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2023 Top Plains States Region Women's D2 Lacrosse Schools

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 II Women's Lacrosse in the Plains States Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for D2 Women's Lacrosse 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.

See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in the Plains States Region for D2 Women's Lacrosse athletes in the Plains States Region

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

$634,434 Team Revenue

$19,300 Avg Tuition & Fees

Lindenwood University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D2 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,167 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Lacrosse team at Lindenwood University took home $634,434 in revenue. Read More…

2

Rockhurst University
Kansas City, Missouri

Top 20% in Quality in the Plains States Region

$398,238 Team Revenue

$41,701 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockhurst University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in the Plains States Region list. Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 619 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Lacrosse team at Rockhurst took home $398,238 in revenue. Rockhurst also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. Read More…

3

Concordia University, Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota

$367,945 Team Revenue

$24,400 Avg Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 978 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Lacrosse team at Concordia University, Saint Paul made $367,945 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.