2023 Top Far Western US Region Women's D1 Soccer Schools
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After analyzing 32 schools in the Far Western US Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Women's Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the athletic competitiveness of the school and the school's overall quality. This means that a school must provide students with a great education in addition to having a good sports team if it wants to rank well.
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Top Colleges in the Far Western US Region for D1 Women's Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region
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Stanford University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 1,699 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Stanford made $2,459,334 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 990 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. Stanford also took the #2 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 5,642 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at USC took home $2,239,953 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 991.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. On top of its placing in this ranking, USC also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the #3 spot on the list. Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Malibu, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 921 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Pepperdine made $1,750,390 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Pepperdine is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,787 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Loyola Marymount made $1,585,057 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Loyola Marymount is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #5 on our list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region working on their bachelor’s degree. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9,851 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at UCLA made $2,024,480 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, UCLA is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Berkeley, California, the large public school awarded 10,103 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at UC Berkeley brought home $920,298 in revenue in a single year. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, UC Berkeley is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #7, Santa Clara University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Santa Clara University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Santa Clara, California that handed out 1,587 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at SCU took home $2,447,153 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, SCU is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of San Diego did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 1,688 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at USD brought home $1,196,483 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 997.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. USD also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #9, University of San Francisco did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,626 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at USFCA brought home $1,585,459 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USFCA also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Portland ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region list. University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 1,153 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at University of Portland made $1,692,633 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Portland also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of California - Irvine is a large public school located in Irvine, California that handed out 9,011 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at UC Irvine took home $1,016,264 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 975.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UC Irvine excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large public school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 6,839 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at UCSB made $738,531 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 985.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSB also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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Gonzaga University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 1,289 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at Gonzaga brought home $1,823,343 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 995.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Gonzaga also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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San Diego State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Diego, California, the large public school awarded 8,969 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at SDSU made $1,286,449 in revenue, while incurring $1,173,868 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $112,581, which isn’t bad at all. The team has a great academic progress rate of 985, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of California - Davis ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9,615 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at UC Davis brought home $1,062,975 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UC Davis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. This large public school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 9,719 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at UW Seattle brought home $896,357 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 990.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Seattle also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Oregon did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Eugene, Oregon, the large public school awarded 4,382 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at UO made $204,361 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large public school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 4,758 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UNLV took home $1,215,009 in revenue and paid out $960,497 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $254,512. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 980.
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Washington State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6,178 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Wazzu made $1,137,801 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 984.
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Oregon State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. Oregon State University is a large public school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 6,014 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at Oregon State made $1,246,098 in revenue, while incurring $1,246,097 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $1, which isn’t bad at all. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 988.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large public school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 3,302 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at UH Manoa made $674,605 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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San Jose State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region list. This large public school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 7,362 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at San Jose State made $1,286,616 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 987.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,987 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo took home $942,187 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 993 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #24, University of California - Riverside did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Riverside, California, the large public school awarded 5,880 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at UCR took home $715,936 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 978.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UCR also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #25, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - Long Beach is a large public school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 9,259 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at CSULB took home $749,548 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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