has a women’s lacrosse team, which won the Atlantic 10 championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and reached the finals in 2002. The University of Richmond tied for 30th in "U.S. News and World Report’s" 2010 ranking of liberal arts colleges.

      University of Richmond
      Westhampton Way
      Richmond, VA 23173
      804-289-8000
      richmondspiders.com

    Virginia Commonwealth University

    • Virginia Commonwealth University, commonly referred to as VCU, is a public research university that was founded in 1838. The Virginia Commonwealth Rams compete in NCAA Division I athletics and in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The university has men’s and women’s lacrosse teams.

      Virginia Commonwealth University
      910 W. Franklin St.
      Richmond, VA 23284
      804-828-0100
      vcuathletics.com