by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Volleyball in Rhode Island ranking - to help you make that decision.
After analyzing 8 schools in Rhode Island, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Women's Volleyball athletes in Rhode Island. 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.
Since one ranking on its own is not enough to give you a complete understanding of your educational options, you can refine this list by location. We've also developed a number of other tools and rankings based on other factors. These other rankings highlight colleges that excel in other factors such as value or diversity as well as schools that excel in serving different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
University of Rhode Island tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Women’s Volleyball athletes in Rhode Island. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, the fairly large public school handed out 3,532 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the Women’s Volleyball team at URI made $780,874 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000. Read full sports report on University of Rhode Island
A rank of #2 on our list means Bryant University is a great place for Women’s Volleyball athletes in Rhode Island working on their bachelor’s degree. Bryant is a private not-for-profit institution located in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 835 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at Bryant took home $680,012 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Bryant also took the #4 spot in our overall quality rankings. Read full sports report on Bryant University
Out of the 8 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 1,194 bachelor’s degrees in . The Women’s Volleyball team at Providence brought home $1,061,103 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 989 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Providence also took the #2 spot in our overall quality rankings. Read More…
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball athletes in Rhode Island list. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 889 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at RWU took home $90,178 in revenue and paid out $86,344 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $3,834 for the sports team. In addition to its Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Rhode Island ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, RWU is ranked #5 for overall quality in Rhode Island. Read full sports report on Roger Williams University
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,192 students in . Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at Brown took home $511,811 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they 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. Brown not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #1 on our overall quality list. Full Brown University Sports Report
Johnson & Wales University - Providence came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Rhode Island ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 958 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Speaking financially, the Women’s Volleyball team at JWU Providence took home $161,483 in revenue. Full Johnson & Wales University - Providence Sports Report
Salve Regina University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Rhode Island ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Newport, Rhode Island, and it awarded 518 bachelor’s degrees in . The Women’s Volleyball team at Salve Regina made $69,433 in revenue, while incurring $58,090 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $11,343, which isn’t bad at all. Read full sports report on Salve Regina University
Rhode Island College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Volleyball in Rhode Island ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,296 bachelor’s degrees in . The Women’s Volleyball team at RIC brought home $48,154 in revenue in a single year. Full Rhode Island College Sports Report
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Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 8 schools only.
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