2023 Top Far Western US Region Women's Lacrosse Schools
17Colleges
$49,072Avg Tuition & Fees*
65%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
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Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for Women's Lacrosse athletes in the Far Western US Region. 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 Far Western US Region for Women's Lacrosse athletes in the Far Western US Region
University of Southern California tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the Far Western US Region. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 5,642 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at USC made $1,979,842 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 994 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 96%. USC 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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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Stanford, California that handed out 1,699 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Stanford made $1,946,973 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Stanford not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #2 on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the Far Western US Region. UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,382 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at UO made $135,797 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 993 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. SDSU is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 8,969 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at SDSU made $1,370,771 in revenue, while incurring $1,040,071 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $330,700 in profit. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 983.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the Far Western US Region list. This large public school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 9,615 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at UC Davis made $748,354 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 994 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 91%. UC Davis 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 California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 10,103 students in .
UC Berkeley brought in $990,106 while tallying up $874,768 in expenses for its Women’s Lacrosse team. Thus, the team actually made $115,338, which isn’t bad at all. 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 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UC Berkeley 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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George Fox University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Far Western US Region list. Newberg, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 736 students in .
The team at GFU took home $152,748 in revenue and paid out $148,132 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $4,616.
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Occidental College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 555 students in .
The team at Oxy took home $157,505 in revenue and paid out $150,311 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $7,194, which isn’t bad at all.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Oxy 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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Whitman College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Far Western US Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Walla Walla, Washington, and it awarded 389 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Whitman took home $141,286 in revenue and paid out $116,769 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $24,517, which isn’t bad at all.
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. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Whitman also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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Chapman University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Far Western US Region list. Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 2,104 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Chapman made $136,159 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Chapman also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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California State University - Fresno ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 5,191 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 998.
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University of Redlands ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Redlands, California, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 924 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
University of Redlands brought in $127,204 while tallying up $126,924 in expenses for its Women’s Lacrosse team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $280 for the sports team.
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Pomona College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pomona is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 418 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Pomona took home $178,008 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Far Western US Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pomona is ranked #3 for overall quality in the Far Western US Region .
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Pacific University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Forest Grove, Oregon. It awarded 488 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Pacific made $151,602 in revenue.
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University of Puget Sound did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 534 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Puget Sound brought home $94,740 in revenue in a single year.
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. Puget Sound 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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Whittier College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. Whittier is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Whittier, California. It awarded 358 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Whittier took home $91,776 in revenue and paid out $87,666 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $4,110 for the sports team.
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With a ranking of #17, Linfield University - McMinnville Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Far Western US Region ranking. Linfield is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McMinnville, Oregon. It awarded 503 bachelor’s degrees in .
Linfield brought in $156,785 while tallying up $144,019 in expenses for its Women’s Lacrosse team. Thus, the team actually made $12,766, which isn’t bad at all.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 17 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%.
