Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Division II Women's Softball in Missouri ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
We analyzed 13 colleges and universities across Missouri to determine which were the best for D2 Women's Softball athletes in Missouri. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.
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Top Colleges in Missouri for D2 Women's Softball athletes in Missouri
Our analysis found Rockhurst University to be the best school for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Missouri in this year’s ranking. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 619 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Softball team at Rockhurst made $355,380 in revenue.
Rockhurst excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Rockhurst University Sports Report
A rank of #2 on our list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Missouri working on their bachelor’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1,786 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Softball team at UMSL made $418,880 in revenue.
Full University of Missouri - St Louis Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at Truman State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Missouri. This small public school is located in Kirksville, Missouri, and it awarded 965 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Softball team at Truman State made $297,837 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Truman State also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Truman State University Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Missouri. This medium-sized public school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 1,325 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Missouri University of Science and Technology took home $382,556 in revenue and paid out $382,554 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $2 in profit.
Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our overall quality list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Jewell College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Softball athletes in Missouri list. Located in Liberty, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 229 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Softball team at William Jewell made $319,531 in revenue.
Full William Jewell College Sports Report
Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Softball in Missouri ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 904 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Maryville U brought in $390,766 while tallying up $380,166 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Softball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $10,600 in profit.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Maryville U also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Softball in Missouri ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Maryville, Missouri, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,208 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Softball team at Northwest made $397,807 in revenue.
Full Northwest Missouri State University Sports Report
With a ranking of #8, Drury University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Softball in Missouri ranking. Drury University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 393 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Softball team at Drury University made $564,667 in revenue.
Full Drury University Sports Report
University of Central Missouri landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Softball in Missouri ranking. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,593 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D2 Women’s Softball team at UCM brought home $429,713 in revenue in a single year.
Full University of Central Missouri Sports Report
Southwest Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Softball in Missouri ranking, coming in at #10. Bolivar, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 352 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Softball team at Southwest Baptist University made $331,229 in revenue.
Full Southwest Baptist University Sports Report
Lindenwood University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Softball in Missouri ranking. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,167 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Softball team at Lindenwood University made $464,088 in revenue.
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Missouri Western State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Softball in Missouri ranking. Located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the small public school handed out 689 bachelor’s degrees in .
Missouri Western brought in $472,762 while tallying up $443,126 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Softball team. Thus, the team actually made $29,636, which isn’t bad at all. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
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Missouri Southern State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Softball in Missouri ranking. Missouri Southern is a small public school situated in Joplin, Missouri. It awarded 808 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Softball team at Missouri Southern made $415,356 in revenue, while incurring $406,226 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $9,130.
Full Missouri Southern State University Sports Report
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 13 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%.
