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2023 Top District of Columbia Women's D3 Softball Schools

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. 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 District of Columbia ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 3 schools in District of Columbia, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D3 Women's Softball athletes in District of Columbia. 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.

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Top Colleges in District of Columbia for D3 Women's Softball athletes in District of Columbia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

#4 in Quality in District of Columbia

$181,988 Team Revenue

$54,186 Avg Tuition & Fees

Catholic University of America tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Women’s Softball athletes in District of Columbia. Catholic University of America is a small private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 834 bachelor’s degrees in . The D3 Women’s Softball team at CUA made $181,988 in revenue, while incurring $170,922 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $11,066 in profit. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. CUA also took the #4 spot in our overall quality rankings. Read More…

2

Gallaudet University
Washington, District of Columbia

#6 in Quality in District of Columbia

$173,818 Team Revenue

$17,712 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Softball athletes in District of Columbia list. Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 222 bachelor’s degrees in . The D3 Women’s Softball team at Gallaudet made $173,818 in revenue, while incurring $166,943 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $6,875 for the sports team. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Full Gallaudet University Sports Report

3

Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#8 in Quality in District of Columbia

$25,610 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on our list means Trinity Washington University is a great place for D3 Women’s Softball athletes in District of Columbia working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 205 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . 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.