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We analyzed 8 colleges and universities across Maine to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Softball athletes in Maine. 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 Maine for D3 Women's Softball athletes in Maine
Our 2023 rankings named Bowdoin College the best school for D3 Women’s Softball athletes in Maine working on their bachelor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Brunswick, Maine, and it awarded 631 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at Bowdoin made $235,953 in revenue, while incurring $213,265 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $22,688 in profit.
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. Bowdoin also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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Out of the 8 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby College landed the #2 spot on the list. Waterville, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 734 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Colby made $298,237 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Colby not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #2 on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at Bates College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Softball athletes in Maine. Lewiston, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 601 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Bates made $216,546 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Bates 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 University of New England. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in Biddeford, Maine, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 556 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
UNE brought in $82,492 while tallying up $67,903 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Softball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $14,589 for the sports team.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 271 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at Saint Joseph’s Maine brought home $70,633 in revenue in a single year.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full sports report on Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
University of Maine at Farmington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in Maine ranking. This small public school is located in Farmington, Maine, and it awarded 308 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at UMaine Farmington made $81,607 in revenue.
Full University of Maine at Farmington Sports Report
University of Southern Maine did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in Maine ranking, coming in at #7. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,131 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Softball team at University of Southern Maine took home $172,427 in revenue.
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Thomas College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in Maine list. Thomas College is located in Waterville, Maine and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 207 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Women’s Softball team at Thomas College brought home $97,487 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 8 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%.
