2023 Top Great Lakes Region Men's D3 Baseball Schools
74Colleges
$45,752Avg Tuition & Fees*
65%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division III Men's Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 74 colleges and universities across the Great Lakes Region to determine which were the best for D3 Men's Baseball athletes in the Great Lakes Region. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the athletic competitiveness of the school and the school's overall quality. This means that a school must provide students with a great education in addition to having a good sports team if it wants to rank well.
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Top Colleges in the Great Lakes Region for D3 Men's Baseball athletes in the Great Lakes Region
DePauw University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Men’s Baseball athletes in the Great Lakes Region. DePauw is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greencastle, Indiana. It awarded 532 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at DePauw took home $229,376 in revenue.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. DePauw also made our overall quality list, coming in at #5.
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The excellent sports programs at Denison University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Baseball athletes in the Great Lakes Region. Denison is located in Granville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 685 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Denison took home $304,608 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 976 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Denison is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend The College of Wooster. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Located in Wooster, Ohio, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 505 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Wooster College made $179,329 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wooster College also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Baseball athletes in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,425 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at UChicago took home $227,680 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UChicago is ranked #3 for overall quality in the Great Lakes Region .
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Kalamazoo College. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 418 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at K College made $330,684 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, K College also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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Saint Norbert College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small private not-for-profit school is located in De Pere, Wisconsin, and it awarded 578 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at SNC made $224,271 in revenue.
SNC 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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Augustana College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Rock Island, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 755 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Augustana took home $370,547 in revenue.
Augustana 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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Wheaton College Illinois ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region list. Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wheaton, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 648 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at Wheaton College Illinois brought home $262,554 in revenue in a single year.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. Wheaton College Illinois 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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With a ranking of #9, Oberlin College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oberlin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oberlin, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 931 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Oberlin took home $226,766 in revenue and paid out $206,766 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $20,000.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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, Oberlin also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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Hope College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Hope is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Holland, Michigan. It awarded 837 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Hope took home $160,635 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. Hope 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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Earlham College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Richmond, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 236 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Earlham made $262,710 in revenue.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #12, Otterbein University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Westerville, Ohio. It awarded 575 bachelor’s degrees in .
Otterbein brought in $251,940 while tallying up $222,544 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Baseball team. Thus, the team actually made $29,396, which isn’t bad at all.
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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region list. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,139 students in .
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at UW - La Crosse made $328,780 in revenue, while incurring $305,566 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $23,214.
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Illinois Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Illinois Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bloomington, Illinois. It awarded 404 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at Illinois Wesleyan brought home $171,872 in revenue in a single year.
Illinois Wesleyan 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 #15, Ohio Northern University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ada, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 450 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at ONU took home $240,452 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ONU also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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North Central College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Central is located in Naperville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 653 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at North Central made $551,737 in revenue, while incurring $406,158 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $145,579, which isn’t bad at all.
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Kenyon College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Gambier, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 566 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Kenyon made $193,466 in revenue.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Kenyon 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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University of Mount Union landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Alliance, Ohio, and it awarded 551 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at Mount Union brought home $184,216 in revenue in a single year.
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With a ranking of #19, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,187 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at UW - Whitewater made $218,112 in revenue, while incurring $169,146 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $48,966 for the sports team.
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Milwaukee School of Engineering came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 563 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at MSOE made $164,171 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MSOE also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #21, Calvin University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 858 bachelor’s degrees in .
Calvin brought in $223,786 while tallying up $218,876 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Baseball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $4,910 in profit.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Calvin also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Knox College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. Knox is located in Galesburg, Illinois and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 332 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at Knox brought home $134,302 in revenue in a single year.
In addition to its great ranking here, Knox is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Beloit College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Beloit, Wisconsin, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 264 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Beloit took home $156,248 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Beloit also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #24, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Berea, Ohio, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 738 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Baldwin Wallace College made $291,672 in revenue.
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Edgewood College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Edgewood College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 375 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at Edgewood made $394,544 in revenue, while incurring $194,584 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $199,960 in profit.
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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%.
