Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball
NCSA analyzed over 1,300 four-year colleges with women’s college basketball programs across four division levels (D1, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best Women’s Basketball Colleges for Student-Athletes.
NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of NCSA Favorites data obtained from the college search activity of the over 2 million student-athletes on the NCSA recruiting network, general academic rankings by U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges, IPEDS graduation rates and IPEDS average cost after aid.
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1
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$33,916
Avg. Cost After Aid
$11,100
NCSA Favorites
915
General Rank
30
Grad Rank
43
2
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$47,940
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,562
NCSA Favorites
792
General Rank
7
Grad Rank
12
3
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$39,602
Avg. Cost After Aid
$14,760
NCSA Favorites
1142
General Rank
18
Grad Rank
38
4
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$45,320
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,302
NCSA Favorites
359
General Rank
1
Grad Rank
2
5
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$47,074
Avg. Cost After Aid
$17,030
NCSA Favorites
388
General Rank
1
Grad Rank
1
6
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$49,480
Avg. Cost After Aid
$18,053
NCSA Favorites
401
General Rank
1
Grad Rank
2
7
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$28,659
Avg. Cost After Aid
$15,283
NCSA Favorites
646
General Rank
33
Grad Rank
65
8
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$45,410
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,408
NCSA Favorites
527
General Rank
27
Grad Rank
43
9
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$40,191
Avg. Cost After Aid
$18,178
NCSA Favorites
610
General Rank
22
Grad Rank
28
10
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$45,756
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,594
NCSA Favorites
410
General Rank
25
Grad Rank
21
11
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$51,265
Avg. Cost After Aid
$22,011
NCSA Favorites
1465
General Rank
8
Grad Rank
8
12
NCAA Division 2
Tuition
$40,327
Avg. Cost After Aid
$14,616
NCSA Favorites
448
General Rank
49
Grad Rank
65
13
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$32,404
Avg. Cost After Aid
$15,873
NCSA Favorites
483
General Rank
33
Grad Rank
83
14
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$55,056
Avg. Cost After Aid
$22,824
NCSA Favorites
521
General Rank
1
Grad Rank
5
15
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$40,042
Avg. Cost After Aid
$13,944
NCSA Favorites
310
General Rank
33
Grad Rank
55
16
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$34,791
Avg. Cost After Aid
$9,443
NCSA Favorites
397
General Rank
83
Grad Rank
97
17
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$29,844
Avg. Cost After Aid
$15,934
NCSA Favorites
569
General Rank
61
Grad Rank
97
18
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$35,682
Avg. Cost After Aid
$14,356
NCSA Favorites
818
General Rank
68
Grad Rank
140
19
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$45,610
Avg. Cost After Aid
$23,295
NCSA Favorites
598
General Rank
14
Grad Rank
28
20
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$49,685
Avg. Cost After Aid
$27,453
NCSA Favorites
750
General Rank
18
Grad Rank
2
21
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$28,229
Avg. Cost After Aid
$18,042
NCSA Favorites
700
General Rank
77
Grad Rank
103
22
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$32,738
Avg. Cost After Aid
$15,910
NCSA Favorites
359
General Rank
68
Grad Rank
83
23
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$32,045
Avg. Cost After Aid
$17,241
NCSA Favorites
446
General Rank
91
Grad Rank
75
24
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$35,858
Avg. Cost After Aid
$18,699
NCSA Favorites
1000
General Rank
91
Grad Rank
103
25
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$51,366
Avg. Cost After Aid
$25,651
NCSA Favorites
400
General Rank
14
Grad Rank
5
26
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$21,673
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,450
NCSA Favorites
953
General Rank
104
Grad Rank
151
27
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$51,464
Avg. Cost After Aid
$24,539
NCSA Favorites
316
General Rank
8
Grad Rank
8
28
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$40,728
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,446
NCSA Favorites
292
General Rank
46
Grad Rank
83
29
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$42,274
Avg. Cost After Aid
$17,415
NCSA Favorites
271
General Rank
46
Grad Rank
43
30
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$40,755
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,154
NCSA Favorites
307
General Rank
30
Grad Rank
128
31
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$50,855
Avg. Cost After Aid
$26,099
NCSA Favorites
355
General Rank
8
Grad Rank
21
32
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$49,308
Avg. Cost After Aid
$23,986
NCSA Favorites
392
General Rank
27
Grad Rank
55
33
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$30,680
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,638
NCSA Favorites
294
General Rank
61
Grad Rank
83
34
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$52,283
Avg. Cost After Aid
$32,892
NCSA Favorites
556
General Rank
22
Grad Rank
28
35
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$28,804
Avg. Cost After Aid
$12,117
NCSA Favorites
372
General Rank
77
Grad Rank
197
36
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$34,590
Avg. Cost After Aid
$18,757
NCSA Favorites
521
General Rank
97
Grad Rank
128
37
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$31,214
Avg. Cost After Aid
$19,554
NCSA Favorites
958
General Rank
97
Grad Rank
151
38
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$50,953
Avg. Cost After Aid
$31,449
NCSA Favorites
389
General Rank
16
Grad Rank
21
39
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$51,438
Avg. Cost After Aid
$22,303
NCSA Favorites
246
General Rank
12
Grad Rank
12
40
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$43,918
Avg. Cost After Aid
$24,131
NCSA Favorites
289
General Rank
16
Grad Rank
38
41
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$26,399
Avg. Cost After Aid
$13,442
NCSA Favorites
703
General Rank
180
Grad Rank
186
42
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$48,376
Avg. Cost After Aid
$28,339
NCSA Favorites
348
General Rank
50
Grad Rank
21
43
NCAA Division 3
Tuition
$50,410
Avg. Cost After Aid
$29,066
NCSA Favorites
285
General Rank
8
Grad Rank
12
44
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$21,652
Avg. Cost After Aid
$10,473
NCSA Favorites
511
General Rank
141
Grad Rank
253
45
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$32,382
Avg. Cost After Aid
$25,346
NCSA Favorites
443
General Rank
83
Grad Rank
75
46
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$5,300
Avg. Cost After Aid
$12,979
NCSA Favorites
268
General Rank
97
Grad Rank
140
47
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$50,547
Avg. Cost After Aid
$27,420
NCSA Favorites
272
General Rank
22
Grad Rank
12
48
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$51,296
Avg. Cost After Aid
$27,299
NCSA Favorites
292
General Rank
46
Grad Rank
28
49
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$49,280
Avg. Cost After Aid
$35,491
NCSA Favorites
440
General Rank
68
Grad Rank
43
50
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$29,975
Avg. Cost After Aid
$18,700
NCSA Favorites
368
General Rank
163
Grad Rank
103
51
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$26,164
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,154
NCSA Favorites
275
General Rank
134
Grad Rank
103
52
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$37,890
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,684
NCSA Favorites
641
General Rank
216
Grad Rank
174
53
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$30,023
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,016
NCSA Favorites
229
General Rank
77
Grad Rank
140
54
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$50,240
Avg. Cost After Aid
$33,728
NCSA Favorites
357
General Rank
52
Grad Rank
83
55
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$34,246
Avg. Cost After Aid
$12,488
NCSA Favorites
385
General Rank
255
Grad Rank
174
56
NCAA Division 3
Tuition
$47,954
Avg. Cost After Aid
$26,867
NCSA Favorites
236
General Rank
21
Grad Rank
52
57
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$47,004
Avg. Cost After Aid
$42,204
NCSA Favorites
616
General Rank
72
Grad Rank
119
58
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$51,955
Avg. Cost After Aid
$22,182
NCSA Favorites
205
General Rank
64
Grad Rank
43
59
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$50,022
Avg. Cost After Aid
$36,372
NCSA Favorites
363
General Rank
61
Grad Rank
97
60
NCAA Division 3
Tuition
$52,476
Avg. Cost After Aid
$19,519
NCSA Favorites
164
General Rank
38
Grad Rank
8
61
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$45,022
Avg. Cost After Aid
$35,306
NCSA Favorites
449
General Rank
72
Grad Rank
128
62
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$29,758
Avg. Cost After Aid
$22,848
NCSA Favorites
281
General Rank
104
Grad Rank
119
63
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$48,320
Avg. Cost After Aid
$26,933
NCSA Favorites
245
General Rank
72
Grad Rank
55
64
NCAA Division 3
Tuition
$40,221
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,792
NCSA Favorites
231
General Rank
104
Grad Rank
164
65
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$39,730
Avg. Cost After Aid
$34,085
NCSA Favorites
443
General Rank
123
Grad Rank
103
66
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$23,806
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,808
NCSA Favorites
278
General Rank
163
Grad Rank
174
67
NCAA Division 3
Tuition
$52,290
Avg. Cost After Aid
$24,472
NCSA Favorites
231
General Rank
94
Grad Rank
65
68
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$33,104
Avg. Cost After Aid
$33,754
NCSA Favorites
341
General Rank
104
Grad Rank
103
69
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$51,960
Avg. Cost After Aid
$37,817
NCSA Favorites
277
General Rank
94
Grad Rank
43
70
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$17,620
Avg. Cost After Aid
$9,654
NCSA Favorites
568
General Rank
238
Grad Rank
335
71
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$49,420
Avg. Cost After Aid
$24,575
NCSA Favorites
200
General Rank
76
Grad Rank
55
72
NCAA Division 2
Tuition
$13,940
Avg. Cost After Aid
$12,512
NCSA Favorites
210
General Rank
141
Grad Rank
216
73
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$20,920
Avg. Cost After Aid
$16,831
NCSA Favorites
319
General Rank
186
Grad Rank
253
74
NCAA Division 3
Tuition
$52,310
Avg. Cost After Aid
$29,817
NCSA Favorites
192
General Rank
25
Grad Rank
55
75
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$20,235
Avg. Cost After Aid
$19,002
NCSA Favorites
257
General Rank
153
Grad Rank
186
76
NCAA Division 3
Tuition
$50,892
Avg. Cost After Aid
$29,528
NCSA Favorites
223
General Rank
80
Grad Rank
65
77
NCAA Division 3
Tuition
$49,770
Avg. Cost After Aid
$27,777
NCSA Favorites
166
General Rank
18
Grad Rank
28
78
NCAA Division 3
Tuition
$49,062
Avg. Cost After Aid
$36,256
NCSA Favorites
221
General Rank
30
Grad Rank
97
79
NCAA Division 3
Tuition
$53,649
Avg. Cost After Aid
$34,834
NCSA Favorites
169
General Rank
1
Grad Rank
28
80
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$38,360
Avg. Cost After Aid
$38,051
NCSA Favorites
388
General Rank
104
Grad Rank
186
81
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$51,950
Avg. Cost After Aid
$37,638
NCSA Favorites
264
General Rank
91
Grad Rank
103
82
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$51,010
Avg. Cost After Aid
$33,886
NCSA Favorites
225
General Rank
52
Grad Rank
103
83
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$28,813
Avg. Cost After Aid
$14,845
NCSA Favorites
295
General Rank
255
Grad Rank
238
84
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$49,635
Avg. Cost After Aid
$26,148
NCSA Favorites
178
General Rank
94
Grad Rank
43
85
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$33,441
Avg. Cost After Aid
$15,100
NCSA Favorites
497
General Rank
346
Grad Rank
253
86
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$29,963
Avg. Cost After Aid
$19,790
NCSA Favorites
331
General Rank
153
Grad Rank
311
87
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$42,670
Avg. Cost After Aid
$35,363
NCSA Favorites
491
General Rank
180
Grad Rank
186
88
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$44,853
Avg. Cost After Aid
$32,732
NCSA Favorites
301
General Rank
163
Grad Rank
128
89
NCAA Division 3
Tuition
$38,472
Avg. Cost After Aid
$22,121
NCSA Favorites
476
General Rank
176
Grad Rank
311
90
NCAA Division 3
Tuition
$47,577
Avg. Cost After Aid
$24,466
NCSA Favorites
133
General Rank
12
Grad Rank
38
91
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$36,150
Avg. Cost After Aid
$30,190
NCSA Favorites
336
General Rank
141
Grad Rank
206
92
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$50,358
Avg. Cost After Aid
$36,458
NCSA Favorites
251
General Rank
83
Grad Rank
151
93
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$46,140
Avg. Cost After Aid
$38,592
NCSA Favorites
437
General Rank
216
Grad Rank
151
94
NCAA Division 3
Tuition
$52,430
Avg. Cost After Aid
$29,449
NCSA Favorites
146
General Rank
27
Grad Rank
21
95
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$32,120
Avg. Cost After Aid
$25,857
NCSA Favorites
269
General Rank
134
Grad Rank
206
96
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$47,112
Avg. Cost After Aid
$38,900
NCSA Favorites
222
General Rank
104
Grad Rank
97
97
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$42,006
Avg. Cost After Aid
$37,745
NCSA Favorites
1335
General Rank
163
Grad Rank
276
98
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$32,555
Avg. Cost After Aid
$20,316
NCSA Favorites
270
General Rank
298
Grad Rank
140
99
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$40,263
Avg. Cost After Aid
$12,404
NCSA Favorites
186
General Rank
216
Grad Rank
216
100
NCAA Division 1
Tuition
$47,164
Avg. Cost After Aid
$32,951
NCSA Favorites
252
General Rank
176
Grad Rank
103
