When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 III Women's Volleyball in Kentucky ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across Kentucky to determine which were the best for D3 Women's Volleyball athletes in Kentucky. 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.
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Top Colleges in Kentucky for D3 Women's Volleyball athletes in Kentucky
Our analysis found Centre College to be the best school for D3 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Kentucky in this year’s ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Danville, Kentucky, and it awarded 350 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Centre College of Kentucky made $126,018 in revenue.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Centre College of Kentucky also made our overall quality list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Transylvania University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Kentucky list. Transylvania University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 219 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Transylvania brought home $170,261 in revenue in a single year.
Transylvania also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #3 on our list means Spalding University is a great place for D3 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Kentucky working on their bachelor’s degree. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 216 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Spalding took home $87,686 in revenue.
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A rank of #4 on our list means Thomas More University is a great place for D3 Women’s Volleyball athletes in Kentucky working on their bachelor’s degree. Thomas More University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky that handed out 288 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Volleyball team at Thomas More made $128,291 in revenue, while incurring $125,980 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $2,311, which isn’t bad at all.
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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.
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%.
