2023 Top New England Region Women's D1 Field Hockey Schools
19Colleges
$51,713Avg Tuition & Fees*
74%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division I Women's Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 19 colleges and universities across the New England Region to determine which were the best for D1 Women's Field Hockey 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 D1 Women's Field Hockey athletes in the New England Region
Our analysis found Boston University to be the best school for D1 Women’s Field Hockey athletes in the New England Region in this year’s ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 4,998 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Boston U made $1,420,354 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. Boston U 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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The excellent sports programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Field Hockey athletes in the New England Region. University of Connecticut is a large public school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 5,690 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at UCONN took home $1,359,667 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 984.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, UCONN is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Field Hockey athletes in the New England Region. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 3,062 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Boston College made $1,401,849 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. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston College also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Providence College. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 1,194 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Providence brought home $1,223,667 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 992.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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A rank of #5 on our list means Northeastern University is a great place for D1 Women’s Field Hockey athletes in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 4,498 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Northeastern made $1,406,162 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 992.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,819 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at UMass Amherst made $1,101,481 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 989, 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.
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College of the Holy Cross came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 939 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Holy Cross made $942,739 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 986.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. 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 D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at UNH brought home $871,707 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 993 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 87%.
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With a ranking of #9, Harvard University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,865 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Harvard took home $407,639 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Harvard also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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Fairfield University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 1,241 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Fairfield U made $738,088 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 994.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of Maine came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Located in Orono, Maine, the fairly large public school awarded 2,047 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at UMaine made $736,750 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 987 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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With a ranking of #12, Quinnipiac University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 1,770 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Quinnipiac made $1,273,820 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 993 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,192 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Brown made $580,772 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Brown is ranked #5 for overall quality in the New England Region .
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University of Vermont landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Located in Burlington, Vermont, the fairly large public school handed out 2,551 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at UVM made $855,400 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 984 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Yale University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,695 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Yale took home $511,843 in revenue. 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 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Yale did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #16, Bryant University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking. Located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 835 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Bryant brought home $651,926 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 990, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Dartmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 1,279 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Dartmouth made $407,024 in revenue, while incurring $407,023 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1 in profit. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Dartmouth 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 Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 2,884 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UMass Lowell took home $1,065,277 in revenue and paid out $1,042,647 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $22,630, which isn’t bad at all. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
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Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Field Hockey in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,475 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Field Hockey team at Sacred Heart took home $744,230 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 19 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%.
