by our College Data Analytics TeamStudent athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 II Women's Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking is part of that endeavor.
After analyzing 24 schools in the Far Western US Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D2 Women's Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the athletic competitiveness of the school and the school's overall quality. This means that a school must provide students with a great education in addition to having a good sports team if it wants to rank well.
Since one ranking on its own is not enough to give you a complete understanding of your educational options, you can refine this list by location. We've also developed a number of other tools and rankings based on other factors. These other rankings highlight colleges that excel in other factors such as value or diversity as well as schools that excel in serving different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Western Washington University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region. Western Washington University is a fairly large public school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 3,467 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at WWU made $536,758 in revenue. Read More…
The excellent sports programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 9,422 students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at UCSD took home $689,944 in revenue. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, UCSD also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis. Full University of California - San Diego Sports Report
A rank of #3 on our list means Seattle Pacific University is a great place for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region working on their bachelor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 735 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at SPU took home $716,540 in revenue. Read More…
A rank of #4 on our list means Azusa Pacific University is a great place for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Azusa, California. It awarded 1,526 bachelor’s degrees in . Azusa Pacific brought in $586,799 while tallying up $577,622 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Soccer team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $9,177. Full Azusa Pacific University Sports Report
A rank of #5 on our list means California Baptist University is a great place for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Far Western US Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,963 students in . The team at Cal Baptist took home $1,540,202 in revenue and paid out $1,439,976 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $100,226. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 980. Read More…
Sonoma State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. SSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Rohnert Park, California. It awarded 2,258 bachelor’s degrees in . SSU brought in $487,672 while tallying up $424,684 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Soccer team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $62,988 for the sports team. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 975. Read full sports report on Sonoma State University
Dominican University of California ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region list. Dominican University of California is a small private not-for-profit school located in San Rafael, California that handed out 394 bachelor’s degrees in . DUofC brought in $531,506 while tallying up $350,350 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Soccer team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $181,156 in profit. Read full sports report on Dominican University of California
Central Washington University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 2,612 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. CWU brought in $326,931 while tallying up $324,863 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Soccer team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $2,068 for the sports team. Read More…
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 6,364 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at Cal Poly Pomona made $508,991 in revenue, while incurring $494,165 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $14,826 for the sports team. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Read full sports report on California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
With a ranking of #10, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fresno, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 684 students in . Fresno Pacific brought in $542,789 while tallying up $537,632 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Soccer team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $5,157. Read More…
San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. SFSU is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6,087 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at SFSU brought home $385,899 in revenue in a single year. Full San Francisco State University Sports Report
California State University - San Bernardino ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSB is a public institution located in San Bernardino, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,795 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at CSUSB made $373,594 in revenue, while incurring $373,534 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $60 for the sports team. Full California State University - San Bernardino Sports Report
Brigham Young University - Hawaii came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Laie, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 645 students in . Full Brigham Young University - Hawaii Sports Report
With a ranking of #14, Saint Martin’s University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Lacey, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 296 bachelor’s degrees in . Saint Martin’s brought in $445,612 while tallying up $384,145 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Soccer team. Thus, the team actually made $61,467, which isn’t bad at all. Full Saint Martin’s University Sports Report
With a ranking of #15, University of Hawaii at Hilo did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Hawaii at Hilo is a small public school located in Hilo, Hawaii that handed out 623 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at UH Hilo brought home $355,351 in revenue in a single year. Read More…
California State University - Monterey Bay ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Seaside, California, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,933 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at CSUMB took home $325,535 in revenue. Full California State University - Monterey Bay Sports Report
With a ranking of #17, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, the large public school awarded 5,252 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at Cal State LA brought home $461,235 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on California State University - Los Angeles
Chaminade University of Honolulu came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Chaminade University of Honolulu is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 285 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at Chaminade University of Honolulu made $236,054 in revenue. Read More…
Notre Dame de Namur University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. NDNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Belmont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 bachelor’s degrees in . Read full sports report on Notre Dame de Namur University
California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Carson, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,761 students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at CSUDH took home $368,349 in revenue. Read full sports report on California State University - Dominguez Hills
California State University - East Bay landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Hayward, California, and it awarded 3,876 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Cal State East Bay took home $402,686 in revenue and paid out $323,597 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $79,089, which isn’t bad at all. Read More…
Hawaii Pacific University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 499 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at Hawaii Pacific University took home $326,558 in revenue. Full Hawaii Pacific University Sports Report
Humboldt State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. This medium-sized public school is located in Arcata, California, and it awarded 1,578 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Humboldt State University took home $413,772 in revenue and paid out $396,196 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $17,576 in profit. Read More…
Western Oregon University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, the small public school handed out 1,024 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at Western Oregon State College brought home $295,828 in revenue in a single year. Full Western Oregon University Sports Report
Footnotes
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