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2023 Top Kentucky Women's D3 Basketball Schools

When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. 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 Kentucky ranking.

After analyzing 4 schools in Kentucky, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in Kentucky. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Kentucky for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in Kentucky

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Transylvania University
Lexington, Kentucky

#2 in Quality in Kentucky

$233,541 Team Revenue

$43,670 Avg Tuition & Fees

Transylvania University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Kentucky. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 219 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Transylvania took home $233,541 in revenue. Transylvania also took the #2 spot in our overall quality rankings. Full Transylvania University Sports Report

2

Thomas More University
Crestview Hills, Kentucky

#17 in Quality in Kentucky

$473,057 Team Revenue

$35,810 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on our list means Thomas More University is a great place for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Kentucky working on their bachelor’s degree. Thomas More is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. It awarded 288 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Thomas More took home $473,057 in revenue and paid out $404,456 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $68,601. Full Thomas More University Sports Report

3

Centre College
Danville, Kentucky

#1 in Quality in Kentucky

$132,179 Team Revenue

$48,070 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on our list means Centre College is a great place for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Kentucky working on their bachelor’s degree. Centre College of Kentucky is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Kentucky. It awarded 350 bachelor’s degrees in . The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Centre College of Kentucky brought home $132,179 in revenue in a single year. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. Centre College of Kentucky did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on Centre College

4

Spalding University
Louisville, Kentucky

#14 in Quality in Kentucky

$106,506 Team Revenue

$27,050 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Spalding University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Kentucky. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 216 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Spalding brought home $106,506 in revenue in a single year. Full Spalding 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 4 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.