2023 Top Southeast Region Women's Field Hockey Schools
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Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Women's Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking is part of that endeavor.
We analyzed 35 colleges and universities across the Southeast Region to determine which were the best for Women's Field Hockey athletes in the Southeast Region. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.
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Top Colleges in the Southeast Region for Women's Field Hockey athletes in the Southeast Region
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Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for Women’s Field Hockey athletes in the Southeast Region in this year’s ranking. Duke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,312 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Duke took home $1,926,625 in revenue and paid out $1,827,008 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $99,617, which isn’t bad at all. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 996.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #2 on our list means Wake Forest University is a great place for Women’s Field Hockey athletes in the Southeast Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,546 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Field Hockey team at Wake Forest University made $1,700,154 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Wake Forest University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 5,483 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Field Hockey team at University of Virginia brought home $1,675,495 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 985, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Virginia also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. This large public school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 6,451 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Field Hockey team at UNC Chapel Hill made $541,989 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 986, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in University of Richmond, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 924 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Field Hockey team at URichmond made $1,084,483 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. URichmond also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #6, James Madison University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking. James Madison University is a large public school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 4,688 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Field Hockey team at JMU brought home $1,131,194 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 980, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, JMU also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Louisville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region list. This large public school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 3,008 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Field Hockey team at UofL brought home $1,370,271 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 988.
UofL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #8, William & Mary did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school situated in Williamsburg, Virginia. It awarded 2,030 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Field Hockey team at William & Mary took home $832,089 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 992.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, William & Mary also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Rhodes College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region list. Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 538 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Field Hockey team at Rhodes College made $180,324 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rhodes College also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 5,197 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Field Hockey team at VCU made $1,178,211 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 993, signifying that team members care about their grades.
VCU also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Centre College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region list. Danville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 350 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Field Hockey team at Centre College of Kentucky made $83,345 in revenue.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. In addition to its great ranking here, Centre College of Kentucky is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Davidson College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking. Davidson is located in Davidson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 556 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Field Hockey team at Davidson made $479,729 in revenue, while incurring $412,083 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $67,646, which isn’t bad at all. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Davidson also made our overall quality list, coming in at #4.
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Longwood University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region list. Longwood is located in Farmville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 881 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Field Hockey team at Longwood made $631,506 in revenue, while incurring $611,223 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $20,283 in profit. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Longwood also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Washington and Lee University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lexington, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 581 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Washington and Lee brought in $128,662 while tallying up $126,157 in expenses for its Women’s Field Hockey team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $2,505 for the sports team.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Washington and Lee is ranked #3 for overall quality in the Southeast Region .
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With a ranking of #15, Christopher Newport University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking. This small public school is located in Newport News, Virginia, and it awarded 1,144 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Field Hockey team at CNU took home $232,494 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, CNU also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #16, Old Dominion University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,756 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Field Hockey team at Old Dominion made $1,000,474 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 983 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Bellarmine University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 660 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Field Hockey team at Bellarmine U brought home $436,212 in revenue in a single year.
Bellarmine U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Roanoke College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking. Roanoke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salem, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 477 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Field Hockey team at Roanoke made $134,066 in revenue.
Roanoke excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Mary Washington did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, the small public school handed out 1,047 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Field Hockey team at UMW made $146,280 in revenue, while incurring $138,433 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $7,847, which isn’t bad at all.
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With a ranking of #20, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking. Sewanee is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 429 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Field Hockey team at Sewanee brought home $165,818 in revenue in a single year.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Sewanee also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #21, Liberty University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 10,025 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Field Hockey team at Liberty University made $1,504,858 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 979.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Lynchburg did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 429 students in .
The Women’s Field Hockey team at Lynchburg brought home $233,568 in revenue in a single year.
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Queens University of Charlotte ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 391 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Field Hockey team at Queens took home $474,720 in revenue.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #24, Shenandoah University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking. Winchester, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 564 students in .
The Women’s Field Hockey team at Shenandoah brought home $146,496 in revenue in a single year.
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Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Field Hockey in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Appalachian State is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,336 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Field Hockey team at Appalachian State made $587,222 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 992, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. Appalachian State also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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