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2023 Top Connecticut Women's D2 Lacrosse Schools

Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 II Women's Lacrosse in Connecticut ranking.

We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across Connecticut to determine which were the best for D2 Women's Lacrosse athletes in Connecticut. 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.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Connecticut for D2 Women's Lacrosse athletes in Connecticut

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

#10 in Quality in Connecticut

$457,183 Team Revenue

$44,184 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of New Haven to be the best school for D2 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Connecticut in this year’s ranking. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 1,101 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at University of New Haven took home $457,183 in revenue and paid out $454,942 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $2,241, which isn’t bad at all. Read More…

2

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

#17 in Quality in Connecticut

$229,312 Team Revenue

$35,760 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Bridgeport. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 513 students in . The team at UBridgeport took home $229,312 in revenue and paid out $221,153 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $8,159 in profit. Read More…

3

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, Connecticut

#14 in Quality in Connecticut

$325,371 Team Revenue

$25,302 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Connecticut. SCSU is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,654 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Lacrosse team at SCSU brought home $325,371 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on Southern Connecticut State University

4

Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut

#19 in Quality in Connecticut

$248,080 Team Revenue

$15,529 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Connecticut list. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 1,477 bachelor’s degrees in . Post University brought in $248,080 while tallying up $244,144 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Lacrosse team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $3,936. Read More…

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 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.