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2023 Top Virginia Women's D2 Softball Schools

When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division II Women's Softball in Virginia ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for D2 Women's Softball athletes in Virginia. 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.

Customizing Your List

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.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

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

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, Virginia

$273,592 Team Revenue

$31,592 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The University of Virginia’s College at Wise to be the best school for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Virginia in this year’s ranking. UVa - Wise is a small public school situated in Wise, Virginia. It awarded 233 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Softball team at UVa - Wise made $273,592 in revenue. Read full sports report on The University of Virginia’s College at Wise

2

Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia

$182,368 Team Revenue

$21,409 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Virginia State University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Virginia State University is a small public school located in Petersburg, Virginia that handed out 587 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Softball team at Virginia State brought home $182,368 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on Virginia State University

3

Virginia Union University
Richmond, Virginia

$149,735 Team Revenue

$14,305 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Virginia Union University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. VUU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 154 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. VUU brought in $149,735 while tallying up $134,735 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Softball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $15,000. Read More…

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 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.