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2023 Top Washington Women's D3 Volleyball Schools

Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Washington ranking - to help you make that decision.

After analyzing 4 schools in Washington, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D3 Women's Volleyball athletes in Washington. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

Customizing Your List

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.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Top Colleges in Washington for D3 Women's Volleyball athletes in Washington

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Whitworth University
Spokane, Washington

#6 in Quality in Washington

$150,039 Team Revenue

$48,990 Avg Tuition & Fees

Whitworth University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Washington. Located in Spokane, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 643 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Whitworth took home $150,039 in revenue. Read More…

2

University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, Washington

#5 in Quality in Washington

$142,406 Team Revenue

$57,626 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Puget Sound. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 534 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Puget Sound brought home $142,406 in revenue in a single year. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Puget Sound did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on University of Puget Sound

3

Whitman College
Walla Walla, Washington

#1 in Quality in Washington

$86,893 Team Revenue

$58,622 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitman College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Washington list. Whitman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Walla Walla, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 389 bachelor’s degrees in . The D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Whitman brought home $86,893 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. Whitman also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings. Read More…

4

Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Washington

#9 in Quality in Washington

$170,697 Team Revenue

$50,256 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Pacific Lutheran University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 616 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. PLU brought in $170,697 while tallying up $138,777 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Volleyball team. Thus, the team actually made $31,920, which isn’t bad at all. Read full sports report on Pacific Lutheran University

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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.