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After analyzing 271 schools in the United States, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Men's Baseball athletes. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.
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Top Colleges in the U.S. for D1 Men's Baseball athletes
Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school for D1 Men’s Baseball athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 2,440 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Baseball team at Vanderbilt took home $9,599,910 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 988, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Vanderbilt also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #2 on our list means Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great place for D1 Men’s Baseball athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 4,990 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Baseball team at Louisiana State University made $6,066,561 in revenue, while incurring $5,981,966 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $84,595 for the sports team.
Louisiana State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #3 on our list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for D1 Men’s Baseball athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 10,374 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Men’s Baseball team at UT Austin brought home $6,177,476 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 973.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, UT Austin is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #4 on our list means Texas Christian University is a great place for D1 Men’s Baseball athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,529 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at TCU took home $6,408,270 in revenue and paid out $6,390,891 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $17,379 for the sports team. The academic progress rate of the team is 954.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, TCU also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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The excellent sports programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Men’s Baseball athletes. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 1,699 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Baseball team at Stanford took home $4,012,460 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 989, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Stanford excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Wake Forest University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 1,546 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Baseball team at Wake Forest University brought home $3,677,427 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 978, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Wake Forest University is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Rice University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,235 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Baseball team at Rice made $2,938,655 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 988, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. On top of its placing in this ranking, Rice also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Miami ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 3,419 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Baseball team at U Miami made $4,802,030 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U Miami also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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Oregon State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking. Oregon State is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 6,014 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Baseball team at Oregon State brought home $3,491,793 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 989.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Oregon State also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,969 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Baseball team at U-M brought home $849,673 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. U-M also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,483 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Baseball team at University of Virginia made $4,439,041 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 982.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. University of Virginia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #12, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 3,698 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Baseball team at Baylor brought home $4,205,426 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 985, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Baylor also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #13, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 2,688 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Baseball team at Northwestern made $98,178 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northwestern also is in the top 1% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Florida ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 10,063 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Baseball team at UF brought home $3,312,294 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 976 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Clemson University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 5,123 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Men’s Baseball team at Clemson brought home $3,942,537 in revenue in a single year. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Clemson also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #16, Duke University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 2,312 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Baseball team at Duke took home $2,031,099 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #17, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 7,106 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Baseball team at UofSC made $4,596,259 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 961.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UofSC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the large public school awarded 6,451 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Baseball team at UNC Chapel Hill took home $1,936,802 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 979 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UNC Chapel Hill also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #19, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,698 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Tulane brought in $4,823,402 while tallying up $2,927,685 in expenses for its D1 Men’s Baseball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1,895,717 in profit.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Tulane excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Florida State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, the large public school awarded 9,550 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Men’s Baseball team at Florida State brought home $4,394,215 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 966.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Florida State also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking, coming in at #21. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 13,536 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Men’s Baseball team at Texas A&M College Station brought home $5,087,497 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 961.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Texas A&M College Station excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Boston College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3,062 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Baseball team at Boston College took home $2,284,132 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 992.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston College also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Furman University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 779 students in .
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Furman also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Loyola Marymount University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking, coming in at #24. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,787 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Baseball team at Loyola Marymount made $1,850,132 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 970.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Marymount also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #25, University of Louisville did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Baseball ranking. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the large public school handed out 3,008 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Baseball team at UofL brought home $5,204,574 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 993 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Rest of the Top 15% Best Colleges for D1 Men's Baseball athletes
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division I Men's Baseball ranking - to help you make that decision.
