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2023 Top Virginia Women's D2 Basketball Schools

With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division II Women's Basketball in Virginia ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for D2 Women's Basketball athletes in Virginia. 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.

Get more details on our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Virginia for D2 Women's Basketball athletes in Virginia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, Virginia

$391,729 Team Revenue

$31,592 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Virginia’s College at Wise the best school for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in Virginia working on their bachelor’s degree. UVa - Wise is a public institution located in Wise, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 233 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at UVa - Wise took home $391,729 in revenue. Read full sports report on The University of Virginia’s College at Wise

2

Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia

$578,422 Team Revenue

$21,409 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in Virginia list. Virginia State is a small public school situated in Petersburg, Virginia. It awarded 587 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at Virginia State made $578,422 in revenue. Full Virginia State University Sports Report

3

Virginia Union University
Richmond, Virginia

$448,461 Team Revenue

$14,305 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on our list means Virginia Union University is a great place for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in Virginia working on their bachelor’s degree. VUU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 154 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The D2 Women’s Basketball team at VUU brought home $448,461 in revenue in a single year. Full Virginia Union University Sports Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 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.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.