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Best Women's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 1,731 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 women's Basketball programs is 73%, with an average graduation rate of 53%, and median earnings around $52,724.
Use this ranking to find programs at schools with strong academic outcomes, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.
Programs
1,731
Avg. Retention
73%
Avg. Grad Rate
53%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$52,724
Top programs
Showing 10 of 1,731 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$128,566
2
2. Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$104,043
3
3. Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Retention
99%
Grad Rate
98%
Earnings (10YR)
$101,817
4
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Retention
99%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$143,372
5
5. Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
98%
Earnings (10YR)
$110,066
6
6. Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$124,080
7
7. University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$99,980
8
8. University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$111,371
9
9. Yale University
New Haven, CT
Retention
99%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$100,533
10
10. Babson College
Wellesley, MA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
93%
Earnings (10YR)
$123,938
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