With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Mississippi ranking.
We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Mississippi to determine which were the best for D2 Women's Softball athletes in Mississippi. 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.
We know that one set of rankings doesn't always help you determine the best school for you, so we've created the ability to narrow your list by location as well as alternative rankings that prioritize different factors such as those of importance to online students or returning adults or those who value diversity and value for your money.
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Top Colleges in Mississippi for D2 Women's Softball athletes in Mississippi
Our analysis found Mississippi College to be the best school for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Mississippi in this year’s ranking. MC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 628 bachelor’s degrees in .
MC brought in $468,263 while tallying up $458,924 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Softball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $9,339 in profit.
MC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 2 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Cleveland, Mississippi, the small public school awarded 474 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D2 Women’s Softball team at Delta State University brought home $272,944 in revenue in a single year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 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%.
