by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division III Women's Volleyball in the Far Western US Region ranking - to help you make that decision.
Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for D3 Women's Volleyball athletes in the Far Western US Region. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the athletic competitiveness of the school and the school's overall quality. This means that a school must provide students with a great education in addition to having a good sports team if it wants to rank well.
We've developed a number of other tools and rankings to help you make your college decision. Start by filtering this list by location and then explore our other rankings that feature schools great for different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Our 2023 rankings named California Lutheran University the best school for D3 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the Far Western US Region working on their bachelor’s degree. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Thousand Oaks, California. It awarded 816 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Volleyball team at CLU made $264,802 in revenue. Full California Lutheran University Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at Whitworth University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the Far Western US Region. Located in Spokane, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 643 bachelor’s degrees in . The D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Whitworth brought home $150,039 in revenue in a single year. Read More…
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puget Sound. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the Far Western US Region list. University of Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 534 bachelor’s degrees in . The D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Puget Sound brought home $142,406 in revenue in a single year. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Puget Sound also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking. Full University of Puget Sound Sports Report
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of La Verne. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. University of La Verne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in La Verne, California that handed out 1,071 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at ULV took home $191,992 in revenue and paid out $183,100 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $8,892 in profit. Read full sports report on University of La Verne
Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pomona College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Claremont, California, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 418 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The team at Pomona took home $152,008 in revenue and paid out $149,872 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $2,136 for the sports team. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pomona is ranked #3 for overall quality in the Far Western US Region . Read More…
Chapman University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 2,104 bachelor’s degrees in . The D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Chapman brought home $181,114 in revenue in a single year. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Chapman also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking. Read full sports report on Chapman University
With a ranking of #7, Whitman College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region ranking. Whitman College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Walla Walla, Washington that handed out 389 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Whitman made $86,893 in revenue. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Whitman also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category. Read More…
Occidental College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 555 students in . The team at Oxy took home $155,980 in revenue and paid out $149,948 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $6,032 in profit. 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. In addition to its great ranking here, Oxy is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list. Full Occidental College Sports Report
Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Forest Grove, Oregon that handed out 488 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Pacific took home $214,150 in revenue. Full Pacific University Sports Report
Pacific Lutheran University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region list. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 616 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at PLU took home $170,697 in revenue and paid out $138,777 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $31,920. Full Pacific Lutheran University Sports Report
University of Redlands landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in Redlands, California that handed out 924 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at University of Redlands took home $138,963 in revenue and paid out $124,710 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $14,253. Read full sports report on University of Redlands
Linfield University - McMinnville Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region ranking. Linfield is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McMinnville, Oregon. It awarded 503 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Linfield took home $86,286 in revenue. Read full sports report on Linfield University - McMinnville Campus
University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region list. UC Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4,744 bachelor’s degrees in . UC Santa Cruz brought in $332,798 while tallying up $228,573 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Volleyball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $104,225 in profit. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Full University of California - Santa Cruz Sports Report
Willamette University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region list. Willamette University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Salem, Oregon that handed out 393 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Willamette took home $133,938 in revenue and paid out $130,388 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $3,550. On top of its placing in this ranking, Willamette also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis. Read full sports report on Willamette University
With a ranking of #15, California Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region ranking. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 218 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Caltech took home $145,619 in revenue. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Caltech also made our overall quality list, coming in at #1. Read More…
Lewis & Clark College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Portland, Oregon, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 460 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Lewis and Clark College made $133,742 in revenue. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. Full Lewis & Clark College Sports Report
Whittier College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region ranking. Whittier, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 358 students in . Whittier brought in $95,229 while tallying up $94,879 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Volleyball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $350 for the sports team. Read full sports report on Whittier College
George Fox University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Newberg, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 736 students in . The team at GFU took home $175,093 in revenue and paid out $143,281 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $31,812, which isn’t bad at all. Read full sports report on George Fox University
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 18 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.