2023 Top Great Lakes Region Women's D3 Softball Schools
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With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Division III Women's Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking is part of that endeavor.
After analyzing 77 schools in the Great Lakes Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D3 Women's Softball athletes in the Great Lakes Region. 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.
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Top Colleges in the Great Lakes Region for D3 Women's Softball athletes in the Great Lakes Region
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Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for D3 Women’s Softball athletes in the Great Lakes Region in this year’s ranking. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,425 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Softball team at UChicago took home $284,584 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. UChicago also made our overall quality list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Illinois Wesleyan University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Bloomington, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 404 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at Illinois Wesleyan brought home $164,546 in revenue in a single year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Illinois Wesleyan also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Denison University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Softball athletes in the Great Lakes Region list. Granville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 685 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Denison took home $214,763 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 981.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Denison also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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The excellent sports programs at Otterbein University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Softball athletes in the Great Lakes Region. Westerville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 575 students in .
Otterbein brought in $122,032 while tallying up $103,770 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Softball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $18,262.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Hope College. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Holland, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 837 students in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at Hope brought home $95,321 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Hope excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Ohio Northern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ada, Ohio. It awarded 450 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at ONU made $193,023 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. ONU also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Milwaukee School of Engineering ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 563 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Softball team at MSOE took home $103,920 in revenue.
In addition to its great ranking here, MSOE is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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DePauw University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Greencastle, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 532 students in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at DePauw brought home $311,750 in revenue in a single year.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. DePauw not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #5 on our overall quality list.
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Wittenberg University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region list. Wittenberg is located in Springfield, Ohio and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 355 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at Wittenberg took home $151,296 in revenue and paid out $147,128 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $4,168 for the sports team.
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Alma College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Alma, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 362 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Alma took home $243,316 in revenue.
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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,139 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Softball team at UW - La Crosse took home $178,815 in revenue.
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Trine University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Trine University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Angola, Indiana that handed out 522 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Trine made $202,633 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 969.
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Saint Norbert College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SNC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in De Pere, Wisconsin. It awarded 578 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at SNC made $88,230 in revenue.
SNC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Lake Forest College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Lake Forest, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 466 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at Lake Forest brought home $108,717 in revenue in a single year.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,315 students in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at UW - Eau Claire brought home $223,634 in revenue in a single year.
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Calvin University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Calvin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 858 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at Calvin made $159,108 in revenue, while incurring $158,479 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $629.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. Calvin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Hanover College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Hanover, Indiana, and it awarded 300 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Hanover took home $101,667 in revenue.
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Dominican University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small private not-for-profit school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 525 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Dominican U made $162,163 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #19, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, the fairly large public school awarded 2,187 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at UW - Whitewater brought home $132,440 in revenue in a single year.
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The College of Wooster ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Wooster, Ohio, and it awarded 505 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at Wooster College brought home $134,868 in revenue in a single year.
Wooster College also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Ohio Wesleyan University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Delaware, Ohio, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 406 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at OWU made $148,069 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, OWU 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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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large public school is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1,837 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at UW Oshkosh made $215,439 in revenue, while incurring $181,744 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $33,695, which isn’t bad at all.
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Millikin University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Millikin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Decatur, Illinois that handed out 414 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Millikin made $189,753 in revenue.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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John Carroll University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. John Carroll is a private not-for-profit institution located in University Heights, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 859 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at John Carroll made $105,931 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, John Carroll also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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Carthage College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 694 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Carthage made $126,100 in revenue.
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