2023 Top Women's D1 Lacrosse Schools
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It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division I Women's Lacrosse ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Our analysis looked at 100 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for D1 Women's Lacrosse athletes. 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 the U.S. for D1 Women's Lacrosse athletes
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Our analysis found University of Denver to be the best school for D1 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in this year’s ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,587 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at DU brought home $1,648,452 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 979 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
DU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 9,182 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at UMCP made $662,368 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 994.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UMCP 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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Out of the 100 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #3 spot on the list. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,205 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Syracuse made $1,294,325 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 990 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 90%. Syracuse 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 University of Florida. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10,063 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at UF took home $127,519 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
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, UF also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Lacrosse athletes. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, the large public school handed out 5,483 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at University of Virginia brought home $1,675,059 in revenue in a single year. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Virginia also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Boston College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 3,062 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Boston College made $2,440,832 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston College also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse list. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 2,688 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Northwestern brought home $159,138 in revenue in a single year. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northwestern also is in the top 1% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the large public school handed out 6,451 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at UNC Chapel Hill took home $1,075,541 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking. Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in University Park, Pennsylvania that handed out 10,293 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 998.
Penn State University Park 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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University of Southern California came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,642 students in .
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at USC brought home $1,979,842 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 994.
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. In addition to its great ranking here, USC is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Stanford University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse list. Located in Stanford, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,699 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Stanford made $1,946,973 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 997.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Stanford also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools in this category.
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Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking, coming in at #12. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 2,312 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Duke took home $1,907,546 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 996, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #2 for overall quality in the United States.
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Boston University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking, coming in at #13. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,998 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Boston U took home $1,586,866 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 995.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Boston U also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Richmond did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking, coming in at #14. 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 D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at URichmond took home $1,288,240 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 995.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, URichmond also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Vanderbilt University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 2,440 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Vanderbilt took home $2,920,655 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Vanderbilt also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #16, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,819 students in .
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at UMass Amherst brought home $1,187,248 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 998, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. UMass Amherst 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 #17, Stony Brook University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 5,259 bachelor’s degrees in .
SUNY Stony Brook brought in $1,734,751 while tallying up $1,434,621 in expenses for its D1 Women’s Lacrosse team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $300,130 for the sports team. The team has a great academic progress rate of 993, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, SUNY Stony Brook also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Notre Dame came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking. Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,829 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Notre Dame made $2,035,357 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. In addition to its great ranking here, Notre Dame is in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Furman University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking. Furman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 779 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Furman brought home $653,361 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Furman 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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Fairfield University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking, coming in at #20. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,241 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Fairfield U made $1,003,726 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Fairfield U 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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Lehigh University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,426 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Lehigh took home $1,221,420 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Lehigh is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #22, Princeton University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Princeton, New Jersey. It awarded 1,257 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Princeton brought home $1,002,925 in revenue in a single year. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Princeton also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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Hofstra University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking. Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,519 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Hofstra brought home $1,367,009 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 988.
Hofstra 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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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 7,273 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at CU - Boulder took home $596,811 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. CU - Boulder 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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James Madison University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse ranking, coming in at #25. JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,688 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at JMU brought home $1,335,662 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. JMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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