2023 Top Great Lakes Region Women's D3 Ice Hockey Schools
10Colleges
$29,955Avg Tuition & Fees*
42%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division III Women's Ice Hockey in the Great Lakes Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 10 colleges and universities across the Great Lakes Region to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Ice Hockey athletes in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region for D3 Women's Ice Hockey athletes in the Great Lakes Region
Lake Forest College tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Women’s Ice Hockey athletes in the Great Lakes Region. Lake Forest is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 466 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Lake Forest brought home $149,341 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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A rank of #2 on our list means University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a great place for D3 Women’s Ice Hockey athletes in the Great Lakes Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,300 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at UW - River Falls took home $160,911 in revenue and paid out $149,124 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $11,787.
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The excellent sports programs at Adrian College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Ice Hockey athletes in the Great Lakes Region. Adrian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 337 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Adrian made $241,216 in revenue.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2,315 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at UW - Eau Claire made $171,700 in revenue.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #5 spot on the list. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,521 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at UW - Stevens Point took home $183,460 in revenue.
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Saint Norbert College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SNC is a private not-for-profit institution located in De Pere, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 578 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at SNC made $297,838 in revenue.
SNC also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Wisconsin - Superior ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Superior, Wisconsin, the small public school handed out 449 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at UW - Superior took home $139,381 in revenue.
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Marian University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the Great Lakes Region list. Marian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 276 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Marian made $167,595 in revenue, while incurring $158,330 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $9,265 for the sports team.
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Northland College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ashland, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 124 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Northland brought home $167,214 in revenue in a single year.
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Finlandia University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Hancock, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 66 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Finlandia made $140,900 in revenue.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 10 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%.
