2023 Top Pennsylvania 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Women's Softball in Pennsylvania ranking - to help you make that decision.
Our analysis looked at 82 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for Women's Softball athletes in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania for Women's Softball athletes in Pennsylvania
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Villanova University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Women’s Softball athletes in Pennsylvania. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 2,165 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at Villanova brought home $1,553,289 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 996 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Villanova also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1,426 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Lehigh took home $1,232,587 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 992 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Lehigh is ranked #4 for overall quality in Pennsylvania.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Softball athletes in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5,471 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at Pitt brought home $1,818,205 in revenue in a single year.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. Pitt 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucknell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball athletes in Pennsylvania list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1,086 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at Bucknell brought home $1,246,752 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 91%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bucknell is ranked #5 for overall quality in Pennsylvania.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 3,797 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at Drexel brought home $1,050,316 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 993 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Drexel 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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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania list. This large public school is located in University Park, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10,293 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team has a great academic progress rate of 984, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Penn State University Park 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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Saint Francis University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking. Loretto, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 369 students in .
The Women’s Softball team at Saint Francis brought home $752,087 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 989.
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With a ranking of #8, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking. St. Joe’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,616 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at St. Joe’s made $882,625 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 996, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. In addition to its great ranking here, St. Joe’s is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,554 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at UPenn took home $406,030 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UPenn also made our overall quality list, coming in at #1.
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Lafayette College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania list. Located in Easton, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 851 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Lafayette took home $853,145 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lafayette also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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Messiah University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 592 students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Messiah took home $118,726 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Messiah 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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With a ranking of #12, Moravian College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking. Moravian College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 527 bachelor’s degrees in .
Moravian brought in $194,749 while tallying up $194,739 in expenses for its Women’s Softball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $10 in profit.
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Gettysburg College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking. Gettysburg is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 764 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at Gettysburg made $122,078 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Gettysburg 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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West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school situated in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3,524 bachelor’s degrees in .
WCUPA brought in $376,891 while tallying up $356,078 in expenses for its Women’s Softball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $20,813.
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Robert Morris University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania list. Robert Morris University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 724 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at RMU brought home $792,324 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 989 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Gannon University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking. Gannon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 648 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at Gannon made $348,250 in revenue, while incurring $341,218 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $7,032 in profit.
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University of Scranton ranked #17 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania list. University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 906 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Softball team at University of Scranton brought home $133,454 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. On top of its placing in this ranking, University of Scranton also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Lebanon Valley College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Annville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 422 bachelor’s degrees in .
LVC brought in $155,711 while tallying up $152,425 in expenses for its Women’s Softball team. Thus, the team actually made $3,286, which isn’t bad at all.
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La Salle University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 969 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The great academic progress rate of 990 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Susquehanna University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking. Susquehanna University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania that handed out 608 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at Susquehanna made $134,115 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #21, Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 278 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Softball team at Westminster New Wilmington brought home $103,668 in revenue in a single year.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, the small public school handed out 721 bachelor’s degrees in .
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Swarthmore College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 567 students in .
The team at Swarthmore took home $139,395 in revenue and paid out $107,487 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $31,908.
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. Swarthmore also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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With a ranking of #24, Widener University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania ranking. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chester, Pennsylvania. It awarded 665 bachelor’s degrees in .
Widener brought in $165,600 while tallying up $150,923 in expenses for its Women’s Softball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $14,677 in profit.
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Arcadia University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Pennsylvania list. Located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 417 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at Arcadia made $127,785 in revenue.
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