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Our analysis looked at 212 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for Women's Soccer athletes in the Southeast Region. 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.
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Top Colleges in the Southeast Region for Women's Soccer athletes in the Southeast Region
Duke University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Women’s Soccer athletes in the Southeast Region. Located in Durham, North Carolina, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,312 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at Duke took home $2,382,842 in revenue and paid out $2,155,584 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $227,258 for the sports team. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. Duke also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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Out of the 212 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, the large public school awarded 5,483 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Soccer team at University of Virginia took home $2,031,563 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. University of Virginia also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on our list means Furman University is a great place for Women’s Soccer athletes in the Southeast Region working on their bachelor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 779 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Soccer team at Furman made $1,209,349 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Furman also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 212 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 2,440 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Soccer team at Vanderbilt brought home $3,434,615 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Vanderbilt also took the #2 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer athletes in the Southeast Region list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,546 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Soccer team at Wake Forest University brought home $2,401,811 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Wake Forest University is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #6, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking. This large public school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 9,550 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Soccer team at Florida State took home $678,757 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. In addition to its great ranking here, Florida State is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large public school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 10,063 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Soccer team at UF made $27,247 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 996.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. In addition to its great ranking here, UF is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 6,451 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Soccer team at UNC Chapel Hill made $1,185,194 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, UNC Chapel Hill is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Miami came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 3,419 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Soccer team at U Miami brought home $2,064,147 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. U Miami excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Clemson University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 5,123 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Soccer team at Clemson took home $2,120,898 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Clemson also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Samford University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 930 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Soccer team at Samford brought home $1,250,271 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 994 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Samford also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7,106 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Soccer team at UofSC brought home $2,094,478 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 996, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UofSC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Virginia Tech came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, the large public school handed out 7,289 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Soccer team at Virginia Tech took home $446,743 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. In addition to its great ranking here, Virginia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. This large public school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 5,764 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Soccer team at Auburn made $396,108 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. In addition to its great ranking here, Auburn is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Richmond did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. URichmond is a private not-for-profit institution located in University of Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 924 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Soccer team at URichmond took home $1,297,358 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 996.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, URichmond is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of Arkansas is a large public school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 5,305 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Soccer team at UARK took home $132,128 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UARK 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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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 5,533 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Soccer team at UT Knoxville took home $234,625 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 987.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. UT Knoxville also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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West Virginia University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, the large public school handed out 4,438 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at WVU took home $3,143,491 in revenue and paid out $1,783,602 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1,359,889 in profit. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 994.
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With a ranking of #19, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 7,332 students in .
The Women’s Soccer team at UA brought home $1,049,969 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 998, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. UA also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,990 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Soccer team at Louisiana State University made $57,873 in revenue.
In addition to its great ranking here, Louisiana State University is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Elon University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region list. Elon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elon, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,802 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Soccer team at Elon took home $1,131,464 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Elon is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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High Point University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking. High Point, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,122 students in .
High Point brought in $1,116,854 while tallying up $1,084,569 in expenses for its Women’s Soccer team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $32,285. The team has a great academic progress rate of 989, signifying that team members care about their grades.
On top of its placing in this ranking, High Point 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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William & Mary came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school situated in Williamsburg, Virginia. It awarded 2,030 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Soccer team at William & Mary brought home $948,024 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, William & Mary is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 10,145 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Soccer team at USF Tampa brought home $1,271,243 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, USF Tampa is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Sports Report
Mercer University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Soccer in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Macon, Georgia, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,325 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Soccer team at Mercer brought home $842,482 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Mercer 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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Rest of the Top 15% Best Colleges for Women's Soccer athletes in the Southeast Region
Not only did these schools make the top 31 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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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%.
