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2023 Top Massachusetts Men's D2 Lacrosse 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 II Men's Lacrosse in Massachusetts ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across Massachusetts to determine which were the best for D2 Men's Lacrosse athletes in Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts for D2 Men's Lacrosse athletes in Massachusetts

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Merrimack College
North Andover, Massachusetts

$1,203,482 Team Revenue

$49,196 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Merrimack College to be the best school for D2 Men’s Lacrosse athletes in Massachusetts in this year’s ranking. Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,043 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. On the financial side of things, the D2 Men’s Lacrosse team at Merrimack made $1,203,482 in revenue. Read More…

2

Bentley University
Waltham, Massachusetts

#12 in Quality in Massachusetts

$169,031 Team Revenue

$56,500 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Bentley University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Men’s Lacrosse athletes in Massachusetts. Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,266 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. Bentley brought in $169,031 while tallying up $152,885 in expenses for its D2 Men’s Lacrosse team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $16,146 in profit. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Bentley is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on Bentley University

3

Assumption University
Worcester, Massachusetts

$561,046 Team Revenue

$47,508 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on our list means Assumption University is a great place for D2 Men’s Lacrosse athletes in Massachusetts working on their bachelor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 548 bachelor’s degrees in . Assumption brought in $561,046 while tallying up $536,333 in expenses for its D2 Men’s Lacrosse team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $24,713. 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.