2023 Top North Carolina Women's D1 Volleyball Schools
15Colleges
$34,433Avg Tuition & Fees*
56%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Division I Women's Volleyball in North Carolina ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Our analysis looked at 15 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for D1 Women's Volleyball athletes in North Carolina. 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.
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Top Colleges in North Carolina for D1 Women's Volleyball athletes in North Carolina
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school for D1 Women’s Volleyball athletes in North Carolina working on their bachelor’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 2,312 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Volleyball team at Duke brought home $1,856,633 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Duke not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #1 on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Volleyball athletes in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 6,451 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Volleyball team at UNC Chapel Hill brought home $574,164 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UNC Chapel Hill also made our overall quality list, coming in at #4.
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A rank of #3 on our list means Wake Forest University is a great place for D1 Women’s Volleyball athletes in North Carolina working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,546 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at Wake Forest University made $1,525,302 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 989.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Wake Forest University also made our overall quality list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #4 on our list means Elon University is a great place for D1 Women’s Volleyball athletes in North Carolina working on their bachelor’s degree. Elon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elon, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,802 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Volleyball team at Elon brought home $933,413 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Elon also took the #5 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend High Point University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Located in High Point, North Carolina, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,122 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
High Point brought in $1,085,335 while tallying up $956,759 in expenses for its D1 Women’s Volleyball team. Thus, the team actually made $128,576, which isn’t bad at all. The great academic progress rate of 994 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
On top of its placing in this ranking, High Point 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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East Carolina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in North Carolina ranking. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,764 students in .
ECU brought in $977,115 while tallying up $975,991 in expenses for its D1 Women’s Volleyball team. Thus, the team actually made $1,124, which isn’t bad at all. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 984.
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Davidson College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Davidson, North Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 556 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Women’s Volleyball team at Davidson brought home $558,834 in revenue in a single year. 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Davidson also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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With a ranking of #8, Campbell University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in North Carolina ranking. Campbell University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Buies Creek, North Carolina that handed out 912 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at Campbell took home $720,419 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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University of North Carolina at Asheville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in North Carolina ranking. Asheville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 782 students in .
The D1 Women’s Volleyball team at UNCA brought home $329,991 in revenue in a single year. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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Gardner - Webb University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in North Carolina ranking. Boiling Springs, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 516 students in .
Gardner - Webb brought in $462,721 while tallying up $460,013 in expenses for its D1 Women’s Volleyball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $2,708 in profit. The great academic progress rate of 984 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in North Carolina ranking. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 6,019 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Women’s Volleyball team at UNC Charlotte brought home $821,405 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 989 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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With a ranking of #12, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in North Carolina ranking. Located in Boone, North Carolina, the large public school handed out 4,336 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at Appalachian State made $725,007 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 972.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Appalachian State is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Western Carolina University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in North Carolina ranking. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,736 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Women’s Volleyball team at WCU took home $444,909 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 975.
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North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #14. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,049 students in .
The D1 Women’s Volleyball team at NC A&T brought home $604,191 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 994.
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North Carolina Central University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Volleyball in North Carolina ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,002 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Women’s Volleyball team at North Carolina Central University brought home $593,560 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 15 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%.
