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2023 Top Rhode Island Women's D3 Basketball Schools

When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. 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 III Women's Basketball in Rhode Island ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across Rhode Island to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in Rhode Island

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Roger Williams University
Bristol, Rhode Island

#5 in Quality in Rhode Island

$112,213 Team Revenue

$41,398 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Roger Williams University the best school for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Rhode Island working on their bachelor’s degree. Roger Williams University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bristol, Rhode Island that handed out 889 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at RWU made $112,213 in revenue. RWU not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #5 on our overall quality list. Read More…

2

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, Rhode Island

#8 in Quality in Rhode Island

$124,423 Team Revenue

$38,096 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Rhode Island. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 958 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at JWU Providence took home $124,423 in revenue. Read More…

3

Salve Regina University
Newport, Rhode Island

#6 in Quality in Rhode Island

$107,289 Team Revenue

$46,000 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Rhode Island. Located in Newport, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 518 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Salve Regina took home $107,289 in revenue and paid out $99,348 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $7,941. Full Salve Regina University Sports Report

4

Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island

#9 in Quality in Rhode Island

$188,765 Team Revenue

$26,499 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on our list means Rhode Island College is a great place for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Rhode Island working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,296 bachelor’s degrees in . RIC brought in $188,765 while tallying up $187,612 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Basketball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1,153 in profit. Read More…

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 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.