2023 Top New England Region Women's Softball Schools
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Student 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 Women's Softball in the New England Region ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 93 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for Women's Softball athletes in the New England Region. 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.
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Top Colleges in the New England Region for Women's Softball athletes in the New England Region
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Our analysis found Boston College to be the best school for Women’s Softball athletes in the New England Region in this year’s ranking. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 3,062 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Softball team at Boston College brought home $1,614,389 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 988.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. In addition to its great ranking here, Boston College is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball athletes in the New England Region list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,998 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Softball team at Boston U brought home $1,451,621 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.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Boston U 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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The excellent sports programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Softball athletes in the New England Region. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6,819 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at UMass Amherst took home $1,235,491 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 984, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Sports Report
A rank of #4 on our list means Providence College is a great place for Women’s Softball athletes in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1,194 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at Providence made $1,255,215 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 992 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,770 students in .
The Women’s Softball team at Quinnipiac brought home $896,856 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 993.
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 #6, Fairfield University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 1,241 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at Fairfield U made $761,898 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 996 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full Fairfield University Sports Report
Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region list. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 1,865 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Harvard took home $550,760 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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. Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our overall quality list.
Full Harvard University Sports Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,690 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at UCONN made $1,334,175 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCONN also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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Williams College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 737 bachelor’s degrees in .
The 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 not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #3 on our overall quality list.
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Amherst College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region list. Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 759 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at Amherst made $261,871 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Amherst excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #11, Bowdoin College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 631 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at Bowdoin took home $235,953 in revenue and paid out $213,265 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $22,688, 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. Bowdoin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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College of the Holy Cross ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 939 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Softball team at Holy Cross brought home $803,225 in revenue in a single year. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Holy Cross also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Full College of the Holy Cross Sports Report
Yale University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region list. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,695 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at Yale made $676,167 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Yale also took the #4 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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Sacred Heart University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Sacred Heart is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 1,475 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at Sacred Heart made $914,161 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full Sacred Heart University Sports Report
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region list. MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,361 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Softball team at MIT brought home $154,072 in revenue in a single year.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 3 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 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #2 for overall quality in the New England Region .
Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sports Report
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,333 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at WPI took home $189,264 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. WPI 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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With a ranking of #17, Babson College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for 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 .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Babson College took home $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. In addition to its great ranking here, Babson College is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 2,192 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at Brown brought home $447,439 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 993.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Brown also took the #5 spot in our overall quality rankings.
Full Brown University Sports Report
With a ranking of #19, Merrimack College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in North Andover, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1,043 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Merrimack took home $732,247 in revenue.
Full Merrimack College Sports Report
Tufts University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 1,915 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Tufts took home $231,102 in revenue and paid out $177,619 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $53,483 in profit.
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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Tufts University Sports Report
University of Maine landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,047 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at UMaine took home $925,273 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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Dartmouth College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 1,279 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Dartmouth took home $533,538 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%. Dartmouth excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #23, Bryant University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking. Bryant is a private not-for-profit institution located in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 835 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Bryant took home $700,416 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 993.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #24. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 3,532 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at URI brought home $879,321 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 980, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Full University of Rhode Island Sports Report
Middlebury College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Middlebury, Vermont. It awarded 832 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at Middlebury brought home $194,286 in revenue in a single year.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Middlebury excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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