2023 Top Plains States Region Women's D2 Volleyball Schools
36Colleges
$21,820Avg Tuition & Fees*
39%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Division II Women's Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes in the Plains States Region. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.
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Top Colleges in the Plains States Region for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes in the Plains States Region
Our analysis found Augustana University to be the best school for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the Plains States Region in this year’s ranking. Augustana University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 569 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Augustana Sioux Falls brought home $598,559 in revenue in a single year.
In addition to its great ranking here, Augustana Sioux Falls is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Rockhurst University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Rockhurst University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 619 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Rockhurst brought home $385,279 in revenue in a single year.
In addition to its great ranking here, Rockhurst is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the Plains States Region list. UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 871 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at UNK made $811,483 in revenue, while incurring $757,535 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $53,948, which isn’t bad at all.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in the Plains States Region list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,483 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Winona State brought home $482,479 in revenue in a single year.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 978 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Concordia University, Saint Paul made $600,692 in revenue.
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Drury University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Springfield, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 393 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Drury University made $520,178 in revenue.
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Truman State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region list. Truman State University is a small public school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 965 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Truman State took home $325,248 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Truman State also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,786 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at UMSL took home $315,660 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #10, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,208 students in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Northwest brought home $604,686 in revenue in a single year.
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With a ranking of #11, Washburn University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 843 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Washburn University made $452,880 in revenue.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 1,325 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Missouri University of Science and Technology took home $395,026 in revenue.
In addition to its great ranking here, Missouri University of Science and Technology is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,593 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at UCM took home $479,812 in revenue.
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Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Marshall, Minnesota, and it awarded 457 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Southwest Minnesota State University brought home $493,132 in revenue in a single year.
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With a ranking of #15, William Jewell College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Liberty, Missouri, and it awarded 229 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at William Jewell took home $297,912 in revenue.
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Newman University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 259 students in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Newman University brought home $308,063 in revenue in a single year.
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Wayne State College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. Wayne, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 683 students in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at WSC took home $422,181 in revenue.
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University of Sioux Falls came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 434 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at University of Sioux Falls made $396,918 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #19, Northern State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. Northern State University is a small public school located in Aberdeen, South Dakota that handed out 290 bachelor’s degrees in .
NSU brought in $462,077 while tallying up $441,206 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Volleyball team. Thus, the team actually made $20,871, which isn’t bad at all.
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University of Mary came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. UMary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 664 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at UMary took home $511,980 in revenue.
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Fort Hays State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Hays, Kansas, and it awarded 3,001 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at FHSU brought home $311,643 in revenue in a single year.
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Emporia State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, the medium-sized public school awarded 731 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at ESU brought home $233,464 in revenue in a single year.
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Lindenwood University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 1,167 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Lindenwood University took home $409,110 in revenue.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 904 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Maryville U brought in $339,616 while tallying up $339,131 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Volleyball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $485.
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Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Volleyball in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 1,614 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at St. Cloud State University brought home $531,295 in revenue in a single year.
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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%.
