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We analyzed 263 colleges and universities across the United States to determine which were the best for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes. 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 U.S. for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes
Our 2023 rankings named Augustana University the best school for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 569 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Augustana Sioux Falls made $598,559 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Augustana Sioux Falls also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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A rank of #2 on our list means Rockhurst University is a great place for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 619 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Rockhurst took home $385,279 in revenue.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Gannon University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 648 students in .
Gannon brought in $459,940 while tallying up $446,603 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Volleyball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $13,337 for the sports team.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes list. Located in Old Westbury, New York, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 702 bachelor’s degrees in .
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The excellent sports programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes. UNK is a medium-sized public school situated in Kearney, Nebraska. It awarded 871 bachelor’s degrees in .
UNK brought in $811,483 while tallying up $757,535 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Volleyball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $53,948 for the sports team.
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Lewis University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking, coming in at #6. Lewis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Romeoville, Illinois that handed out 1,124 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Lewis took home $536,706 in revenue.
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Saint Anselm College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking, coming in at #7. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 611 students in .
The team at St. Anselm College took home $343,175 in revenue and paid out $338,763 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $4,412.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. In addition to its great ranking here, St. Anselm College is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #8, Western Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking. Located in Bellingham, Washington, the fairly large public school handed out 3,467 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at WWU brought home $613,973 in revenue in a single year.
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Le Moyne College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking. Located in Syracuse, New York, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 721 bachelor’s degrees in .
LeMoyne brought in $334,123 while tallying up $328,270 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Volleyball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $5,853.
LeMoyne 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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University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 2,218 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at UMN Duluth made $467,693 in revenue.
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Harding University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 801 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Harding made $380,757 in revenue, while incurring $375,503 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $5,254.
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Cedarville University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking. Cedarville is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cedarville, Ohio. It awarded 782 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Cedarville brought home $426,956 in revenue in a single year.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. Cedarville 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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With a ranking of #13, Winona State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking. Winona State is a medium-sized public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 1,483 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Winona State brought home $482,479 in revenue in a single year.
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Eckerd College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking. Eckerd is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 540 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Eckerd brought home $639,323 in revenue in a single year.
In addition to its great ranking here, Eckerd is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #15, Florida Southern College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 685 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Florida Southern made $548,399 in revenue.
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Pace University - New York landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking. Located in New York, New York, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,903 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at Pace University took home $214,021 in revenue and paid out $206,833 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $7,188 in profit.
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With a ranking of #17, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 1,198 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Michigan Tech brought home $678,137 in revenue in a single year.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Michigan Tech 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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Adelphi University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking. Adelphi is a private not-for-profit institution located in Garden City, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,267 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Adelphi made $379,248 in revenue.
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Regis University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 756 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Regis U made $474,366 in revenue.
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Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, the fairly large public school awarded 1,912 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Ferris made $595,696 in revenue.
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Lynn University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 522 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Lynn University Fighting Knights made $628,015 in revenue.
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Palm Beach Atlantic University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking. West Palm Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 448 students in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Palm Beach Atlantic made $567,903 in revenue, while incurring $552,785 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $15,118.
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The University of Findlay did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking, coming in at #23. Findlay is located in Findlay, Ohio and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 478 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Findlay took home $523,407 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #24, Ouachita Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball ranking. Ouachita Baptist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 382 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Ouachita Baptist took home $265,530 in revenue and paid out $258,453 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $7,077, which isn’t bad at all.
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California Baptist University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 1,963 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Cal Baptist made $1,125,261 in revenue, while incurring $1,097,566 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $27,695, which isn’t bad at all. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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Rest of the Top 15% Best Colleges for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes
Not only did these schools make the top 39 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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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%.
It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division II Women's Volleyball ranking - to help you make that decision.
