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Best Appalachian Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 16 Appalachian Athletic Conference women's Basketball programs by academic score — a composite of retention rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average retention rate across Appalachian Athletic Conference women's Basketball programs is 61%, with an average graduation rate of 48%, and median earnings around $45,387.
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Programs
16
Avg. Retention
61%
Avg. Grad Rate
48%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$45,387
Top programs
Showing 10 of 16 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Milligan University
Milligan, TN
Retention
79%
Grad Rate
66%
Earnings (10YR)
$46,641
2
2. Bryan College-Dayton
Dayton, TN
Retention
65%
Grad Rate
54%
Earnings (10YR)
$54,434
3
3. Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, TN
Retention
64%
Grad Rate
55%
Earnings (10YR)
$45,989
4
4. Johnson University
Knoxville, TN
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
55%
Earnings (10YR)
$40,596
5
5. Columbia College
Columbia, SC
Retention
53%
Grad Rate
54%
Earnings (10YR)
$41,338
6
6. Columbia International University
Columbia, SC
Retention
66%
Grad Rate
65%
Earnings (10YR)
$38,951
7
7. Bluefield University
Bluefield, VA
Retention
49%
Grad Rate
55%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,896
8
8. University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY
Retention
65%
Grad Rate
56%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,231
9
9. Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
Retention
62%
Grad Rate
40%
Earnings (10YR)
$54,003
10
10. Point University
West Point, GA
Retention
71%
Grad Rate
36%
Earnings (10YR)
$38,740
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