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 III Women's Soccer in California ranking is part of that endeavor.
We analyzed 8 colleges and universities across California to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Soccer athletes in California. 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.
Since one ranking on its own is not enough to give you a complete understanding of your educational options, you can refine this list by location. We've also developed a number of other tools and rankings based on other factors. These other rankings highlight colleges that excel in other factors such as value or diversity as well as schools that excel in serving different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.
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Top Colleges in California for D3 Women's Soccer athletes in California
Our analysis found Pomona College to be the best school for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in California in this year’s ranking. Pomona College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Claremont, California that handed out 418 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Pomona took home $221,231 in revenue and paid out $212,218 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $9,013.
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 made our overall quality list, coming in at #3.
Full Pomona College Sports Report
A rank of #2 on our list means Occidental College is a great place for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in California working on their bachelor’s degree. Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 555 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Oxy brought in $155,406 while tallying up $140,376 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Soccer team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $15,030 for the sports team.
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. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Oxy also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Lutheran University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Thousand Oaks, California, and it awarded 816 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at CLU took home $228,822 in revenue.
Full California Lutheran University Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in California list. Chapman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orange, California. The school has a fairly large population, and 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.
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Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #5 spot on the list. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,744 students 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Whittier College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in California ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Whittier, California, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 358 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at Whittier took home $96,890 in revenue and paid out $93,040 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $3,850.
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University of Redlands landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in California 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. That boils down to a yearly profit of $7,766 for the sports team.
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University of La Verne came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in California ranking. University of La Verne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in La Verne, California that handed out 1,071 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at ULV took home $168,777 in revenue.
Full University of La Verne Sports Report
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 8 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%.
