by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division II Women's Basketball in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D2 Women's Basketball athletes in the Rocky Mountains Region. 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.
Since one ranking on its own is not enough to give you a complete understanding of your educational options, you can refine this list by location. We've also developed a number of other tools and rankings based on other factors. These other rankings highlight colleges that excel in other factors such as value or diversity as well as schools that excel in serving different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Our analysis found Regis University to be the best school for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in the Rocky Mountains Region in this year’s ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 756 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at Regis U took home $643,318 in revenue. Read full sports report on Regis University
A rank of #2 on our list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in the Rocky Mountains Region working on their bachelor’s degree. UCCS is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,992 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at UCCS made $543,715 in revenue. Read full sports report on University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school situated in Pueblo, Colorado. It awarded 748 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at Colorado State University - Pueblo took home $585,209 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too. Full Colorado State University - Pueblo Sports Report
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Fort Lewis College. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. This small public school is located in Durango, Colorado, and it awarded 539 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at FLC made $521,880 in revenue. Full Fort Lewis College Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 293 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at NNU took home $736,199 in revenue. Full Northwest Nazarene University Sports Report
Colorado Mesa University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Basketball in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 1,106 bachelor’s degrees in . Colorado Mesa brought in $612,539 while tallying up $606,631 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $5,908. Full Colorado Mesa University Sports Report
With a ranking of #7, Colorado Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Basketball in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 857 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at CCU made $505,162 in revenue. Read full sports report on Colorado Christian University
Western Colorado University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Basketball in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small public school is located in Gunnison, Colorado, and it awarded 432 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Basketball team at Western brought home $609,776 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on Western Colorado University
Montana State University - Billings landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Basketball in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 435 students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at Montana State University - Billings took home $696,850 in revenue. Full Montana State University - Billings Sports Report
Adams State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Basketball in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Alamosa, Colorado, the small public school handed out 315 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Basketball team at Adams State brought home $431,329 in revenue in a single year. Read More…
Dixie State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Basketball in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Saint George, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,229 students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at Dixie State College took home $1,091,693 in revenue. Read More…
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 11 schools only.
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