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2023 Top Illinois Women's D2 Softball Schools

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division II Women's Softball in Illinois ranking - to help you make that decision.

After analyzing 4 schools in Illinois, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D2 Women's Softball athletes in Illinois. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.

See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Illinois for D2 Women's Softball athletes in Illinois

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois

#16 in Quality in Illinois

$382,591 Team Revenue

$36,530 Avg Tuition & Fees

Lewis University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Illinois. Lewis is located in Romeoville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,124 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The D2 Women’s Softball team at Lewis brought home $382,591 in revenue in a single year. Read More…

2

University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, Illinois

#21 in Quality in Illinois

$348,350 Team Revenue

$19,282 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. UIS is a public institution located in Springfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 608 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Softball team at UIS brought home $348,350 in revenue in a single year. Full University of Illinois at Springfield Sports Report

3

McKendree University
Lebanon, Illinois

$358,529 Team Revenue

$33,430 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at McKendree University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Illinois. McKendree University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lebanon, Illinois that handed out 440 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Softball team at McKendree made $358,529 in revenue. Read full sports report on McKendree University

4

Quincy University
Quincy, Illinois

$297,666 Team Revenue

$31,940 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Quincy University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in Quincy, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 226 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Softball team at Quincy U made $297,666 in revenue. Read full sports report on Quincy University

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 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.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.