2023 Top Women's D1 Soccer Schools
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$52,382
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With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division I Women's Soccer ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 306 schools in the United States, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Women's Soccer athletes. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.
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Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in this year’s ranking. Stanford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,699 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Stanford made $2,459,334 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 990, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Stanford also is in the top 1% of our overall quality ranking.
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Out of the 306 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #2 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 2,312 bachelor’s degrees in .
Duke brought in $2,382,842 while tallying up $2,155,584 in expenses for its D1 Women’s Soccer team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $227,258 in profit. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #2 for overall quality in the United States.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,688 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at Northwestern brought home $105,999 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Northwestern also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 5,642 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at USC took home $2,239,953 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 991 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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. USC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #5 on our list means Rice University is a great place for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Houston, Texas, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,235 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at Rice brought home $1,634,211 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rice also is in the top 1% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, the large public school awarded 5,483 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at University of Virginia took home $2,031,563 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Virginia also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer list. Located in Dallas, Texas, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,091 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at SMU made $2,739,179 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 990.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. SMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #8, Furman University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking. Furman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 779 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Furman took home $1,209,349 in revenue.
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. On top of its placing in this ranking, Furman 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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Georgetown University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,223 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Georgetown made $1,548,535 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Georgetown is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #10. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 2,440 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Vanderbilt made $3,434,615 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Vanderbilt excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Wake Forest University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,546 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Wake Forest University made $2,401,811 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Wake Forest University is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 13,536 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Texas A&M College Station made $3,692,841 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 989.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas A&M College Station also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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Pepperdine University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer list. Malibu, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 921 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Pepperdine made $1,750,390 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Pepperdine 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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University of Notre Dame ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 2,829 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Notre Dame took home $2,152,113 in revenue. 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 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. On top of its placing in this ranking, Notre Dame also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Provo, Utah, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 6,562 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at BYU made $1,998,119 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 976, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, BYU is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Loyola Marymount University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Los Angeles, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,787 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Loyola Marymount took home $1,585,057 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. Loyola Marymount excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #17, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,529 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at TCU made $2,954,824 in revenue, while incurring $2,942,092 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $12,732. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, TCU 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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Florida State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, the large public school handed out 9,550 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Florida State made $678,757 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Florida State 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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With a ranking of #19, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 9,851 students in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at UCLA brought home $2,024,480 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. In addition to its great ranking here, UCLA is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Connecticut ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer list. University of Connecticut is a large public school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 5,690 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at UCONN made $1,249,955 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 994 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UCONN excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Florida ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 10,063 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at UF took home $27,247 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 996, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, UF is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,587 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at DU took home $1,676,184 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, DU also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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Northeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #23. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,498 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at Northeastern brought home $1,399,412 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Northeastern also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Saint Joseph’s University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1,616 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at St. Joe’s made $1,095,444 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. St. Joe’s also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Boston College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #25. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 3,062 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Boston College took home $1,749,995 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 993 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Boston College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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