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2023 Top California Women's Field Hockey Schools

4 Colleges
$50,374 Avg Tuition & Fees*
65% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Women's Field Hockey in California ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for Women's Field Hockey athletes in California. 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.

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Top Colleges in California for Women's Field Hockey athletes in California

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1
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Stanford University
Stanford, California

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school for Women’s Field Hockey athletes in California working on their bachelor’s degree. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,699 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The Women’s Field Hockey team at Stanford brought home $1,647,113 in revenue in a single year. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Stanford not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #2 on our overall quality list. Full Stanford University Sports Report

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University of the Pacific
Stockton, California
#23 in Quality in California
$53,682 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of the Pacific. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 869 bachelor’s degrees in . As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Pacific also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking. Read full sports report on University of the Pacific

3

A rank of #3 on our list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for Women’s Field Hockey athletes in California working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 10,103 bachelor’s degrees in . The Women’s Field Hockey team at UC Berkeley brought home $975,751 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 993, signifying that team members care about their grades. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis. Read full sports report on University of California - Berkeley

4

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #4 spot on the list. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9,615 bachelor’s degrees in . The Women’s Field Hockey team at UC Davis brought home $788,392 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 997. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. UC Davis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on University of California - Davis

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 schools only.

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