2023 Top New England Region Women's D3 Softball Schools
61Colleges
$52,209Avg Tuition & Fees*
72%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division III Women's Softball in the New England Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Our analysis looked at 61 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for D3 Women's Softball athletes in the New England 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 New England Region for D3 Women's Softball athletes in the New England Region
Williams College tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Women’s Softball athletes in the New England Region. Williams is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 737 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at Williams brought home $216,166 in revenue in a single year.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Williams also took the #3 spot in our overall quality rankings.
Full Williams College Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at Amherst College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Softball athletes in the New England Region. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 759 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Amherst took home $261,871 in revenue.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. On top of its placing in this ranking, Amherst 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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A rank of #3 on our list means Bowdoin College is a great place for D3 Women’s Softball athletes in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 631 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Bowdoin brought in $235,953 while tallying up $213,265 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Softball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $22,688.
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. Bowdoin also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Full Bowdoin College Sports Report
A rank of #4 on our list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for D3 Women’s Softball athletes in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,361 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at MIT brought home $154,072 in revenue in a single year.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. MIT not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #2 on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 61 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,333 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Softball team at WPI took home $189,264 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WPI also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #6, Babson College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Babson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts that handed out 564 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Babson College made $238,389 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Babson College also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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Tufts University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,915 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at Tufts made $231,102 in revenue, while incurring $177,619 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $53,483, which isn’t bad at all.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Tufts also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Full Tufts University Sports Report
Middlebury College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Middlebury, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 832 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Middlebury made $194,286 in revenue.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. In addition to its great ranking here, Middlebury is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Middlebury College Sports Report
With a ranking of #9, Trinity College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 648 bachelor’s degrees in .
Trinity Bantams brought in $302,523 while tallying up $252,647 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Softball team. Thus, the team actually made $49,876, which isn’t bad at all.
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. Trinity Bantams excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Trinity College Sports Report
Springfield College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Springfield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 522 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at Springfield College brought home $178,877 in revenue in a single year.
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With a ranking of #11, Western New England University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 593 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Western New England took home $238,548 in revenue and paid out $237,910 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $638 for the sports team.
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Salve Regina University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newport, Rhode Island. It awarded 518 bachelor’s degrees in .
Salve Regina brought in $123,526 while tallying up $102,862 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Softball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $20,664.
Full Salve Regina University Sports Report
Roger Williams University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Roger Williams University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bristol, Rhode Island that handed out 889 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at RWU took home $155,984 in revenue and paid out $147,600 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $8,384 for the sports team.
Full Roger Williams University Sports Report
Brandeis University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,355 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Brandeis took home $206,722 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Brandeis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Wheaton College Massachusetts ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region list. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Norton, Massachusetts. It awarded 493 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Wheaton College Massachusetts made $161,220 in revenue.
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Wesleyan University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region list. Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Middletown, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1,206 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at Wesleyan U made $203,285 in revenue, while incurring $186,346 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $16,939, which isn’t bad at all.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Wesleyan U 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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Colby College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 734 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Colby took home $298,237 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Colby also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Colby College Sports Report
Bates College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Bates is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lewiston, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 601 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at Bates brought home $216,546 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Bates also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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University of Saint Joseph did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 232 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at USJ brought home $98,630 in revenue in a single year.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full University of Saint Joseph Sports Report
With a ranking of #20, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the fairly large public school handed out 2,853 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at UMass Boston made $147,814 in revenue.
Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Sports Report
Suffolk University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,177 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Suffolk made $155,149 in revenue.
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Endicott College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beverly, Massachusetts. It awarded 685 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Endicott took home $102,611 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #23, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 958 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at JWU Providence made $205,836 in revenue.
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University of New England landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Biddeford, Maine. It awarded 556 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Softball team at UNE made $82,492 in revenue, while incurring $67,903 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $14,589.
Full University of New England Sports Report
With a ranking of #25, Lesley University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 529 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Softball team at Lesley made $50,745 in revenue.
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Notes and References
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%.
