2023 Top Great Lakes Region Women's D3 Soccer Schools
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Colleges
$44,524
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Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
With 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 Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking - to help you make that decision.
After analyzing 78 schools in the Great Lakes Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D3 Women's Soccer athletes in the Great Lakes 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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Top Colleges in the Great Lakes Region for D3 Women's Soccer athletes in the Great Lakes Region
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Great Lakes Region working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2,425 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at UChicago made $312,443 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UChicago is ranked #3 for overall quality in the Great Lakes Region .
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The excellent sports programs at Knox College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Great Lakes Region. Knox College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Galesburg, Illinois that handed out 332 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Knox brought home $139,770 in revenue in a single year.
Knox excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hope College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Great Lakes Region list. Hope College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Holland, Michigan that handed out 837 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Hope took home $104,440 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Hope 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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Out of the 78 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Northern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ada, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 450 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at ONU made $203,285 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, ONU also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ripon College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ripon, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 187 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Ripon made $131,042 in revenue, while incurring $129,917 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1,125 in profit.
Ripon 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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With a ranking of #6, Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 563 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at MSOE made $119,150 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MSOE also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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Kalamazoo College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. K College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 418 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at K College brought home $121,968 in revenue in a single year.
K College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Denison University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Granville, Ohio, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 685 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Denison made $218,065 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Denison also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, Illinois Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bloomington, Illinois, and it awarded 404 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Illinois Wesleyan took home $155,508 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Illinois Wesleyan also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Wheaton College Illinois came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wheaton, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 648 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Wheaton College Illinois took home $265,650 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Wheaton College Illinois also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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DePauw University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region list. DePauw is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greencastle, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 532 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at DePauw took home $151,919 in revenue.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. DePauw did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our overall quality list.
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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,139 students in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at UW - La Crosse made $173,571 in revenue, while incurring $154,707 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $18,864 for the sports team.
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Hanover College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Hanover, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 300 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Hanover took home $167,191 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #14, Edgewood College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 375 bachelor’s degrees in .
Edgewood brought in $137,763 while tallying up $128,238 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Soccer team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $9,525 for the sports team.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,187 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at UW - Whitewater made $149,950 in revenue.
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Carroll University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region list. Carroll U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 641 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Carroll U made $167,319 in revenue, while incurring $153,102 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $14,217 in profit.
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Calvin University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 858 bachelor’s degrees in .
Calvin brought in $156,708 while tallying up $147,449 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Soccer team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $9,259.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Calvin also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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Franklin College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Franklin, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 198 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Franklin College of Indiana took home $64,010 in revenue.
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Lake Forest College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Lake Forest, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 466 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Lake Forest brought home $119,688 in revenue in a single year.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Oberlin College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Oberlin, Ohio, and it awarded 931 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Oberlin made $200,668 in revenue, while incurring $177,668 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $23,000.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Oberlin also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #21, Augustana College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Rock Island, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 755 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Augustana brought home $115,871 in revenue in a single year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Augustana also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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Wittenberg University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wittenberg is located in Springfield, Ohio and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 355 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Women’s Soccer team at Wittenberg made $202,851 in revenue, while incurring $176,348 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $26,503.
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Albion College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Albion College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Albion, Michigan that handed out 365 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at Albion made $112,743 in revenue.
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Otterbein University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Westerville, Ohio, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 575 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Otterbein took home $111,976 in revenue and paid out $111,806 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $170.
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Saint Norbert College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in De Pere, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 578 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Soccer team at SNC made $59,158 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SNC also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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