When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division I Women's Basketball in Kentucky ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 7 schools in Kentucky, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Women's Basketball athletes in Kentucky. 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 Kentucky for D1 Women's Basketball athletes in Kentucky
University of Louisville tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Women’s Basketball athletes in Kentucky. University of Louisville is a large public school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 3,008 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UofL made $6,914,744 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Women’s Basketball athletes in Kentucky list. This large public school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 5,449 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at UK brought home $4,585,735 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 86%. UK also made our overall quality list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. WKU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 3,009 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at WKU brought home $1,649,802 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 981, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in Murray, Kentucky, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,500 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Murray State took home $1,583,388 in revenue and paid out $1,314,241 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $269,147, which isn’t bad at all. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 973.
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Out of the 7 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,135 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Morehead State University took home $939,259 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 977, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in Kentucky ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 2,492 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Eastern made $1,148,174 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 978 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Northern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #7. Northern Kentucky University is a fairly large public school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky that handed out 2,147 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at NKU brought home $1,427,151 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 990 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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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%.
