2023 Top Pennsylvania Women's D1 Basketball Schools
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Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Division I Women's Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for D1 Women's Basketball athletes in Pennsylvania. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.
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Top Colleges in Pennsylvania for D1 Women's Basketball athletes in Pennsylvania
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Bucknell University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Women’s Basketball athletes in Pennsylvania. Located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1,086 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Bucknell took home $1,917,029 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Bucknell not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #5 on our overall quality list.
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Drexel University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Women’s Basketball athletes in Pennsylvania. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,797 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at Drexel brought home $2,716,432 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Drexel is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #3 on our list means Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus is a great place for D1 Women’s Basketball athletes in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in University Park, Pennsylvania, the large public school awarded 10,293 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 975.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Penn State University Park also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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A rank of #4 on our list means Villanova University is a great place for D1 Women’s Basketball athletes in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 2,165 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at Villanova brought home $3,491,644 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Villanova is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Villanova University Sports Report
A rank of #5 on our list means Temple University is a great place for D1 Women’s Basketball athletes in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,943 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Temple took home $4,643,842 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 981, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,471 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at Pitt brought home $4,444,816 in revenue in a single year.
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, Pitt also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Sports Report
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3,554 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UPenn made $1,036,192 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. UPenn also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
Full University of Pennsylvania Sports Report
Saint Joseph’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in Pennsylvania list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,616 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at St. Joe’s took home $2,855,652 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 996 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. St. Joe’s also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Full Saint Joseph’s University Sports Report
With a ranking of #9, Duquesne University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Duquesne University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 1,554 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Duquesne made $2,500,205 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 996.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Duquesne also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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Lehigh University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,426 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Lehigh took home $1,928,421 in revenue. 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 94%. Lehigh did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our overall quality list.
Full Lehigh University Sports Report
With a ranking of #11, Robert Morris University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Moon Township, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 724 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at RMU made $1,515,190 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Full Robert Morris University Sports Report
Saint Francis University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Saint Francis is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 369 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at Saint Francis brought home $1,602,116 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 982.
Full Saint Francis University Sports Report
La Salle University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 969 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at La Salle took home $1,806,691 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Lafayette College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #14. Lafayette is located in Easton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 851 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Lafayette took home $2,091,507 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, Lafayette also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
Full Lafayette College Sports Report
