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2023 Top Washington Women's D2 Volleyball Schools

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 II Women's Volleyball in Washington ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 4 schools in Washington, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes in Washington. 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.

See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Washington for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes in Washington

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

#8 in Quality in Washington

$613,973 Team Revenue

$26,873 Avg Tuition & Fees

Western Washington University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Washington. WWU is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,467 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at WWU took home $613,973 in revenue. Full Western Washington University Sports Report

2

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, Washington

#7 in Quality in Washington

$471,384 Team Revenue

$37,158 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Washington list. SPU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 735 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at SPU took home $471,384 in revenue. Read full sports report on Seattle Pacific University

3

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

#18 in Quality in Washington

$455,991 Team Revenue

$25,910 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2,612 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at CWU made $455,991 in revenue, while incurring $442,732 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $13,259 for the sports team. Full Central Washington University Sports Report

4

Saint Martin's University
Lacey, Washington

#13 in Quality in Washington

$398,942 Team Revenue

$42,220 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Saint Martin’s University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Washington. Located in Lacey, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 296 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The team at Saint Martin’s took home $398,942 in revenue and paid out $381,526 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $17,416 in profit. Read More…

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 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.