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Best D2 Women's Ice Hockey Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 11 D2 women's Ice Hockey programs by academic score — a composite of retention rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average retention rate across D2 women's Ice Hockey programs is 74%, with an average graduation rate of 58%, and median earnings around $57,887.
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Programs
11
Avg. Retention
74%
Avg. Grad Rate
58%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$57,887
Top programs
Showing 11 of 11 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
80%
Earnings (10YR)
$73,371
2
2. University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth, MN
Retention
81%
Grad Rate
64%
Earnings (10YR)
$62,616
3
3. Saint Michael's College
Colchester, VT
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
76%
Earnings (10YR)
$61,317
4
4. Assumption University
Worcester, MA
Retention
83%
Grad Rate
72%
Earnings (10YR)
$74,895
5
5. Minnesota State University-Mankato
Mankato, MN
Retention
80%
Grad Rate
56%
Earnings (10YR)
$56,922
6
6. Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
66%
Earnings (10YR)
$47,452
7
7. Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
55%
Earnings (10YR)
$53,755
8
8. McKendree University
Lebanon, IL
Retention
68%
Grad Rate
56%
Earnings (10YR)
$58,572
9
9. Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH
Retention
73%
Grad Rate
48%
Earnings (10YR)
$53,353
10
10. Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN
Retention
68%
Grad Rate
51%
Earnings (10YR)
$55,813
11
11. Post University
Waterbury, CT
Retention
32%
Grad Rate
18%
Earnings (10YR)
$38,696
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