by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division II Women's Basketball in Colorado ranking - to help you make that decision.
We analyzed 8 colleges and universities across Colorado to determine which were the best for D2 Women's Basketball athletes in Colorado. 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:
Regis University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in Colorado. Located in Denver, Colorado, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 756 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at Regis U took home $643,318 in revenue. Read full sports report on Regis University
A rank of #2 on our list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in Colorado working on their bachelor’s degree. UCCS is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,992 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at UCCS took home $543,715 in revenue. Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 748 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Basketball team at Colorado State University - Pueblo brought home $585,209 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. Read full sports report on Colorado State University - Pueblo
The excellent sports programs at Fort Lewis College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in Colorado. Located in Durango, Colorado, the small public school awarded 539 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at FLC made $521,880 in revenue. Read More…
The excellent sports programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Women’s Basketball athletes in Colorado. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,106 students in . The team at Colorado Mesa took home $612,539 in revenue and paid out $606,631 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $5,908. Read More…
Colorado Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Basketball in Colorado list. CCU is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 857 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. On the financial side of things, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at CCU made $505,162 in revenue. Read More…
With a ranking of #7, Western Colorado University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Basketball in Colorado ranking. Western is a public institution located in Gunnison, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 432 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Women’s Basketball team at Western brought home $609,776 in revenue in a single year. Full Western Colorado University Sports Report
Adams State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Women’s Basketball in Colorado list. Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 315 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Basketball team at Adams State took home $431,329 in revenue. Read More…
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 8 schools only.
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