Best Women’s Hockey Colleges

Top Women’s Hockey Colleges

NCSA analyzed over 120 four-year colleges with women’s college ice hockey programs across two division levels (D1, D3) to develop a list of the Best Women’s Ice Hockey Colleges for Student-Athletes.

NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of NCSA Favorites data obtained from the college search activity of the over 3 million student-athletes on the NCSA recruiting network, U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges general academic rankings, and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard graduation rates and average cost after aid.

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1

Yale University

NCAA Division 1

$55,500 Tuition

$17,549 Avg. Cost After Aid

517 Favorites

3 General Rank

2 Grad Rank

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2

Harvard University

NCAA Division 1

$51,925 Tuition

$15,386 Avg. Cost After Aid

426 Favorites

1 General Rank

3 Grad Rank

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3

Princeton University

NCAA Division 1

$52,800 Tuition

$11,317 Avg. Cost After Aid

402 Favorites

1 General Rank

1 Grad Rank

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4

University of Wisconsin

NCAA Division 1

$37,785 Tuition

$17,708 Avg. Cost After Aid

647 Favorites

8 General Rank

19 Grad Rank

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5

Ohio State University

NCAA Division 1

$32,061 Tuition

$17,616 Avg. Cost After Aid

545 Favorites

13 General Rank

22 Grad Rank

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6

Boston College

NCAA Division 1

$57,910 Tuition

$35,899 Avg. Cost After Aid

634 Favorites

7 General Rank

10 Grad Rank

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7

Boston University

NCAA Division 1

$55,892 Tuition

$30,259 Avg. Cost After Aid

621 Favorites

8 General Rank

18 Grad Rank

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8

Cornell University

NCAA Division 1

$57,222 Tuition

$40,126 Avg. Cost After Aid

519 Favorites

6 General Rank

9 Grad Rank

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9

Brown University

NCAA Division 1

$58,404 Tuition

$29,392 Avg. Cost After Aid

366 Favorites

4 General Rank

4 Grad Rank

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10

Dartmouth College

NCAA Division 1

$57,638 Tuition

$33,574 Avg. Cost After Aid

399 Favorites

4 General Rank

6 Grad Rank

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11

University of Minnesota

NCAA Division 1

$33,325 Tuition

$17,740 Avg. Cost After Aid

566 Favorites

24 General Rank

27 Grad Rank

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12

Amherst College

NCAA Division 3

$58,640 Tuition

$18,524 Avg. Cost After Aid

214 Favorites

10 General Rank

5 Grad Rank

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13

Northeastern University

NCAA Division 1

$53,506 Tuition

$31,093 Avg. Cost After Aid

524 Favorites

13 General Rank

16 Grad Rank

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14

Colgate University

NCAA Division 1

$58,045 Tuition

$25,834 Avg. Cost After Aid

431 Favorites

18 General Rank

14 Grad Rank

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15

Williams College

NCAA Division 3

$57,280 Tuition

$19,480 Avg. Cost After Aid

194 Favorites

10 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

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16

University of Connecticut

NCAA Division 1

$39,894 Tuition

$22,012 Avg. Cost After Aid

426 Favorites

22 General Rank

24 Grad Rank

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17

Bowdoin College

NCAA Division 3

$56,350 Tuition

$21,910 Avg. Cost After Aid

169 Favorites

12 General Rank

8 Grad Rank

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18

Middlebury College

NCAA Division 3

$56,216 Tuition

$25,656 Avg. Cost After Aid

249 Favorites

15 General Rank

12 Grad Rank

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19

Colby College

NCAA Division 3

$57,280 Tuition

$17,777 Avg. Cost After Aid

182 Favorites

18 General Rank

17 Grad Rank

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20

Syracuse University

NCAA Division 1

$53,849 Tuition

$34,482 Avg. Cost After Aid

454 Favorites

21 General Rank

30 Grad Rank

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21

Hamilton College

NCAA Division 3

$56,530 Tuition

$25,440 Avg. Cost After Aid

156 Favorites

17 General Rank

11 Grad Rank

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22

Penn State

NCAA Division 1

$35,514 Tuition

$27,372 Avg. Cost After Aid

562 Favorites

22 General Rank

52 Grad Rank

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23

College of the Holy Cross

NCAA Division 1

$54,740 Tuition

$37,292 Avg. Cost After Aid

259 Favorites

25 General Rank

15 Grad Rank

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24

St. Lawrence University

NCAA Division 1

$56,765 Tuition

$27,774 Avg. Cost After Aid

299 Favorites

30 General Rank

25 Grad Rank

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25

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - RPI

NCAA Division 1

$55,378 Tuition

$35,464 Avg. Cost After Aid

217 Favorites

16 General Rank

23 Grad Rank

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26

Providence College

NCAA Division 1

$52,438 Tuition

$38,296 Avg. Cost After Aid

326 Favorites

29 General Rank

20 Grad Rank

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27

Wesleyan University

NCAA Division 3

$57,334 Tuition

$26,527 Avg. Cost After Aid

133 Favorites

18 General Rank

13 Grad Rank

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28

University of Vermont

NCAA Division 1

$43,690 Tuition

$18,982 Avg. Cost After Aid

404 Favorites

47 General Rank

42 Grad Rank

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29

Union College - New York

NCAA Division 1

$57,324 Tuition

$34,779 Avg. Cost After Aid

292 Favorites

27 General Rank

32 Grad Rank

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30

University of Minnesota - Duluth

NCAA Division 1

$18,880 Tuition

$17,067 Avg. Cost After Aid

510 Favorites

44 General Rank

73 Grad Rank

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31

Clarkson University

NCAA Division 1

$51,128 Tuition

$29,015 Avg. Cost After Aid

403 Favorites

53 General Rank

39 Grad Rank

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32

Connecticut College

NCAA Division 3

$56,890 Tuition

$32,626 Avg. Cost After Aid

138 Favorites

27 General Rank

26 Grad Rank

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33

Merrimack College

NCAA Division 1

$43,340 Tuition

$33,650 Avg. Cost After Aid

303 Favorites

38 General Rank

45 Grad Rank

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34

University of New Hampshire

NCAA Division 1

$35,409 Tuition

$24,067 Avg. Cost After Aid

367 Favorites

60 General Rank

43 Grad Rank

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35

St. Olaf College

NCAA Division 3

$49,710 Tuition

$23,543 Avg. Cost After Aid

104 Favorites

32 General Rank

21 Grad Rank

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36

Mercyhurst University

NCAA Division 1

$40,170 Tuition

$23,886 Avg. Cost After Aid

370 Favorites

49 General Rank

58 Grad Rank

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37

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

NCAA Division 3

$17,115 Tuition

$16,020 Avg. Cost After Aid

235 Favorites

44 General Rank

61 Grad Rank

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38

Gustavus Adolphus College

NCAA Division 3

$47,040 Tuition

$19,093 Avg. Cost After Aid

126 Favorites

37 General Rank

36 Grad Rank

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39

Trinity College - Connecticut

NCAA Division 3

$59,050 Tuition

$34,460 Avg. Cost After Aid

124 Favorites

26 General Rank

28 Grad Rank

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40

Endicott College

NCAA Division 3

$34,200 Tuition

$35,642 Avg. Cost After Aid

203 Favorites

34 General Rank

46 Grad Rank

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41

Lake Forest College

NCAA Division 3

$48,424 Tuition

$26,426 Avg. Cost After Aid

155 Favorites

42 General Rank

41 Grad Rank

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42

Lawrence University

NCAA Division 3

$49,122 Tuition

$22,214 Avg. Cost After Aid

103 Favorites

32 General Rank

34 Grad Rank

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43

Hamline University

NCAA Division 3

$42,774 Tuition

$20,866 Avg. Cost After Aid

130 Favorites

31 General Rank

54 Grad Rank

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44

SUNY Plattsburgh

NCAA Division 3

$18,782 Tuition

$15,845 Avg. Cost After Aid

178 Favorites

56 General Rank

57 Grad Rank

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45

Quinnipiac University

NCAA Division 1

$49,280 Tuition

$41,104 Avg. Cost After Aid

418 Favorites

75 General Rank

40 Grad Rank

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46

Saint Anselm College

NCAA Division 1

$41,800 Tuition

$32,781 Avg. Cost After Aid

179 Favorites

59 General Rank

35 Grad Rank

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47

University of St. Thomas - Minnesota

NCAA Division 1

$45,780 Tuition

$29,155 Avg. Cost After Aid

214 Favorites

60 General Rank

44 Grad Rank

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48

Rochester Institute of Technology

NCAA Division 1

$45,890 Tuition

$33,167 Avg. Cost After Aid

296 Favorites

47 General Rank

63 Grad Rank

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49

Nazareth College

NCAA Division 3

$35,641 Tuition

$29,994 Avg. Cost After Aid

146 Favorites

38 General Rank

51 Grad Rank

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50

SUNY Oswego

NCAA Division 3

$18,627 Tuition

$15,665 Avg. Cost After Aid

143 Favorites

49 General Rank

62 Grad Rank

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51

SUNY Cortland

NCAA Division 3

$18,716 Tuition

$18,705 Avg. Cost After Aid

153 Favorites

62 General Rank

53 Grad Rank

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52

Salve Regina University

NCAA Division 3

$41,450 Tuition

$34,644 Avg. Cost After Aid

90 Favorites

34 General Rank

37 Grad Rank

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53

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

NCAA Division 3

$36,670 Tuition

$19,514 Avg. Cost After Aid

113 Favorites

38 General Rank

67 Grad Rank

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54

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

NCAA Division 3

$16,980 Tuition

$14,465 Avg. Cost After Aid

150 Favorites

56 General Rank

79 Grad Rank

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55

Minnesota State University - Mankato

NCAA Division 1

$16,730 Tuition

$16,221 Avg. Cost After Aid

332 Favorites

68 General Rank

95 Grad Rank

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56

Augsburg University

NCAA Division 3

$39,955 Tuition

$24,653 Avg. Cost After Aid

133 Favorites

34 General Rank

85 Grad Rank

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57

Saint Michael's College

NCAA Division 1

$47,045 Tuition

$27,927 Avg. Cost After Aid

128 Favorites

78 General Rank

29 Grad Rank

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58

University of Maine

NCAA Division 1

$31,748 Tuition

$17,558 Avg. Cost After Aid

491 Favorites

94 General Rank

87 Grad Rank

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59

St. Cloud State University

NCAA Division 1

$16,948 Tuition

$14,267 Avg. Cost After Aid

389 Favorites

79 General Rank

97 Grad Rank

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60

College of Saint Benedict

NCAA Division 3

$46,460 Tuition

$25,785 Avg. Cost After Aid

62 Favorites

51 General Rank

33 Grad Rank

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61

Bemidji State University

NCAA Division 1

$8,940 Tuition

$15,868 Avg. Cost After Aid

363 Favorites

76 General Rank

98 Grad Rank

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62

Stonehill College

NCAA Division 1

$44,420 Tuition

$34,658 Avg. Cost After Aid

85 Favorites

54 General Rank

31 Grad Rank

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63

Norwich University

NCAA Division 3

$41,496 Tuition

$24,701 Avg. Cost After Aid

133 Favorites

52 General Rank

75 Grad Rank

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64

Chatham University

NCAA Division 3

$38,738 Tuition

$25,100 Avg. Cost After Aid

176 Favorites

87 General Rank

55 Grad Rank

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65

Elmira College

NCAA Division 3

$35,400 Tuition

$21,330 Avg. Cost After Aid

116 Favorites

62 General Rank

59 Grad Rank

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66

Sacred Heart University

NCAA Division 1

$43,070 Tuition

$41,191 Avg. Cost After Aid

283 Favorites

92 General Rank

49 Grad Rank

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67

Lebanon Valley College

NCAA Division 3

$44,910 Tuition

$27,464 Avg. Cost After Aid

93 Favorites

66 General Rank

38 Grad Rank

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68

Adrian College

NCAA Division 3

$37,809 Tuition

$26,101 Avg. Cost After Aid

268 Favorites

67 General Rank

94 Grad Rank

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69

Bethel University - Minnesota

NCAA Division 3

$38,460 Tuition

$25,191 Avg. Cost After Aid

142 Favorites

92 General Rank

47 Grad Rank

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70

Trine University

NCAA Division 3

$32,810 Tuition

$23,202 Avg. Cost After Aid

125 Favorites

62 General Rank

70 Grad Rank

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71

Suffolk University

NCAA Division 3

$40,104 Tuition

$30,701 Avg. Cost After Aid

105 Favorites

38 General Rank

81 Grad Rank

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72

St. Norbert College

NCAA Division 3

$39,529 Tuition

$26,340 Avg. Cost After Aid

93 Favorites

73 General Rank

47 Grad Rank

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73

Arcadia University

NCAA Division 3

$44,440 Tuition

$27,189 Avg. Cost After Aid

72 Favorites

46 General Rank

64 Grad Rank

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74

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

NCAA Division 3

$15,610 Tuition

$13,748 Avg. Cost After Aid

129 Favorites

79 General Rank

82 Grad Rank

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75

Concordia College - Minnesota

NCAA Division 3

$41,566 Tuition

$23,029 Avg. Cost After Aid

96 Favorites

85 General Rank

50 Grad Rank

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76

Manhattanville College

NCAA Division 3

$39,570 Tuition

$21,957 Avg. Cost After Aid

84 Favorites

55 General Rank

76 Grad Rank

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77

SUNY Potsdam

NCAA Division 3

$18,621 Tuition

$13,704 Avg. Cost After Aid

77 Favorites

68 General Rank

74 Grad Rank

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78

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

NCAA Division 3

$33,404 Tuition

$26,775 Avg. Cost After Aid

123 Favorites

79 General Rank

65 Grad Rank

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79

Concordia University Wisconsin

NCAA Division 3

$30,352 Tuition

$23,855 Avg. Cost After Aid

154 Favorites

101 General Rank

68 Grad Rank

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80

Plymouth State University

NCAA Division 3

$23,330 Tuition

$19,316 Avg. Cost After Aid

156 Favorites

88 General Rank

90 Grad Rank

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81

King's College - Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 3

$38,724 Tuition

$25,415 Avg. Cost After Aid

71 Favorites

56 General Rank

69 Grad Rank

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82

University of Massachusetts - Boston

NCAA Division 3

$35,075 Tuition

$18,340 Avg. Cost After Aid

222 Favorites

97 General Rank

96 Grad Rank

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83

University of New England

NCAA Division 3

$38,750 Tuition

$34,118 Avg. Cost After Aid

148 Favorites

100 General Rank

60 Grad Rank

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84

Utica College

NCAA Division 3

$22,110 Tuition

$22,471 Avg. Cost After Aid

129 Favorites

76 General Rank

91 Grad Rank

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85

SUNY Canton

NCAA Division 3

$12,580 Tuition

$13,864 Avg. Cost After Aid

94 Favorites

65 General Rank

99 Grad Rank

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86

Castleton University

NCAA Division 3

$29,150 Tuition

$17,637 Avg. Cost After Aid

96 Favorites

74 General Rank

89 Grad Rank

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87

Salem State University

NCAA Division 3

$17,994 Tuition

$18,399 Avg. Cost After Aid

123 Favorites

88 General Rank

86 Grad Rank

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88

Lawrence Technological University

NAIA

$35,280 Tuition

$32,721 Avg. Cost After Aid

25 Favorites

43 General Rank

80 Grad Rank

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89

SUNY Morrisville

NCAA Division 3

$18,780 Tuition

$19,350 Avg. Cost After Aid

118 Favorites

71 General Rank

101 Grad Rank

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90

The College of St. Scholastica

NCAA Division 3

$38,282 Tuition

$24,066 Avg. Cost After Aid

86 Favorites

99 General Rank

56 Grad Rank

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91

Wilkes University

NCAA Division 3

$37,622 Tuition

$26,641 Avg. Cost After Aid

104 Favorites

94 General Rank

71 Grad Rank

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92

SUNY Buffalo State College

NCAA Division 3

$18,182 Tuition

$12,960 Avg. Cost After Aid

102 Favorites

83 General Rank

100 Grad Rank

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93

Stevenson University

NCAA Division 3

$37,142 Tuition

$27,142 Avg. Cost After Aid

71 Favorites

72 General Rank

78 Grad Rank

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94

Northland College

NCAA Division 3

$37,516 Tuition

$18,969 Avg. Cost After Aid

58 Favorites

70 General Rank

92 Grad Rank

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95

St. Catherine University

NCAA Division 3

$40,984 Tuition

$19,078 Avg. Cost After Aid

100 Favorites

97 General Rank

84 Grad Rank

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96

Western New England University

NCAA Division 3

$37,990 Tuition

$30,079 Avg. Cost After Aid

85 Favorites

94 General Rank

66 Grad Rank

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97

Worcester State University

NCAA Division 3

$16,241 Tuition

$19,492 Avg. Cost After Aid

33 Favorites

83 General Rank

83 Grad Rank

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98

Alvernia University

NCAA Division 3

$36,350 Tuition

$27,851 Avg. Cost After Aid

26 Favorites

82 General Rank

72 Grad Rank

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99

Aquinas College - Michigan

NAIA

$33,854 Tuition

$18,549 Avg. Cost After Aid

4 Favorites

91 General Rank

77 Grad Rank

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100

Marian University - Wisconsin

NCAA Division 3

$27,950 Tuition

$19,928 Avg. Cost After Aid

67 Favorites

86 General Rank

88 Grad Rank

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