2023 Top Southwest Region Women's D2 Soccer Schools
18Colleges
$19,321Avg Tuition & Fees*
25%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Division II Women's Soccer in the Southwest Region ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
After analyzing 18 schools in the Southwest Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D2 Women's Soccer athletes in the Southwest 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.
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Top Colleges in the Southwest Region for D2 Women's Soccer athletes in the Southwest Region
Our analysis found Saint Edward’s University to be the best school for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Southwest Region in this year’s ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 780 students in .
The D2 Women’s Soccer team at St. Edward’s University made $1,014,608 in revenue, while incurring $885,431 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $129,177 for the sports team.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, St. Edward’s University also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
Full Saint Edward’s University Sports Report
A rank of #2 on our list means St. Mary’s University is a great place for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Southwest Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in San Antonio, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 471 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D2 Women’s Soccer team at St. Mary’s made $491,474 in revenue, while incurring $483,467 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $8,007, which isn’t bad at all.
St. Mary’s excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full St. Mary’s University Sports Report
A rank of #3 on our list means MSU Texas is a great place for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Southwest Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Wichita Falls, Texas, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,172 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D2 Women’s Soccer team at MSU Texas brought home $358,959 in revenue in a single year.
Full MSU Texas Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in the Southwest Region list. Located in Commerce, Texas, the fairly large public school handed out 2,007 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Soccer team at Texas A&M Commerce made $503,238 in revenue, while incurring $475,225 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $28,013 for the sports team.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 1,653 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at West Texas A&M University took home $422,299 in revenue.
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Southwest Region ranking. This small public school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 856 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at SWOSU made $372,249 in revenue.
Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Sports Report
Texas Woman’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 2,197 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at TWU took home $488,472 in revenue.
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Northeastern State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Southwest Region ranking. NSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It awarded 1,299 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at NSU took home $333,303 in revenue.
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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 2,424 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Soccer team at UCO made $328,630 in revenue, while incurring $321,344 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $7,286, which isn’t bad at all. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
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With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Southwest Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 340 bachelor’s degrees in .
OC brought in $498,098 while tallying up $497,741 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Soccer team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $357 in profit.
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Angelo State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Angelo, Texas, the fairly large public school handed out 1,183 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at Angelo State made $444,632 in revenue.
Full Angelo State University Sports Report
Rogers State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Claremore, Oklahoma, the small public school handed out 519 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at RSU took home $332,395 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 971 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at UT Permian Basin made $279,095 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #14, East Central University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Southwest Region ranking. ECU is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 587 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at ECU took home $190,828 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #15, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Portales, New Mexico, the medium-sized public school handed out 729 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at ENMU - Main Campus made $297,708 in revenue.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Sports Report
Texas A&M International University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas. It awarded 1,274 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Soccer team at Texas A&M International University brought home $396,568 in revenue in a single year.
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New Mexico Highlands University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 409 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at New Mexico Highlands University took home $282,349 in revenue.
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Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Soccer in the Southwest Region list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 299 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at NWOSU took home $279,646 in revenue.
Full Northwestern Oklahoma State University Sports Report
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 18 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%.
