2023 Top Plains States Region Women's D3 Soccer Schools
32Colleges
$41,499Avg Tuition & Fees*
62%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Plains States Region ranking - to help you make that decision.
Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for D3 Women's Soccer athletes in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region for D3 Women's Soccer athletes in the Plains States Region
Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Plains States Region in this year’s ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,428 bachelor’s degrees in .
WUSTL brought in $253,475 while tallying up $230,082 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Soccer team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $23,393 for the sports team.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. WUSTL 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 University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Plains States Region list. 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 .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at UST MN brought home $562,645 in revenue in a single year.
In addition to its great ranking here, UST MN is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luther College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Plains States Region list. Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 499 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Luther made $184,924 in revenue, while incurring $133,145 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $51,779, which isn’t bad at all.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Luther 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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The excellent sports programs at Central 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 Plains States Region. Central is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pella, Iowa. It awarded 259 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Central took home $98,504 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Central 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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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Macalester College. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 711 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Macalester brought in $185,324 while tallying up $174,866 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Soccer team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $10,458.
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 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Macalester is ranked #4 for overall quality in the Plains States Region .
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Bethel University Minnesota landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 737 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Bethel University Minnesota made $85,502 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. Bethel University Minnesota excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Gustavus Adolphus College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking. Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Peter, Minnesota. It awarded 682 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Gustavus Adolphus took home $160,694 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Gustavus Adolphus also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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Grinnell College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking. Grinnell College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Grinnell, Iowa that handed out 558 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Grinnell took home $84,580 in revenue.
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. Grinnell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our overall quality list.
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St Olaf College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking. St Olaf College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Northfield, Minnesota that handed out 969 bachelor’s degrees in .
St. Olaf brought in $158,744 while tallying up $123,034 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Soccer team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $35,710.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. On top of its placing in this ranking, St. Olaf 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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Augsburg University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 572 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Augsburg made $153,552 in revenue.
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Loras College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking. Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 362 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Loras took home $297,915 in revenue.
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Coe College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Coe is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 434 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Coe brought home $83,360 in revenue in a single year.
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. On top of its placing in this ranking, Coe 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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With a ranking of #13, Wartburg College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking. Waverly, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 398 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Wartburg took home $154,271 in revenue.
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Hamline University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region list. Hamline is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 494 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Hamline took home $101,717 in revenue.
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Carleton College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Northfield, Minnesota, and it awarded 555 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Carleton made $111,936 in revenue.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Carleton is ranked #2 for overall quality in the Plains States Region .
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The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 761 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at St. Scholastica took home $204,275 in revenue.
St. Scholastica 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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Webster University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 689 bachelor’s degrees in .
Webster brought in $116,596 while tallying up $114,596 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Soccer team. Thus, the team actually made $2,000, which isn’t bad at all.
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University of Minnesota - Morris came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Morris is a public institution located in Morris, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 349 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at UMN Morris took home $148,980 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #19, Fontbonne University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking. Fontbonne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 147 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Fontbonne University took home $100,296 in revenue and paid out $100,112 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $184 in profit.
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Concordia College at Moorhead ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region list. Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 453 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Concordia College Moorhead brought home $105,026 in revenue in a single year.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Concordia College Moorhead also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Concordia College at Moorhead Sports Report
University of Northwestern - St Paul ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region list. Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 707 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Northwestern brought home $63,319 in revenue in a single year.
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Bethany Lutheran College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 150 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at BLC made $85,213 in revenue.
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Westminster College Missouri ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fulton, Missouri, and it awarded 152 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Westminster Fulton took home $86,972 in revenue and paid out $72,856 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $14,116.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 467 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at NWU took home $70,383 in revenue and paid out $62,274 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $8,109 in profit.
Full Nebraska Wesleyan University Sports Report
Martin Luther College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. Martin Luther College is a small private not-for-profit school located in New Ulm, Minnesota that handed out 173 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at MLC brought home $45,922 in revenue in a single year.
On top of its placing in this ranking, MLC 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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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%.
