Best Women’s Basketball Colleges

Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball

NCSA analyzed over 1,360 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 3 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

$53,529 Tuition

$11,496 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,333 Favorites

5 General Rank

20 Grad Rank

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2

University of Florida

NCAA Division 1

$28,659 Tuition

$6,302 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,032 Favorites

28 General Rank

69 Grad Rank

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University of California - Los Angeles - UCLA

NCAA Division 1

$42,994 Tuition

$14,279 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,856 Favorites

19 General Rank

37 Grad Rank

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Princeton University

NCAA Division 1

$52,800 Tuition

$11,317 Avg. Cost After Aid

382 Favorites

1 General Rank

1 Grad Rank

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5

Harvard University

NCAA Division 1

$51,925 Tuition

$15,386 Avg. Cost After Aid

557 Favorites

1 General Rank

3 Grad Rank

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NCAA Division 1

$36,159 Tuition

$12,352 Avg. Cost After Aid

790 Favorites

28 General Rank

47 Grad Rank

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7

University of Michigan

NCAA Division 1

$51,200 Tuition

$15,336 Avg. Cost After Aid

783 Favorites

22 General Rank

28 Grad Rank

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8

University of California - Berkeley

NCAA Division 1

$44,007 Tuition

$15,329 Avg. Cost After Aid

806 Favorites

22 General Rank

33 Grad Rank

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9

Yale University

NCAA Division 1

$55,500 Tuition

$17,549 Avg. Cost After Aid

494 Favorites

5 General Rank

2 Grad Rank

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10

Georgia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$33,794 Tuition

$14,739 Avg. Cost After Aid

705 Favorites

36 General Rank

53 Grad Rank

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11

University of Georgia

NCAA Division 1

$31,120 Tuition

$13,649 Avg. Cost After Aid

871 Favorites

54 General Rank

75 Grad Rank

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12

Florida State University

NCAA Division 1

$18,786 Tuition

$9,789 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,399 Favorites

65 General Rank

115 Grad Rank

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13

Vanderbilt University

NCAA Division 1

$52,070 Tuition

$19,432 Avg. Cost After Aid

687 Favorites

13 General Rank

29 Grad Rank

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14

University of California - San Diego

NCAA Division 1

$44,169 Tuition

$14,232 Avg. Cost After Aid

440 Favorites

34 General Rank

73 Grad Rank

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15

Rice University

NCAA Division 1

$49,112 Tuition

$16,999 Avg. Cost After Aid

400 Favorites

17 General Rank

32 Grad Rank

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16

University of Texas - Austin

NCAA Division 1

$38,326 Tuition

$18,023 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,284 Favorites

36 General Rank

88 Grad Rank

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17

Ohio State University

NCAA Division 1

$32,061 Tuition

$17,616 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,095 Favorites

54 General Rank

84 Grad Rank

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18

University of Virginia

NCAA Division 1

$50,900 Tuition

$20,397 Avg. Cost After Aid

475 Favorites

25 General Rank

15 Grad Rank

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19

University of Washington

NCAA Division 1

$38,166 Tuition

$13,297 Avg. Cost After Aid

532 Favorites

77 General Rank

103 Grad Rank

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20

Columbia University

NCAA Division 1

$61,788 Tuition

$23,306 Avg. Cost After Aid

571 Favorites

1 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

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21

University of California - Davis

NCAA Division 1

$44,249 Tuition

$14,669 Avg. Cost After Aid

375 Favorites

36 General Rank

78 Grad Rank

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22

Purdue University

NCAA Division 1

$28,794 Tuition

$13,986 Avg. Cost After Aid

544 Favorites

54 General Rank

137 Grad Rank

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23

Duke University

NCAA Division 1

$58,031 Tuition

$27,020 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,928 Favorites

8 General Rank

17 Grad Rank

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24

University of Wisconsin

NCAA Division 1

$37,785 Tuition

$17,708 Avg. Cost After Aid

391 Favorites

42 General Rank

71 Grad Rank

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25

University of Illinois

NCAA Division 1

$32,264 Tuition

$15,880 Avg. Cost After Aid

370 Favorites

47 General Rank

90 Grad Rank

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26

University of Maryland

NCAA Division 1

$36,891 Tuition

$19,045 Avg. Cost After Aid

605 Favorites

77 General Rank

77 Grad Rank

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27

University of California - Santa Barbara

NCAA Division 1

$44,145 Tuition

$15,884 Avg. Cost After Aid

351 Favorites

28 General Rank

111 Grad Rank

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28

University of California - Irvine

NCAA Division 1

$43,481 Tuition

$14,783 Avg. Cost After Aid

304 Favorites

36 General Rank

98 Grad Rank

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29

University of Notre Dame

NCAA Division 1

$55,553 Tuition

$33,025 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,028 Favorites

19 General Rank

5 Grad Rank

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30

Davidson College

NCAA Division 1

$53,166 Tuition

$19,115 Avg. Cost After Aid

371 Favorites

69 General Rank

38 Grad Rank

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31

Indiana University

NCAA Division 1

$36,512 Tuition

$13,253 Avg. Cost After Aid

529 Favorites

91 General Rank

169 Grad Rank

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32

Northwestern University

NCAA Division 1

$56,691 Tuition

$24,664 Avg. Cost After Aid

426 Favorites

8 General Rank

24 Grad Rank

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33

North Carolina State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,220 Tuition

$16,458 Avg. Cost After Aid

919 Favorites

112 General Rank

139 Grad Rank

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34

Texas A&M University

NCAA Division 1

$38,602 Tuition

$19,057 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,261 Favorites

91 General Rank

140 Grad Rank

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35

University of Southern California

NCAA Division 1

$58,195 Tuition

$29,528 Avg. Cost After Aid

870 Favorites

25 General Rank

36 Grad Rank

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36

William & Mary

NCAA Division 1

$46,854 Tuition

$19,800 Avg. Cost After Aid

299 Favorites

36 General Rank

49 Grad Rank

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37

University of Connecticut

NCAA Division 1

$39,894 Tuition

$22,012 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,293 Favorites

83 General Rank

97 Grad Rank

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38

University of Pennsylvania - Penn

NCAA Division 1

$57,770 Tuition

$25,802 Avg. Cost After Aid

335 Favorites

8 General Rank

4 Grad Rank

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39

Georgetown University

NCAA Division 1

$56,058 Tuition

$28,909 Avg. Cost After Aid

451 Favorites

22 General Rank

13 Grad Rank

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40

Clemson University

NCAA Division 1

$38,550 Tuition

$20,008 Avg. Cost After Aid

761 Favorites

103 General Rank

110 Grad Rank

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41

Brown University

NCAA Division 1

$58,404 Tuition

$29,392 Avg. Cost After Aid

382 Favorites

13 General Rank

6 Grad Rank

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42

University of Minnesota

NCAA Division 1

$33,325 Tuition

$17,740 Avg. Cost After Aid

401 Favorites

91 General Rank

118 Grad Rank

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43

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT

NCAA Division 3

$53,790 Tuition

$16,636 Avg. Cost After Aid

173 Favorites

1 General Rank

9 Grad Rank

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44

Boston College

NCAA Division 1

$57,910 Tuition

$35,899 Avg. Cost After Aid

561 Favorites

36 General Rank

23 Grad Rank

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45

Virginia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$32,835 Tuition

$21,198 Avg. Cost After Aid

499 Favorites

103 General Rank

86 Grad Rank

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46

Brigham Young University

NCAA Division 1

$5,790 Tuition

$13,322 Avg. Cost After Aid

382 Favorites

112 General Rank

182 Grad Rank

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47

Cornell University

NCAA Division 1

$57,222 Tuition

$40,126 Avg. Cost After Aid

432 Favorites

17 General Rank

18 Grad Rank

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48

Michigan State University

NCAA Division 1

$39,766 Tuition

$19,173 Avg. Cost After Aid

824 Favorites

122 General Rank

154 Grad Rank

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49

Emory University

NCAA Division 3

$53,804 Tuition

$23,734 Avg. Cost After Aid

289 Favorites

19 General Rank

51 Grad Rank

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50

Johns Hopkins University

NCAA Division 3

$55,350 Tuition

$29,342 Avg. Cost After Aid

317 Favorites

8 General Rank

30 Grad Rank

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51

University of Chicago

NCAA Division 3

$60,552 Tuition

$27,315 Avg. Cost After Aid

268 Favorites

5 General Rank

14 Grad Rank

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52

Wake Forest University

NCAA Division 1

$55,440 Tuition

$29,990 Avg. Cost After Aid

439 Favorites

28 General Rank

68 Grad Rank

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53

Dartmouth College

NCAA Division 1

$57,638 Tuition

$33,574 Avg. Cost After Aid

296 Favorites

13 General Rank

10 Grad Rank

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54

Villanova University

NCAA Division 1

$55,280 Tuition

$41,027 Avg. Cost After Aid

574 Favorites

54 General Rank

53 Grad Rank

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55

California State University - Long Beach

NCAA Division 1

$18,714 Tuition

$9,622 Avg. Cost After Aid

541 Favorites

183 General Rank

250 Grad Rank

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56

Boston University

NCAA Division 1

$55,892 Tuition

$30,259 Avg. Cost After Aid

383 Favorites

42 General Rank

67 Grad Rank

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57

University of South Florida

NCAA Division 1

$17,324 Tuition

$8,355 Avg. Cost After Aid

714 Favorites

253 General Rank

225 Grad Rank

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58

University of Miami

NCAA Division 1

$51,930 Tuition

$46,949 Avg. Cost After Aid

911 Favorites

65 General Rank

115 Grad Rank

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59

University of Oregon

NCAA Division 1

$36,615 Tuition

$16,461 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,139 Favorites

208 General Rank

234 Grad Rank

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60

Rutgers University

NCAA Division 1

$32,189 Tuition

$21,654 Avg. Cost After Aid

277 Favorites

83 General Rank

109 Grad Rank

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61

University of California - Riverside

NCAA Division 1

$43,607 Tuition

$12,871 Avg. Cost After Aid

262 Favorites

122 General Rank

211 Grad Rank

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62

Pepperdine University

NCAA Division 1

$55,892 Tuition

$36,996 Avg. Cost After Aid

413 Favorites

54 General Rank

82 Grad Rank

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63

Syracuse University

NCAA Division 1

$53,849 Tuition

$34,482 Avg. Cost After Aid

674 Favorites

77 General Rank

126 Grad Rank

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64

Tufts University

NCAA Division 3

$58,578 Tuition

$30,744 Avg. Cost After Aid

229 Favorites

28 General Rank

21 Grad Rank

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65

Washington University in St. Louis

NCAA Division 3

$55,292 Tuition

$26,869 Avg. Cost After Aid

191 Favorites

13 General Rank

16 Grad Rank

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66

Appalachian State University

NCAA Division 1

$22,216 Tuition

$13,920 Avg. Cost After Aid

364 Favorites

149 General Rank

262 Grad Rank

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67

Santa Clara University

NCAA Division 1

$53,634 Tuition

$38,327 Avg. Cost After Aid

298 Favorites

65 General Rank

40 Grad Rank

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68

Lehigh University

NCAA Division 1

$55,240 Tuition

$29,301 Avg. Cost After Aid

254 Favorites

54 General Rank

53 Grad Rank

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69

James Madison University

NCAA Division 1

$29,106 Tuition

$22,169 Avg. Cost After Aid

310 Favorites

136 General Rank

104 Grad Rank

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70

Gonzaga University

NCAA Division 1

$45,140 Tuition

$33,793 Avg. Cost After Aid

477 Favorites

112 General Rank

96 Grad Rank

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71

University of Pittsburgh

NCAA Division 1

$33,746 Tuition

$27,938 Avg. Cost After Aid

368 Favorites

77 General Rank

121 Grad Rank

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72

Truman State University

NCAA Division 2

$15,314 Tuition

$12,462 Avg. Cost After Aid

242 Favorites

149 General Rank

217 Grad Rank

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73

Amherst College

NCAA Division 3

$58,640 Tuition

$18,524 Avg. Cost After Aid

130 Favorites

47 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

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74

Tulane University

NCAA Division 1

$56,800 Tuition

$37,841 Avg. Cost After Aid

295 Favorites

42 General Rank

81 Grad Rank

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75

University of Richmond

NCAA Division 1

$54,690 Tuition

$25,838 Avg. Cost After Aid

240 Favorites

81 General Rank

64 Grad Rank

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76

Baylor University

NCAA Division 1

$47,364 Tuition

$36,039 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,974 Favorites

103 General Rank

176 Grad Rank

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77

University of Iowa

NCAA Division 1

$31,569 Tuition

$19,145 Avg. Cost After Aid

437 Favorites

122 General Rank

276 Grad Rank

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78

Bucknell University

NCAA Division 1

$58,196 Tuition

$42,502 Avg. Cost After Aid

324 Favorites

107 General Rank

50 Grad Rank

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79

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

NCAA Division 1

$23,833 Tuition

$21,595 Avg. Cost After Aid

286 Favorites

136 General Rank

135 Grad Rank

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80

New York University

NCAA Division 3

$53,308 Tuition

$39,772 Avg. Cost After Aid

269 Favorites

28 General Rank

93 Grad Rank

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81

Northeastern University

NCAA Division 1

$53,506 Tuition

$31,093 Avg. Cost After Aid

222 Favorites

54 General Rank

60 Grad Rank

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82

Texas Christian University

NCAA Division 1

$49,250 Tuition

$36,811 Avg. Cost After Aid

510 Favorites

122 General Rank

127 Grad Rank

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83

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA Division 3

$57,119 Tuition

$34,508 Avg. Cost After Aid

201 Favorites

25 General Rank

48 Grad Rank

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84

Auburn University

NCAA Division 1

$31,124 Tuition

$24,104 Avg. Cost After Aid

767 Favorites

208 General Rank

167 Grad Rank

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85

Marquette University

NCAA Division 1

$43,936 Tuition

$29,756 Avg. Cost After Aid

384 Favorites

122 General Rank

141 Grad Rank

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86

University of San Diego

NCAA Division 1

$51,186 Tuition

$32,460 Avg. Cost After Aid

572 Favorites

163 General Rank

144 Grad Rank

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87

George Washington University

NCAA Division 1

$56,935 Tuition

$33,719 Avg. Cost After Aid

314 Favorites

83 General Rank

133 Grad Rank

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88

University of Delaware

NCAA Division 1

$35,710 Tuition

$17,220 Avg. Cost After Aid

209 Favorites

163 General Rank

155 Grad Rank

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89

Williams College

NCAA Division 3

$57,280 Tuition

$19,480 Avg. Cost After Aid

116 Favorites

47 General Rank

11 Grad Rank

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90

Colgate University

NCAA Division 1

$58,045 Tuition

$25,834 Avg. Cost After Aid

180 Favorites

72 General Rank

45 Grad Rank

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91

University of Tennessee

NCAA Division 1

$31,664 Tuition

$18,825 Avg. Cost After Aid

994 Favorites

253 General Rank

275 Grad Rank

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92

Butler University

NCAA Division 1

$42,360 Tuition

$37,645 Avg. Cost After Aid

417 Favorites

136 General Rank

132 Grad Rank

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93

University of Rochester

NCAA Division 3

$56,030 Tuition

$29,522 Avg. Cost After Aid

184 Favorites

34 General Rank

72 Grad Rank

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94

Southern Methodist University - SMU

NCAA Division 1

$56,560 Tuition

$36,222 Avg. Cost After Aid

327 Favorites

91 General Rank

151 Grad Rank

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95

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

NCAA Division 3

$56,475 Tuition

$22,161 Avg. Cost After Aid

140 Favorites

61 General Rank

41 Grad Rank

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96

Washington & Lee University

NCAA Division 3

$54,830 Tuition

$22,615 Avg. Cost After Aid

131 Favorites

64 General Rank

19 Grad Rank

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97

Elon University

NCAA Division 1

$36,571 Tuition

$37,230 Avg. Cost After Aid

269 Favorites

122 General Rank

89 Grad Rank

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98

Penn State

NCAA Division 1

$35,514 Tuition

$27,372 Avg. Cost After Aid

504 Favorites

83 General Rank

298 Grad Rank

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99

California Institute of Technology

NCAA Division 3

$54,600 Tuition

$24,274 Avg. Cost After Aid

117 Favorites

8 General Rank

25 Grad Rank

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100

Loyola Marymount University

NCAA Division 1

$50,683 Tuition

$42,861 Avg. Cost After Aid

315 Favorites

103 General Rank

161 Grad Rank

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