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 Men's Lacrosse in Maine ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
After analyzing 8 schools in Maine, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Men's Lacrosse athletes in Maine. 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 Maine for Men's Lacrosse athletes in Maine
Our analysis found Bates College to be the best school for Men’s Lacrosse athletes in Maine in this year’s ranking. Located in Lewiston, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 601 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Bates took home $317,895 in revenue and paid out $297,208 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $20,687 for the sports team.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Bates not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #3 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowdoin College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse athletes in Maine list. Brunswick, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 631 students in .
The team at Bowdoin took home $604,574 in revenue and paid out $556,230 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $48,344 for the sports team.
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 made our overall quality list, coming in at #1.
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The excellent sports programs at University of New England helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Men’s Lacrosse athletes in Maine. Biddeford, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 556 students in .
The Men’s Lacrosse team at UNE made $171,250 in revenue, while incurring $148,837 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $22,413.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Colby College. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. 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 Men’s Lacrosse team at Colby took home $411,724 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in Maine ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colby is ranked #2 for overall quality in Maine.
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A rank of #5 on our list means Maine Maritime Academy is a great place for Men’s Lacrosse athletes in Maine working on their bachelor’s degree. This small public school is located in Castine, Maine, and it awarded 165 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Maine Maritime took home $149,644 in revenue.
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. Maine Maritime did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our overall quality list.
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Saint Joseph’s College of Maine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in Maine ranking. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 271 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Lacrosse team at Saint Joseph’s Maine made $217,511 in revenue, while incurring $216,503 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $1,008.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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University of Southern Maine landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in Maine ranking. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 1,131 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at University of Southern Maine took home $74,132 in revenue and paid out $70,833 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $3,299 in profit.
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Thomas College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in Maine ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Waterville, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 207 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Lacrosse team at Thomas College brought home $69,996 in revenue in a single year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 8 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%.
