2023 Top Middle Atlantic Region Women's D1 Softball Schools
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$49,750Avg Tuition & Fees*
71%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 I Women's Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for D1 Women's Softball athletes in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region for D1 Women's Softball athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region
Our 2023 rankings named Fordham University the best school for D1 Women’s Softball athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Bronx, New York, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,645 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Fordham U took home $1,508,556 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Fordham U also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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A rank of #2 on our list means Syracuse University is a great place for D1 Women’s Softball athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region working on their bachelor’s degree. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 4,205 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Syracuse took home $1,154,265 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 996.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Syracuse also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 50 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Hempstead, New York, and it awarded 1,519 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Hofstra brought home $1,285,349 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 988, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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A rank of #4 on our list means Villanova University is a great place for D1 Women’s Softball athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 2,165 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Villanova brought home $1,553,289 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 996, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Villanova also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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The excellent sports programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Softball athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region. Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,426 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Lehigh brought home $1,232,587 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 992 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Lehigh also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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St John’s University - New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. St John’s University - New York is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Queens, New York that handed out 2,251 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at STJ took home $1,129,393 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 993 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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George Washington University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,466 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at GWU took home $1,128,526 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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Seton Hall University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Orange, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,586 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Seton Hall brought home $1,273,206 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,471 students in .
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Pitt brought home $1,818,205 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Pitt also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #10, Bucknell University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1,086 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Bucknell brought home $1,246,752 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 994.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bucknell also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Drexel University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 3,797 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Drexel took home $1,050,316 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Drexel also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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Colgate University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hamilton, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 943 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Colgate made $1,295,121 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 990 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. In addition to its great ranking here, Colgate is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Delaware came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Newark, Delaware, the large public school handed out 4,934 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at UD made $1,180,722 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 981, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, UD also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in University Park, Pennsylvania, the large public school handed out 10,293 bachelor’s degrees in .
The great academic progress rate of 984 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
In addition to its great ranking here, Penn State University Park is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Marist College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,289 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Marist took home $765,772 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 982.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Marist also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #16, Saint Francis University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 369 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Saint Francis brought home $752,087 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 989, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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Saint Joseph’s University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Saint Joseph’s University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1,616 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at St. Joe’s took home $882,625 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 996.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, St. Joe’s is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #18, Manhattan College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Riverdale, New York, and it awarded 773 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Manhattan brought home $694,004 in revenue in a single year. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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Princeton University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Princeton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 1,257 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at Princeton made $515,116 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Princeton is ranked #1 for overall quality in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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University of Pennsylvania came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,554 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Softball team at UPenn took home $406,030 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #2 for overall quality in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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With a ranking of #21, Siena College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Siena College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Loudonville, New York that handed out 752 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Siena brought home $670,150 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 992.
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Lafayette College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Easton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 851 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Lafayette brought home $853,145 in revenue in a single year. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. Lafayette also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Binghamton University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,899 students in .
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Binghamton University brought home $635,644 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 990.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Binghamton University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University at Albany came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UAlbany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,304 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Softball team at UAlbany made $756,116 in revenue.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Softball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the large public school awarded 8,485 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Women’s Softball team at Rutgers New Brunswick brought home $1,819,136 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Rutgers New Brunswick also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 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%.
