It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Division I Women's Volleyball in Arkansas ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for D1 Women's Volleyball athletes in Arkansas. 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.
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Top Colleges in Arkansas for D1 Women's Volleyball athletes in Arkansas
University of Arkansas tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Arkansas. This large public school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 5,305 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at UARK took home $156,226 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UARK also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Arkansas list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the fairly large public school handed out 1,737 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at A-State took home $671,756 in revenue.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Located in Conway, Arkansas, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,733 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at UCA took home $607,395 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Arkansas list. Located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the small public school handed out 330 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at UAPB made $404,276 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 962.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 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%.
