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2023 Top Plains States Region Women's Gymnastics Schools

When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Gymnastics in the Plains States Region ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across the Plains States Region to determine which were the best for Women's Gymnastics athletes in the Plains States 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.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in the Plains States Region for Women's Gymnastics athletes in the Plains States Region

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

#25 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$1,724,786 Team Revenue

990 Academic Progress Rate

University of Missouri - Columbia tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Women’s Gymnastics athletes in the Plains States Region. This large public school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 5,092 bachelor’s degrees in . The Women’s Gymnastics team at Mizzou brought home $1,724,786 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 990. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Mizzou also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. Read More…

2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

#20 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$160,642 Team Revenue

1000 Academic Progress Rate

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,494 bachelor’s degrees in . The Women’s Gymnastics team at UNL brought home $160,642 in revenue in a single year. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too. UNL also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. Read full sports report on University of Nebraska - Lincoln

3

University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

#15 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$148,794 Team Revenue

995 Academic Progress Rate

A rank of #3 on our list means University of Iowa is a great place for Women’s Gymnastics athletes in the Plains States Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,533 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the Women’s Gymnastics team at Iowa made $148,794 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 995. 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, Iowa also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis. Read More…

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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.
• 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.