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We analyzed 127 colleges and universities across the United States to determine which were the best for Men's Ice Hockey athletes. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the athletic competitiveness of the school and the school's overall quality. This means that a school must provide students with a great education in addition to having a good sports team if it wants to rank well.
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Top Colleges in the U.S. for Men's Ice Hockey athletes
Our analysis found University of Denver to be the best school for Men’s Ice Hockey athletes in this year’s ranking. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,587 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at DU made $4,108,526 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 964.
On top of its placing in this ranking, DU also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey athletes list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 9,741 students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at UW - Madison took home $3,828,851 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 978.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, UW - Madison is 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 Boston College. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,062 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Boston College made $2,592,474 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 957.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Boston College also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 127 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 8,508 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at UMN Twin Cities took home $4,072,626 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Men’s Ice Hockey athletes. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 2,829 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at Notre Dame brought home $5,198,263 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 991 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. Notre Dame also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools in this category.
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Boston University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking, coming in at #6. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,998 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at Boston U brought home $3,714,736 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 957.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Providence College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 1,194 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Providence made $3,935,768 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 974.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Providence also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 11,957 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Ohio State made $880,715 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Ohio State also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Quinnipiac University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey list. Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,770 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Quinnipiac took home $3,029,101 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 978 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. In addition to its great ranking here, Quinnipiac is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the large public school handed out 8,969 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at U-M took home $3,814,113 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. U-M 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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With a ranking of #11, Harvard University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,865 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at Harvard brought home $1,374,610 in revenue in a single year. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Harvard also took the #3 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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University of Vermont came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,551 students in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at UVM brought home $2,277,302 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UVM also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking, coming in at #13. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 4,219 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at Cornell brought home $1,990,819 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 993 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Northeastern University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 4,498 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Northeastern took home $3,604,554 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Penn State University Park is a public institution located in University Park, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10,293 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Penn State University Park 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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Union College New York did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking, coming in at #16. Union College New York is a small private not-for-profit school located in Schenectady, New York that handed out 600 bachelor’s degrees in .
Union College brought in $1,343,929 while tallying up $1,049,322 in expenses for its Men’s Ice Hockey team. Thus, the team actually made $294,607, which isn’t bad at all.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Union College also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of North Dakota came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 1,904 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at UND brought home $5,453,864 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 981 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Colgate University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Hamilton, New York, and it awarded 943 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Colgate made $2,423,063 in revenue. 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Colgate also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 2,218 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at UMN Duluth made $4,450,551 in revenue, while incurring $3,144,324 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $1,306,227. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 990.
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With a ranking of #20, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,884 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at UMass Lowell brought home $3,158,132 in revenue in a single year. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
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College of the Holy Cross did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking, coming in at #21. Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 939 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Holy Cross took home $2,548,354 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 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Holy Cross 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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With a ranking of #22, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 3,145 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at UNH made $2,432,281 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 989 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. In addition to its great ranking here, UNH is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking, coming in at #23. Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,198 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at Michigan Tech took home $2,606,833 in revenue and paid out $2,591,065 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $15,768 in profit. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 973.
Michigan Tech 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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Clarkson University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Clarkson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Potsdam, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 702 bachelor’s degrees in .
Clarkson brought in $2,978,465 while tallying up $2,630,662 in expenses for its Men’s Ice Hockey team. Thus, the team actually made $347,803, which isn’t bad at all. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Clarkson excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #25, Canisius College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Canisius College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 520 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at Canisius brought home $1,436,757 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 990 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Men's Ice Hockey ranking - to help you make that decision.
