<p>Which schools have the best combo of great academics as well as a top flight soccer program? Interested in schools under 10,000 undergrad. Div 3 ok too, doesnt have to be just D1.</p>
<p>Duke, UVa a tad over but nor large either</p>
<p>Look at the NCAA soccer site for results from the tournaments for D1 and D3 and then see what looks good to you academically.</p>
<p>D1 probably Wake Forest.</p>
<p>Case Western has a nice soccer program</p>
<p>Williams is division 3 but very competitive. Excellent academics. Also, Amherst, Bowdoin, Hamilton.</p>
<p>I don't know the size off the top of my head, but San Diego State is supposed to be the mecca of soccer.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nescac.com%5B/url%5D">www.nescac.com</a> - best combination of athletics and academics in the country (division 3)</p>
<p>For mens program Duke and Wake Forest fit. For women, Notre Dame and William & Mary fit as well. Uva is good for men but have almost 15000 students. UNC is tops by far for women but is even bigger at 17-18k in size. Much bigger than OP requested.</p>
<p>In addition to nescac, the UAA combines top academics with strong soccer for D3. Check D3 rankings...you'll find fair share of NYU, CMU, Case, UChicago, Emory, WashU over the years. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.uaa.rochester.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.uaa.rochester.edu/</a></p>
<p>What about any Patriot league schools? Any suggestions?</p>
<p>I'm surprised that no one has mentioned it, but U North Carolina is an absolute power in women's soccer. You think Dean Smith did some great things at UNC with the basketball program? The women's soccer team has won 19 national titles since 1981. </p>
<p>As for the men, Wake Forest is the NCAA men's champion. Pretty impressive for a college that also sent their football team to the Orange Bowl last year and another bowl game this year and did all of this with an enrollment of only a little over 4000 students.</p>
<p>Colgate mens team is this year's Patriot League champion. NESCAC soccer is very strong Div 3 soccer - Middlebury, Williams and Amherst for men and Williams and Tufts for women are particularly strong.</p>
<p>Northwestern has pretty good teams too.</p>
<p>If you're talking women's soccer (I don't know anything about men's), then definitely consider Stanford and UCLA.</p>
<p>On the west coast the University of Portland and Santa Clara U w/ SCU being the stronger academically. Both of them have won NCAA championships and they fit your other criteria as well</p>
<p>Why do people bring up UNC, UCLA, UVirgina? The OP was asking about academic schools with <10,000 students. These schools are huge at 15,000+.</p>
<p>Notre Dame is the easy answer to this question. 8000 undergraduates, US News Top 20, both men's and women's teams make the Elite every year, and ND is home to both the women's and men's national player of the year (Hanks, Lapira, who also plays for the Irish National team). ND is also the only team to ever beat North Carolina women twice in tournament play or something like that. Easy call.</p>
<p>Holy Cross
-great academics (ranked 33rd USNWR)
-Div I sports
-large participation in sports
-brand new soccer center
-small</p>
<p>Wake Forest, yeah</p>