2023 Top Southeast Region Women's D2 Volleyball Schools
95Colleges
$33,111Avg Tuition & Fees*
46%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
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We analyzed 95 colleges and universities across the Southeast Region to determine which were the best for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes in the Southeast Region. 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.
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Top Colleges in the Southeast Region for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes in the Southeast Region
Our 2023 rankings named Harding University the best school for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the Southeast Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Harding is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 801 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Harding made $380,757 in revenue, while incurring $375,503 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $5,254 for the sports team.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Harding also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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The excellent sports programs at Eckerd College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the Southeast Region. Located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 540 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Eckerd made $639,323 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Eckerd also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Southern College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the Southeast Region list. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 685 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Florida Southern made $548,399 in revenue.
Florida Southern also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 95 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lynn University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 522 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Lynn University Fighting Knights brought home $628,015 in revenue in a single year.
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Out of the 95 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Palm Beach Atlantic University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in West Palm Beach, Florida, and it awarded 448 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Palm Beach Atlantic made $567,903 in revenue, while incurring $552,785 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $15,118.
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Ouachita Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region list. Ouachita Baptist is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 382 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Ouachita Baptist brought in $265,530 while tallying up $258,453 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Volleyball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $7,077 for the sports team.
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Rollins College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region list. Rollins is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 666 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Rollins brought home $689,267 in revenue in a single year.
Rollins also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of Tampa did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 2,001 bachelor’s degrees in .
UT brought in $773,565 while tallying up $728,874 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Volleyball team. Thus, the team actually made $44,691, which isn’t bad at all.
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Bellarmine University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 660 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Bellarmine U brought home $435,948 in revenue in a single year.
Bellarmine U also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Wheeling University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking. Wheeling University is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 100 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at Wheeling University took home $322,653 in revenue and paid out $321,026 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $1,627, which isn’t bad at all.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Queens University of Charlotte landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking. Queens University of Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 391 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Queens brought home $454,339 in revenue in a single year.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Lincoln Memorial University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region list. LMU is located in Harrogate, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 330 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at LMU took home $396,806 in revenue.
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Wingate University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking. Wingate is located in Wingate, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 528 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at Wingate took home $539,633 in revenue and paid out $484,426 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $55,207 for the sports team.
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With a ranking of #14, University of North Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking. UNA is a medium-sized public school situated in Florence, Alabama. It awarded 1,169 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at UNA made $539,075 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 979.
Full University of North Alabama Sports Report
Union University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 540 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Union made $574,745 in revenue.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Union also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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The University of West Florida ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large public school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 2,264 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at UWF took home $413,295 in revenue.
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Nova Southeastern University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region list. Nova Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 1,547 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at NUS Florida took home $542,711 in revenue.
NUS Florida excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Nova Southeastern University Sports Report
Georgia College & State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region list. Milledgeville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,220 students in .
The team at Georgia College took home $169,107 in revenue and paid out $151,749 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $17,358 in profit.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia College also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking. UAH is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,685 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at UAH brought home $419,598 in revenue in a single year.
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University of South Carolina - Aiken did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. UofSC Aiken is a public institution located in Aiken, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 549 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UofSC Aiken took home $373,284 in revenue and paid out $373,260 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $24 in profit.
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Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 419 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at TNU took home $473,167 in revenue and paid out $461,854 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $11,313.
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With a ranking of #22, Christian Brothers University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking. Christian Brothers University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 411 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Christian Brothers made $361,742 in revenue, while incurring $357,817 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $3,925 in profit.
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Anderson University South Carolina landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Anderson, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 662 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Anderson University South Carolina made $405,650 in revenue, while incurring $365,551 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $40,099, which isn’t bad at all.
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Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 716 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at Florida Tech took home $355,304 in revenue and paid out $353,975 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $1,329 for the sports team.
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With a ranking of #25, University of Montevallo did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Southeast Region ranking. Montevallo is a public institution located in Montevallo, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 430 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Montevallo brought home $383,944 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 25 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%.
