2023 Top Far Western US Region Women's D3 Soccer Schools
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With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 III Women's Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for D3 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 D3 Women's Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region
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Pomona College tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 418 bachelor’s degrees in .
Pomona brought in $221,231 while tallying up $212,218 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Soccer team. Thus, the team actually made $9,013, which isn’t bad at all.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pomona is ranked #3 for overall quality in the Far Western US Region .
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Pacific Lutheran University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 616 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at PLU took home $117,904 in revenue.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puget Sound landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 534 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Puget Sound took home $135,597 in revenue.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Puget Sound excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at Occidental College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region. Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 555 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at Oxy took home $155,406 in revenue and paid out $140,376 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $15,030, which isn’t bad at all.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. In addition to its great ranking here, Oxy is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at California Lutheran University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region. California Lutheran University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Thousand Oaks, California that handed out 816 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at CLU took home $228,822 in revenue.
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Willamette University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Willamette is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salem, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 393 bachelor’s degrees in .
Willamette brought in $146,622 while tallying up $144,492 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Soccer team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $2,130 for the sports team.
Willamette 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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Chapman University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 2,104 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Chapman brought home $114,430 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Chapman also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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Whitworth University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 643 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Whitworth made $159,707 in revenue.
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Pacific University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region list. Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Forest Grove, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 488 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Pacific made $148,834 in revenue.
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Linfield University - McMinnville Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Linfield is a private not-for-profit institution located in McMinnville, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 503 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Linfield brought home $105,747 in revenue in a single year.
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University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 4,744 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UC Santa Cruz took home $246,255 in revenue and paid out $226,395 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $19,860 in profit.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full University of California - Santa Cruz Sports Report
Whittier College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Whittier, California, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 358 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Whittier took home $96,890 in revenue and paid out $93,040 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $3,850 for the sports team.
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Lewis & Clark College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Portland, Oregon, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 460 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Lewis and Clark College made $133,747 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Whitman College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #14. Walla Walla, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 389 students in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Whitman made $181,515 in revenue, while incurring $174,627 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $6,888, which isn’t bad at all.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. On top of its placing in this ranking, Whitman also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Whitman College Sports Report
University of Redlands came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Redlands, California, and it awarded 924 bachelor’s degrees in .
University of Redlands brought in $124,265 while tallying up $116,499 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Soccer team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $7,766.
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George Fox University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Newberg, Oregon, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 736 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at GFU made $175,750 in revenue, while incurring $157,119 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $18,631, which isn’t bad at all.
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University of La Verne landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. La Verne, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,071 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at ULV took home $168,777 in revenue.
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