When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division III Women's Basketball in Maine ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in Maine. 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 Maine for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in Maine
Bowdoin College tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Maine. Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 631 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Bowdoin made $267,570 in revenue, while incurring $251,972 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $15,598 in profit.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Bowdoin not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #1 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Maine list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 734 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Colby made $289,463 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Colby also took the #2 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. University of New England is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Biddeford, Maine that handed out 556 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UNE took home $169,423 in revenue and paid out $164,639 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $4,784, which isn’t bad at all.
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A rank of #4 on our list means Maine Maritime Academy is a great place for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Maine working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Castine, Maine, the small public school awarded 165 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Maine Maritime brought home $136,939 in revenue in a single year.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Maine Maritime not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #4 on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #5 on our list means Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a great place for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Maine working on their bachelor’s degree. Standish, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 271 students in .
Saint Joseph’s Maine brought in $165,870 while tallying up $162,497 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Basketball team. Thus, the team actually made $3,373, which isn’t bad at all.
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.
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Bates College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in Maine ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Lewiston, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 601 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Bates brought in $317,855 while tallying up $292,987 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Basketball team. Thus, the team actually made $24,868, which isn’t bad at all.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Bates also took the #3 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Maine at Farmington did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in Maine ranking. Located in Farmington, Maine, the small public school handed out 308 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at UMaine Farmington took home $63,349 in revenue.
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University of Southern Maine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 1,131 bachelor’s degrees in .
University of Southern Maine brought in $152,960 while tallying up $145,486 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Basketball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $7,474 in profit.
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Thomas College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in Maine list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Waterville, Maine, and it awarded 207 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Thomas College took home $71,744 in revenue.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 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%.
