When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division I Women's Softball in Arizona ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across Arizona to determine which were the best for D1 Women's Softball athletes in Arizona. 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 Arizona for D1 Women's Softball athletes in Arizona
Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the best school for D1 Women’s Softball athletes in Arizona in this year’s ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, the large public school awarded 8,003 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at University of Arizona made $1,348,292 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 993 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
University of Arizona also took the #4 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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The excellent sports programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Softball athletes in Arizona. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 14,986 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at ASU - Tempe took home $2,266,723 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. ASU - Tempe also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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The excellent sports programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Softball athletes in Arizona. This large private for-profit school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 14,092 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Grand Canyon University took home $1,207,587 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 986 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 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%.
