2023 Top Plains States Region Men's D3 Ice Hockey Schools
9Colleges
$44,164Avg Tuition & Fees*
65%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. 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 Division III Men's Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking is part of that endeavor.
We analyzed 9 colleges and universities across the Plains States Region to determine which were the best for D3 Men's Ice Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region. 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 Plains States Region for D3 Men's Ice Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region
University of St Thomas Minnesota tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Men’s Ice Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region. UST MN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,722 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Ice Hockey team at UST MN took home $1,295,251 in revenue.
In addition to its great ranking here, UST MN is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia College at Moorhead. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Men’s Ice Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region list. Concordia College Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 453 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Concordia College Moorhead brought home $139,486 in revenue in a single year.
Concordia College Moorhead 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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A rank of #3 on our list means Augsburg University is a great place for D3 Men’s Ice Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Augsburg is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 572 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Augsburg took home $250,086 in revenue.
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The excellent sports programs at The College of Saint Scholastica helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Ice Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region. St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 761 bachelor’s degrees in .
St. Scholastica brought in $275,373 while tallying up $233,546 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Ice Hockey team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $41,827 in profit.
St. Scholastica also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Full The College of Saint Scholastica Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at St Olaf College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Ice Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Northfield, Minnesota, and it awarded 969 bachelor’s degrees in .
St. Olaf brought in $221,976 while tallying up $182,005 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Ice Hockey team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $39,971 for the sports team.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. In addition to its great ranking here, St. Olaf is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full St Olaf College Sports Report
Gustavus Adolphus College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Gustavus Adolphus is located in Saint Peter, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 682 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Gustavus Adolphus took home $244,406 in revenue.
Gustavus Adolphus 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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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 424 students in .
The D3 Men’s Ice Hockey team at SMU MN brought home $304,713 in revenue in a single year.
Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Sports Report
Hamline University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking. Hamline is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 494 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Hamline took home $246,529 in revenue.
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Bethel University Minnesota landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 737 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Ice Hockey team at Bethel University Minnesota brought home $183,238 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bethel University Minnesota also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 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%.
