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Best California Women's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 159 California 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 California women's Basketball programs is 75%, with an average graduation rate of 46%, and median earnings around $55,023.
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Programs
159
Avg. Retention
75%
Avg. Grad Rate
46%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$55,023
Top programs
Showing 10 of 159 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. Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$124,080
3
3. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$104,736
4
4. University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$92,446
5
5. Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$109,183
6
6. University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
93%
Earnings (10YR)
$92,498
7
7. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
Retention
95%
Grad Rate
86%
Earnings (10YR)
$90,768
8
8. Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$77,779
9
9. University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
93%
Earnings (10YR)
$82,511
10
10. University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
90%
Earnings (10YR)
$84,943
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