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Best Western 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 11 Western 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 Western Athletic Conference women's Basketball programs is 74%, with an average graduation rate of 56%, and median earnings around $54,595.
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Programs
11
Avg. Retention
74%
Avg. Grad Rate
56%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$54,595
Top programs
Showing 11 of 11 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
77%
Earnings (10YR)
$75,272
2
2. Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
Retention
80%
Grad Rate
63%
Earnings (10YR)
$55,736
3
3. California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
60%
Earnings (10YR)
$61,504
4
4. The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX
Retention
73%
Grad Rate
58%
Earnings (10YR)
$63,199
5
5. Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
60%
Earnings (10YR)
$53,040
6
6. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX
Retention
79%
Grad Rate
59%
Earnings (10YR)
$49,620
7
7. Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
Retention
71%
Grad Rate
57%
Earnings (10YR)
$49,634
8
8. Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
54%
Earnings (10YR)
$50,296
9
9. Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
Retention
68%
Grad Rate
47%
Earnings (10YR)
$42,186
10
10. Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
Retention
70%
Grad Rate
44%
Earnings (10YR)
$55,486
11
11. Utah Tech University
Saint George, UT
Retention
63%
Grad Rate
41%
Earnings (10YR)
$44,570
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