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2023 Top Mississippi 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 Mississippi ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 3 schools in Mississippi, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in Mississippi. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Mississippi for D3 Women's Basketball athletes in Mississippi

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Millsaps College
Jackson, Mississippi

#1 in Quality in Mississippi

$148,133 Team Revenue

$43,760 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Millsaps College the best school for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Mississippi working on their bachelor’s degree. Millsaps is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 182 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Millsaps made $148,133 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. Millsaps not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #1 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on Millsaps College

2

Belhaven University
Jackson, Mississippi

#12 in Quality in Mississippi

$179,322 Team Revenue

$28,375 Avg Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Belhaven University landed the #2 spot on the list. Belhaven is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 476 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Basketball team at Belhaven took home $179,322 in revenue. Full Belhaven University Sports Report

3

Rust College
Holly Springs, Mississippi

#15 in Quality in Mississippi

$261,148 Team Revenue

$9,900 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on our list means Rust College is a great place for D3 Women’s Basketball athletes in Mississippi working on their bachelor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and it awarded 122 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Rust College took home $261,148 in revenue and paid out $211,148 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $50,000. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Full Rust College Sports Report

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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.