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 New Mexico ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for Women's Basketball athletes in New Mexico. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.
Since one ranking on its own is not enough to give you a complete understanding of your educational options, you can refine this list by location. We've also developed a number of other tools and rankings based on other factors. These other rankings highlight colleges that excel in other factors such as value or diversity as well as schools that excel in serving different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.
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Top Colleges in New Mexico for Women's Basketball athletes in New Mexico
New Mexico State University - Main Campus tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Women’s Basketball athletes in New Mexico. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,443 students 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.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the large public school awarded 3,601 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Basketball team at UNM brought home $2,419,409 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 973.
UNM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Basketball athletes in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 729 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Basketball team at ENMU - Main Campus brought home $390,856 in revenue in a single year.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Sports Report
Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, the small public school handed out 266 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Basketball team at Western New Mexico University made $329,421 in revenue, while incurring $316,292 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $13,129 in profit.
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Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 409 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Basketball team at New Mexico Highlands University made $363,715 in revenue.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 5 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%.
