2023 Top Southwest Region Women's Basketball Schools
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It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. 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 the Southwest Region ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
We analyzed 69 colleges and universities across the Southwest Region to determine which were the best for Women's Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region. 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.
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Top Colleges in the Southwest Region for Women's Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region
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Baylor University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Women’s Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,698 students in .
The Women’s Basketball team at Baylor brought home $6,335,907 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 981, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Baylor also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 10,374 students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at UT Austin took home $2,543,747 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality in the Southwest Region .
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Out of the 69 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,235 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Basketball team at Rice made $2,290,444 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 996.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Rice 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 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 4,757 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Basketball team at University of Oklahoma brought home $2,825,081 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, University of Oklahoma also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent sports programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 2,091 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at SMU took home $4,160,189 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 967.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SMU also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 13,536 students in .
The Women’s Basketball team at Texas A&M College Station brought home $1,255,928 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #4 for overall quality in the Southwest Region .
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 14,986 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Basketball team at ASU - Tempe made $4,647,905 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. ASU - Tempe also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Texas Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 2,529 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Basketball team at TCU made $7,104,907 in revenue, while incurring $7,080,318 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $24,589 in profit. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCU is ranked #5 for overall quality in the Southwest Region .
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Trinity University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Trinity University is a small private not-for-profit school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 691 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Trinity U took home $373,003 in revenue and paid out $292,426 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $80,577 for the sports team.
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. Trinity U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list.
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University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 773 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Basketball team at University of Tulsa brought home $3,614,467 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 983, signifying that team members care about their grades.
In addition to its great ranking here, University of Tulsa is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #11, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Abilene, Texas, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 665 bachelor’s degrees in .
Abilene Christian brought in $1,611,409 while tallying up $1,610,530 in expenses for its Women’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $879. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Abilene Christian also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Arizona landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. This large public school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 8,003 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Basketball team at University of Arizona brought home $1,767,124 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, signifying that team members care about their grades.
University of Arizona also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,995 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Basketball team at UT Dallas made $204,194 in revenue, while incurring $189,409 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $14,785 in profit.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, UT Dallas also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Texas Tech University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech University is a large public school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 6,886 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Basketball team at Texas Tech made $2,058,279 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 985 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Saint Edward’s University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 780 students in .
St. Edward’s University brought in $1,157,743 while tallying up $965,769 in expenses for its Women’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $191,974.
St. Edward’s University also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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St. Mary’s University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 471 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at St. Mary’s took home $675,999 in revenue and paid out $654,961 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $21,038.
On top of its placing in this ranking, St. Mary’s also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 4,858 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Basketball team at OSU made $445,795 in revenue.
In addition to its great ranking here, OSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. ORU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 634 bachelor’s degrees in .
ORU brought in $1,398,694 while tallying up $1,372,151 in expenses for its Women’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $26,543. The team has a great academic progress rate of 986, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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University of Houston ranked #19 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,140 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Basketball team at UH brought home $2,844,619 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 978.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large public school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 2,443 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Basketball team at NMSU Main Campus made $1,668,333 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 970.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,601 students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at UNM took home $2,419,409 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 973.
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Texas State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 7,360 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Basketball team at Texas State made $1,553,946 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 985.
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Austin College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Sherman, Texas, and it awarded 365 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Basketball team at Austin College brought home $159,151 in revenue in a single year.
Austin College also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, the large public school awarded 6,056 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Basketball team at UTSA made $2,031,447 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 986.
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University of North Texas came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. This large public school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 7,937 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Basketball team at UNT brought home $2,139,026 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 974.
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