2023 Top Middle Atlantic Region Women's D1 Field Hockey Schools
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When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division I Women's Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 28 colleges and universities across the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which were the best for D1 Women's Field Hockey athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.
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Top Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region for D1 Women's Field Hockey athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Our 2023 rankings named Syracuse University the best school for D1 Women’s Field Hockey athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Syracuse, New York, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 4,205 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Syracuse made $1,112,517 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 973.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. Syracuse 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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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,934 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at UD made $1,136,133 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 985.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. UD also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Full University of Delaware Sports Report
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Penn State University Park is a public institution located in University Park, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10,293 bachelor’s degrees in .
The great academic progress rate of 992 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Penn State University Park 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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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in College Park, Maryland, the large public school awarded 9,182 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at UMCP made $534,319 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 989 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, 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. UMCP also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Full University of Maryland - College Park Sports Report
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Hofstra University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Hempstead, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,519 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Hofstra took home $1,144,104 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Full Hofstra University Sports Report
American University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 1,954 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at The American University took home $1,248,126 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 971.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The American University 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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Drexel University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 3,797 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Drexel brought home $1,142,925 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 997.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Drexel 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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Saint Joseph’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. St. Joe’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,616 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at St. Joe’s took home $1,054,283 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 992, 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 89%. On top of its placing in this ranking, St. Joe’s 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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Monmouth University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Monmouth is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,142 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Monmouth brought home $995,009 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 959.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,485 students in .
The D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Rutgers New Brunswick brought home $2,014,412 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Rutgers New Brunswick 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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Lafayette College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Easton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 851 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Lafayette took home $1,322,222 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Lafayette is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #12, Princeton University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,257 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Princeton made $609,292 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 992.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Princeton is ranked #1 for overall quality in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Full Princeton University Sports Report
Bucknell University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Bucknell University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 1,086 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Bucknell made $1,259,312 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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 great ranking here, Bucknell is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,554 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at UPenn took home $405,944 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 979 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. UPenn also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
Full University of Pennsylvania Sports Report
Cornell University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,219 students in .
The D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Cornell brought home $548,934 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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. Cornell also made our overall quality list, coming in at #3.
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With a ranking of #16, University at Albany did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Albany, New York, the fairly large public school awarded 3,304 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at UAlbany took home $814,991 in revenue.
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Villanova University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #17. Villanova is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,165 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Villanova made $1,001,505 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, 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%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Villanova also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
Full Villanova University Sports Report
With a ranking of #18, Temple University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large public school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5,943 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Temple took home $1,295,429 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #19, Lehigh University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,426 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Lehigh took home $877,181 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 996, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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, Lehigh also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 2,649 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Columbia took home $400,303 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. In addition to its great ranking here, Columbia is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Georgetown University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 2,223 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Georgetown made $333,580 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Georgetown 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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Colgate University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Colgate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Hamilton, New York that handed out 943 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Colgate brought home $679,024 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 976, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. On top of its placing in this ranking, Colgate also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Rider University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lawrenceville, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 800 students in .
The D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Rider brought home $429,103 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 976.
Full Rider University Sports Report
Saint Francis University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Loretto, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 369 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Saint Francis took home $656,570 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 990 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Siena College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #25. Siena is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loudonville, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 752 bachelor’s degrees in .
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