2023 Top Pennsylvania Women's D1 Volleyball Schools
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It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division I Women's Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking - to help you make that decision.
After analyzing 12 schools in Pennsylvania, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Women's Volleyball athletes in Pennsylvania. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.
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Top Colleges in Pennsylvania for D1 Women's Volleyball athletes in Pennsylvania
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,471 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at Pitt made $2,761,694 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Pitt 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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A rank of #2 on our list means Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus is a great place for D1 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. Penn State University Park is a public institution located in University Park, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10,293 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team has a great academic progress rate of 984, signifying that team members care about their grades.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Penn State University Park also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 12 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #3 spot on the list. Villanova is a private not-for-profit institution located in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,165 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at Villanova took home $1,403,711 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Villanova is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Pennsylvania. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 5,943 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at Temple took home $1,393,919 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Pennsylvania list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,554 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at Duquesne took home $1,134,812 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Duquesne 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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Lehigh University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 1,426 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at Lehigh took home $948,130 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Lehigh also made our overall quality list, coming in at #4.
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Robert Morris University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. Robert Morris University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 724 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Volleyball team at RMU brought home $651,431 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 985.
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University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 3,554 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at UPenn made $349,750 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 992.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. UPenn also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
Full University of Pennsylvania Sports Report
Lafayette College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Lafayette is a private not-for-profit institution located in Easton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 851 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at Lafayette made $902,856 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 976.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Lafayette also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Full Lafayette College Sports Report
Bucknell University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1,086 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Volleyball team at Bucknell brought home $1,184,106 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 995.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. Bucknell also made our overall quality list, coming in at #5.
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La Salle University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 969 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Full La Salle University Sports Report
