2023 Top Plains States Region Men's Lacrosse Schools
6Colleges
$35,454Avg Tuition & Fees*
50%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Men's Lacrosse in the Plains States Region ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for Men's Lacrosse athletes in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region for Men's Lacrosse athletes in the Plains States Region
Our 2023 rankings named Rockhurst University the best school for Men’s Lacrosse athletes in the Plains States Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 619 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Lacrosse team at Rockhurst brought home $601,407 in revenue in a single year.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Rockhurst 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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The excellent sports programs at Cornell College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Men’s Lacrosse athletes in the Plains States Region. Located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 279 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Lacrosse team at Cornell College brought home $159,447 in revenue in a single year.
In addition to its great ranking here, Cornell College is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #3 on our list means Lindenwood University is a great place for Men’s Lacrosse athletes in the Plains States Region working on their bachelor’s degree. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 1,167 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Lacrosse team at Lindenwood University brought home $552,851 in revenue in a single year.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Northwestern - St Paul. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 707 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Lacrosse team at Northwestern made $74,232 in revenue.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dubuque landed the #5 spot on the list. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 412 students in .
The Men’s Lacrosse team at UD made $150,913 in revenue, while incurring $150,798 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $115, which isn’t bad at all.
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Fontbonne University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Lacrosse in the Plains States Region ranking. Fontbonne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 147 bachelor’s degrees in .
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 6 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%.
