2023 Top South Carolina Women's Basketball Schools
23Colleges
$30,339Avg Tuition & Fees*
41%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Women's Basketball in South Carolina ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Our analysis looked at 23 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for Women's Basketball athletes in South Carolina. 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 South Carolina for Women's Basketball athletes in South Carolina
University of South Carolina - Columbia tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Women’s Basketball athletes in South Carolina. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, the large public school handed out 7,106 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Basketball team at UofSC made $9,537,698 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 990 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UofSC also made our overall quality list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Furman University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 779 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Basketball team at Furman made $2,141,850 in revenue.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Furman did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball athletes in South Carolina list. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,123 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at Clemson took home $4,252,101 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 977.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Clemson also took the #2 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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The excellent sports programs at Wofford College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Women’s Basketball athletes in South Carolina. Wofford College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 517 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at Wofford took home $1,535,008 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 970.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. Wofford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 23 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Presbyterian College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Clinton, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 211 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Women’s Basketball team at PC brought home $1,060,252 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 984 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, PC also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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College of Charleston landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. College of Charleston is a fairly large public school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 2,138 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at C of C took home $1,965,003 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 985, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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Anderson University South Carolina landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in Anderson, South Carolina that handed out 662 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at Anderson University South Carolina took home $508,340 in revenue.
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Coastal Carolina University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. Coastal Carolina University is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,890 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at Coastal Carolina University took home $1,954,821 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 968.
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Charleston Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #9. CSU is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 523 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at CSU took home $915,893 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 960.
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Winthrop University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. Winthrop University is a small public school located in Rock Hill, South Carolina that handed out 881 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at Winthrop took home $1,293,546 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 953.
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With a ranking of #11, Limestone College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. Limestone College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Gaffney, South Carolina that handed out 425 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Basketball team at Limestone College made $494,114 in revenue.
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Lander University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina list. This small public school is located in Greenwood, South Carolina, and it awarded 616 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Lander University took home $1,145,566 in revenue and paid out $986,914 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $158,652 in profit. The academic progress rate of the team is 975.
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Francis Marion University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. Located in Florence, South Carolina, the small public school handed out 515 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Basketball team at Francis Marion University made $390,022 in revenue.
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Newberry College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. Located in Newberry, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 271 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Newberry College brought in $504,952 while tallying up $488,048 in expenses for its Women’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $16,904.
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With a ranking of #15, North Greenville University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. Located in Tigerville, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 386 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at North Greenville took home $448,849 in revenue and paid out $404,470 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $44,379, which isn’t bad at all.
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Claflin University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 433 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at Claflin took home $386,908 in revenue.
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University of South Carolina - Aiken landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. UofSC Aiken is a public institution located in Aiken, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 549 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UofSC Aiken took home $540,426 in revenue and paid out $540,141 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $285 in profit.
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Benedict College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 258 students in .
The team at Benedict College took home $464,278 in revenue and paid out $462,502 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1,776 in profit.
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University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the small public school awarded 1,186 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at USC Upstate took home $776,668 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 980, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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Erskine College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina list. Erskine is located in Due West, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 83 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Basketball team at Erskine brought home $118,520 in revenue in a single year.
Full Erskine College Sports Report
South Carolina State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 320 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Women’s Basketball team at South Carolina State University made $636,762 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 972.
Full South Carolina State University Sports Report
Southern Wesleyan University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. Central, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 271 students in .
Speaking financially, the Women’s Basketball team at SWU took home $291,042 in revenue.
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Coker University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball in South Carolina list. Located in Hartsville, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 208 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Coker took home $487,347 in revenue and paid out $485,395 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $1,952.
Full Coker University Sports Report
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 23 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%.
