2023 Top Great Lakes Region Men's D1 Lacrosse Schools
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$50,247Avg Tuition & Fees*
74%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division I Men's Lacrosse in the Great Lakes Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across the Great Lakes Region to determine which were the best for D1 Men's Lacrosse athletes in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region for D1 Men's Lacrosse athletes in the Great Lakes Region
Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the best school for D1 Men’s Lacrosse athletes in the Great Lakes Region in this year’s ranking. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 11,957 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Lacrosse team at Ohio State took home $528,306 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. In addition to its great ranking here, Ohio State is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #2 on our list means University of Notre Dame is a great place for D1 Men’s Lacrosse athletes in the Great Lakes Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,829 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Lacrosse team at Notre Dame took home $2,288,156 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 991 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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. Notre Dame not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #2 on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #3 spot on the list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,969 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Lacrosse team at U-M made $243,121 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. U-M not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #4 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,470 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Lacrosse team at Marquette took home $2,226,290 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. Marquette 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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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 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%.
