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After analyzing 47 schools in the United States, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Women's Tennis athletes. 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 the U.S. for Women's Tennis athletes
Vanderbilt University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Women’s Tennis athletes. Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,440 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Tennis team at Vanderbilt made $1,795,208 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 991 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Vanderbilt also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #2 spot on the list. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Stanford, California that handed out 1,699 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Tennis team at Stanford took home $1,366,431 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 996.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Stanford also is in the top 1% of our overall quality ranking.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Tennis athletes. This large public school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 10,063 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Tennis team at UF brought home $4,635 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #4 spot on the list. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,312 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Tennis team at Duke made $1,287,727 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #2 for overall quality in the United States.
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Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Malibu, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 921 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Tennis team at Pepperdine brought home $1,382,124 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 984 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. Pepperdine excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the large public school awarded 6,451 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Tennis team at UNC Chapel Hill brought home $474,926 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. UNC Chapel Hill also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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University of Georgia landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking. University of Georgia is a large public school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 8,790 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Tennis team at UGA made $80,732 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 977 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UGA 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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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,015 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Tennis team at Georgia Tech brought home $954,985 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 992 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia Tech also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Baylor University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis list. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3,698 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Tennis team at Baylor brought home $1,529,776 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 985, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Baylor also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Full Baylor University Sports Report
University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking, coming in at #10. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 10,103 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Tennis team at UC Berkeley made $1,044,481 in revenue, while incurring $1,037,311 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $7,170 for the sports team. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UC Berkeley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking, coming in at #11. This large public school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 8,969 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Tennis team at U-M brought home $92,439 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. U-M excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking, coming in at #12. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,764 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Tennis team at Auburn brought home $191,682 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 984 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Auburn 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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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis list. Located in College Station, Texas, the large public school handed out 13,536 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Tennis team at Texas A&M College Station took home $437,166 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 986 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Texas A&M College Station 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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With a ranking of #14, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 9,851 students in .
The Women’s Tennis team at UCLA brought home $1,264,697 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 992.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, UCLA also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full University of California - Los Angeles Sports Report
With a ranking of #15, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 6,886 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Tennis team at Texas Tech brought home $160,860 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking, coming in at #16. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 7,106 students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Tennis team at UofSC took home $1,328,232 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UofSC 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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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 10,374 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Women’s Tennis team at UT Austin took home $373,659 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, the large public school handed out 5,533 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Tennis team at UT Knoxville took home $56,021 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 992.
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 Knoxville also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis list. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 4,990 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Tennis team at Louisiana State University took home $32,660 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Louisiana State University also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Kentucky ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, the large public school handed out 5,449 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Tennis team at UK took home $979,457 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 992 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full University of Kentucky Sports Report
University of Arkansas ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis list. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 5,305 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Tennis team at UARK brought home $66,281 in revenue in a single year.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. On top of its placing in this ranking, UARK also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full University of Arkansas Sports Report
Emory University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,663 students in .
Emory brought in $392,098 while tallying up $258,889 in expenses for its Women’s Tennis team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $133,209 for the sports team.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Emory also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
Full Emory University Sports Report
With a ranking of #23, Williams College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking. Williamstown, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 737 students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Tennis team at Williams took home $139,892 in revenue.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. In addition to its great ranking here, Williams is in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Middlebury College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis ranking. Middlebury is a private not-for-profit institution located in Middlebury, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 832 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Tennis team at Middlebury took home $143,571 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Middlebury excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Pomona College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Tennis list. Pomona is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 418 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Tennis team at Pomona took home $179,347 in revenue.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. On top of its placing in this ranking, Pomona also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 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%.
When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Women's Tennis ranking - to help you make that decision.
