2021 Top Women's D1 Softball Schools
273
Colleges
$43,941
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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 I Women's Softball ranking is part of that endeavor.
We analyzed 273 colleges and universities across the United States to determine which were the best for D1 Women's Softball athletes. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.
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Top Colleges in the U.S. for D1 Women's Softball athletes
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Our 2021 rankings named University of Florida the best school for D1 Women’s Softball athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Gainesville, Florida, the large public school awarded 9,775 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The D1 Women’s Softball team at UF brought home $403,555 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 991.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full University of Florida Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #2 on our 2021 Best Colleges for D1 Women’s Softball athletes list. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3,730 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Baylor made $2,211,145 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full Baylor University Sports Report
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. University of Arizona is a large public school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 8,117 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at University of Arizona made $1,462,477 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
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The excellent sports programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Softball athletes. Located in Los Angeles, California, the large public school handed out 10,102 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at UCLA made $572,308 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 977, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 273 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, the large public school awarded 5,356 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at UT Knoxville took home $332,103 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of Tulsa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 794 students in 2020-2021.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at University of Tulsa took home $1,243,930 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 993, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the large public school awarded 9,144 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at U-M made $174,280 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Fordham University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 2,461 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Fordham U made $1,284,486 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Florida State University landed the #9 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking. This large public school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 9,735 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Florida State took home $3,456,695 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 963.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read full sports report on Florida State University
James Madison University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking. JMU is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 5,002 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at JMU made $1,390,788 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 980, 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%.
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Syracuse University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking, coming in at #11. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4,193 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Syracuse made $1,201,116 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full sports report on Syracuse University
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Seattle, Washington, the large public school awarded 9,451 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at UW Seattle took home $1,006,064 in revenue. 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.
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The University of Alabama ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball list. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8,062 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at UA took home $1,035,731 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 997.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full The University of Alabama Sports Report
With a ranking of #14, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,069 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The team at University of Oklahoma took home $3,946,539 in revenue and paid out $3,817,821 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $128,718 for the sports team.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Sports Report
Boston College landed the #15 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,208 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Boston College made $1,371,293 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 988 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.
Full Boston College Sports Report
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking, coming in at #16. This large public school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 13,409 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Texas A&M College Station brought home $382,528 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, 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%.
Read full sports report on Texas A&M University - College Station
Boston University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4,788 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Boston U made $1,393,365 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 992 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Boston University Sports Report
With a ranking of #18, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 9,414 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The D1 Women’s Softball team at UMN Twin Cities brought home $189,260 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 993, 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 93%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Sports Report
Furman University landed the #19 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 780 students in 2020-2021.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Furman took home $907,696 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.
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Hofstra University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking. Hofstra is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hempstead, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,617 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Hofstra brought home $1,172,192 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 988, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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Northwestern University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking, coming in at #21. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,722 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Northwestern made $88,001 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 992.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Northwestern University Sports Report
University of Notre Dame ranked #22 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball list. Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,848 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Notre Dame made $278,907 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Notre Dame Sports Report
University of Oregon came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking. Located in Eugene, Oregon, the large public school handed out 4,533 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at UO took home $315,896 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 962.
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Villanova University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking, coming in at #24. Villanova is a private not-for-profit institution located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,251 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Villanova made $1,303,566 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 996, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Auburn University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Auburn, Alabama, the large public school handed out 5,840 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Auburn made $194,365 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 981, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full sports report on Auburn University
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