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2023 Top Pennsylvania Women's D1 Ice Hockey Schools

When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Division I Women's Ice Hockey in Pennsylvania ranking.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across Pennsylvania to determine which were the best for D1 Women's Ice Hockey athletes in Pennsylvania. 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.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

Customizing Your List

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.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Top Colleges in Pennsylvania for D1 Women's Ice Hockey athletes in Pennsylvania

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Robert Morris University
Moon Township, Pennsylvania

989 Academic Progress Rate

$33,767 Avg Tuition & Fees

Robert Morris University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Women’s Ice Hockey athletes in Pennsylvania. RMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 724 bachelor’s degrees in . The team has a great academic progress rate of 989, signifying that team members care about their grades. Read full sports report on Robert Morris University

2

Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus
University Park, Pennsylvania

#13 in Quality in Pennsylvania

997 Academic Progress Rate

$38,651 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Ice Hockey athletes in Pennsylvania. Located in University Park, Pennsylvania, the large public school handed out 10,293 bachelor’s degrees in . The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 997. In addition to its great ranking here, Penn State University Park is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

3

Mercyhurst University
Erie, Pennsylvania

$1,826,784 Team Revenue

982 Academic Progress Rate

$43,460 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Mercyhurst University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 549 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Mercyhurst took home $1,826,784 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 982, signifying that team members care about their grades. Read full sports report on Mercyhurst University

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 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.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.