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After analyzing 383 schools in the United States, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D3 Women's Soccer 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.
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Top Colleges in the U.S. for D3 Women's Soccer athletes
Hobart and William Smith Colleges tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes. Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a small private not-for-profit school located in Geneva, New York that handed out 607 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at The Colleges took home $347,598 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, The Colleges also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes list. Trinity U is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 691 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Trinity U made $300,963 in revenue, while incurring $255,045 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $45,918 for the sports team.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Trinity U is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #3 on our list means Williams College is a great place for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. Williamstown, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 737 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Williams took home $210,523 in revenue.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Williams excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 383 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,428 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at WUSTL made $253,475 in revenue, while incurring $230,082 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $23,393, which isn’t bad at all.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, WUSTL 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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The excellent sports programs at Pomona College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes. Located in Claremont, California, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 418 bachelor’s degrees in .
Pomona brought in $221,231 while tallying up $212,218 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Soccer team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $9,013 in profit.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Pomona also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools in this category.
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Johns Hopkins University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,910 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at Johns Hopkins took home $256,812 in revenue and paid out $247,506 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $9,306 for the sports team.
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, Johns Hopkins is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #7, Amherst College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 759 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Amherst made $219,307 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Amherst excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 929 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Stevens brought home $179,111 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Stevens 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 Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,425 students in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at UChicago brought home $312,443 in revenue in a single year.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. UChicago excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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The College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #10. TCNJ is a public institution located in Ewing, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,721 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at TCNJ made $170,564 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. TCNJ also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of Scranton ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 906 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at University of Scranton took home $154,282 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. On top of its placing in this ranking, University of Scranton also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Centre College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking. Centre College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit institution located in Danville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 350 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Centre College of Kentucky took home $141,193 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Centre College of Kentucky also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,333 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at WPI made $174,801 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. On top of its placing in this ranking, WPI 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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With a ranking of #14, Swarthmore College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking. Located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 567 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Swarthmore made $250,406 in revenue, while incurring $137,480 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $112,926.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. On top of its placing in this ranking, Swarthmore 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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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 1,566 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at RPI made $299,558 in revenue, while incurring $151,833 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $147,725, which isn’t bad at all.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. RPI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #16, Washington and Lee University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking. Washington and Lee is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lexington, Virginia. It awarded 581 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Washington and Lee brought home $190,969 in revenue in a single year.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Washington and Lee also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #17, Knox College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking. Located in Galesburg, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 332 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Knox brought home $139,770 in revenue in a single year.
In addition to its great ranking here, Knox is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Messiah University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer list. Messiah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 592 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Messiah made $123,164 in revenue, while incurring $116,356 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $6,808, which isn’t bad at all.
Messiah 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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Middlebury College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking. Middlebury, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 832 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Middlebury made $154,082 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Middlebury is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #20. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 1,722 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at UST MN made $562,645 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UST MN 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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Brandeis University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking. Brandeis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 1,355 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Brandeis took home $227,675 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Brandeis also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #22, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking. MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,361 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at MIT took home $110,515 in revenue.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. MIT also made our overall quality list, coming in at #5.
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With a ranking of #23, Christopher Newport University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking. CNU is a public institution located in Newport News, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1,144 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at CNU took home $249,766 in revenue.
In addition to its great ranking here, CNU is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Hope College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking. Located in Holland, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 837 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Hope made $104,440 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Hope 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 #25, Ohio Northern University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer ranking. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ada, Ohio. It awarded 450 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at ONU made $203,285 in revenue.
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, ONU also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
Full Ohio Northern University Sports Report
Rest of the Top 50 Best Colleges for D3 Women's Soccer athletes
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 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.
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%.
When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division III Women's Soccer ranking - to help you make that decision.
