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After analyzing 64 schools in the Southeast Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Men's Lacrosse athletes in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region for Men's Lacrosse athletes in the Southeast Region
Duke University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Men’s Lacrosse athletes in the Southeast Region. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 2,312 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Duke took home $2,949,172 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 998.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. Duke also made our overall quality list, coming in at #1.
Full Duke University Sports Report
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 5,483 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Lacrosse team at University of Virginia took home $2,278,346 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 994.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. On top of its placing in this ranking, University of Virginia also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Richmond. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse athletes in the Southeast Region list. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school situated in University of Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 924 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Lacrosse team at URichmond took home $1,684,025 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 989.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. URichmond excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 64 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the large public school handed out 6,451 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Lacrosse team at UNC Chapel Hill brought home $985,290 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 984 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. UNC Chapel Hill also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sports Report
Out of the 64 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Furman University landed the #5 spot on the list. Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 779 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. In addition to its great ranking here, Furman is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Furman University Sports Report
Rhodes College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. 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 Men’s Lacrosse team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $5,259 for the sports team.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rhodes College also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Rollins College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking. Rollins College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 666 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Lacrosse team at Rollins brought home $383,674 in revenue in a single year.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Rollins 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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With a ranking of #8, Washington and Lee University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lexington, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 581 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Washington and Lee made $298,828 in revenue.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. In addition to its Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Washington and Lee is ranked #3 for overall quality in the Southeast Region .
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Transylvania University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking. Transylvania University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 219 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Transylvania made $156,188 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Transylvania also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Transylvania University Sports Report
Berry College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region list. Berry is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Berry, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 438 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Lacrosse team at Berry made $235,246 in revenue, while incurring $227,186 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $8,060 in profit.
Berry excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #11, Roanoke College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Salem, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 477 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Roanoke made $208,330 in revenue.
Roanoke also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Mercer University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Macon, Georgia, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,325 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Mercer made $726,134 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 974.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Mercer is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Mercer University Sports Report
Sewanee - The University of the South came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Sewanee, Tennessee, and it awarded 429 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Sewanee took home $246,513 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Sewanee also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Christopher Newport University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking. CNU is a small public school situated in Newport News, Virginia. It awarded 1,144 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Lacrosse team at CNU brought home $391,605 in revenue in a single year.
CNU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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The University of Tampa landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking. UT is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,001 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at UT took home $1,017,342 in revenue and paid out $993,200 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $24,142.
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Bellarmine University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 660 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Bellarmine U took home $1,284,938 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 939.
Bellarmine U 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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Queens University of Charlotte ranked #17 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region list. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 391 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Queens made $773,694 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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High Point University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in High Point, North Carolina, and it awarded 1,122 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Lacrosse team at High Point brought home $1,391,860 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 981 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
High Point excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full High Point University Sports Report
Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 323 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Lenoir - Rhyne University made $723,859 in revenue.
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University of Lynchburg ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region list. Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 429 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Lynchburg made $344,783 in revenue.
Full University of Lynchburg Sports Report
With a ranking of #21, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Melbourne, Florida that handed out 716 bachelor’s degrees in .
Florida Tech brought in $422,365 while tallying up $382,135 in expenses for its Men’s Lacrosse team. Thus, the team actually made $40,230, which isn’t bad at all.
Full Florida Institute of Technology Sports Report
Hendrix College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking. Hendrix is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 251 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Hendrix took home $150,222 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Hendrix also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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Florida Southern College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lakeland, Florida, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 685 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Florida Southern took home $669,640 in revenue.
In addition to its great ranking here, Florida Southern is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Virginia Military Institute did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. This small public school is located in Lexington, Virginia, and it awarded 394 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Lacrosse team at VMI took home $782,412 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 972.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. VMI 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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Wingate University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Southeast Region list. Wingate is located in Wingate, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 528 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Men’s Lacrosse team at Wingate made $603,379 in revenue, while incurring $592,800 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $10,579 in profit.
Full Wingate University Sports Report
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 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%.
