2023 Top New England Region Women's Lacrosse Schools
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$55,229
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Our analysis looked at 85 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for Women's Lacrosse athletes in the New England Region. 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 the New England Region for Women's Lacrosse athletes in the New England Region
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Boston College tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the New England Region. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 3,062 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Boston College made $2,440,832 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Boston College 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the New England Region list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,998 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Boston U brought home $1,586,866 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, 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 94%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Boston U 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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The excellent sports programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the New England Region. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, the large public school handed out 6,819 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at UMass Amherst took home $1,187,248 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 998 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%.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the New England Region list. 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 .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Fairfield U brought home $1,003,726 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 89%.
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Out of the 85 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bryant University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Smithfield, Rhode Island that handed out 835 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Bryant took home $818,902 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 996 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%.
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University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, the large public school awarded 5,690 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at UCONN took home $1,115,933 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 996 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UCONN 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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Colby College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Located in Waterville, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 734 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Colby brought home $478,894 in revenue in a single year.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Colby 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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College of the Holy Cross landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 939 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Holy Cross took home $961,405 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Holy Cross also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Middlebury College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Located in Middlebury, Vermont, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 832 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Middlebury made $257,774 in revenue.
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, Middlebury also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Harvard University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,865 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Harvard brought home $760,007 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 993, 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 96%. Harvard also made our overall quality list, coming in at #1.
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Trinity College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 648 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Trinity Bantams made $301,992 in revenue, while incurring $226,069 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $75,923 in profit.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Trinity Bantams 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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Dartmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1,279 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Dartmouth took home $636,393 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. In addition to its great ranking here, Dartmouth is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Yale University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 1,695 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Yale took home $782,996 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Yale not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #4 on our overall quality list.
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Babson College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region list. Babson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It awarded 564 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Babson College brought home $184,570 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Babson College also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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Quinnipiac University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,770 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Quinnipiac made $1,162,434 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Quinnipiac University Sports Report
Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Brown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,192 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Brown brought home $900,654 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 998.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Brown not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #5 on our overall quality list.
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Wesleyan University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region list. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Middletown, Connecticut. It awarded 1,206 bachelor’s degrees in .
Wesleyan U brought in $356,502 while tallying up $278,143 in expenses for its Women’s Lacrosse team. Thus, the team actually made $78,359, which isn’t bad at all.
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, Wesleyan U also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
Full Wesleyan University Sports Report
Bowdoin College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brunswick, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 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. That boils down to a yearly profit of $38,618 for the sports team.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Bowdoin also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #19, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,915 students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Tufts took home $291,549 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Tufts also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Full Tufts University Sports Report
Roger Williams University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Bristol, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 889 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at RWU made $71,163 in revenue.
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Stonehill College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Stonehill is a private not-for-profit institution located in Easton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 651 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Stonehill took home $231,622 in revenue and paid out $204,393 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $27,229, which isn’t bad at all.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 3,145 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Lacrosse team at UNH brought home $784,107 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 995.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of New Haven came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,101 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
University of New Haven brought in $457,183 while tallying up $454,942 in expenses for its Women’s Lacrosse team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $2,241 in profit.
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Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #24. Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,475 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Sacred Heart made $744,922 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 991 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Bentley University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Bentley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,266 bachelor’s degrees in .
Bentley brought in $291,761 while tallying up $283,678 in expenses for its Women’s Lacrosse team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $8,083.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. Bentley 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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