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 Division III Women's Lacrosse in Maine ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
We analyzed 9 colleges and universities across Maine to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Lacrosse athletes in Maine. 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 Maine for D3 Women's Lacrosse athletes in Maine
Our analysis found Colby College to be the best school for D3 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Maine in this year’s ranking. Located in Waterville, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 734 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Lacrosse team at Colby made $478,894 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Colby also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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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 D3 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Maine list. Bowdoin College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Brunswick, Maine that handed out 631 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Bowdoin took home $292,878 in revenue and paid out $254,260 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $38,618.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Bowdoin not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #1 on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at Bates College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Maine. Located in Lewiston, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 601 bachelor’s degrees in .
Bates brought in $207,351 while tallying up $197,351 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Lacrosse team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $10,000.
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 also took the #3 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maine Maritime Academy. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Maine list. Maine Maritime is a public institution located in Castine, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 165 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Lacrosse team at Maine Maritime took home $103,084 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 also took the #4 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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A rank of #5 on our list means Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a great place for D3 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Maine working on their bachelor’s degree. 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 team at Saint Joseph’s Maine took home $107,010 in revenue and paid out $105,519 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1,491 in profit.
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.
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University of New England landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Lacrosse in Maine ranking. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Biddeford, Maine. It awarded 556 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UNE took home $101,926 in revenue and paid out $98,965 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $2,961, which isn’t bad at all.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Maine at Farmington did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Lacrosse in Maine ranking. UMaine Farmington is located in Farmington, Maine and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 308 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Lacrosse team at UMaine Farmington took home $68,631 in revenue.
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University of Southern Maine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Lacrosse in Maine ranking. Located in Portland, Maine, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,131 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Lacrosse team at University of Southern Maine took home $72,889 in revenue.
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Thomas College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Lacrosse in Maine list. Located in Waterville, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 207 bachelor’s degrees in .
Thomas College brought in $57,014 while tallying up $54,575 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Lacrosse team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $2,439.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 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%.
