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2023 Top Connecticut Women's D2 Volleyball Schools

With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division II Women's Volleyball in Connecticut ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes in Connecticut. 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.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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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 Connecticut for D2 Women's Volleyball athletes in Connecticut

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

#10 in Quality in Connecticut

$469,315 Team Revenue

$44,184 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Haven the best school for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Connecticut working on their bachelor’s degree. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,101 students in . The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at University of New Haven made $469,315 in revenue, while incurring $467,978 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $1,337, which isn’t bad at all. Full University of New Haven Sports Report

2

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut

#17 in Quality in Connecticut

$219,588 Team Revenue

$35,760 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on our list means University of Bridgeport is a great place for D2 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Connecticut working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 513 bachelor’s degrees in . UBridgeport brought in $219,588 while tallying up $215,233 in expenses for its D2 Women’s Volleyball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $4,355 for the sports team. Read full sports report on University of Bridgeport

3

Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, Connecticut

#14 in Quality in Connecticut

$373,821 Team Revenue

$25,302 Avg Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,654 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Volleyball team at SCSU took home $373,821 in revenue. Full Southern Connecticut State University Sports Report

4

Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut

#19 in Quality in Connecticut

$301,059 Team Revenue

$15,529 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Post University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, the fairly large private for-profit school awarded 1,477 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The D2 Women’s Volleyball team at Post University made $301,059 in revenue, while incurring $299,206 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $1,853 for the sports team. Read More…

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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.
• 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.