2023 Top Plains States Region Men's Ice Hockey Schools
14Colleges
$35,556Avg Tuition & Fees*
55%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
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We analyzed 14 colleges and universities across the Plains States Region to determine which were the best for Men's Ice Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the athletic competitiveness of the school and the school's overall quality. This means that a school must provide students with a great education in addition to having a good sports team if it wants to rank well.
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Top Colleges in the Plains States Region for Men's Ice Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Men’s Ice Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,508 students in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at UMN Twin Cities brought home $4,072,626 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. UMN Twin Cities excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey athletes in the Plains States Region list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,904 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at UND took home $5,453,864 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 981, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school awarded 2,218 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at UMN Duluth made $4,450,551 in revenue, while incurring $3,144,324 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $1,306,227 for the sports team. The great academic progress rate of 990 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 1,722 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at UST MN brought home $1,295,251 in revenue in a single year.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UST MN 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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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Concordia College at Moorhead. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 453 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Concordia College Moorhead made $139,486 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Concordia College Moorhead 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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Bemidji State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region list. Bemidji State University is a public institution located in Bemidji, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 972 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at Bemidji State University brought home $1,609,845 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Augsburg University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 572 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Augsburg took home $250,086 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #8, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, the fairly large public school handed out 1,614 bachelor’s degrees in .
St. Cloud State University brought in $2,337,159 while tallying up $2,044,035 in expenses for its Men’s Ice Hockey team. Thus, the team actually made $293,124, which isn’t bad at all. The team has a great academic progress rate of 984, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking. The College of Saint Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 761 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at St. Scholastica made $275,373 in revenue, while incurring $233,546 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $41,827, which isn’t bad at all.
St. Scholastica 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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With a ranking of #10, St Olaf College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Minnesota. It awarded 969 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at St. Olaf made $221,976 in revenue, while incurring $182,005 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $39,971, which isn’t bad at all.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. St. Olaf excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Gustavus Adolphus College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Peter, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 682 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at Gustavus Adolphus brought home $244,406 in revenue in a single year.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Gustavus Adolphus 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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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 424 students in .
The Men’s Ice Hockey team at SMU MN brought home $304,713 in revenue in a single year.
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Hamline University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 494 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Hamline made $246,529 in revenue.
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Bethel University Minnesota came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Ice Hockey in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 737 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Ice Hockey team at Bethel University Minnesota took home $183,238 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Bethel University Minnesota also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Bethel University Minnesota Sports Report
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 14 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%.
