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 Tennessee ranking.
We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across Tennessee to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in Tennessee. 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.
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Top Colleges in Tennessee for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in Tennessee
Our 2023 rankings named Sewanee - The University of the South the best school for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Tennessee working on their bachelor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Sewanee, Tennessee, and it awarded 429 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Sewanee made $206,092 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. Sewanee not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #3 on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at Maryville College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Tennessee. Maryville College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Maryville, Tennessee. It awarded 190 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Maryville College brought home $159,300 in revenue in a single year.
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Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhodes College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 538 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Rhodes College made $204,189 in revenue, while incurring $199,498 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $4,691 in profit.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Rhodes College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our overall quality list.
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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.
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%.
