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2023 Top Washington Women's D3 Soccer Schools

With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Division III Women's Soccer in Washington ranking.

We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across Washington to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Soccer athletes in Washington. 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.

Get more details on our ranking methodology.

Customizing Your List

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.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Top Colleges in Washington for D3 Women's Soccer athletes in Washington

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Washington

#9 in Quality in Washington

$117,904 Team Revenue

$50,256 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific Lutheran University the best school for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in Washington working on their bachelor’s degree. Pacific Lutheran University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 616 bachelor’s degrees in . The D3 Women’s Soccer team at PLU brought home $117,904 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on Pacific Lutheran University

2

University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, Washington

#5 in Quality in Washington

$135,597 Team Revenue

$57,626 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Puget Sound. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 534 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Puget Sound took home $135,597 in revenue. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Puget Sound also took the #5 spot in our overall quality rankings. Read More…

3

Whitworth University
Spokane, Washington

#6 in Quality in Washington

$159,707 Team Revenue

$48,990 Avg Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the #3 spot on the list. Whitworth University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 643 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Whitworth made $159,707 in revenue. Read full sports report on Whitworth University

4

Whitman College
Walla Walla, Washington

#1 in Quality in Washington

$181,515 Team Revenue

$58,622 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitman College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in Washington list. Located in Walla Walla, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 389 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Whitman made $181,515 in revenue, while incurring $174,627 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $6,888 in profit. 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. Whitman not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #1 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on Whitman College

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 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.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.