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 Women's Lacrosse in Maine ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for Women's Lacrosse athletes in Maine. 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 Maine for Women's Lacrosse athletes in Maine
Our analysis found Colby College to be the best school for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Maine in this year’s ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 734 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Colby made $478,894 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Maine list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Brunswick, Maine, 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. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $38,618 in profit.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Bowdoin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 9 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Bates College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bates College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lewiston, Maine that handed out 601 bachelor’s degrees in .
Bates brought in $207,351 while tallying up $197,351 in expenses for its Women’s Lacrosse team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $10,000.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Bates did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at Maine Maritime Academy helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Maine. Maine Maritime is located in Castine, Maine and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 165 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Maine Maritime made $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. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in Maine ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Maine Maritime is ranked #4 for overall quality in Maine.
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Out of the 9 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #5 spot on the list. 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. Thus, the team actually made $1,491, which isn’t bad at all.
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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With a ranking of #6, University of New England did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in Maine ranking. Located in Biddeford, Maine, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 556 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at UNE took home $101,926 in revenue and paid out $98,965 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $2,961.
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University of Maine at Farmington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in Maine ranking. University of Maine at Farmington is a small public school located in Farmington, Maine that handed out 308 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at UMaine Farmington made $68,631 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in Maine ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 1,131 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at University of Southern Maine took home $72,889 in revenue.
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Thomas College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in Maine ranking. Located in Waterville, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 207 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Thomas College made $57,014 in revenue, while incurring $54,575 in expenses. 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%.
