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2023 Top Women's D2 Rowing Schools

Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division II Women's Rowing ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across the United States to determine which were the best for D2 Women's Rowing athletes. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in the U.S. for D2 Women's Rowing athletes

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, California

Top 10% in Quality in the United States

$546,262 Team Revenue

$44,978 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the best school for D2 Women’s Rowing athletes in this year’s ranking. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 9,422 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The D2 Women’s Rowing team at UCSD brought home $546,262 in revenue in a single year. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. UCSD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list. Full University of California - San Diego Sports Report

2

Mercyhurst University
Erie, Pennsylvania

$408,140 Team Revenue

$43,460 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Mercyhurst University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Rowing athletes. Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 549 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Rowing team at Mercyhurst made $408,140 in revenue. Read More…

3

Barry University
Miami, Florida

$541,485 Team Revenue

$32,500 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Barry University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 664 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Rowing team at Barry University made $541,485 in revenue. Read More…

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 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.