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2023 Top Michigan Women's D2 Softball Schools

With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division II Women's Softball in Michigan ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

After analyzing 4 schools in Michigan, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D2 Women's Softball athletes in Michigan. 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.

Get more details on our ranking methodology.

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

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan

#10 in Quality in Michigan

$622,717 Team Revenue

$20,198 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Grand Valley State University to be the best school for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Michigan in this year’s ranking. Grand Valley State University is a large public school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 5,413 bachelor’s degrees in . GVSU brought in $622,717 while tallying up $566,229 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Softball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $56,488 in profit. Read More…

2

Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

#18 in Quality in Michigan

$429,191 Team Revenue

$34,199 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. This large public school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 4,132 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Softball team at Wayne State brought home $429,191 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on Wayne State University

3

Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, Michigan

$460,545 Team Revenue

$27,164 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on our list means Saginaw Valley State University is a great place for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Michigan working on their bachelor’s degree. Saginaw Valley State University is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,440 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The D2 Women’s Softball team at Saginaw Valley State University brought home $460,545 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on Saginaw Valley State University

4

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

#23 in Quality in Michigan

$352,205 Team Revenue

$13,608 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Michigan. Ferris is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,912 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Softball team at Ferris brought home $352,205 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on Ferris State 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.