When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Women's Basketball in Alaska ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Alaska to determine which were the best for Women's Basketball athletes in Alaska. 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.
We know that one set of rankings doesn't always help you determine the best school for you, so we've created the ability to narrow your list by location as well as alternative rankings that prioritize different factors such as those of importance to online students or returning adults or those who value diversity and value for your money.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
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Top Colleges in Alaska for Women's Basketball athletes in Alaska
University of Alaska Anchorage tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Women’s Basketball athletes in Alaska. This fairly large public school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 893 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at UAA took home $961,277 in revenue.
UAA also made our overall quality list, coming in at #4.
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Out of the 2 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized public school located in Fairbanks, Alaska that handed out 493 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UAF took home $533,840 in revenue and paid out $517,905 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $15,935.
UAF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 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 2 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%.