Top D3 Volleyball Schools

NCSA analyzed 420 four-year colleges with women’s college volleyball programs at the NCAA Division 3 level to develop a list of the Best Division 3 Volleyball 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

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT logo

NCAA Division 3

$55,878Tuition

$5,084Avg. Cost After Aid

671Favorites

5General Rank

1Grad Rank

2

Johns Hopkins University logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,720Tuition

$14,254Avg. Cost After Aid

945Favorites

30General Rank

3Grad Rank

3

University of Chicago logo

NCAA Division 3

$62,241Tuition

$22,690Avg. Cost After Aid

827Favorites

27General Rank

2Grad Rank

4

Emory University logo

NCAA Division 3

$55,468Tuition

$25,424Avg. Cost After Aid

1,091Favorites

76General Rank

26Grad Rank

5

Tufts University logo

NCAA Division 3

$63,000Tuition

$35,683Avg. Cost After Aid

784Favorites

111General Rank

6Grad Rank

6

Washington University in St. Louis logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,866Tuition

$27,595Avg. Cost After Aid

564Favorites

60General Rank

10Grad Rank

7

Amherst College logo

NCAA Division 3

$61,150Tuition

$17,304Avg. Cost After Aid

456Favorites

3General Rank

16Grad Rank

8

Williams College logo

NCAA Division 3

$59,660Tuition

$14,739Avg. Cost After Aid

284Favorites

2General Rank

5Grad Rank

9

Carnegie Mellon University logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,924Tuition

$37,846Avg. Cost After Aid

646Favorites

74General Rank

13Grad Rank

10

University of Rochester logo

NCAA Division 3

$59,378Tuition

$31,171Avg. Cost After Aid

351Favorites

118General Rank

42Grad Rank

11

New York University logo

NCAA Division 3

$56,500Tuition

$39,565Avg. Cost After Aid

1,084Favorites

84General Rank

36Grad Rank

12

California Institute of Technology logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,680Tuition

$29,279Avg. Cost After Aid

554Favorites

36General Rank

12Grad Rank

13

Pomona-Pitzer Colleges logo

NCAA Division 3

$56,686Tuition

$9,170Avg. Cost After Aid

224Favorites

8General Rank

11Grad Rank

14

Bowdoin College logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,322Tuition

$16,925Avg. Cost After Aid

276Favorites

22General Rank

7Grad Rank

15

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,111Tuition

$20,114Avg. Cost After Aid

336Favorites

37General Rank

14Grad Rank

16

Washington & Lee University logo

NCAA Division 3

$59,380Tuition

$27,417Avg. Cost After Aid

341Favorites

48General Rank

9Grad Rank

17

Swarthmore College logo

NCAA Division 3

$56,056Tuition

$20,780Avg. Cost After Aid

351Favorites

15General Rank

4Grad Rank

18

University of California - Santa Cruz logo

NCAA Division 3

$43,824Tuition

$18,828Avg. Cost After Aid

1,242Favorites

209General Rank

74Grad Rank

19

Case Western Reserve University logo

NCAA Division 3

$54,532Tuition

$37,702Avg. Cost After Aid

316Favorites

140General Rank

49Grad Rank

20

Middlebury College logo

NCAA Division 3

$59,770Tuition

$29,047Avg. Cost After Aid

312Favorites

46General Rank

22Grad Rank

21

Wesleyan University logo

NCAA Division 3

$62,049Tuition

$26,080Avg. Cost After Aid

315Favorites

67General Rank

23Grad Rank

22

Hamilton College logo

NCAA Division 3

$59,970Tuition

$26,296Avg. Cost After Aid

205Favorites

59General Rank

20Grad Rank

23

Colby College logo

NCAA Division 3

$61,220Tuition

$17,739Avg. Cost After Aid

232Favorites

82General Rank

38Grad Rank

24

Brandeis University logo

NCAA Division 3

$60,006Tuition

$29,959Avg. Cost After Aid

259Favorites

139General Rank

30Grad Rank

25

Bates College logo

NCAA Division 3

$59,062Tuition

$26,560Avg. Cost After Aid

234Favorites

83General Rank

19Grad Rank

26

Chapman University logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,634Tuition

$39,047Avg. Cost After Aid

511Favorites

273General Rank

67Grad Rank

27

Trinity University - Texas logo

NCAA Division 3

$47,392Tuition

$18,637Avg. Cost After Aid

544Favorites

163General Rank

68Grad Rank

28

Vassar College logo

NCAA Division 3

$62,870Tuition

$35,236Avg. Cost After Aid

265Favorites

55General Rank

15Grad Rank

29

University of Texas at Dallas logo

NCAA Division 3

$39,776Tuition

$17,033Avg. Cost After Aid

779Favorites

312General Rank

136Grad Rank

30

Colorado College logo

NCAA Division 3

$62,070Tuition

$26,705Avg. Cost After Aid

406Favorites

93General Rank

43Grad Rank

31

Grinnell College logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,648Tuition

$28,610Avg. Cost After Aid

135Favorites

58General Rank

35Grad Rank

32

Trinity College - Connecticut logo

NCAA Division 3

$61,370Tuition

$32,036Avg. Cost After Aid

238Favorites

130General Rank

45Grad Rank

33

Dickinson College logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,733Tuition

$15,554Avg. Cost After Aid

191Favorites

153General Rank

54Grad Rank

34

University of La Verne logo

NCAA Division 3

$45,850Tuition

$21,605Avg. Cost After Aid

328Favorites

311General Rank

154Grad Rank

35

Carleton College logo

NCAA Division 3

$60,225Tuition

$31,800Avg. Cost After Aid

114Favorites

24General Rank

21Grad Rank

36

Haverford College logo

NCAA Division 3

$61,210Tuition

$29,138Avg. Cost After Aid

211Favorites

65General Rank

25Grad Rank

37

Occidental College logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,426Tuition

$29,663Avg. Cost After Aid

257Favorites

119General Rank

51Grad Rank

38

Franklin & Marshall College logo

NCAA Division 3

$63,406Tuition

$30,182Avg. Cost After Aid

233Favorites

125General Rank

52Grad Rank

39

Southwestern University logo

NCAA Division 3

$47,000Tuition

$25,451Avg. Cost After Aid

383Favorites

216General Rank

109Grad Rank

40

Worcester Polytechnic Institute logo

NCAA Division 3

$55,731Tuition

$45,005Avg. Cost After Aid

213Favorites

181General Rank

33Grad Rank

41

Wheaton College - Illinois logo

NCAA Division 3

$40,820Tuition

$25,287Avg. Cost After Aid

275Favorites

178General Rank

29Grad Rank

42

Montclair State University logo

NCAA Division 3

$21,418Tuition

$13,705Avg. Cost After Aid

221Favorites

350General Rank

178Grad Rank

43

Gettysburg College logo

NCAA Division 3

$59,960Tuition

$26,853Avg. Cost After Aid

219Favorites

169General Rank

56Grad Rank

44

Rochester Institute of Technology logo

NCAA Division 3

$52,756Tuition

$30,765Avg. Cost After Aid

215Favorites

253General Rank

157Grad Rank

45

Denison University logo

NCAA Division 3

$57,500Tuition

$32,002Avg. Cost After Aid

286Favorites

124General Rank

59Grad Rank

46

University of Puget Sound logo

NCAA Division 3

$55,670Tuition

$23,215Avg. Cost After Aid

211Favorites

214General Rank

104Grad Rank

47

California Lutheran University logo

NCAA Division 3

$46,012Tuition

$21,442Avg. Cost After Aid

305Favorites

23General Rank

107Grad Rank

48

Stevens Institute of Technology logo

NCAA Division 3

$56,920Tuition

$36,674Avg. Cost After Aid

105Favorites

208General Rank

32Grad Rank

49

Centre College logo

NCAA Division 3

$46,000Tuition

$20,610Avg. Cost After Aid

294Favorites

160General Rank

40Grad Rank

50

Rhodes College logo

NCAA Division 3

$50,910Tuition

$27,647Avg. Cost After Aid

196Favorites

162General Rank

44Grad Rank

51

Oberlin College logo

NCAA Division 3

$60,240Tuition

$34,498Avg. Cost After Aid

173Favorites

128General Rank

55Grad Rank

52

Illinois Institute of Technology logo

NCAA Division 3

$50,490Tuition

$22,166Avg. Cost After Aid

378Favorites

282General Rank

138Grad Rank

53

Clarkson University logo

NCAA Division 3

$54,370Tuition

$31,339Avg. Cost After Aid

236Favorites

280General Rank

90Grad Rank

54

Wellesley College logo

NCAA Division 3

$60,752Tuition

$21,561Avg. Cost After Aid

290Favorites

21General Rank

17Grad Rank

55

Macalester College logo

NCAA Division 3

$60,518Tuition

$23,188Avg. Cost After Aid

153Favorites

95General Rank

27Grad Rank

56

DePauw University logo

NCAA Division 3

$53,896Tuition

$22,469Avg. Cost After Aid

161Favorites

142General Rank

53Grad Rank

57

Berry College logo

NCAA Division 3

$38,656Tuition

$21,980Avg. Cost After Aid

330Favorites

6General Rank

128Grad Rank

58

Ithaca College logo

NCAA Division 3

$46,760Tuition

$33,748Avg. Cost After Aid

338Favorites

51General Rank

79Grad Rank

59

Union College - New York logo

NCAA Division 3

$61,659Tuition

$34,163Avg. Cost After Aid

187Favorites

151General Rank

48Grad Rank

60

University of Redlands logo

NCAA Division 3

$54,066Tuition

$20,152Avg. Cost After Aid

436Favorites

19General Rank

152Grad Rank

61

Knox College logo

NCAA Division 3

$51,576Tuition

$23,285Avg. Cost After Aid

109Favorites

188General Rank

93Grad Rank

62

Sewanee - The University of the South logo

NCAA Division 3

$49,418Tuition

$27,958Avg. Cost After Aid

153Favorites

157General Rank

65Grad Rank

63

Christopher Newport University logo

NCAA Division 3

$27,790Tuition

$25,031Avg. Cost After Aid

272Favorites

16General Rank

97Grad Rank

64

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse logo

NCAA Division 3

$18,014Tuition

$14,839Avg. Cost After Aid

376Favorites

371General Rank

115Grad Rank

65

Pacific University logo

NCAA Division 3

$50,070Tuition

$34,063Avg. Cost After Aid

488Favorites

353General Rank

141Grad Rank

66

United States Coast Guard Academy logo

NCAA Division 3

$10,734Tuition

$4,730Avg. Cost After Aid

78Favorites

1General Rank

18Grad Rank

67

Hendrix College logo

NCAA Division 3

$33,350Tuition

$10,299Avg. Cost After Aid

159Favorites

246General Rank

118Grad Rank

68

Skidmore College logo

NCAA Division 3

$60,302Tuition

$31,730Avg. Cost After Aid

166Favorites

129General Rank

50Grad Rank

69

Augustana College - Illinois logo

NCAA Division 3

$46,189Tuition

$23,538Avg. Cost After Aid

172Favorites

231General Rank

72Grad Rank

70

Clark University logo

NCAA Division 3

$50,302Tuition

$28,102Avg. Cost After Aid

135Favorites

237General Rank

69Grad Rank

71

Endicott College logo

NCAA Division 3

$36,614Tuition

$36,594Avg. Cost After Aid

281Favorites

96General Rank

76Grad Rank

72

St. Lawrence University logo

NCAA Division 3

$60,220Tuition

$28,020Avg. Cost After Aid

105Favorites

185General Rank

58Grad Rank

73

University of Lynchburg logo

NCAA Division 3

$33,500Tuition

$24,265Avg. Cost After Aid

216Favorites

359General Rank

184Grad Rank

74

Grove City College logo

NCAA Division 3

$19,310Tuition

$21,724Avg. Cost After Aid

141Favorites

17General Rank

31Grad Rank

75

Salisbury University logo

NCAA Division 3

$20,458Tuition

$18,706Avg. Cost After Aid

258Favorites

176General Rank

129Grad Rank

76

Kenyon College logo

NCAA Division 3

$63,310Tuition

$33,706Avg. Cost After Aid

160Favorites

110General Rank

39Grad Rank

77

Rutgers University - Newark logo

NCAA Division 3

$32,409Tuition

$12,807Avg. Cost After Aid

210Favorites

267General Rank

198Grad Rank

78

University of Dallas logo

NCAA Division 3

$46,864Tuition

$20,636Avg. Cost After Aid

361Favorites

28General Rank

133Grad Rank

79

Berea College logo

NCAA Division 3

$43,612Tuition

$3,442Avg. Cost After Aid

173Favorites

86General Rank

192Grad Rank

80

Smith College logo

NCAA Division 3

$56,114Tuition

$29,814Avg. Cost After Aid

364Favorites

54General Rank

24Grad Rank

81

Rutgers University - Camden logo

NCAA Division 3

$32,299Tuition

$12,755Avg. Cost After Aid

310Favorites

283General Rank

140Grad Rank

82

Rowan University logo

NCAA Division 3

$23,408Tuition

$22,978Avg. Cost After Aid

237Favorites

354General Rank

160Grad Rank

83

Pacific Lutheran University logo

NCAA Division 3

$48,226Tuition

$21,023Avg. Cost After Aid

157Favorites

47General Rank

153Grad Rank

84

Springfield College logo

NCAA Division 3

$40,480Tuition

$27,837Avg. Cost After Aid

176Favorites

355General Rank

113Grad Rank

85

Calvin University logo

NCAA Division 3

$38,240Tuition

$26,281Avg. Cost After Aid

504Favorites

12General Rank

78Grad Rank

86

Wilkes University logo

NCAA Division 3

$39,914Tuition

$29,807Avg. Cost After Aid

196Favorites

369General Rank

242Grad Rank

87

John Carroll University logo

NCAA Division 3

$45,514Tuition

$29,172Avg. Cost After Aid

248Favorites

4General Rank

89Grad Rank

88

Whitworth University logo

NCAA Division 3

$47,590Tuition

$25,823Avg. Cost After Aid

177Favorites

11General Rank

92Grad Rank

89

Connecticut College logo

NCAA Division 3

$60,795Tuition

$31,814Avg. Cost After Aid

227Favorites

161General Rank

62Grad Rank

90

St. John Fisher College logo

NCAA Division 3

$36,352Tuition

$26,720Avg. Cost After Aid

189Favorites

356General Rank

116Grad Rank

91

Whittier College logo

NCAA Division 3

$49,514Tuition

$19,774Avg. Cost After Aid

156Favorites

257General Rank

215Grad Rank

92

Whitman College logo

NCAA Division 3

$55,982Tuition

$30,694Avg. Cost After Aid

172Favorites

152General Rank

28Grad Rank

93

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater logo

NCAA Division 3

$16,602Tuition

$14,856Avg. Cost After Aid

292Favorites

143General Rank

217Grad Rank

94

Baldwin Wallace University logo

NCAA Division 3

$35,966Tuition

$26,072Avg. Cost After Aid

252Favorites

32General Rank

185Grad Rank

95

Hope College logo

NCAA Division 3

$36,650Tuition

$26,700Avg. Cost After Aid

220Favorites

248General Rank

63Grad Rank

96

St. Olaf College logo

NCAA Division 3

$52,670Tuition

$22,278Avg. Cost After Aid

101Favorites

177General Rank

46Grad Rank

97

Muhlenberg College logo

NCAA Division 3

$55,830Tuition

$26,983Avg. Cost After Aid

236Favorites

200General Rank

57Grad Rank

98

College of Wooster logo

NCAA Division 3

$55,500Tuition

$22,852Avg. Cost After Aid

207Favorites

198General Rank

81Grad Rank

99

Widener University logo

NCAA Division 3

$49,706Tuition

$24,012Avg. Cost After Aid

162Favorites

361General Rank

164Grad Rank

100

Messiah University logo

NCAA Division 3

$38,370Tuition

$23,560Avg. Cost After Aid

135Favorites

98General Rank

80Grad Rank