by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Division III Women's Volleyball in California ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
We analyzed 9 colleges and universities across California to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Volleyball athletes in California. 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 know that one set of rankings doesn't always help you determine the best school for you, so we've created the ability to narrow your list by location as well as alternative rankings that prioritize different factors such as those of importance to online students or returning adults or those who value diversity and value for your money.
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
California Lutheran University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Women’s Volleyball athletes in California. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Thousand Oaks, California. It awarded 816 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Volleyball team at CLU took home $264,802 in revenue. Read More…
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of La Verne. The school came in at #2 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. That boils down to a yearly profit of $8,892 for the sports team. Full University of La Verne Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at Pomona College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Volleyball athletes in California. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. Pomona did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list. Full Pomona College Sports Report
A rank of #4 on our list means Chapman University is a great place for D3 Women’s Volleyball athletes in California working on their bachelor’s degree. Orange, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,104 students in . On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Chapman made $181,114 in revenue. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Read full sports report on Chapman University
Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Occidental College landed the #5 spot on the list. Oxy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 555 bachelor’s degrees in . Oxy brought in $155,980 while tallying up $149,948 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Volleyball team. Thus, the team actually made $6,032, which isn’t bad at all. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Oxy also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis. Read full sports report on Occidental College
University of Redlands did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in California ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Redlands, California, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 924 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . University of Redlands brought in $138,963 while tallying up $124,710 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Volleyball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $14,253 for the sports team. Read full sports report on University of Redlands
University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in California ranking. UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 4,744 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. UC Santa Cruz brought in $332,798 while tallying up $228,573 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Volleyball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $104,225 for the sports team. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Read full sports report on University of California - Santa Cruz
With a ranking of #8, California Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in California ranking. Pasadena, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 218 students in . The D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Caltech brought home $145,619 in revenue in a single year. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. Caltech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on California Institute of Technology
Whittier College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Volleyball in California ranking. Whittier College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Whittier, California that handed out 358 bachelor’s degrees in . The D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Whittier made $95,229 in revenue, while incurring $94,879 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $350 for the sports team. Read More…
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Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 schools only.
References
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