When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division III Women's Soccer in Virginia ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 17 colleges and universities across Virginia to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Soccer athletes in Virginia. 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 Virginia for D3 Women's Soccer athletes in Virginia
Our analysis found Washington and Lee University to be the best school for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in Virginia in this year’s ranking. Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 581 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Washington and Lee took home $190,969 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Washington and Lee also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Christopher Newport University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in Virginia list. Christopher Newport University is a small public school located in Newport News, Virginia that handed out 1,144 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at CNU brought home $249,766 in revenue in a single year.
On top of its placing in this ranking, CNU also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 17 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Lynchburg landed the #3 spot on the list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 429 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Lynchburg brought home $213,896 in revenue in a single year.
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The excellent sports programs at Roanoke College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in Virginia. Salem, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 477 students in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Roanoke brought home $170,203 in revenue in a single year.
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Out of the 17 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shenandoah University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Winchester, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 564 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Shenandoah took home $157,545 in revenue.
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University of Mary Washington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in Virginia ranking. Fredericksburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,047 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at UMW made $161,297 in revenue.
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Bridgewater College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in Virginia ranking. Bridgewater is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgewater, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 339 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Bridgewater made $136,037 in revenue.
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Randolph - Macon College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Ashland, Virginia, and it awarded 384 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Randolph - Macon brought home $126,583 in revenue in a single year.
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Virginia Wesleyan University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in Virginia ranking. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 259 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at VWU took home $175,189 in revenue.
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Eastern Mennonite University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in Virginia ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 288 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Eastern Mennonite brought home $93,072 in revenue in a single year.
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Randolph College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in Virginia ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 125 students in .
Randolph brought in $90,452 while tallying up $89,452 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Soccer team. Thus, the team actually made $1,000, which isn’t bad at all.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Marymount University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in Virginia list. Located in Arlington, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 500 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Marymount brought in $161,187 while tallying up $158,395 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Soccer team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $2,792 for the sports team.
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Emory and Henry College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in Virginia ranking. Emory & Henry College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Emory, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 238 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Emory & Henry College took home $155,466 in revenue.
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Averett University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in Virginia list. Averett University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Danville, Virginia that handed out 255 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at AU brought home $90,052 in revenue in a single year.
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Ferrum College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in Virginia ranking. Located in Ferrum, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 169 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Ferrum College took home $132,447 in revenue.
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Southern Virginia University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in Virginia list. SVU is located in Buena Vista, Virginia and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 168 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at SVU took home $101,586 in revenue.
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Mary Baldwin University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in Virginia ranking. Mary Baldwin is located in Staunton, Virginia and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 319 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Mary Baldwin made $114,106 in revenue.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 17 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%.
