2023 Top Southwest Region Women's D1 Basketball Schools
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After analyzing 29 schools in the Southwest Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Women's Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.
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Top Colleges in the Southwest Region for D1 Women's Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region
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Our 2023 rankings named Baylor University the best school for D1 Women’s Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,698 students in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at Baylor brought home $6,335,907 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 981, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Baylor 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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A rank of #2 on our list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for D1 Women’s Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Austin, Texas, the large public school handed out 10,374 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UT Austin took home $2,543,747 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 991.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality in the Southwest Region .
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Out of the 29 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #3 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 1,235 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Rice made $2,290,444 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 996.
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. Rice also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,757 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at University of Oklahoma brought home $2,825,081 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Oklahoma also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Women’s Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 2,091 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at SMU brought home $4,160,189 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 967.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. SMU 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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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13,536 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Texas A&M College Station made $1,255,928 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 93%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #4 for overall quality in the Southwest Region .
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 14,986 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at ASU - Tempe took home $4,647,905 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they 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%. ASU - Tempe also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Texas Christian University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,529 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
TCU brought in $7,104,907 while tallying up $7,080,318 in expenses for its D1 Women’s Basketball team. Thus, the team actually made $24,589, which isn’t bad at all. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 995.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. TCU also made our overall quality list, coming in at #5.
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University of Tulsa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 773 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at University of Tulsa took home $3,614,467 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 983 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Tulsa also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #10, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 665 bachelor’s degrees in .
Abilene Christian brought in $1,611,409 while tallying up $1,610,530 in expenses for its D1 Women’s Basketball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $879 for the sports team. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 995.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Abilene Christian also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Arizona came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,003 students in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at University of Arizona brought home $1,767,124 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 991.
On top of its placing in this ranking, University of Arizona 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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Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6,886 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Texas Tech took home $2,058,279 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 985, signifying that team members care about their grades.
In addition to its great ranking here, Texas Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,858 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at OSU brought home $445,795 in revenue in a single year.
On top of its placing in this ranking, OSU also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Oral Roberts University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Oral Roberts University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 634 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at ORU made $1,398,694 in revenue, while incurring $1,372,151 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $26,543 in profit. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 986.
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University of Houston ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,140 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UH took home $2,844,619 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 978 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
UH 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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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the fairly large public school awarded 2,443 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at NMSU Main Campus made $1,668,333 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 970.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the large public school handed out 3,601 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UNM took home $2,419,409 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 973.
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Texas State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, the large public school handed out 7,360 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at Texas State made $1,553,946 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 985.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #19 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region list. This large public school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 6,056 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UTSA took home $2,031,447 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 986 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 7,937 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at UNT took home $2,139,026 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 974.
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Texas Southern University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 929 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at TSU made $1,133,179 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 974.
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University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 1,034 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UIW took home $1,242,552 in revenue and paid out $1,233,983 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $8,569, which isn’t bad at all. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 963.
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Houston Baptist University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. HBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 561 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at HBU took home $1,131,631 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 988 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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With a ranking of #24, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern Arizona University is a large public school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 5,990 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Basketball team at NAU made $1,558,965 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 974.
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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Basketball in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 3,974 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Basketball team at UTEP brought home $1,693,426 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 975.
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