When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division I Women's Soccer in South Dakota ranking - to help you make that decision.
Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for D1 Women's Soccer athletes in South Dakota. 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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Top Colleges in South Dakota for D1 Women's Soccer athletes in South Dakota
South Dakota State University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in South Dakota. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,023 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Women’s Soccer team at South Dakota State brought home $695,619 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 993 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
South Dakota State also made our overall quality list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent sports programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Soccer athletes in South Dakota. This medium-sized public school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 1,293 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Soccer team at USD took home $674,480 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 991.
USD not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #4 on our overall quality list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 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%.
