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Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball

NCSA analyzed over 980 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, U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges general academic rankings, and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard graduation rates and average cost after aid.

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1

Stanford University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$51,354

Avg. Cost After Aid

$12,265

NCSA Favorites

1049

General Rank

4

Grad Rank

15


Favorite

2

University of Florida
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$28,659

Avg. Cost After Aid

$8,057

NCSA Favorites

948

General Rank

30

Grad Rank

55


Favorite

3

Princeton University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$50,340

Avg. Cost After Aid

$9,749

NCSA Favorites

397

General Rank

1

Grad Rank

3


Favorite

4

University of California – Los Angeles – UCLA
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$42,218

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,171

NCSA Favorites

1575

General Rank

19

Grad Rank

43


Favorite

5

Harvard University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$50,420

Avg. Cost After Aid

$15,561

NCSA Favorites

510

General Rank

1

Grad Rank

1


Favorite

6

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$35,170

Avg. Cost After Aid

$13,918

NCSA Favorites

919

General Rank

28

Grad Rank

49


Favorite

7

University of California
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$43,176

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,846

NCSA Favorites

757

General Rank

22

Grad Rank

39


Favorite

8

University of Michigan
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$49,350

Avg. Cost After Aid

$16,010

NCSA Favorites

682

General Rank

24

Grad Rank

35


Favorite

9

Yale University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$53,430

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,770

NCSA Favorites

496

General Rank

4

Grad Rank

2


Favorite

10

Georgia Tech
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$33,020

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,927

NCSA Favorites

644

General Rank

34

Grad Rank

75


Favorite

11

University of Georgia
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$30,404

Avg. Cost After Aid

$13,971

NCSA Favorites

789

General Rank

54

Grad Rank

83


Favorite

12

University of California – San Diego
NCAA Division 2

Tuition

$43,159

Avg. Cost After Aid

$13,318

NCSA Favorites

493

General Rank

34

Grad Rank

85


Favorite

13

Florida State University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$18,786

Avg. Cost After Aid

$10,744

NCSA Favorites

1267

General Rank

75

Grad Rank

133


Favorite

14

Vanderbilt University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$49,816

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,253

NCSA Favorites

765

General Rank

13

Grad Rank

30


Favorite

15

Duke University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,695

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,442

NCSA Favorites

1796

General Rank

12

Grad Rank

8


Favorite

16

University of Washington
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$36,588

Avg. Cost After Aid

$12,001

NCSA Favorites

517

General Rank

75

Grad Rank

97


Favorite

17

University of Texas – Austin
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$37,580

Avg. Cost After Aid

$16,505

NCSA Favorites

1151

General Rank

42

Grad Rank

114


Favorite

18

University of Virginia
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$49,032

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,281

NCSA Favorites

498

General Rank

24

Grad Rank

13


Favorite

19

Columbia University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$59,430

Avg. Cost After Aid

$22,637

NCSA Favorites

555

General Rank

1

Grad Rank

7


Favorite

20

University of California – Davis
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$43,394

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,729

NCSA Favorites

385

General Rank

39

Grad Rank

78


Favorite

21

Ohio State University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$30,742

Avg. Cost After Aid

$17,704

NCSA Favorites

938

General Rank

64

Grad Rank

111


Favorite

22

University of California – Irvine
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$42,692

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,604

NCSA Favorites

357

General Rank

34

Grad Rank

99


Favorite

23

William & Mary
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$45,272

Avg. Cost After Aid

$16,383

NCSA Favorites

302

General Rank

39

Grad Rank

36


Favorite

24

Purdue University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$28,794

Avg. Cost After Aid

$12,527

NCSA Favorites

502

General Rank

64

Grad Rank

162


Favorite

25

Rice University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$47,350

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,879

NCSA Favorites

377

General Rank

16

Grad Rank

26


Favorite

26

University of Maryland
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$35,216

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,457

NCSA Favorites

556

General Rank

75

Grad Rank

79


Favorite

27

University of Wisconsin
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$36,805

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,219

NCSA Favorites

385

General Rank

42

Grad Rank

69


Favorite

28

University of Notre Dame
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$53,391

Avg. Cost After Aid

$32,096

NCSA Favorites

928

General Rank

19

Grad Rank

4


Favorite

29

Brigham Young University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$5,620

Avg. Cost After Aid

$13,181

NCSA Favorites

384

General Rank

114

Grad Rank

93


Favorite

30

Northwestern University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$54,568

Avg. Cost After Aid

$24,840

NCSA Favorites

418

General Rank

8

Grad Rank

18


Favorite

31

Texas A&M University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$37,495

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,944

NCSA Favorites

1167

General Rank

88

Grad Rank

126


Favorite

32

University of California – Santa Barbara
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$43,383

Avg. Cost After Aid

$16,236

NCSA Favorites

353

General Rank

30

Grad Rank

132


Favorite

33

University of Illinois
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$31,664

Avg. Cost After Aid

$17,302

NCSA Favorites

351

General Rank

54

Grad Rank

91


Favorite

34

University of Pennsylvania – Penn
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,584

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,033

NCSA Favorites

357

General Rank

8

Grad Rank

5


Favorite

35

Clemson University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$37,128

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,252

NCSA Favorites

750

General Rank

102

Grad Rank

119


Favorite

36

University of Southern California
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$56,225

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,453

NCSA Favorites

761

General Rank

24

Grad Rank

32


Favorite

37

North Carolina State University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$28,444

Avg. Cost After Aid

$16,404

NCSA Favorites

865

General Rank

114

Grad Rank

158


Favorite

38

University of Connecticut
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$38,098

Avg. Cost After Aid

$21,588

NCSA Favorites

1164

General Rank

84

Grad Rank

104


Favorite

39

Indiana University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$35,456

Avg. Cost After Aid

$13,428

NCSA Favorites

465

General Rank

107

Grad Rank

181


Favorite

40

Brown University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,466

Avg. Cost After Aid

$31,685

NCSA Favorites

417

General Rank

13

Grad Rank

9


Favorite

41

Davidson College
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$51,447

Avg. Cost After Aid

$22,109

NCSA Favorites

395

General Rank

69

Grad Rank

47


Favorite

42

Cornell University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,188

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,494

NCSA Favorites

437

General Rank

16

Grad Rank

20


Favorite

43

Georgetown University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$54,104

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,169

NCSA Favorites

373

General Rank

22

Grad Rank

14


Favorite

44

Michigan State University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$39,766

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,984

NCSA Favorites

784

General Rank

114

Grad Rank

156


Favorite

45

Virginia Tech
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$31,908

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,964

NCSA Favorites

510

General Rank

102

Grad Rank

101


Favorite

46

Boston College
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,464

Avg. Cost After Aid

$33,562

NCSA Favorites

447

General Rank

34

Grad Rank

33


Favorite

47

Johns Hopkins University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$53,740

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,701

NCSA Favorites

346

General Rank

8

Grad Rank

28


Favorite

48

University of Minnesota
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$30,438

Avg. Cost After Aid

$17,479

NCSA Favorites

359

General Rank

88

Grad Rank

150


Favorite

49

Wake Forest University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$53,322

Avg. Cost After Aid

$32,129

NCSA Favorites

445

General Rank

28

Grad Rank

59


Favorite

50

Emory University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$51,306

Avg. Cost After Aid

$24,593

NCSA Favorites

286

General Rank

19

Grad Rank

46


Favorite

51

University of Miami
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$50,226

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,841

NCSA Favorites

870

General Rank

54

Grad Rank

113


Favorite

52

Villanova University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$53,308

Avg. Cost After Aid

$40,134

NCSA Favorites

533

General Rank

64

Grad Rank

45


Favorite

53

Dartmouth College
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,453

Avg. Cost After Aid

$31,449

NCSA Favorites

281

General Rank

13

Grad Rank

6


Favorite

54

Boston University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$53,948

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,729

NCSA Favorites

407

General Rank

42

Grad Rank

67


Favorite

55

Penn State
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$34,858

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,996

NCSA Favorites

580

General Rank

84

Grad Rank

88


Favorite

56

University of Chicago
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$58,230

Avg. Cost After Aid

$26,160

NCSA Favorites

227

General Rank

4

Grad Rank

22


Favorite

57

Appalachian State University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$22,171

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,018

NCSA Favorites

469

General Rank

157

Grad Rank

247


Favorite

58

James Madison University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$28,416

Avg. Cost After Aid

$21,281

NCSA Favorites

347

General Rank

132

Grad Rank

110


Favorite

59

Syracuse University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$51,853

Avg. Cost After Aid

$34,472

NCSA Favorites

596

General Rank

75

Grad Rank

115


Favorite

60

Pepperdine University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$53,932

Avg. Cost After Aid

$34,701

NCSA Favorites

441

General Rank

54

Grad Rank

103


Favorite

61

Gonzaga University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$43,210

Avg. Cost After Aid

$33,545

NCSA Favorites

525

General Rank

114

Grad Rank

74


Favorite

62

California State University – Long Beach
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$18,678

Avg. Cost After Aid

$8,982

NCSA Favorites

669

General Rank

193

Grad Rank

310


Favorite

63

University of Iowa
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$31,233

Avg. Cost After Aid

$15,893

NCSA Favorites

363

General Rank

132

Grad Rank

238


Favorite

64

University of South Florida
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$17,324

Avg. Cost After Aid

$9,838

NCSA Favorites

585

General Rank

248

Grad Rank

257


Favorite

65

California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$21,696

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,592

NCSA Favorites

316

General Rank

132

Grad Rank

127


Favorite

66

Rutgers University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$31,282

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,623

NCSA Favorites

282

General Rank

84

Grad Rank

149


Favorite

67

Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$51,832

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,278

NCSA Favorites

129

General Rank

4

Grad Rank

19


Favorite

68

University of Pittsburgh
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$32,052

Avg. Cost After Aid

$28,758

NCSA Favorites

392

General Rank

75

Grad Rank

121


Favorite

69

University of California – Riverside
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$42,819

Avg. Cost After Aid

$12,743

NCSA Favorites

245

General Rank

132

Grad Rank

213


Favorite

70

Baylor University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$45,542

Avg. Cost After Aid

$32,601

NCSA Favorites

1732

General Rank

107

Grad Rank

178


Favorite

71

Carnegie Mellon University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$55,465

Avg. Cost After Aid

$32,674

NCSA Favorites

236

General Rank

24

Grad Rank

56


Favorite

72

Santa Clara University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$51,711

Avg. Cost After Aid

$37,399

NCSA Favorites

282

General Rank

64

Grad Rank

48


Favorite

73

Texas Christian University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$46,950

Avg. Cost After Aid

$37,513

NCSA Favorites

576

General Rank

114

Grad Rank

118


Favorite

74

Bucknell University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$56,092

Avg. Cost After Aid

$39,294

NCSA Favorites

336

General Rank

99

Grad Rank

53


Favorite

75

Washington University in St. Louis
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$53,399

Avg. Cost After Aid

$27,427

NCSA Favorites

188

General Rank

16

Grad Rank

12


Favorite

76

Tulane University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$54,820

Avg. Cost After Aid

$35,132

NCSA Favorites

292

General Rank

39

Grad Rank

95


Favorite

77

University of Oregon
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$35,478

Avg. Cost After Aid

$16,355

NCSA Favorites

878

General Rank

248

Grad Rank

254


Favorite

78

University of Richmond
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$52,610

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,911

NCSA Favorites

240

General Rank

82

Grad Rank

65


Favorite

79

University of San Diego
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$49,358

Avg. Cost After Aid

$32,576

NCSA Favorites

583

General Rank

132

Grad Rank

138


Favorite

80

Lehigh University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$52,930

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,832

NCSA Favorites

255

General Rank

54

Grad Rank

73


Favorite

81

Colorado College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$55,470

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,041

NCSA Favorites

211

General Rank

87

Grad Rank

58


Favorite

82

Tufts University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$56,382

Avg. Cost After Aid

$31,485

NCSA Favorites

196

General Rank

30

Grad Rank

27


Favorite

83

Auburn University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$30,524

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,696

NCSA Favorites

825

General Rank

212

Grad Rank

186


Favorite

84

George Washington University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,230

Avg. Cost After Aid

$33,734

NCSA Favorites

350

General Rank

88

Grad Rank

134


Favorite

85

Arizona State University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$28,336

Avg. Cost After Aid

$11,644

NCSA Favorites

995

General Rank

248

Grad Rank

374


Favorite

86

New York University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$51,828

Avg. Cost After Aid

$42,397

NCSA Favorites

246

General Rank

30

Grad Rank

94


Favorite

87

Williams College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$55,450

Avg. Cost After Aid

$21,239

NCSA Favorites

131

General Rank

47

Grad Rank

11


Favorite

88

Truman State University
NCAA Division 2

Tuition

$14,601

Avg. Cost After Aid

$12,119

NCSA Favorites

225

General Rank

170

Grad Rank

234


Favorite

89

University of Delaware
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$34,310

Avg. Cost After Aid

$16,127

NCSA Favorites

222

General Rank

212

Grad Rank

128


Favorite

90

Marquette University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$41,870

Avg. Cost After Aid

$29,693

NCSA Favorites

332

General Rank

132

Grad Rank

123


Favorite

91

Butler University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$41,120

Avg. Cost After Aid

$35,488

NCSA Favorites

436

General Rank

132

Grad Rank

143


Favorite

92

University of Rochester
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$53,909

Avg. Cost After Aid

$29,373

NCSA Favorites

201

General Rank

34

Grad Rank

80


Favorite

93

Elon University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$35,319

Avg. Cost After Aid

$35,160

NCSA Favorites

345

General Rank

132

Grad Rank

109


Favorite

94

Northeastern University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$51,522

Avg. Cost After Aid

$31,855

NCSA Favorites

209

General Rank

54

Grad Rank

68


Favorite

95

Colgate University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,870

Avg. Cost After Aid

$26,041

NCSA Favorites

195

General Rank

80

Grad Rank

50


Favorite

96

Amherst College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$56,426

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,208

NCSA Favorites

150

General Rank

47

Grad Rank

16


Favorite

97

University of South Carolina
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$33,298

Avg. Cost After Aid

$19,219

NCSA Favorites

1023

General Rank

355

Grad Rank

198


Favorite

98

Loyola Marymount University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$48,522

Avg. Cost After Aid

$39,898

NCSA Favorites

295

General Rank

88

Grad Rank

136


Favorite

99

California Institute of Technology
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$52,362

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,820

NCSA Favorites

123

General Rank

8

Grad Rank

42


Favorite

100

University of California – Santa Cruz
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$42,952

Avg. Cost After Aid

$17,699

NCSA Favorites

248

General Rank

212

Grad Rank

201


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