The University of Mount Union is top in Ohio on "50 Best Colleges for Female Athletes" list

The University of Mount Union is on a list of "50 Best Colleges for Female Athletes" in a ranking done by niche.com.

The Purple Raiders were the highest ranked Ohio school at No. 28, three spots ahead of Ohio State.

The rankings are out of 703 colleges based on NCAA Championship appearances, percentage of female students participating in varsity sports, and over 200,000 student opinions from nearly 75,000 students.