2023 Top New England Region Women's D1 Lacrosse Schools
17Colleges
$50,334Avg Tuition & Fees*
73%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 has developed its Best Colleges for Division I Women's Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for D1 Women's Lacrosse 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 Lacrosse athletes in the New England Region
Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the best school for D1 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,062 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Boston College took home $2,440,832 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 95%. Boston College 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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The excellent sports programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the New England Region. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 4,998 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Boston U brought home $1,586,866 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the New England Region. This large public school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6,819 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at UMass Amherst made $1,187,248 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 998 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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A rank of #4 on our list means Fairfield University is a great place for D1 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,241 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Fairfield U made $1,003,726 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 89%.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Bryant University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Bryant is a private not-for-profit institution located in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 835 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Bryant took home $818,902 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 996, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,690 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at UCONN brought home $1,115,933 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 996.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCONN also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #7, College of the Holy Cross did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. College of the Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 939 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Holy Cross made $961,405 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Holy Cross 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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Harvard University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,865 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Harvard made $760,007 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 993 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Harvard not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #1 on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #9, Dartmouth College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1,279 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Dartmouth took home $636,393 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
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 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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Yale University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,695 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Yale took home $782,996 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Yale also took the #4 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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Quinnipiac University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,770 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Quinnipiac took home $1,162,434 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #11, Brown University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,192 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Brown made $900,654 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 998 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Brown also took the #5 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 3,145 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at UNH brought home $784,107 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 995 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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Sacred Heart University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,475 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at Sacred Heart brought home $744,922 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 991 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Sacred Heart University Sports Report
University of Vermont came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,551 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at UVM brought home $1,043,192 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 991.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full University of Vermont Sports Report
University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large public school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 2,884 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UMass Lowell took home $877,651 in revenue and paid out $874,957 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $2,694 in profit. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 995.
Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Sports Report
Central Connecticut State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Lacrosse in the New England Region ranking. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,676 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Lacrosse team at CCSU made $407,998 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 986, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 17 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%.
