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We analyzed 17 colleges and universities across Indiana to determine which were the best for Women's Volleyball athletes in Indiana. 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.
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Top Colleges in Indiana for Women's Volleyball athletes in Indiana
Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for Women’s Volleyball athletes in Indiana in this year’s ranking. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,829 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Volleyball team at Notre Dame made $2,415,253 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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The excellent sports programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Volleyball athletes in Indiana. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, the large public school awarded 8,676 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at Purdue took home $6,708,777 in revenue and paid out $2,360,138 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $4,348,639, which isn’t bad at all.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Indiana ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue is ranked #4 for overall quality in Indiana.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 7,504 students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at IU Bloomington took home $2,317,284 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 989 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. IU Bloomington also took the #5 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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The excellent sports programs at Butler University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Volleyball athletes in Indiana. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 1,278 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Volleyball team at Butler made $979,781 in revenue, while incurring $956,534 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $23,247, which isn’t bad at all. The team has a great academic progress rate of 983, 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 87%.
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The excellent sports programs at Valparaiso University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Volleyball athletes in Indiana. Located in Valparaiso, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 736 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at Valpo took home $840,707 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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DePauw University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Indiana list. Located in Greencastle, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 532 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Volleyball team at DePauw made $167,385 in revenue.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. DePauw also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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Ball State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Indiana ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large public school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 3,343 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Volleyball team at Ball State made $701,321 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 970.
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University of Evansville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Indiana ranking. Located in Evansville, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 453 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at UE took home $888,781 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 984.
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Hanover College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Indiana ranking. Hanover is located in Hanover, Indiana and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 300 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at Hanover took home $143,545 in revenue.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Indiana ranking. IUPUI is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 4,359 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at IUPUI took home $550,933 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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Franklin College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Indiana list. Franklin College of Indiana is located in Franklin, Indiana and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 198 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Volleyball team at Franklin College of Indiana made $83,985 in revenue, while incurring $64,141 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $19,844 in profit.
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Manchester University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Indiana list. Manchester University is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Manchester, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 223 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Manchester University took home $118,963 in revenue and paid out $113,608 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $5,355 in profit.
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With a ranking of #13, Indiana State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Indiana ranking. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 1,922 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Volleyball team at Indiana State brought home $498,363 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 995.
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With a ranking of #14, Earlham College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Indiana ranking. Earlham is located in Richmond, Indiana and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 236 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Volleyball team at Earlham made $171,962 in revenue.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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With a ranking of #15, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Indiana ranking. University of Southern Indiana is a medium-sized public school located in Evansville, Indiana that handed out 1,485 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at USI took home $344,475 in revenue and paid out $334,770 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $9,705 for the sports team.
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Anderson University Indiana did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Indiana ranking, coming in at #16. Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, Indiana. It awarded 311 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Anderson University Indiana took home $140,113 in revenue and paid out $137,920 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $2,193 for the sports team.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Trine University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Indiana ranking. Angola, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 522 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Volleyball team at Trine made $134,709 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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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 17 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%.
