2023 Top Far Western US Region Women's Outdoor Track and Field Schools
6Colleges
$45,704Avg Tuition & Fees*
56%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Women's Outdoor Track and Field in the Far Western US Region ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
We analyzed 6 colleges and universities across the Far Western US Region to determine which were the best for Women's Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Far Western US 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.
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Top Colleges in the Far Western US Region for Women's Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Far Western US Region
Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for Women’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Far Western US Region in this year’s ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 5,642 bachelor’s degrees in .
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Far Western US Region. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,382 bachelor’s degrees in .
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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A rank of #3 on our list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for Women’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Far Western US Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, the large public school awarded 4,758 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Redlands. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Far Western US Region list. University of Redlands is located in Redlands, California and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 924 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Outdoor Track and Field team at University of Redlands made $87,670 in revenue.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the #5 spot on the list. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 643 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Outdoor Track and Field team at Whitworth made $101,448 in revenue, while incurring $81,515 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $19,933.
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George Fox University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Outdoor Track and Field in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 736 bachelor’s degrees in .
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 6 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%.
