2023 Top New England Region Women's D3 Ice Hockey Schools
21Colleges
$43,453Avg Tuition & Fees*
62%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
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Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for D3 Women's Ice Hockey athletes in the New England Region. 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 the New England Region for D3 Women's Ice Hockey athletes in the New England Region
Our analysis found Middlebury College to be the best school for D3 Women’s Ice Hockey athletes in the New England Region in this year’s ranking. Middlebury College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Middlebury, Vermont that handed out 832 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Middlebury made $266,298 in revenue.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. On top of its placing in this ranking, Middlebury also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent sports programs at Amherst College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Ice Hockey athletes in the New England Region. Amherst College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 759 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Amherst brought home $259,346 in revenue in a single year.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. In addition to its great ranking here, Amherst is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 21 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Connecticut College landed the #3 spot on the list. Connecticut College is a small private not-for-profit school located in New London, Connecticut that handed out 562 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Conn College brought home $224,484 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.
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The excellent sports programs at Bowdoin College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Ice Hockey athletes in the New England Region. Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brunswick, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 631 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Bowdoin took home $251,959 in revenue and paid out $250,205 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $1,754, which isn’t bad at all.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Bowdoin also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Endicott College. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Endicott is a private not-for-profit institution located in Beverly, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 685 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Endicott took home $134,738 in revenue and paid out $134,737 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $1.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Williams College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Williamstown, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 737 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Williams took home $230,863 in revenue.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Williams did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #7, Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 1,206 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Wesleyan U made $366,131 in revenue, while incurring $224,225 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $141,906, which isn’t bad at all.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. On top of its placing in this ranking, Wesleyan U also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Trinity College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Located in Hartford, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 648 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Trinity Bantams brought in $222,247 while tallying up $215,389 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team. Thus, the team actually made $6,858, which isn’t bad at all.
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. Trinity Bantams 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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With a ranking of #9, Norwich University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Norwich University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Northfield, Vermont that handed out 732 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Norwich made $281,718 in revenue.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,853 students in .
The team at UMass Boston took home $197,270 in revenue and paid out $158,694 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $38,576, which isn’t bad at all.
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Colby College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 734 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Colby took home $345,842 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Colby also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of New England came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Located in Biddeford, Maine, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 556 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
UNE brought in $181,289 while tallying up $169,773 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $11,516 in profit.
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Salve Regina University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Newport, Rhode Island, and it awarded 518 bachelor’s degrees in .
Salve Regina brought in $161,350 while tallying up $157,113 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $4,237.
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Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 958 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at JWU Providence brought home $190,709 in revenue in a single year.
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Castleton University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Castleton, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 380 students in .
The D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Castleton made $144,139 in revenue, while incurring $132,145 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $11,994 in profit.
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Plymouth State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Plymouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 772 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Plymouth State made $197,255 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #17, Salem State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Salem State is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,305 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at Salem State brought home $70,840 in revenue in a single year.
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University of Southern Maine came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Located in Portland, Maine, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,131 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at University of Southern Maine took home $145,575 in revenue and paid out $142,077 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $3,498 in profit.
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Nichols College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Nichols is located in Dudley, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 312 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at Nichols took home $390,441 in revenue and paid out $347,533 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $42,908.
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New England College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Ice Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 340 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Ice Hockey team at NEC made $191,808 in revenue.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 21 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%.
