2023 Top Middle Atlantic Region Women's Lacrosse Schools
172Colleges
$49,796Avg Tuition & Fees*
71%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. 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 Women's Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is part of that endeavor.
After analyzing 172 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Women's Lacrosse athletes in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Women's Lacrosse athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region
University of Maryland - College Park tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large public school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 9,182 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at UMCP made $662,368 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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, UMCP 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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A rank of #2 on our list means Syracuse University is a great place for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Syracuse University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 4,205 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Syracuse took home $1,294,325 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 990 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Syracuse 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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A rank of #3 on our list means Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus is a great place for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Penn State University Park is a large public school situated in University Park, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10,293 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 998.
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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The excellent sports programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Stony Brook is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 5,259 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at SUNY Stony Brook made $1,734,751 in revenue, while incurring $1,434,621 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $300,130. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. SUNY Stony Brook 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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The excellent sports programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,426 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Lehigh made $1,221,420 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Lehigh is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Princeton University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Princeton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 1,257 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Princeton took home $1,002,925 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they 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. Princeton also made our overall quality list, coming in at #1.
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Hofstra University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Hempstead, New York, and it awarded 1,519 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Hofstra brought home $1,367,009 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 988 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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With a ranking of #8, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,910 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Johns Hopkins took home $1,778,183 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 990.
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. Johns Hopkins also took the #4 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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Georgetown University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2,223 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Georgetown brought home $1,499,224 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Georgetown 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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With a ranking of #10, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3,554 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at UPenn took home $829,579 in revenue. 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. UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our overall quality list.
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Temple University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large public school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5,943 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Temple took home $1,233,412 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Loyola University Maryland did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 937 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Loyola Maryland brought home $1,506,761 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Loyola Maryland 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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Colgate University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Colgate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Hamilton, New York that handed out 943 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Colgate brought home $1,486,258 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 974.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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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Adelphi University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,267 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Adelphi made $667,388 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #15, Lafayette College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Easton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 851 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Lafayette took home $1,346,226 in revenue. The team 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 91%. Lafayette also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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University of Delaware came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 4,934 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at UD took home $1,088,464 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 998, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UD 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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Drexel University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,797 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Drexel took home $1,441,504 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 90%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Drexel 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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With a ranking of #18, Cornell University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,219 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Cornell brought home $715,880 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 996, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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. Cornell also made our overall quality list, coming in at #3.
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Saint Joseph’s University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,616 students in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at St. Joe’s brought home $1,178,359 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 995 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 89%. In addition to its great ranking here, St. Joe’s is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Canisius College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 520 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at Canisius brought home $483,733 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 8,485 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Rutgers New Brunswick made $1,683,410 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Rutgers New Brunswick 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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Hobart and William Smith Colleges did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Geneva, New York, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 607 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Lacrosse team at The Colleges made $339,852 in revenue.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The Colleges 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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With a ranking of #23, Gettysburg College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 764 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at Gettysburg took home $274,976 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Gettysburg also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,783 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Women’s Lacrosse team at UMBC took home $830,865 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 978, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Le Moyne College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Lacrosse in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LeMoyne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 721 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Lacrosse team at LeMoyne brought home $673,601 in revenue in a single year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 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%.
