by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Division II Women's Soccer ranking is part of that endeavor.
We analyzed 230 colleges and universities across the United States to determine which were the best for D2 Women's Soccer athletes. 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.
We know that one set of rankings doesn't always help you determine the best school for you, so we've created the ability to narrow your list by location as well as alternative rankings that prioritize different factors such as those of importance to online students or returning adults or those who value diversity and value for your money.
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Our analysis found Western Washington University to be the best school for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in this year’s ranking. Located in Bellingham, Washington, the fairly large public school handed out 3,467 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at WWU brought home $536,758 in revenue in a single year. Full Western Washington University Sports Report
Out of the 230 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #2 spot on the list. GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 5,413 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The D2 Women’s Soccer team at GVSU made $1,369,956 in revenue, while incurring $942,206 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $427,750. Full Grand Valley State University Sports Report
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 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. On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at UCSD made $689,944 in revenue. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSD also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking. Full University of California - San Diego Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Edward’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes list. St. Edward’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 780 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at St. Edward’s University took home $1,014,608 in revenue and paid out $885,431 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $129,177 in profit. Read full sports report on Saint Edward’s University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockhurst University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 619 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at Rockhurst made $549,715 in revenue. Read full sports report on Rockhurst University
Rollins College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #6. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 666 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at Rollins took home $667,488 in revenue. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rollins also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking. Full Rollins College Sports Report
Adelphi University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer list. Adelphi is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Garden City, New York. It awarded 1,267 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at Adelphi brought home $204,053 in revenue in a single year. Read More…
With a ranking of #8, Augustana University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 569 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at Augustana Sioux Falls brought home $754,899 in revenue in a single year. Augustana Sioux Falls also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. Read More…
Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized public school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 1,198 bachelor’s degrees in . Michigan Tech brought in $617,336 while tallying up $615,502 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Soccer team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $1,834 for the sports team. Michigan Tech also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. Full Michigan Technological University Sports Report
West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #10. WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 3,524 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The D2 Women’s Soccer team at WCUPA brought home $319,316 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #11. Nova Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 1,547 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at NUS Florida took home $579,794 in revenue. Full Nova Southeastern University Sports Report
Truman State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer list. Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 965 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at Truman State made $227,303 in revenue. Read full sports report on Truman State University
Stonehill College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer list. Stonehill College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Easton, Massachusetts that handed out 651 bachelor’s degrees in . Stonehill brought in $240,326 while tallying up $227,800 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Soccer team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $12,526 in profit. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Stonehill also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis. Read More…
Seattle Pacific University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 735 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at SPU took home $716,540 in revenue. Read More…
With a ranking of #15, Bellarmine University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 660 students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at Bellarmine U took home $597,757 in revenue. Full Bellarmine University Sports Report
Bentley University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,266 students in . The team at Bentley took home $269,688 in revenue and paid out $259,507 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $10,181, which isn’t bad at all. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Bentley also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis. Full Bentley University Sports Report
Union University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer list. Union University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 540 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at Union brought home $477,597 in revenue in a single year. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Union excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on Union University
Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #18. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 716 bachelor’s degrees in . Florida Tech brought in $526,222 while tallying up $519,558 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Soccer team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $6,664 in profit. Full Florida Institute of Technology Sports Report
With a ranking of #19, Azusa Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking. Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Azusa, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,526 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Azusa Pacific took home $586,799 in revenue and paid out $577,622 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $9,177, which isn’t bad at all. Read full sports report on Azusa Pacific University
LIU Post landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking. Located in Brookville, New York, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,461 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at LIU Post took home $1,100,961 in revenue. Read More…
Pace University - New York landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking. New York, 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 1,903 students in . Pace University brought in $400,812 while tallying up $396,132 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Soccer team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $4,680 for the sports team. Full Pace University - New York Sports Report
Harding University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 801 students in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at Harding made $356,576 in revenue, while incurring $346,692 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $9,884 for the sports team. Read full sports report on Harding University
California Baptist University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 1,963 bachelor’s degrees in . Cal Baptist brought in $1,540,202 while tallying up $1,439,976 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Soccer team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $100,226 for the sports team. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 980. Read full sports report on California Baptist University
Roberts Wesleyan College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Rochester, New York, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 375 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Roberts Wesleyan took home $375,616 in revenue and paid out $358,466 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $17,150. Full Roberts Wesleyan College Sports Report
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large public school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1,786 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at UMSL took home $361,914 in revenue. Read full sports report on University of Missouri - St Louis
Not only did these schools make the top 35 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
These schools also performed well in our Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer ranking:
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| 36 | Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA |
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| 37 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA |
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| 38 | The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL |
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| 39 | Merrimack College North Andover, MA |
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| 40 | Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL |
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| 41 | Mercyhurst University Erie, PA |
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| 42 | Lee University Cleveland, TN |
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| 43 | Lewis University Romeoville, IL |
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| 44 | Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC |
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| 45 | New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY |
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| 46 | University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT |
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Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 schools only.
References
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