2023 Top New England Region Women's D3 Basketball Schools
63Colleges
$51,576Avg Tuition & Fees*
73%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
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We analyzed 63 colleges and universities across the New England Region to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in the New England Region. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the athletic competitiveness of the school and the school's overall quality. This means that a school must provide students with a great education in addition to having a good sports team if it wants to rank well.
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Top Colleges in the New England Region for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in the New England Region
Our 2023 rankings named Amherst College the best school for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Amherst College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 759 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Amherst brought home $301,272 in revenue in a single year.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Amherst also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
Full Amherst College Sports Report
You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,915 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Tufts took home $225,440 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Tufts also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Full Tufts University Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in the New England Region. WPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,333 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at WPI took home $298,078 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. WPI 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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The excellent sports programs at Bowdoin College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in the New England Region. Bowdoin College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Brunswick, Maine that handed out 631 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Bowdoin took home $267,570 in revenue and paid out $251,972 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $15,598.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bowdoin also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,361 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at MIT took home $115,345 in revenue.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. MIT did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our overall quality list.
Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sports Report
With a ranking of #6, Babson College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Babson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 564 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Babson College took home $256,133 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Babson College 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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With a ranking of #7, Middlebury College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Middlebury is a private not-for-profit institution located in Middlebury, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 832 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Middlebury made $151,700 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Middlebury excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Williams College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region list. Located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 737 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Williams brought home $266,183 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Williams is ranked #3 for overall quality in the New England Region .
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Connecticut College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Connecticut College is a small private not-for-profit school located in New London, Connecticut that handed out 562 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Conn College took home $179,072 in revenue.
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.
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Roger Williams University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. RWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 889 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at RWU brought home $112,213 in revenue in a single year.
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With a ranking of #11, Trinity College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Located in Hartford, Connecticut, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 648 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Trinity Bantams made $220,139 in revenue.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. In addition to its great ranking here, Trinity Bantams is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #12, Colby College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Colby College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Waterville, Maine that handed out 734 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Colby made $289,463 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Colby is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of New England came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 556 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at UNE made $169,423 in revenue, while incurring $164,639 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $4,784, which isn’t bad at all.
Full University of New England Sports Report
Brandeis University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Waltham, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,355 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Brandeis made $360,351 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Brandeis 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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Western New England University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 593 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Western New England brought in $330,900 while tallying up $294,227 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $36,673.
Full Western New England University Sports Report
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts that handed out 1,284 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UMass Dartmouth took home $116,096 in revenue and paid out $108,554 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $7,542.
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Springfield College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 522 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Springfield College made $242,352 in revenue.
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Maine Maritime Academy came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. This small public school is located in Castine, Maine, and it awarded 165 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Maine Maritime brought home $136,939 in revenue in a single year.
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.
Full Maine Maritime Academy Sports Report
Clark University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. Clark is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 657 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Clark brought home $188,818 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Clark University Sports Report
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region list. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a small private not-for-profit school located in Standish, Maine that handed out 271 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Saint Joseph’s Maine made $165,870 in revenue, while incurring $162,497 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $3,373.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Emerson College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 947 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Emerson made $157,548 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #22, Keene State College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. This small public school is located in Keene, New Hampshire, and it awarded 862 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Basketball team at Keene State made $161,626 in revenue, while incurring $153,690 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $7,936, which isn’t bad at all.
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Suffolk University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,177 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Suffolk made $74,030 in revenue.
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Regis College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region list. Regis College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Weston, Massachusetts that handed out 387 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Regis College took home $87,540 in revenue and paid out $83,364 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $4,176 for the sports team.
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Bates College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Basketball in the New England Region list. Located in Lewiston, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 601 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at Bates took home $317,855 in revenue and paid out $292,987 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $24,868 for the sports team.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Bates excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 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%.
