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 in Maryland ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 5 colleges and universities across Maryland to determine which were the best for D1 Women's Soccer athletes in Maryland. 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 Maryland for D1 Women's Soccer athletes in Maryland
Our analysis found Loyola University Maryland to be the best school for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in Maryland in this year’s ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 937 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at Loyola Maryland made $1,454,522 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 986, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Loyola Maryland not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #4 on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in Maryland. This fairly large public school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 2,783 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at UMBC took home $785,995 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 968.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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A rank of #3 on our list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in Maryland working on their bachelor’s degree. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 9,182 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at UMCP brought home $708,197 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 986, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UMCP also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #4 on our list means Towson University is a great place for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in Maryland working on their bachelor’s degree. Towson, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,692 students in .
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at Towson brought home $913,253 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 993.
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Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount St Mary’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and it awarded 532 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at The Mount made $555,257 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 981 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 5 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.
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%.
