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2023 Top District of Columbia Women's D3 Basketball Schools

With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 District of Columbia ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across District of Columbia to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in District of Columbia. 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.

See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in District of Columbia for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in District of Columbia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

#4 in Quality in District of Columbia

$305,408 Team Revenue

$54,186 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Catholic University of America to be the best school for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in District of Columbia in this year’s ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 834 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The team at CUA took home $305,408 in revenue and paid out $274,357 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $31,051, which isn’t bad at all. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. CUA not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #4 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on Catholic University of America

2

Gallaudet University
Washington, District of Columbia

#6 in Quality in District of Columbia

$157,618 Team Revenue

$17,712 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Gallaudet University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in District of Columbia. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 222 bachelor’s degrees in . The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Gallaudet made $157,618 in revenue, while incurring $155,418 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $2,200, which isn’t bad at all. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Read More…

3

Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#8 in Quality in District of Columbia

$29,045 Team Revenue

$25,610 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 205 bachelor’s degrees in . The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Trinity College brought home $29,045 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on Trinity Washington University

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 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.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.