It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division II Women's Softball in New Jersey ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 4 schools in New Jersey, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D2 Women's Softball athletes in New Jersey. 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.
Since one ranking on its own is not enough to give you a complete understanding of your educational options, you can refine this list by location. We've also developed a number of other tools and rankings based on other factors. These other rankings highlight colleges that excel in other factors such as value or diversity as well as schools that excel in serving different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.
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Top Colleges in New Jersey for D2 Women's Softball athletes in New Jersey
Our 2023 rankings named Caldwell University the best school for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in New Jersey working on their bachelor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Caldwell, New Jersey, and it awarded 365 bachelor’s degrees in .
Caldwell brought in $380,890 while tallying up $349,190 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Softball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $31,700 in profit.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgian Court University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in New Jersey list. Located in Lakewood, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 472 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at Georgian Court took home $582,374 in revenue and paid out $581,215 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $1,159, which isn’t bad at all.
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The excellent sports programs at Felician University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in New Jersey. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lodi, New Jersey, and it awarded 483 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Softball team at Felician brought home $238,253 in revenue in a single year.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Bloomfield College. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 264 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Softball team at Bloomfield College made $307,200 in revenue.
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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.
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%.