2023 Top Illinois Women's Softball Schools
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When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. 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 Women's Softball in Illinois ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 36 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for Women's Softball athletes in Illinois. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.
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Top Colleges in Illinois for Women's Softball athletes in Illinois
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Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school for Women’s Softball athletes in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 2,688 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at Northwestern made $213,129 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 992, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Softball athletes in Illinois. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9,150 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at UIUC brought home $280,920 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 994 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball athletes in Illinois list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3,047 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at DePaul took home $1,493,338 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, DePaul also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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A rank of #4 on our list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for Women’s Softball athletes in Illinois working on their bachelor’s degree. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3,286 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Loyola Chicago took home $991,167 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 986.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Chicago also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5,250 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at UIC made $952,656 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 996 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Illinois State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. Illinois State is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,495 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at Illinois State brought home $1,025,657 in revenue in a single year. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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Bradley University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 1,190 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at Bradley made $867,390 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bradley also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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Northern Illinois University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. NIU is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 2,844 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at NIU brought home $697,064 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 992 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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University of Chicago landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2,425 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at UChicago brought home $284,584 in revenue in a single year.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. UChicago did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our overall quality list.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, the fairly large public school awarded 2,016 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Softball team at SIUC brought home $764,202 in revenue in a single year. 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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Illinois Wesleyan University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. Illinois Wesleyan is located in Bloomington, Illinois and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 404 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Softball team at Illinois Wesleyan brought home $164,546 in revenue in a single year.
In addition to its great ranking here, Illinois Wesleyan is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Eastern Illinois University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois list. Located in Charleston, Illinois, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,132 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at EIU brought home $570,973 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 996, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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Lewis University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. Lewis is located in Romeoville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,124 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Softball team at Lewis brought home $382,591 in revenue in a single year.
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Lake Forest College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. Lake Forest is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lake Forest, Illinois. It awarded 466 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at Lake Forest made $108,717 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Western Illinois University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,237 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at WIU made $561,948 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 990 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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With a ranking of #16, Dominican University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. Located in River Forest, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 525 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Softball team at Dominican U brought home $162,163 in revenue in a single year.
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University of Illinois at Springfield came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. Located in Springfield, Illinois, the small public school handed out 608 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at UIS took home $348,350 in revenue.
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Millikin University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Decatur, Illinois, and it awarded 414 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at Millikin brought home $189,753 in revenue in a single year.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Illinois College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking, coming in at #19. Jacksonville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 323 students in .
The Women’s Softball team at Illinois College brought home $153,051 in revenue in a single year.
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McKendree University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. McKendree is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lebanon, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 440 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at McKendree took home $358,529 in revenue.
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Augustana College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. Augustana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rock Island, Illinois. It awarded 755 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at Augustana brought home $173,938 in revenue in a single year.
In addition to its great ranking here, Augustana is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #22, North Central College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. Located in Naperville, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 653 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at North Central took home $242,883 in revenue and paid out $195,851 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $47,032, which isn’t bad at all.
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Benedictine University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking, coming in at #23. Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 686 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Benedictine U brought in $441,494 while tallying up $398,624 in expenses for its Women’s Softball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $42,870 for the sports team.
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Elmhurst University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois ranking. Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 831 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at Elmhurst made $127,819 in revenue, while incurring $126,113 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1,706 in profit.
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Wheaton College Illinois ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Illinois list. Located in Wheaton, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 648 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at Wheaton College Illinois made $143,138 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Wheaton College Illinois also made our overall quality list, coming in at #4.
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