2023 Top Great Lakes Region Women's D3 Basketball Schools
78Colleges
$43,822Avg Tuition & Fees*
62%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
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We analyzed 78 colleges and universities across the Great Lakes Region to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in the Great Lakes Region. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.
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Top Colleges in the Great Lakes Region for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in the Great Lakes Region
DePauw University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in the Great Lakes Region. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Greencastle, Indiana, and it awarded 532 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at DePauw made $376,897 in revenue.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. DePauw also made our overall quality list, coming in at #5.
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Out of the 78 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Northern University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Ada, Ohio, and it awarded 450 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at ONU brought home $206,293 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, ONU also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in the Great Lakes Region list. Wheaton, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 648 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Wheaton College Illinois took home $268,596 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wheaton College Illinois also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hope College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in the Great Lakes Region list. Holland, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 837 students in .
The team at Hope took home $318,076 in revenue and paid out $317,506 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $570, which isn’t bad at all.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. In addition to its great ranking here, Hope is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,425 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at UChicago made $346,716 in revenue.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UChicago is ranked #3 for overall quality in the Great Lakes Region .
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With a ranking of #6, Calvin University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 858 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Calvin brought in $210,279 while tallying up $194,326 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $15,953.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Calvin is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Kenyon College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Gambier, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 566 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Kenyon made $150,458 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. Kenyon also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Saint Norbert College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in De Pere, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 578 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at SNC took home $124,787 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, SNC also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Baldwin Wallace University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berea, Ohio. It awarded 738 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Baldwin Wallace College brought home $221,933 in revenue in a single year.
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Illinois Wesleyan University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bloomington, Illinois that handed out 404 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Illinois Wesleyan brought home $228,247 in revenue in a single year.
Illinois Wesleyan excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Ripon College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Ripon, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 187 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Ripon took home $115,366 in revenue and paid out $113,812 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $1,554.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ripon also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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Trine University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Angola, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 522 students in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Trine made $321,625 in revenue, while incurring $319,638 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1,987 in profit. The academic progress rate of the team is 973.
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Augustana College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Augustana is located in Rock Island, Illinois and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 755 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Augustana made $182,640 in revenue.
In addition to its great ranking here, Augustana is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Augustana College Sports Report
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,837 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at UW Oshkosh made $245,498 in revenue, while incurring $235,542 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $9,956 for the sports team.
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Albion College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Albion, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 365 students in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Albion brought home $175,146 in revenue in a single year.
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With a ranking of #16, Denison University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Granville, Ohio, and it awarded 685 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Denison took home $331,309 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Denison also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Oberlin College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oberlin, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 931 students in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Oberlin made $194,665 in revenue, while incurring $191,665 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $3,000, which isn’t bad at all.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. In addition to its great ranking here, Oberlin is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Knox College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region list. Galesburg, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 332 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Knox took home $175,346 in revenue.
Knox excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Knox College Sports Report
Elmhurst University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region list. Elmhurst is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 831 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Elmhurst brought in $201,168 while tallying up $192,841 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Basketball team. Thus, the team actually made $8,327, which isn’t bad at all.
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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the fairly large public school awarded 2,139 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at UW - La Crosse took home $242,433 in revenue and paid out $219,192 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $23,241 for the sports team.
Full University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Sports Report
Milwaukee School of Engineering did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 563 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at MSOE took home $79,226 in revenue.
In addition to its great ranking here, MSOE is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #22 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,187 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at UW - Whitewater made $186,699 in revenue.
Full University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Sports Report
Marietta College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marietta, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 269 students in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Marietta brought home $155,173 in revenue in a single year.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Marietta College Sports Report
North Central College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Naperville, Illinois that handed out 653 bachelor’s degrees in .
North Central brought in $186,648 while tallying up $185,013 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Basketball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $1,635 for the sports team.
Full North Central College Sports Report
With a ranking of #25, Hanover College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Hanover, Indiana, and it awarded 300 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Hanover made $215,000 in revenue.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 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.
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%.
