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2023 Top Washington Men's D3 Soccer Schools

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. 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 Division III Men's Soccer in Washington ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across Washington to determine which were the best for D3 Men's Soccer athletes in Washington. 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.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Washington for D3 Men's Soccer athletes in Washington

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Whitworth University
Spokane, Washington

#6 in Quality in Washington

$162,885 Team Revenue

$48,990 Avg Tuition & Fees

Whitworth University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Men’s Soccer athletes in Washington. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 643 students in . The D3 Men’s Soccer team at Whitworth brought home $162,885 in revenue in a single year. Read More…

2

University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, Washington

#5 in Quality in Washington

$115,010 Team Revenue

$57,626 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at University of Puget Sound helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Soccer athletes in Washington. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 534 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Soccer team at Puget Sound took home $115,010 in revenue. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. Puget Sound also took the #5 spot in our overall quality rankings. Read More…

3

Whitman College
Walla Walla, Washington

#1 in Quality in Washington

$169,143 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 Men’s Soccer athletes in Washington list. Located in Walla Walla, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 389 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The D3 Men’s Soccer team at Whitman made $169,143 in revenue, while incurring $164,215 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $4,928 for the sports team. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Whitman not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #1 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on Whitman College

4

Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Washington

#9 in Quality in Washington

$177,053 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. Located in Tacoma, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 616 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The team at PLU took home $177,053 in revenue and paid out $143,582 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $33,471 for the sports team. Read More…

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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.