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2023 Top Connecticut Women's D1 Ice Hockey Schools

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Division I Women's Ice Hockey in Connecticut ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for D1 Women's Ice Hockey athletes in Connecticut. 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.

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 Connecticut for D1 Women's Ice Hockey athletes in Connecticut

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut

#7 in Quality in Connecticut

$2,227,310 Team Revenue

997 Academic Progress Rate

Our 2023 rankings named Quinnipiac University the best school for D1 Women’s Ice Hockey athletes in Connecticut working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Hamden, Connecticut, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,770 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Quinnipiac made $2,227,310 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. Read full sports report on Quinnipiac University

2

University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

#4 in Quality in Connecticut

$1,701,072 Team Revenue

997 Academic Progress Rate

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, the large public school awarded 5,690 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Ice Hockey team at UCONN made $1,701,072 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 997. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UCONN not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #4 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on University of Connecticut

3

Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in Quality in Connecticut

$2,043,688 Team Revenue

1000 Academic Progress Rate

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Women’s Ice Hockey athletes in Connecticut list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,695 students in . The D1 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Yale brought home $2,043,688 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Yale not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #1 on our overall quality list. Read More…

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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.