Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Our analysis looked at 81 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for Women's Volleyball athletes in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania for Women's Volleyball athletes in Pennsylvania
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the best school for Women’s Volleyball athletes in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5,471 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Volleyball team at Pitt made $2,761,694 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Pitt also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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A rank of #2 on our list means Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus is a great place for Women’s Volleyball athletes in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in University Park, Pennsylvania that handed out 10,293 bachelor’s degrees in .
The great academic progress rate of 984 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Penn State University Park 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 excellent sports programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Volleyball athletes in Pennsylvania. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,165 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at Villanova took home $1,403,711 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Villanova 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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Out of the 81 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large public school handed out 5,943 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Volleyball team at Temple brought home $1,393,919 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Out of the 81 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,554 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Women’s Volleyball team at Duquesne brought home $1,134,812 in revenue in a single year. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Duquesne also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Lehigh University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,426 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at Lehigh took home $948,130 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 995.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Lehigh is ranked #4 for overall quality in Pennsylvania.
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Swarthmore College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania list. Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 567 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at Swarthmore took home $157,096 in revenue and paid out $128,259 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $28,837.
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. Swarthmore also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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Gannon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 648 bachelor’s degrees in .
Gannon brought in $459,940 while tallying up $446,603 in expenses for its Women’s Volleyball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $13,337.
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Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #9. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 1,971 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Volleyball team at Carnegie Mellon made $195,643 in revenue.
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. Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list.
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Juniata College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 294 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Juniata brought in $269,052 while tallying up $215,725 in expenses for its Women’s Volleyball team. Thus, the team actually made $53,327, which isn’t bad at all.
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With a ranking of #11, Robert Morris University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. RMU is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 724 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at RMU took home $651,431 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 985 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,554 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Volleyball team at UPenn made $349,750 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 992.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #13, Messiah University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Messiah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 592 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at Messiah took home $82,890 in revenue.
Messiah also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Lafayette College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Easton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 851 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Volleyball team at Lafayette brought home $902,856 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 976 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Lafayette is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Gettysburg College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 764 students in .
The Women’s Volleyball team at Gettysburg brought home $117,787 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Gettysburg excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Gettysburg College Sports Report
With a ranking of #16, Bucknell University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 1,086 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Volleyball team at Bucknell made $1,184,106 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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. Bucknell not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #5 on our overall quality list.
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Haverford College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Haverford, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 355 students in .
The team at Haverford took home $180,847 in revenue and paid out $117,438 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $63,409 for the sports team.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Haverford 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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Susquehanna University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania list. Located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 608 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at Susquehanna took home $64,697 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Washington & Jefferson College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania list. W&J is located in Washington, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 364 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
W&J brought in $121,349 while tallying up $119,088 in expenses for its Women’s Volleyball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $2,261 for the sports team.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. W&J 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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Muhlenberg College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Muhlenberg College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania that handed out 626 bachelor’s degrees in .
Muhlenberg brought in $105,204 while tallying up $101,040 in expenses for its Women’s Volleyball team. Thus, the team actually made $4,164, which isn’t bad at all.
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. Muhlenberg 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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Lebanon Valley College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Annville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 422 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Volleyball team at LVC made $87,860 in revenue.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #22. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,524 students in .
The Women’s Volleyball team at WCUPA made $303,455 in revenue, while incurring $269,401 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $34,054, which isn’t bad at all.
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University of Scranton landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 906 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at University of Scranton took home $64,550 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. In addition to its great ranking here, University of Scranton is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Dickinson College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania list. Dickinson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 640 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Volleyball team at Dickinson made $67,674 in revenue, while incurring $67,346 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $328 for the sports team.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Dickinson is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Seton Hill University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 409 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Volleyball team at Seton Hill brought home $354,000 in revenue in a single year.
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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%.
