Analysis: Which college ice hockey program grossed the most in the U.S.

Colorado College, University of Denver and University of Connecticut top the list of highest grossing men's college ice hockey programs in the state in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.

Top 200 Men's Ice Hockey Programs by Revenue

Rank
State
School
Total Undergraduates
Athletes (#)
Revenue
Revenue Per Athlete
1
MA
Boston University
16,199
26
$8,567,700
$329,527
2
WI
University of Wisconsin-Madison
28,201
27
$5,798,444
$214,757
3
MN
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
28,782
28
$5,872,921
$209,747
4
ND
University of North Dakota
8,787
26
$5,245,254
$201,741
5
CO
Colorado College
2,084
29
$4,290,328
$147,942
6
MN
University of Minnesota-Duluth
8,620
27
$3,917,938
$145,109
7
CO
University of Denver
5,478
28
$3,890,638
$138,951
8
RI
Providence College
3,768
28
$3,430,702
$122,525
9
CT
University of Connecticut
18,538
28
$3,415,625
$121,987
10
AZ
Arizona State University-Tempe
38,761
29
$3,384,188
$116,696
11
MI
Michigan State University
35,280
26
$2,908,985
$111,884
12
MI
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
27,833
28
$3,118,669
$111,381
13
NE
University of Nebraska at Omaha
9,820
26
$2,889,854
$111,148
14
MN
Saint Cloud State University
8,506
26
$2,744,430
$105,555
15
CT
Quinnipiac University
6,784
27
$2,813,660
$104,210
16
MA
Boston College
9,486
26
$2,671,930
$102,767
17
MA
Northeastern University
13,345
28
$2,870,036
$102,501
18
OH
Miami University-Oxford
16,109
28
$2,812,202
$100,436
19
NY
Clarkson University
3,164
26
$2,585,038
$99,425
20
MI
Michigan Technological University
5,440
27
$2,633,464
$97,536
21
NY
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
6,197
29
$2,795,520
$96,397
22
MA
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
9,906
30
$2,857,997
$95,267
23
MA
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
21,340
30
$2,617,438
$87,248
24
VT
University of Vermont
9,940
31
$2,701,320
$87,139
25
AK
University of Alaska Anchorage
6,560
29
$2,327,898
$80,272
26
MN
Minnesota State University-Mankato
10,870
26
$2,083,661
$80,141
27
NY
Colgate University
2,864
27
$2,157,041
$79,890
28
AK
University of Alaska Fairbanks
3,097
29
$2,275,869
$78,478
29
ME
University of Maine
8,082
27
$2,106,532
$78,020
30
MI
Western Michigan University
14,999
31
$2,363,233
$76,233
31
IN
University of Notre Dame
8,480
26
$1,931,263
$74,279
32
NY
St Lawrence University
2,341
28
$2,067,240
$73,830
33
MA
Merrimack College
3,295
28
$2,036,931
$72,748
34
CT
Yale University
5,468
27
$1,891,173
$70,043
35
MI
Northern Michigan University
6,254
28
$1,805,237
$64,473
36
MA
College of the Holy Cross
2,689
28
$1,671,252
$59,688
37
CT
Sacred Heart University
4,793
30
$1,716,490
$57,216
38
MA
Bentley University
4,076
27
$1,525,132
$56,486
39
NY
Cornell University
14,461
28
$1,392,505
$49,732
40
NY
Union College
2,114
27
$1,277,812
$47,326
41
MN
Bemidji State University
3,400
28
$1,321,036
$47,180
42
MI
Ferris State University
8,764
28
$1,318,957
$47,106
43
NY
Niagara University
2,913
30
$1,400,356
$46,679
44
PA
Mercyhurst University
2,402
30
$1,379,502
$45,983
45
MI
Lake Superior State University
1,811
26
$1,190,770
$45,799
46
PA
Robert Morris University
3,940
29
$1,278,108
$44,073
47
NY
Canisius College
2,453
29
$1,223,656
$42,195
48
NH
Dartmouth College
4,230
27
$1,135,104
$42,041
49
NY
Rochester Institute of Technology
12,231
26
$1,062,786
$40,876
50
MA
Harvard University
6,931
33
$1,318,966
$39,969
51
MA
American International College
1,347
27
$1,049,650
$38,876
52
NJ
Princeton University
5,236
28
$951,573
$33,985
53
OH
Ohio State University-Main Campus
41,666
29
$958,866
$33,064
54
RI
Brown University
6,556
28
$923,806
$32,993
55
NE
Midland University
1,168
29
$868,802
$29,959
56
WI
Saint Norbert College
2,048
24
$487,722
$20,322
57
NY
Utica College
2,730
30
$575,778
$19,193
58
NY
SUNY College at Oswego
6,868
30
$476,215
$15,874
59
VT
Norwich University
2,445
28
$387,988
$13,857
60
NY
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
4,812
29
$357,140
$12,315
61
CT
Trinity College
2,132
30
$359,273
$11,976
62
NY
Hobart William Smith Colleges
2,232
30
$350,285
$11,676
63
ME
Colby College
1,879
29
$327,972
$11,309
64
MN
The College of Saint Scholastica
2,249
27
$296,114
$10,967
65
NY
Nazareth College
2,039
26
$274,490
$10,557
66
MA
Wentworth Institute of Technology
3,916
29
$291,963
$10,068
67
MA
Williams College
2,044
26
$260,503
$10,019
68
MA
Babson College
2,283
26
$258,516
$9,943
69
NY
Hamilton College
1,866
27
$267,604
$9,911
70
MD
Stevenson University
3,065
47
$463,615
$9,864
71
CT
Wesleyan University
2,912
28
$266,321
$9,511
72
WI
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
9,350
28
$258,781
$9,242
73
MN
Augsburg University
2,062
25
$229,605
$9,184
74
MI
Adrian College
1,604
27
$245,177
$9,081
75
MA
Nichols College
1,159
31
$272,014
$8,775
76
MN
University of St Thomas
5,774
27
$235,384
$8,718
77
IL
Aurora University
3,302
31
$265,608
$8,568
78
MA
Tufts University
5,414
28
$239,181
$8,542
79
NH
Saint Anselm College
1,874
31
$263,106
$8,487
80
MA
Amherst College
1,846
24
$195,375
$8,141
81
NY
SUNY College at Geneseo
5,369
29
$229,631
$7,918
82
NY
SUNY at Fredonia
4,253
28
$221,560
$7,913
83
ME
Bowdoin College
1,798
35
$274,487
$7,842
84
PA
Neumann University
1,606
30
$231,907
$7,730
85
IN
Indiana Institute of Technology
4,302
51
$391,336
$7,673
86
VT
Saint Michael's College
1,839
26
$198,184
$7,622
87
WI
Northland College
557
31
$235,984
$7,612
88
ME
University of New England
2,337
28
$210,313
$7,511
89
NY
SUNY Buffalo State
7,590
28
$205,000
$7,321
90
CT
Post University
2,557
27
$196,330
$7,271
91
ND
Dakota College at Bottineau
343
24
$169,437
$7,060
92
NY
Elmira College
974
28
$194,343
$6,941
93
CT
Connecticut College
1,818
33
$228,801
$6,933
94
NH
Plymouth State University
3,924
29
$200,167
$6,902
95
NY
Morrisville State College
2,587
25
$168,329
$6,733
96
MN
Hamline University
2,079
23
$152,876
$6,647
97
MA
Western New England University
2,580
26
$171,636
$6,601
98
MA
Curry College
2,109
29
$190,882
$6,582
99
MA
Endicott College
2,783
31
$199,687
$6,442
100
WI
Marian University
1,184
29
$185,658
$6,402
101
VT
Castleton University
1,730
29
$184,464
$6,361
102
IL
Lake Forest College
1,502
29
$181,774
$6,268
103
WI
Concordia University-Wisconsin
2,691
40
$249,233
$6,231
104
RI
Salve Regina University
1,975
25
$155,451
$6,218
105
NH
Southern New Hampshire University
21,774
30
$186,372
$6,212
106
NH
Franklin Pierce University
1,580
28
$173,478
$6,196
107
NY
Skidmore College
2,637
27
$165,564
$6,132
108
NY
State University of New York- Cortland
6,187
25
$152,432
$6,097
109
MA
Assumption College
1,982
30
$182,300
$6,077
110
MA
University of Massachusetts-Boston
9,139
31
$187,471
$6,047
111
PA
Lebanon Valley College
1,598
32
$190,479
$5,952
112
WI
University of Wisconsin-Stout
6,804
30
$176,619
$5,887
113
NH
New England College
1,741
34
$199,603
$5,871
114
NY
Manhattanville College
1,698
29
$169,458
$5,843
115
MN
Bethel University
2,377
29
$168,887
$5,824
116
MA
Westfield State University
4,956
27
$157,060
$5,817
117
WI
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
4,780
27
$155,730
$5,768
118
MA
Fitchburg State University
3,422
26
$149,467
$5,749
119
MN
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
1,151
34
$190,761
$5,611
120
MI
Lawrence Technological University
1,711
52
$286,645
$5,512
121
NY
SUNY College at Potsdam
3,320
27
$148,749
$5,509
122
MI
Finlandia University
440
43
$236,877
$5,509
123
WI
University of Wisconsin-Superior
1,806
27
$144,171
$5,340
124
NY
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
2,673
28
$148,581
$5,306
125
MA
Stonehill College
2,455
30
$147,479
$4,916
126
VT
Middlebury College
2,496
43
$204,938
$4,766
127
ND
Williston State College
618
35
$165,062
$4,716
128
MN
Concordia College at Moorhead
2,021
30
$129,228
$4,308
129
MA
Suffolk University
4,899
31
$126,552
$4,082
130
ME
University of Southern Maine
3,700
28
$112,644
$4,023
131
MA
Becker College
1,564
33
$125,284
$3,796
132
MN
St Olaf College
2,983
47
$170,068
$3,618
133
NY
SUNY College at Brockport
6,375
26
$91,888
$3,534
134
NY
Erie Community College
7,383
29
$101,314
$3,494
135
MA
Salem State University
5,828
30
$104,301
$3,477
136
WI
Milwaukee School of Engineering
2,525
34
$110,107
$3,238
137
MN
Gustavus Adolphus College
2,219
70
$226,162
$3,231
138
MA
Framingham State University
3,670
34
$108,396
$3,188
139
MA
Worcester State University
4,021
29
$86,277
$2,975
140
NY
Mohawk Valley Community College
3,331
23
$67,227
$2,923
141
NY
SUNY Broome Community College
4,117
18
$38,139
$2,119
142
NY
Hudson Valley Community College
5,625
24
$35,848
$1,494