by our College Data Analytics Team
Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division I Men's Ice Hockey ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for D1 Men's Ice Hockey athletes. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.
Find out more about our ranking methodology.
We know that one set of rankings doesn't always help you determine the best school for you, so we've created the ability to narrow your list by location as well as alternative rankings that prioritize different factors such as those of importance to online students or returning adults or those who value diversity and value for your money.
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Our 2021 rankings named University of Denver the best school for D1 Men’s Ice Hockey athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,689 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at DU brought home $3,592,526 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 964. Read full sports report on University of Denver
Out of the 54 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9,926 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. UW - Madison brought in $5,321,317 while tallying up $5,150,015 in expenses for its D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team. Thus, the team actually made $171,302, which isn’t bad at all. 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 95%. Read More…
Out of the 54 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3,208 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. The D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Boston College brought home $2,680,434 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 957. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Read full sports report on Boston College
Out of the 54 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. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the large public school handed out 9,414 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. The D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at UMN Twin Cities brought home $4,209,952 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Sports Report
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,848 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021. The D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Notre Dame brought home $2,089,622 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, 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. Read full sports report on University of Notre Dame
With a ranking of #6, Boston University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 4,788 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. The D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Boston U brought home $3,323,981 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 957. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Full Boston University Sports Report
Providence College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1,173 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Providence took home $3,596,177 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 974. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Read More…
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Located in Columbus, Ohio, the large public school awarded 12,018 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021. Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Ohio State took home $1,055,408 in revenue. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Read More…
Quinnipiac University landed the #9 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,900 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Quinnipiac took home $2,857,750 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 978 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Read More…
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the large public school awarded 9,144 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021. Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at U-M took home $3,091,104 in revenue. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Sports Report
Harvard University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1,618 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Harvard made $1,339,548 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Read full sports report on Harvard University
University of Vermont landed the #12 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,677 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. The team at UVM took home $2,381,623 in revenue and paid out $2,368,579 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $13,044. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades. Full University of Vermont Sports Report
Cornell University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ranking, coming in at #13. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 4,287 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Cornell took home $1,791,214 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 993, signifying that team members care about their grades. 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. Read full sports report on Cornell University
Northeastern University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey list. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,358 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. The D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Northeastern brought home $3,140,632 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, 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. Read full sports report on Northeastern University
Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #15 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. University Park, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 16,675 students in 2020-2021. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. Full Pennsylvania State University - University Park Sports Report
With a ranking of #16, Union College New York did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Union College New York is a small private not-for-profit school located in Schenectady, New York that handed out 542 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. Union College brought in $1,266,556 while tallying up $941,498 in expenses for its D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $325,058. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Read More…
University of North Dakota ranked #17 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey list. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,097 students in 2020-2021. UND brought in $5,433,505 while tallying up $4,502,746 in expenses for its D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $930,759 for the sports team. The great academic progress rate of 981 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too. Read More…
Colgate University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey list. Colgate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Hamilton, New York that handed out 896 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Colgate took home $2,375,299 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000. 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. Read full sports report on Colgate University
University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 2,288 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. UMN Duluth brought in $3,922,563 while tallying up $2,900,983 in expenses for its D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1,021,580 in profit. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 990. Read full sports report on University of Minnesota - Duluth
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey list. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, the fairly large public school handed out 3,168 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. The D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at UMass Lowell brought home $3,089,710 in revenue in a single year. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000. Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Sports Report
College of the Holy Cross came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. College of the Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 877 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Holy Cross made $1,960,905 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 992 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 89%. Read More…
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I 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 3,343 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. The D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at UNH brought home $2,807,765 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 989, signifying that team members care about their grades. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Sports Report
With a ranking of #23, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized public school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 1,202 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. Michigan Tech brought in $2,076,159 while tallying up $2,049,869 in expenses for its D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $26,290 in profit. The academic progress rate of the team is 973. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Full Michigan Technological University Sports Report
Clarkson University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey list. Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 708 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. Clarkson brought in $3,084,400 while tallying up $2,585,988 in expenses for its D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team. Thus, the team actually made $498,412, which isn’t bad at all. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Read full sports report on Clarkson University
Canisius College landed the #25 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ranking. Canisius is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 611 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021. The D1 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Canisius brought home $1,229,722 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 990 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too. Read More…
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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 schools only.
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