When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Division III Women's Basketball in Indiana ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
We analyzed 7 colleges and universities across Indiana to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Basketball 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.
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.
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Top Colleges in Indiana for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in Indiana
Our analysis found DePauw University to be the best school for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Indiana in this year’s ranking. DePauw is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greencastle, Indiana. It awarded 532 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at DePauw made $376,897 in revenue.
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. DePauw did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trine University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Indiana list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Angola, Indiana, and it awarded 522 bachelor’s degrees in .
Trine brought in $321,625 while tallying up $319,638 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Basketball team. Thus, the team actually made $1,987, which isn’t bad at all. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 973.
Full Trine University Sports Report
Out of the 7 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Hanover College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Hanover, Indiana, and it awarded 300 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Hanover made $215,000 in revenue.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Indiana list. Franklin College of Indiana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Franklin, Indiana. It awarded 198 bachelor’s degrees in .
Franklin College of Indiana brought in $104,120 while tallying up $86,907 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $17,213.
Full Franklin College Sports Report
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Manchester University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in North Manchester, Indiana, and it awarded 223 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Manchester University brought home $100,182 in revenue in a single year.
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Earlham College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in Indiana list. Richmond, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 236 students in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Earlham brought home $120,562 in revenue in a single year.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Earlham College Sports Report
Anderson University Indiana did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in Indiana ranking, coming in at #7. Anderson, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 311 students in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Anderson University Indiana made $175,694 in revenue, while incurring $169,103 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $6,591 in profit.
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.
Full Anderson University Indiana Sports Report
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 7 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%.
