CollegeSoccer.us has created an algorithm determining the academic rank without human subjectivity. We also included US News & World Report and their individual rankings of best universities and colleges as part of our equation.

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) clearly came out as the most well rounded conference in the country when looking at great academic colleges and teams playing at the highest level. The ACC is ranked third academically and first in the country for women’s soccer and second (smallest of margins right behind the Big East) in the country on the men’s side.

The lower the points the higher the rank:

1. Ivy (6.9 Points)

2. Patriot League (33.8 Points)

3. ACC (50.4 Points)

4. Big Ten (56.2 Points)

5. Pacific (73.1 Points)

6. Big 12 (95.4 Points)

7. SEC (111.8 Points)

8. Big East (114.5 Points)

9. America East (129 Points)

10. Big West (138.8 Points)

11. West Coast (140.3 Points)

12. Atlantic 10 (145.9 Points)

13. CAA (165.8 Points)

14. Mountain West (173.7 Points)

15. Southern (176.2 Points)

16. Conference USA (179.3 Points)

17. Big South (204.5 Points)

18. Western Athletic (207.8 Points)

19. Mid-American (209.1 Points)

20. Great West (210.4 Points)

21. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (214.3 Points)

22. Missouri Valley (220.6 Points)

23. Northeast (246.2 Points)

24. Summit League (249.3 Points)

25. Ohio Valley (251.8 Points)

26. Horizon League (254.7 Points)

27. Sun Belt (276.1 Points)

28. Big Sky (286.6 Points)

29. Southland (295.3 Points)

30. Southwestern Athletic (315.4 Points)

To review the academic ranking of conferences for Division 2, please click here.

To review the academic ranking of conferences for Division 3, please click here.