Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Women's Lacrosse in New Jersey ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 15 schools in New Jersey, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Women's Lacrosse athletes in New Jersey. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.
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Top Colleges in New Jersey for Women's Lacrosse athletes in New Jersey
Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in New Jersey in this year’s ranking. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,257 students in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Princeton brought home $1,002,925 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in New Jersey ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Princeton is ranked #1 for overall quality in New Jersey.
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The excellent sports programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in New Jersey. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 8,485 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Rutgers New Brunswick brought home $1,683,410 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in New Jersey ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rutgers New Brunswick is ranked #4 for overall quality in New Jersey.
Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of New Jersey. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in New Jersey list. TCNJ is a public institution located in Ewing, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,721 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at TCNJ made $180,288 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in New Jersey ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCNJ is ranked #2 for overall quality in New Jersey.
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Out of the 15 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 929 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Stevens made $217,557 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Stevens did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Monmouth University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. West Long Branch, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,142 students in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Monmouth brought home $1,048,367 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 993 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Full Monmouth University Sports Report
Rowan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in New Jersey list. Rowan University is a fairly large public school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 4,242 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Rowan made $295,082 in revenue, while incurring $258,417 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $36,665, which isn’t bad at all.
Full Rowan University Sports Report
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Madison, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 583 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at FDU brought home $178,927 in revenue in a single year.
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Montclair State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in New Jersey ranking. Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 3,712 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Montclair State took home $125,249 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #9, Drew University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in New Jersey ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Madison, New Jersey, and it awarded 373 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Drew took home $114,309 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Georgian Court University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in New Jersey list. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, New Jersey. It awarded 472 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Georgian Court made $424,109 in revenue.
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Ramapo College of New Jersey came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in New Jersey ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Mahwah, New Jersey, and it awarded 1,156 bachelor’s degrees in .
Ramapo College brought in $42,229 while tallying up $41,691 in expenses for its Women’s Lacrosse team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $538 for the sports team.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #12, Rutgers University - Camden did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in New Jersey ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Camden, New Jersey, and it awarded 1,519 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Rutgers Camden made $57,118 in revenue.
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Kean University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #13. Kean is a fairly large public school situated in Union, New Jersey. It awarded 2,434 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Kean took home $129,062 in revenue.
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Caldwell University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Caldwell, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 365 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Caldwell made $173,043 in revenue, while incurring $172,970 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $73 in profit.
Full Caldwell University Sports Report
Centenary University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in New Jersey ranking. Centenary is located in Hackettstown, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 301 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Centenary took home $44,655 in revenue.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 15 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%.
