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2023 Top South Dakota Women's D2 Soccer Schools

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 II Women's Soccer in South Dakota ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across South Dakota to determine which were the best for D2 Women's Soccer athletes in South Dakota. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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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.

We've created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don't have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Top Colleges in South Dakota for D2 Women's Soccer athletes in South Dakota

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Augustana University
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

#1 in Quality in South Dakota

$754,899 Team Revenue

$37,342 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Augustana University the best school for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in South Dakota working on their bachelor’s degree. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 569 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Soccer team at Augustana Sioux Falls brought home $754,899 in revenue in a single year. Augustana Sioux Falls also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings. Read More…

2

Northern State University
Aberdeen, South Dakota

#5 in Quality in South Dakota

$367,209 Team Revenue

$11,947 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Northern State University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. NSU is a small public school situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It awarded 290 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at NSU took home $367,209 in revenue and paid out $353,572 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $13,637. NSU not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #5 on our overall quality list. Full Northern State University Sports Report

3

University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

#9 in Quality in South Dakota

$385,865 Team Revenue

$20,290 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at University of Sioux Falls helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Soccer athletes in South Dakota. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 434 students in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Soccer team at University of Sioux Falls made $385,865 in revenue. Full University of Sioux Falls Sports Report

4

Black Hills State University
Spearfish, South Dakota

#10 in Quality in South Dakota

$207,736 Team Revenue

$12,018 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Black Hills State University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. BHSU is a public institution located in Spearfish, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 395 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at BHSU took home $207,736 in revenue and paid out $167,609 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $40,127 for the sports team. Read full sports report on Black Hills State University

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 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.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.