Best Colleges for Women Athletes

Colleges are ranked on the basis of success of the program, facilities, fan support, opportunities for non-varsity athletes, fitness centers, financial aid, sports-related classes, and tradition.

Experts' Choice List

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Division I Schools
  1. Stanford University (Stanford, CA) (16 scholarships available)
  2. University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) (174 scholarships available)
  3. University of Texas -- Austin (Austin, TX) (34 scholarships available)
  4. University of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) (6 scholarships available)
  5. University of California -- Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) (20 scholarships available)
  6. University of Georgia (Athens, GA) (15 scholarships available)
  7. University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) (13 scholarships available)
  8. Pennsylvania State University -- University Park (University Park, PA) (7 scholarships available)
  9. Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) (10 scholarships available)
  10. University of Maryland -- College Park (College Park, MD) (21 scholarships available)
Division II Schools
  1. University of California -- Davis (Davis, CA) (14 scholarships available)
  2. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg, PA) (35 scholarships available)
  3. Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX) (27 scholarships available)
Top Women's Colleges
  1. Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA) (4 scholarships available)
  2. Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Geneva, NY) (17 scholarships available)
  3. Barnard College (New York, NY) (13 scholarships available)

Source: Sports Illustrated for Women, September/October 2000. Copyright 2000, Time Inc. Reprinted with permission. All Rights Reserved.

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