2023 Top Far Western US Region Women's D1 Basketball Schools
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After analyzing 32 schools in the Far Western US Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Women's Basketball athletes in the Far Western US Region. 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 the Far Western US Region for D1 Women's Basketball athletes in the Far Western US Region
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Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school for D1 Women’s Basketball athletes in the Far Western US Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Stanford, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,699 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at Stanford brought home $8,049,798 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Stanford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 1,289 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at Gonzaga brought home $4,157,883 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Gonzaga also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, the large public school awarded 9,851 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UCLA made $5,635,343 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 989 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #4 on our list means University of San Francisco is a great place for D1 Women’s Basketball athletes in the Far Western US Region working on their bachelor’s degree. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 1,626 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at USFCA took home $2,949,056 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 991.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USFCA also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 9,719 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UW Seattle took home $1,433,713 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 986, 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 93%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Seattle also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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Oregon State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region ranking. Oregon State University is a large public school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 6,014 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Oregon State took home $4,092,111 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 990, 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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University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Davis, California, the large public school awarded 9,615 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UC Davis took home $1,937,497 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, 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 91%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Davis also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of California - Berkeley ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 10,103 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at UC Berkeley brought home $1,330,479 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 983.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Loyola Marymount University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Los Angeles, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,787 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Loyola Marymount made $2,969,431 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 981 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. In addition to its great ranking here, Loyola Marymount is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of San Diego came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Diego, California, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,688 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at USD made $2,215,332 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USD also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Oregon came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region ranking. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,382 students in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at UO brought home $1,900,170 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 990, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of Southern California came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,642 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at USC took home $5,687,731 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 980.
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. USC 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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Santa Clara University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Santa Clara, California, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,587 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at SCU made $2,695,020 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 984, 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 94%. In addition to its great ranking here, SCU is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSB is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6,839 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UCSB made $1,914,942 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 958.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, UCSB also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of the Pacific ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region list. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 869 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Pacific took home $2,109,493 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 987, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Pacific excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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California State University - Long Beach ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 9,259 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at CSULB brought home $1,896,338 in revenue in a single year.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Pepperdine University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Malibu, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 921 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Pepperdine made $2,245,114 in revenue. 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 93%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Pepperdine also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of California - Riverside came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 5,880 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UCR took home $1,560,844 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 953.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. UCR 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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Washington State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6,178 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at Wazzu brought home $884,304 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large public school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 4,758 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UNLV took home $997,433 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 982.
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University of Portland ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region list. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 1,153 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at University of Portland made $2,188,604 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 990.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. University of Portland excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region list. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,987 students in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo brought home $1,665,391 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 980 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #23, San Diego State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,969 students in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at SDSU brought home $1,569,773 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, 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 90%.
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University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the fairly large public school handed out 3,302 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UH Manoa took home $1,038,579 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 964.
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University of Nevada - Reno came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNR is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 4,024 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at UNR brought home $2,298,903 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 986 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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