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Best Colleges for Women’s Basketball

NCSA analyzed 1,294 four-year colleges with women’s college basketball programs across four division levels (D1, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best Women’s Basketball Colleges for Student-Athletes.

NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of “NCSA Favorites” data obtained from the college search activity of the millions of student-athletes on the NCSA recruiting network, U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges general academic rankings, and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard graduation rates and average cost after aid.

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1
NCAA Division 1
$56,169 Tuition
$7,200 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,747 Favorites
3 General Rank
12 Grad Rank
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NCAA Division 1
$56,010 Tuition
$11,080 Avg. Cost After Aid
426 Favorites
1 General Rank
1 Grad Rank
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3
NCAA Division 1
$55,587 Tuition
$13,259 Avg. Cost After Aid
605 Favorites
3 General Rank
5 Grad Rank
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4
NCAA Division 1
$28,659 Tuition
$3,679 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,322 Favorites
29 General Rank
67 Grad Rank
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5
NCAA Division 3
$55,878 Tuition
$5,084 Avg. Cost After Aid
221 Favorites
2 General Rank
7 Grad Rank
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6
NCAA Division 1
$63,530 Tuition
$12,836 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,130 Favorites
18 General Rank
3 Grad Rank
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7
NCAA Division 1
$59,950 Tuition
$16,341 Avg. Cost After Aid
640 Favorites
3 General Rank
4 Grad Rank
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8
NCAA Division 1
$61,710 Tuition
$14,851 Avg. Cost After Aid
383 Favorites
7 General Rank
6 Grad Rank
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9
NCAA Division 1
$43,012 Tuition
$11,627 Avg. Cost After Aid
2,325 Favorites
20 General Rank
39 Grad Rank
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10
NCAA Division 1
$43,980 Tuition
$15,240 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,015 Favorites
20 General Rank
31 Grad Rank
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11
NCAA Division 3
$58,720 Tuition
$14,254 Avg. Cost After Aid
313 Favorites
7 General Rank
15 Grad Rank
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12
NCAA Division 1
$53,232 Tuition
$17,086 Avg. Cost After Aid
997 Favorites
25 General Rank
24 Grad Rank
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13
NCAA Division 1
$36,891 Tuition
$13,263 Avg. Cost After Aid
980 Favorites
29 General Rank
72 Grad Rank
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14
NCAA Division 1
$53,626 Tuition
$20,507 Avg. Cost After Aid
524 Favorites
25 General Rank
22 Grad Rank
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15
NCAA Division 1
$56,966 Tuition
$22,204 Avg. Cost After Aid
680 Favorites
13 General Rank
27 Grad Rank
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16
NCAA Division 1
$33,964 Tuition
$14,820 Avg. Cost After Aid
874 Favorites
44 General Rank
50 Grad Rank
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17
NCAA Division 1
$60,244 Tuition
$31,416 Avg. Cost After Aid
2,358 Favorites
10 General Rank
10 Grad Rank
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18
NCAA Division 1
$62,304 Tuition
$26,308 Avg. Cost After Aid
447 Favorites
13 General Rank
11 Grad Rank
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19
NCAA Division 1
$59,957 Tuition
$24,570 Avg. Cost After Aid
491 Favorites
22 General Rank
14 Grad Rank
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20
NCAA Division 1
$60,768 Tuition
$28,230 Avg. Cost After Aid
496 Favorites
10 General Rank
13 Grad Rank
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21
NCAA Division 1
$52,895 Tuition
$17,805 Avg. Cost After Aid
462 Favorites
15 General Rank
38 Grad Rank
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22
NCAA Division 1
$58,843 Tuition
$32,369 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,154 Favorites
18 General Rank
8 Grad Rank
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23
NCAA Division 1
$38,608 Tuition
$16,708 Avg. Cost After Aid
502 Favorites
38 General Rank
83 Grad Rank
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24
NCAA Division 3
$62,241 Tuition
$22,690 Avg. Cost After Aid
351 Favorites
6 General Rank
8 Grad Rank
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25
NCAA Division 1
$31,108 Tuition
$14,995 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,020 Favorites
49 General Rank
91 Grad Rank
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26
NCAA Division 1
$40,996 Tuition
$17,519 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,763 Favorites
38 General Rank
92 Grad Rank
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27
NCAA Division 1
$61,503 Tuition
$25,972 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,078 Favorites
25 General Rank
49 Grad Rank
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28
NCAA Division 1
$44,454 Tuition
$14,895 Avg. Cost After Aid
427 Favorites
34 General Rank
80 Grad Rank
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29
NCAA Division 1
$61,015 Tuition
$29,011 Avg. Cost After Aid
482 Favorites
17 General Rank
16 Grad Rank
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30
NCAA Division 1
$18,786 Tuition
$9,561 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,866 Favorites
55 General Rank
168 Grad Rank
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31
NCAA Division 1
$35,019 Tuition
$18,623 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,500 Favorites
49 General Rank
86 Grad Rank
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32
NCAA Division 1
$28,794 Tuition
$9,127 Avg. Cost After Aid
687 Favorites
51 General Rank
178 Grad Rank
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33
NCAA Division 1
$39,906 Tuition
$10,933 Avg. Cost After Aid
591 Favorites
55 General Rank
145 Grad Rank
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34
NCAA Division 1
$44,171 Tuition
$15,458 Avg. Cost After Aid
413 Favorites
32 General Rank
131 Grad Rank
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35
NCAA Division 1
$44,399 Tuition
$14,920 Avg. Cost After Aid
432 Favorites
38 General Rank
104 Grad Rank
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36
NCAA Division 1
$43,529 Tuition
$9,691 Avg. Cost After Aid
359 Favorites
34 General Rank
150 Grad Rank
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37
NCAA Division 1
$38,636 Tuition
$17,500 Avg. Cost After Aid
743 Favorites
55 General Rank
93 Grad Rank
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38
NCAA Division 1
$47,038 Tuition
$18,650 Avg. Cost After Aid
368 Favorites
41 General Rank
64 Grad Rank
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39
NCAA Division 1
$60,870 Tuition
$33,023 Avg. Cost After Aid
359 Favorites
12 General Rank
26 Grad Rank
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40
NCAA Division 1
$32,892 Tuition
$15,483 Avg. Cost After Aid
443 Favorites
41 General Rank
136 Grad Rank
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41
NCAA Division 1
$59,770 Tuition
$29,214 Avg. Cost After Aid
528 Favorites
29 General Rank
74 Grad Rank
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42
NCAA Division 1
$40,562 Tuition
$10,925 Avg. Cost After Aid
866 Favorites
77 General Rank
187 Grad Rank
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43
NCAA Division 1
$33,857 Tuition
$20,927 Avg. Cost After Aid
644 Favorites
62 General Rank
109 Grad Rank
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44
NCAA Division 1
$29,916 Tuition
$16,239 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,203 Favorites
72 General Rank
139 Grad Rank
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45
NCAA Division 1
$59,816 Tuition
$26,170 Avg. Cost After Aid
431 Favorites
41 General Rank
80 Grad Rank
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46
NCAA Division 1
$33,818 Tuition
$17,419 Avg. Cost After Aid
522 Favorites
62 General Rank
142 Grad Rank
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47
NCAA Division 1
$4,799 Tuition
$4,022 Avg. Cost After Aid
109 Favorites
6 General Rank
54 Grad Rank
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48
NCAA Division 1
$38,550 Tuition
$22,116 Avg. Cost After Aid
945 Favorites
77 General Rank
128 Grad Rank
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49
NCAA Division 1
$40,134 Tuition
$20,976 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,547 Favorites
67 General Rank
165 Grad Rank
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50
NCAA Division 1
$33,005 Tuition
$15,365 Avg. Cost After Aid
327 Favorites
55 General Rank
148 Grad Rank
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51
NCAA Division 3
$55,468 Tuition
$25,424 Avg. Cost After Aid
361 Favorites
22 General Rank
76 Grad Rank
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52
NCAA Division 1
$36,964 Tuition
$16,197 Avg. Cost After Aid
214 Favorites
67 General Rank
149 Grad Rank
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53
NCAA Division 1
$38,352 Tuition
$14,216 Avg. Cost After Aid
620 Favorites
72 General Rank
209 Grad Rank
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54
NCAA Division 1
$61,706 Tuition
$38,412 Avg. Cost After Aid
741 Favorites
36 General Rank
69 Grad Rank
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55
NCAA Division 3
$63,000 Tuition
$35,683 Avg. Cost After Aid
284 Favorites
32 General Rank
20 Grad Rank
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56
NCAA Division 1
$59,020 Tuition
$34,784 Avg. Cost After Aid
686 Favorites
51 General Rank
62 Grad Rank
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57
NCAA Division 3
$58,866 Tuition
$27,595 Avg. Cost After Aid
244 Favorites
15 General Rank
28 Grad Rank
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58
NCAA Division 1
$41,192 Tuition
$21,724 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,592 Favorites
67 General Rank
171 Grad Rank
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59
NCAA Division 3
$61,150 Tuition
$17,304 Avg. Cost After Aid
187 Favorites
2 General Rank
37 Grad Rank
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60
NCAA Division 1
$54,760 Tuition
$30,742 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,182 Favorites
55 General Rank
163 Grad Rank
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61
NCAA Division 1
$35,394 Tuition
$27,926 Avg. Cost After Aid
469 Favorites
62 General Rank
141 Grad Rank
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62
NCAA Division 1
$17,324 Tuition
$8,318 Avg. Cost After Aid
967 Favorites
97 General Rank
296 Grad Rank
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63
NCAA Division 1
$57,592 Tuition
$34,255 Avg. Cost After Aid
300 Favorites
44 General Rank
70 Grad Rank
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64
NCAA Division 1
$55,200 Tuition
$17,057 Avg. Cost After Aid
440 Favorites
15 General Rank
79 Grad Rank
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65
NCAA Division 1
$31,986 Tuition
$23,258 Avg. Cost After Aid
871 Favorites
97 General Rank
208 Grad Rank
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66
NCAA Division 3
$59,660 Tuition
$14,739 Avg. Cost After Aid
134 Favorites
1 General Rank
19 Grad Rank
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67
NCAA Division 1
$7,326 Tuition
$11,513 Avg. Cost After Aid
174 Favorites
18 General Rank
114 Grad Rank
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68
NCAA Division 3
$58,924 Tuition
$37,846 Avg. Cost After Aid
220 Favorites
22 General Rank
33 Grad Rank
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69
NCAA Division 1
$57,470 Tuition
$32,698 Avg. Cost After Aid
279 Favorites
51 General Rank
98 Grad Rank
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70
NCAA Division 1
$57,591 Tuition
$32,516 Avg. Cost After Aid
817 Favorites
62 General Rank
181 Grad Rank
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71
NCAA Division 3
$59,378 Tuition
$31,171 Avg. Cost After Aid
198 Favorites
36 General Rank
126 Grad Rank
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72
NCAA Division 1
$36,880 Tuition
$18,313 Avg. Cost After Aid
267 Favorites
89 General Rank
185 Grad Rank
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73
NCAA Division 1
$20,016 Tuition
$6,488 Avg. Cost After Aid
504 Favorites
151 General Rank
268 Grad Rank
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74
NCAA Division 1
$22,467 Tuition
$9,217 Avg. Cost After Aid
618 Favorites
137 General Rank
290 Grad Rank
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75
NCAA Division 1
$6,120 Tuition
$13,522 Avg. Cost After Aid
381 Favorites
89 General Rank
259 Grad Rank
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76
NCAA Division 1
$48,470 Tuition
$30,828 Avg. Cost After Aid
527 Favorites
83 General Rank
133 Grad Rank
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77
NCAA Division 1
$33,928 Tuition
$20,796 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,662 Favorites
115 General Rank
239 Grad Rank
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78
NCAA Division 3
$56,500 Tuition
$39,565 Avg. Cost After Aid
360 Favorites
25 General Rank
107 Grad Rank
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79
NCAA Division 1
$40,464 Tuition
$18,699 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,422 Favorites
105 General Rank
302 Grad Rank
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80
NCAA Division 1
$31,905 Tuition
$19,443 Avg. Cost After Aid
822 Favorites
83 General Rank
320 Grad Rank
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81
NCAA Division 3
$58,680 Tuition
$29,279 Avg. Cost After Aid
121 Favorites
9 General Rank
30 Grad Rank
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82
NCAA Division 1
$37,379 Tuition
$24,592 Avg. Cost After Aid
370 Favorites
105 General Rank
172 Grad Rank
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83
NCAA Division 3
$56,686 Tuition
$9,170 Avg. Cost After Aid
101 Favorites
3 General Rank
29 Grad Rank
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84
NCAA Division 1
$58,570 Tuition
$29,232 Avg. Cost After Aid
258 Favorites
18 General Rank
82 Grad Rank
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85
NCAA Division 1
$50,232 Tuition
$37,248 Avg. Cost After Aid
2,492 Favorites
77 General Rank
194 Grad Rank
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86
NCAA Division 1
$18,726 Tuition
$8,338 Avg. Cost After Aid
528 Favorites
137 General Rank
284 Grad Rank
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87
NCAA Division 1
$55,860 Tuition
$43,228 Avg. Cost After Aid
356 Favorites
55 General Rank
68 Grad Rank
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88
NCAA Division 1
$59,702 Tuition
$35,167 Avg. Cost After Aid
463 Favorites
55 General Rank
174 Grad Rank
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89
NCAA Division 1
$61,966 Tuition
$24,489 Avg. Cost After Aid
198 Favorites
18 General Rank
73 Grad Rank
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90
NCAA Division 1
$25,446 Tuition
$15,351 Avg. Cost After Aid
539 Favorites
127 General Rank
271 Grad Rank
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91
NCAA Division 1
$7,326 Tuition
$18,623 Avg. Cost After Aid
112 Favorites
9 General Rank
154 Grad Rank
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92
NCAA Division 1
$27,816 Tuition
$19,867 Avg. Cost After Aid
716 Favorites
127 General Rank
277 Grad Rank
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93
NCAA Division 1
$52,864 Tuition
$28,071 Avg. Cost After Aid
591 Favorites
97 General Rank
218 Grad Rank
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94
NCAA Division 3
$58,322 Tuition
$16,925 Avg. Cost After Aid
124 Favorites
6 General Rank
21 Grad Rank
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95
NCAA Division 1
$59,870 Tuition
$26,272 Avg. Cost After Aid
304 Favorites
62 General Rank
151 Grad Rank
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96
NCAA Division 1
$36,476 Tuition
$27,521 Avg. Cost After Aid
546 Favorites
77 General Rank
372 Grad Rank
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97
NCAA Division 1
$31,664 Tuition
$18,853 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,303 Favorites
115 General Rank
378 Grad Rank
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98
NCAA Division 1
$51,660 Tuition
$39,155 Avg. Cost After Aid
636 Favorites
89 General Rank
176 Grad Rank
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99
NCAA Division 1
$43,508 Tuition
$13,233 Avg. Cost After Aid
347 Favorites
89 General Rank
263 Grad Rank
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100
NCAA Division 1
$29,564 Tuition
$22,431 Avg. Cost After Aid
355 Favorites
151 General Rank
192 Grad Rank
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