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2023 Top Connecticut Women's D2 Softball Schools

When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Division II Women's Softball in Connecticut ranking.

Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for D2 Women's Softball athletes in Connecticut. 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 Connecticut for D2 Women's Softball athletes in Connecticut

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

#10 in Quality in Connecticut

$375,580 Team Revenue

$44,184 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of New Haven to be the best school for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Connecticut in this year’s ranking. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,101 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Softball team at University of New Haven took home $375,580 in revenue. Read More…

2

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

#17 in Quality in Connecticut

$389,349 Team Revenue

$35,760 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Bridgeport. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 513 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. UBridgeport brought in $389,349 while tallying up $318,388 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Softball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $70,961 in profit. Read More…

3

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, Connecticut

#14 in Quality in Connecticut

$336,810 Team Revenue

$25,302 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on our list means Southern Connecticut State University is a great place for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Connecticut working on their bachelor’s degree. SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,654 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Softball team at SCSU took home $336,810 in revenue. Read full sports report on Southern Connecticut State University

4

Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut

#19 in Quality in Connecticut

$312,179 Team Revenue

$15,529 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Post University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, the fairly large private for-profit school handed out 1,477 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Softball team at Post University made $312,179 in revenue, while incurring $308,886 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $3,293, which isn’t bad at all. Read full sports report on Post 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.