by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is part of that endeavor.
We analyzed 37 colleges and universities across the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which were the best for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region. 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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See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Gannon University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 648 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Gannon made $459,940 in revenue, while incurring $446,603 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $13,337 in profit. Read full sports report on Gannon University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Old Westbury, New York, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 702 bachelor’s degrees in . Read More…
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Le Moyne College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Syracuse, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 721 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at LeMoyne made $334,123 in revenue, while incurring $328,270 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $5,853 in profit. Read More…
The excellent sports programs at Pace University - New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in New York, New York, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,903 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Pace University made $214,021 in revenue, while incurring $206,833 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $7,188, which isn’t bad at all. Full Pace University - New York Sports Report
Out of the 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Adelphi University landed the #5 spot on the list. Adelphi is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Garden City, New York. It awarded 1,267 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Adelphi took home $379,248 in revenue. Read full sports report on Adelphi University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. WCUPA is a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,524 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at WCUPA made $303,455 in revenue, while incurring $269,401 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $34,054 in profit. Full West Chester University of Pennsylvania Sports Report
Seton Hill University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Seton Hill is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 409 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Seton Hill brought home $354,000 in revenue in a single year. Read More…
Mercyhurst University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 549 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Mercyhurst made $452,321 in revenue. Full Mercyhurst University Sports Report
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ship is a medium-sized public school situated in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1,140 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Ship took home $325,398 in revenue and paid out $321,552 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $3,846 for the sports team. Read full sports report on Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
California University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Cal U took home $346,374 in revenue. Read full sports report on California University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the small public school handed out 491 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Pitt Johnstown made $330,934 in revenue. Read More…
LIU Post ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 1,461 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at LIU Post brought home $838,731 in revenue in a single year. Read More…
With a ranking of #13, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Edinboro brought home $338,457 in revenue in a single year. Read More…
Roberts Wesleyan College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rochester, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 375 students in . The team at Roberts Wesleyan took home $188,801 in revenue and paid out $177,905 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $10,896 in profit. Read full sports report on Roberts Wesleyan College
With a ranking of #15, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,668 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at IUP brought home $284,754 in revenue in a single year. Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Sports Report
Molloy College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. Molloy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rockville Centre, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 910 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Molloy took home $249,911 in revenue and paid out $233,964 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $15,947 in profit. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Molloy also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking. Read full sports report on Molloy College
With a ranking of #16, The College of Saint Rose did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 474 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Saint Rose took home $171,042 in revenue and paid out $166,289 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $4,753 in profit. Full The College of Saint Rose Sports Report
Caldwell University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Caldwell, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 365 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Caldwell brought home $114,426 in revenue in a single year. Full Caldwell University Sports Report
With a ranking of #19, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,618 students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at SRU took home $306,296 in revenue. Read More…
Holy Family University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Holy Family is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 521 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Holy Family took home $177,610 in revenue. Read full sports report on Holy Family University
With a ranking of #21, Georgian Court University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Georgian Court is located in Lakewood, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 472 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. Georgian Court brought in $460,344 while tallying up $449,836 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Volleyball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $10,508. Full Georgian Court University Sports Report
Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Clarion University brought in $525,932 while tallying up $505,517 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Volleyball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $20,415 in profit. Full Clarion University of Pennsylvania Sports Report
Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Millersville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1,425 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Millersville brought home $209,266 in revenue in a single year. Read More…
With a ranking of #24, Queens College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. QC is a public institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,572 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at QC took home $72,527 in revenue. Read More…
Bloomfield College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bloomfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bloomfield, New Jersey that handed out 264 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Bloomfield College brought home $175,538 in revenue in a single year. Read More…
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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 schools only.
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