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After analyzing 7 schools in New York, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Women's Ice Hockey athletes in New York. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.
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Top Colleges in New York for D1 Women's Ice Hockey athletes in New York
Our analysis found Clarkson University to be the best school for D1 Women’s Ice Hockey athletes in New York in this year’s ranking. Located in Potsdam, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 702 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at Clarkson took home $1,961,907 in revenue and paid out $1,914,499 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $47,408, which isn’t bad at all. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Clarkson 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colgate University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Women’s Ice Hockey athletes in New York list. Hamilton, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 943 students in .
The D1 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Colgate brought home $2,460,616 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 993 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Colgate also took the #3 spot in our overall quality rankings.
Full Colgate University Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Ice Hockey athletes in New York. Located in Syracuse, New York, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 4,205 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Syracuse brought home $1,635,372 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 993, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Syracuse also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Syracuse University Sports Report
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend St Lawrence University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in Canton, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 713 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Women’s Ice Hockey team at St. Lawrence brought home $2,025,530 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, St. Lawrence is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full St Lawrence University Sports Report
Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Ithaca, New York, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 4,219 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Cornell took home $1,161,900 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 988, 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. Cornell also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
Full Cornell University Sports Report
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Ice Hockey in New York ranking. Located in Troy, New York, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,566 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Women’s Ice Hockey team at RPI made $2,008,785 in revenue, while incurring $1,973,551 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $35,234 in profit. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 997.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. On top of its placing in this ranking, RPI also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full sports report on Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Union College New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Ice Hockey in New York ranking. Union College is located in Schenectady, New York and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 600 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Union College made $595,136 in revenue, while incurring $559,626 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $35,510 for the sports team.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Union College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Union College New York Sports Report
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 7 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%.
