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2023 Top New York Women's D1 Soccer Schools

19 Colleges
$45,439 Avg Tuition & Fees*
68% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. 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 Division I Women's Soccer in New York ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 19 schools in New York, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Women's Soccer athletes in New York. 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 New York for D1 Women's Soccer athletes in New York

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York

Our analysis found Hofstra University to be the best school for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in New York in this year’s ranking. Hempstead, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,519 students in . The D1 Women’s Soccer team at Hofstra brought home $1,724,206 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, signifying that team members care about their grades. Read More…

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in New York list. Located in Syracuse, New York, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 4,205 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Syracuse made $1,318,382 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. Syracuse also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category. Read full sports report on Syracuse University

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in New York list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 2,645 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Fordham U made $1,520,472 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Read full sports report on Fordham University

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Colgate University
Hamilton, New York

The excellent sports programs at Colgate University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in New York. Colgate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Hamilton, New York that handed out 943 bachelor’s degrees in . The D1 Women’s Soccer team at Colgate brought home $1,589,820 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Colgate also made our overall quality list, coming in at #3. Read full sports report on Colgate University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in New York list. STJ is a private not-for-profit institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,251 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at STJ took home $1,546,885 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 982, signifying that team members care about their grades. Read full sports report on St John’s University - New York

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Siena College
Loudonville, New York

With a ranking of #6, Siena College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York ranking. Loudonville, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 752 students in . On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Siena made $785,536 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades. Full Siena College Sports Report

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

University at Buffalo landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York ranking. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 5,679 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at University at Buffalo took home $956,853 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 987. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University at Buffalo also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking. Read full sports report on University at Buffalo

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2,649 bachelor’s degrees in . The D1 Women’s Soccer team at Columbia brought home $527,814 in revenue in a single year. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Columbia is ranked #4 for overall quality in New York. Full Columbia University in the City of New York Sports Report

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York

Marist College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York list. Marist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,289 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Marist took home $709,258 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Marist also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis. Full Marist College Sports Report

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

Stony Brook University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 5,259 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at SUNY Stony Brook made $959,899 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. On top of its placing in this ranking, SUNY Stony Brook also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis. Read full sports report on Stony Brook University

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University at Albany
Albany, New York

University at Albany came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York ranking. UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 3,304 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. UAlbany brought in $742,250 while tallying up $739,243 in expenses for its D1 Women’s Soccer team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $3,007. Read More…

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Canisius College
Buffalo, New York

Canisius College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 520 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Canisius took home $523,774 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 989, signifying that team members care about their grades. Read More…

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Binghamton University
Vestal, New York

With a ranking of #13, Binghamton University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York ranking. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in Vestal, New York that handed out 3,899 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Binghamton University took home $758,952 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 978 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Binghamton University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list. Read More…

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Ithaca, New York, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 4,219 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The D1 Women’s Soccer team at Cornell brought home $498,061 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on Cornell University

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, New York

With a ranking of #15, Manhattan College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Riverdale, New York, and it awarded 773 bachelor’s degrees in . The D1 Women’s Soccer team at Manhattan brought home $864,622 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades. Read More…

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Niagara University
Niagara University, New York

Niagara University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York ranking, coming in at #16. Niagara University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Niagara University, New York that handed out 736 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Niagara took home $719,439 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000. Full Niagara University Sports Report

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St. Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, New York

St. Bonaventure University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York ranking. St. Bonaventure University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Saint Bonaventure, New York that handed out 426 bachelor’s degrees in . The D1 Women’s Soccer team at St. Bonaventure brought home $601,463 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 989, signifying that team members care about their grades. Read More…

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Wagner College
Staten Island, New York

Wagner College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Staten Island, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 396 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Wagner took home $822,786 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 998. Read full sports report on Wagner College

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Iona College
New Rochelle, New York

Iona College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer in New York ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in New Rochelle, New York, and it awarded 708 bachelor’s degrees in . The D1 Women’s Soccer team at Iona brought home $614,400 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 989. Read More…

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