2023 Top Plains States Region Men's D3 Baseball Schools
32Colleges
$43,001Avg Tuition & Fees*
63%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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Division III Men's Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for D3 Men's Baseball athletes in the Plains States Region. 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 Plains States Region for D3 Men's Baseball athletes in the Plains States Region
Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school for D3 Men’s Baseball athletes in the Plains States Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 2,428 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at WUSTL took home $314,604 in revenue and paid out $298,920 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $15,684, which isn’t bad at all.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #1 on our overall quality list.
Full Washington University in St Louis Sports Report
Out of the 32 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #2 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 737 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Bethel University Minnesota made $143,215 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. On top of its placing in this ranking, Bethel University Minnesota also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Macalester College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Men’s Baseball athletes in the Plains States Region list. Macalester College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 711 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at Macalester made $261,062 in revenue, while incurring $241,324 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $19,738 for the sports team.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. Macalester also made our overall quality list, coming in at #4.
Full Macalester College Sports Report
Out of the 32 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 761 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
St. Scholastica brought in $323,218 while tallying up $276,140 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Baseball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $47,078 for the sports team.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, St. Scholastica also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Men’s Baseball athletes in the Plains States Region list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 1,722 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at UST MN took home $615,034 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UST MN also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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Grinnell College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region list. Located in Grinnell, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 558 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Grinnell took home $257,680 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. Grinnell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our overall quality list.
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Luther College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking. Luther is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decorah, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 499 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Luther took home $225,644 in revenue and paid out $201,598 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $24,046 in profit.
In addition to its great ranking here, Luther is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Luther College Sports Report
Gustavus Adolphus College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking. Gustavus Adolphus College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Saint Peter, Minnesota that handed out 682 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Gustavus Adolphus made $227,944 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Gustavus Adolphus also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
Full Gustavus Adolphus College Sports Report
With a ranking of #9, Concordia College at Moorhead did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 453 students in .
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at Concordia College Moorhead brought home $138,868 in revenue in a single year.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Concordia College Moorhead 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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Wartburg College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking. Wartburg is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waverly, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 398 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Wartburg took home $211,176 in revenue.
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Coe College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking. Coe College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 434 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Coe took home $152,108 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. In addition to its great ranking here, Coe is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Coe College Sports Report
Cornell College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and it awarded 279 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at Cornell College made $259,716 in revenue, while incurring $233,165 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $26,551 in profit.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell College also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
Full Cornell College Sports Report
St Olaf College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region list. St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 969 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at St. Olaf took home $295,717 in revenue and paid out $178,769 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $116,948 in profit.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, St. Olaf is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Central College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region list. Central College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Pella, Iowa that handed out 259 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Central took home $163,749 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Central also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Central College Sports Report
Webster University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 689 students in .
The team at Webster took home $401,522 in revenue and paid out $322,684 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $78,838.
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Carleton College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region list. Carleton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Minnesota. It awarded 555 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at Carleton made $137,091 in revenue, while incurring $121,941 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $15,150, which isn’t bad at all.
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. Carleton also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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University of Minnesota - Morris came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Minnesota - Morris is a small public school located in Morris, Minnesota that handed out 349 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at UMN Morris took home $177,275 in revenue.
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Westminster College Missouri landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Fulton, Missouri, and it awarded 152 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Westminster Fulton took home $102,810 in revenue.
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Bethany Lutheran College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. BLC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 150 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at BLC made $211,607 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #20, Augsburg University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 572 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at Augsburg brought home $191,829 in revenue in a single year.
Full Augsburg University Sports Report
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region list. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 424 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Baseball team at SMU MN brought home $244,932 in revenue in a single year.
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Fontbonne University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 147 bachelor’s degrees in .
Fontbonne University brought in $317,104 while tallying up $267,280 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Baseball team. Thus, the team actually made $49,824, which isn’t bad at all.
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With a ranking of #23, Hamline University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 494 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Hamline took home $345,284 in revenue.
Full Hamline University Sports Report
Loras College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Dubuque, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 362 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Baseball team at Loras took home $181,207 in revenue.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Baseball in the Plains States Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 467 bachelor’s degrees in .
NWU brought in $191,170 while tallying up $186,714 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Baseball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $4,456.
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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%.
