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2023 Top Plains States Region Women's Outdoor Track and Field Schools

When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Women's Outdoor Track and Field in the Plains States Region ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for Women's Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Plains States Region. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in the Plains States Region for Women's Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Plains States Region

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

#25 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$31,970 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best school for Women’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Plains States Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,092 bachelor’s degrees in . The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mizzou also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking. Full University of Missouri - Columbia Sports Report

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

#21 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$28,035 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, the large public school awarded 4,493 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . KU also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. Read More…

3

Wartburg College
Waverly, Iowa

$76,300 Team Revenue

$49,190 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Wartburg College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Plains States Region. Wartburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waverly, Iowa. It awarded 398 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the Women’s Outdoor Track and Field team at Wartburg took home $76,300 in revenue. Read full sports report on Wartburg College

4

Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, Missouri

$26,970 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on our list means Southwest Baptist University is a great place for Women’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Plains States Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bolivar, Missouri. It awarded 352 bachelor’s degrees in . Read full sports report on Southwest Baptist University

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 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.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.