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 Women's Softball in Alabama ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 16 colleges and universities across Alabama to determine which were the best for Women's Softball athletes in Alabama. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.
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Top Colleges in Alabama for Women's Softball athletes in Alabama
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Alabama the best school for Women’s Softball athletes in Alabama working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 7,332 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at UA made $1,550,656 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. This large public school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 5,764 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Auburn took home $666,283 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 981.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. Auburn also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball athletes in Alabama list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 930 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at Samford made $893,138 in revenue, while incurring $857,543 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $35,595, which isn’t bad at all. The great academic progress rate of 989 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Samford also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Softball athletes in Alabama. UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 2,844 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at UAB took home $978,788 in revenue and paid out $958,405 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $20,383. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
UAB also made our overall quality list, coming in at #4.
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Out of the 16 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #5 spot on the list. USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,924 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Softball team at USA brought home $1,226,594 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.
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Jacksonville State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Alabama list. Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,435 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Jacksonville State University took home $814,369 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 967.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Alabama ranking. UAH is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,685 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at UAH brought home $622,184 in revenue in a single year.
UAH also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Full University of Alabama in Huntsville Sports Report
Birmingham Southern College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Alabama list. Birmingham Southern College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 275 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Softball team at BSC made $192,499 in revenue.
BSC also took the #5 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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University of Montevallo did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Alabama ranking, coming in at #9. Montevallo is located in Montevallo, Alabama and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 430 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Montevallo took home $339,473 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #10, University of North Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Alabama ranking. UNA is located in Florence, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,169 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at UNA took home $643,343 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 992 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Troy University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Alabama ranking. Troy University is a fairly large public school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 2,320 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at TROY took home $987,388 in revenue and paid out $927,560 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $59,828, which isn’t bad at all. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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Alabama State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Alabama list. Alabama State University is a small public school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 480 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Softball team at Alabama State brought home $444,843 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 953.
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University of West Alabama ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Alabama list. University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 399 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Softball team at University of West Alabama made $476,117 in revenue, while incurring $399,099 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $77,018, which isn’t bad at all.
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Huntingdon College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Alabama ranking. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 212 students in .
Huntingdon College brought in $171,390 while tallying up $162,038 in expenses for its Women’s Softball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $9,352 in profit.
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Miles College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Alabama ranking. Located in Fairfield, Alabama, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 186 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Miles College took home $250,436 in revenue.
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Tuskegee University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Softball in Alabama list. Tuskegee is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tuskegee, Alabama. It awarded 413 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Softball team at Tuskegee took home $327,272 in revenue.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 16 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%.
