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Best D1 Women's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Affordability
A big scholarship means less if the sticker price is even bigger. Below, we've ranked all 353 D1 women's Basketball programs by affordability score — a composite that weighs net price and aid together to show how realistic the total cost picture looks.
The average net price across D1 women's Basketball programs is $20,517, with average aid of $25,948 per athlete.
Use this ranking to find programs where the cost picture adds up, then read our guide on stacking athletic, academic, and need-based aid.
Programs
353
Avg. Net Price
$20,517
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$25,948
Top programs
Showing 10 of 353 programs.
Rank
Program
Net Price
Aid/Athlete
Grad Rate
1
1. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX
Net Price
$6,500
Aid/Athlete
$21,876
Grad Rate
59%
2
2. Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
Net Price
$10,133
Aid/Athlete
$23,193
Grad Rate
33%
3
3. Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS
Net Price
$14,040
Aid/Athlete
$15,007
Grad Rate
45%
4
4. Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL
Net Price
$13,889
Aid/Athlete
$16,936
Grad Rate
33%
5
5. California State University-Fresno
Fresno, CA
Net Price
$6,480
Aid/Athlete
$19,350
Grad Rate
69%
6
6. Grambling State University
Grambling, LA
Net Price
$19,125
Aid/Athlete
$15,126
Grad Rate
37%
7
7. The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX
Net Price
$10,726
Aid/Athlete
$27,903
Grad Rate
51%
8
8. Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD
Net Price
$6,007
Aid/Athlete
$16,123
Grad Rate
42%
9
9. Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
Net Price
$11,429
Aid/Athlete
$26,038
Grad Rate
44%
10
10. Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
Net Price
$12,909
Aid/Athlete
$15,412
Grad Rate
62%
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