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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 acceptance rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average acceptance rate across California women's Basketball programs is 86%, with an average graduation rate of 52%, and median earnings around $55,023.
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Programs
159
Avg. Accept. Rate
86%
Avg. Grad Rate
52%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$55,023
Top programs
Showing 10 of 159 programs.
Rank
Program
Accept. Rate
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$128,566
2
2. College of San Mateo
San Mateo, CA
Retention
73%
Grad Rate
61%
Earnings (10YR)
$54,172
3
3. Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA
Retention
N/A
Grad Rate
56%
Earnings (10YR)
$57,072
4
4. Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$124,080
5
5. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
91%
Earnings (10YR)
$104,736
6
6. Las Positas College
Livermore, CA
Retention
81%
Grad Rate
53%
Earnings (10YR)
$51,088
7
7. Ohlone College
Fremont, CA
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
52%
Earnings (10YR)
$54,278
8
8. MiraCosta College
Oceanside, CA
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$43,845
9
9. Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
93%
Earnings (10YR)
$77,779
10
10. Chabot College
Hayward, CA
Retention
70%
Grad Rate
47%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,143
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