The following colleges and universities have recently launched new varsity programs or announced that they will be adding varsity lacrosse programs. This list is maintained by US Lacrosse and additions and updates can be sent to Brian Logue at blogue@uslacrosse.org.
This list was last updated May 17, 2013.
2013
| Men |
Division (NCAA, unless otherwise noted) |
| Albertus Magnus (Conn.) College |
3 |
| Beloit (Wisc.) College |
3 |
| Bridgewater (Va.) College |
3 |
| Bryn Athyn (Pa.) College |
3* (application in process) |
| Calvin (Mich.) College |
3 |
| Centenary (La.) College |
3 |
| DePauw (Ind.) University |
3 |
| Elmhurst (Ill.) College |
3 |
| Emmanuel (Ga.) College |
NAIA |
| Franciscan (Ohio) University |
3 |
| High Point (N.C.) University |
1 |
| Hiram (Ohio) College |
3 |
| Hope (Mich.) College |
3 |
| Houghton (N.Y.) College |
3 |
| Lindenwood (Mo.) University |
2 |
| Marquette (Wisc.) University |
1 |
| Mt. Olive (N.C.) College |
2 |
| Mt. Union (Ohio) College |
3 |
| Robert Morris (Ill.) University |
NAIA |
| Transylvania (Ky.) University |
3 |
| Wilmington (Ohio) College |
3 |
| Young Harris (Ga.) College |
2 |
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| Women |
Division (NCAA, unless otherwise noted) |
| Albertus Magnus (Conn.) College |
3 |
| Alderson-Broaddus (W. Va.) College |
2 |
| Bay Path (Mass.) College |
3 |
| Beloit (Wisc.) College |
3 |
| Calvin (Mich.) College |
3 |
| Campbell (N.C.) University |
1 |
| Chapman (Calif.) University |
3 |
| Coastal Carolina (S.C.) University |
1 |
| Delaware State University |
1 |
| DePauw (Ind.) University |
3 |
| University of Dubuque (Iowa) |
3 |
| Emmanuel (Ga.) College |
NAIA |
| Franciscan (Ohio) University |
3 |
| Franklin (Ind.) College # |
3 |
| Hiram (Ohio) College |
3 |
| Hope (Mich.) College |
3 |
| Houghton (N.Y.) College |
3 |
| Huntingdon (Ala.) College |
3 |
| Kennesaw State (Ga.) University |
1 |
| Lindenwood (Mo.) University |
2 |
| Loras (Iowa) College |
3 |
| Marquette (Wisc.) University |
1 |
| McKendree (Ill.) University |
2 |
| Mt. Olive (N.C.) College |
2 |
| Mt. Union (Ohio) College |
3 |
| Nyack (N.Y.) College |
2 |
| Oglethorpe (Ga.) University |
3 |
| Old Westbury (N.Y.) |
3 |
| Piedmont (Ga.) College |
3 |
| University of Pikeville (Ky.) |
NAIA |
| Purchase (N.Y.) College |
3 |
| University of Southern California |
1 |
| Stetson (Fla.) University |
1 |
| Transylvania (Ky.) University |
3 |
| Walsh (Ohio) University |
2 |
| Wilmington (Ohio) College |
3 |
| Winthrop (S.C.) University |
1 |
| Young Harris (Ga.) College |
2 |
# - Starting as club team in 2013 and will evolve towards varsity status.
2014
| Men |
Division (NCAA, unless otherwise noted) |
| Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) College |
3 |
| Boston (Mass.) University |
1 |
| Brevard (N.C.) College |
2 |
| Capital (Ohio) University |
3 |
| University of the District of Columbia |
2 |
| University of Dubuque (Iowa) |
3 |
| Furman (S.C.) University |
1 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University |
3 |
| John Carroll (Ohio) University |
3 |
| Lynn (Fla.) University |
2 |
| Monmouth (N.J.) University |
1 |
| Post (Conn.) University |
2 |
| University of Richmond |
1 |
| Rockhurst (Mo.) University |
2 |
| Tusculum (Tenn.) College |
2 |
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| Women |
Division (NCAA, unless otherwise noted) |
| Augsburg (Minn.) College |
3 |
| Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) College |
3 |
| Brevard (N.C.) College |
2 |
| Bryn Athyn (Pa.) College |
3* (application in process) |
| Caldwell (N.J.) College |
2 |
| Capital (Ohio) University |
3 |
| University of Colorado |
1 |
| Coker (S.C.) College |
2 |
| Defiance (Ohio) College |
3 |
| University of the District of Columbia |
2 |
| Elon (N.C.) University |
1 |
| John Carroll (Ohio) University |
3 |
| Kalamazoo (Mich.) College |
3 |
| Mercer (Ga.) University |
1 |
| University of Michigan |
1 |
| Oklahoma Baptist University |
NAIA |
| Richard Stockton (N.J.) College |
3 |
| Rockhurst (Mo.) University |
2 |
| St. Mary's (Ind.) College |
3 |
| Univ. of Virginia Wise |
2 |
| Wingate (N.C.) University |
2 |
2015
| Men |
Division (NCAA, unless otherwise noted) |
| Asbury (Ky.) University |
NAIA |
| Cornell (Iowa) College |
3 |
| Kalamazoo (Mich.) College |
3 |
| United States Coast Guard Academy (Conn.) |
3 |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell |
1 |
| Muskingum (Ohio) University |
3 |
| Wabash (Ind.) College |
3 |
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| Women |
Division (NCAA, unless otherwise noted) |
| Asbury (Ky.) University |
NAIA |
| Cornell (Iowa) College |
3 |
| Furman (S.C.) University |
1 |
| Gardner-Webb (N.C.) University |
1 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University |
3 |
| United States Coast Guard Academy (Conn.) |
3 |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell |
1 |
| Muskingum (Ohio) University |
3 |
2016
| Men |
Division (NCAA, unless otherwise noted) |
| None announced yet |
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| Women |
Division (NCAA, unless otherwise noted) |
| Central Michigan University |
1 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University |
1 |