When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division III Women's Lacrosse in Illinois ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 8 colleges and universities across Illinois to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Lacrosse athletes in Illinois. 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 Illinois for D3 Women's Lacrosse athletes in Illinois
Illinois Wesleyan University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Illinois. Bloomington, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 404 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Lacrosse team at Illinois Wesleyan made $179,484 in revenue.
Illinois Wesleyan also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Full Illinois Wesleyan University Sports Report
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Augustana College. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Rock Island, Illinois, and it awarded 755 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Lacrosse team at Augustana took home $116,906 in revenue.
Augustana 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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The excellent sports programs at North Central College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Illinois. Located in Naperville, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 653 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
North Central brought in $164,108 while tallying up $144,899 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Lacrosse team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $19,209 in profit.
Full North Central College Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at Benedictine University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Illinois. Located in Lisle, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 686 bachelor’s degrees in .
Full Benedictine University Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Lacrosse athletes in Illinois list. Aurora is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aurora, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,249 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Lacrosse team at Aurora took home $160,468 in revenue.
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Elmhurst University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Lacrosse in Illinois ranking. Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 831 bachelor’s degrees in .
Elmhurst brought in $90,242 while tallying up $88,573 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Lacrosse team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $1,669 for the sports team.
Full Elmhurst University Sports Report
Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Lacrosse in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 329 bachelor’s degrees in .
Concordia University, Chicago brought in $84,885 while tallying up $84,537 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Lacrosse team. Thus, the team actually made $348, which isn’t bad at all.
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Monmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Lacrosse in Illinois ranking, coming in at #8. Monmouth is located in Monmouth, Illinois and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 189 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 8 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%.
