It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. 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 III Men's Lacrosse in Tennessee ranking.
We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Tennessee to determine which were the best for D3 Men's Lacrosse athletes in Tennessee. 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.
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Top Colleges in Tennessee for D3 Men's Lacrosse athletes in Tennessee
Our 2023 rankings named Rhodes College the best school for D3 Men’s Lacrosse athletes in Tennessee working on their bachelor’s degree. Rhodes College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 538 bachelor’s degrees in .
Rhodes College brought in $257,302 while tallying up $252,043 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Lacrosse team. Thus, the team actually made $5,259, which isn’t bad at all.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Rhodes College also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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The excellent sports programs at Sewanee - The University of the South helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Lacrosse athletes in Tennessee. Located in Sewanee, Tennessee, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 429 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D3 Men’s Lacrosse team at Sewanee brought home $246,513 in revenue in a single year.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Sewanee not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #3 on our overall quality list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 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%.
