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2023 Top Plains States Region Women's Field Hockey Schools

When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Women's Field Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking - to help you make that decision.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across the Plains States Region to determine which were the best for Women's Field Hockey 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 Women's Field Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

#15 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$144,066 Team Revenue

978 Academic Progress Rate

University of Iowa tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Women’s Field Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,533 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the Women’s Field Hockey team at Iowa made $144,066 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 978. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking. Read full sports report on University of Iowa

2

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

#9 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$616,520 Team Revenue

986 Academic Progress Rate

A rank of #2 on our list means Saint Louis University is a great place for Women’s Field Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,669 students in . Speaking financially, the Women’s Field Hockey team at SLU took home $616,520 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 986. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SLU also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking. Full Saint Louis University Sports Report

3

Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

$348,283 Team Revenue

$19,300 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Field Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 1,167 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the Women’s Field Hockey team at Lindenwood University took home $348,283 in revenue. Read More…

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 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.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.