With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Division III Women's Basketball in Georgia ranking.
We analyzed 7 colleges and universities across Georgia to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in Georgia. 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 Georgia for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in Georgia
Emory University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Georgia. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,663 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Emory brought in $635,168 while tallying up $346,879 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Basketball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $288,289 for the sports team.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Emory not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #1 on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at Covenant College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Georgia. Covenant is located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 200 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Covenant brought in $131,274 while tallying up $130,042 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $1,232.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Covenant 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 join some of the best athletes around if you attend Berry College. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Berry is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Berry, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 438 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Berry made $242,544 in revenue, while incurring $237,754 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $4,790, which isn’t bad at all.
Berry did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Georgia list. Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Demorest, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 297 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Piedmont College took home $243,090 in revenue and paid out $243,009 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $81, which isn’t bad at all.
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.
Full Piedmont College Sports Report
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Oglethorpe University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Oglethorpe is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 251 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Oglethorpe took home $235,066 in revenue.
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LaGrange College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in Georgia list. LaGrange is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lagrange, Georgia. It awarded 154 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at LaGrange made $131,956 in revenue.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Emmanuel College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in Georgia ranking. Located in Franklin Springs, Georgia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 152 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at Emmanuel College took home $485,190 in revenue and paid out $484,672 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $518 in profit.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 7 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%.
