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2023 Top Washington Men's D2 Basketball Schools

When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division II Men's Basketball in Washington ranking - to help you make that decision.

After analyzing 4 schools in Washington, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D2 Men's Basketball athletes in Washington. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Washington for D2 Men's Basketball athletes in Washington

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

#8 in Quality in Washington

$713,228 Team Revenue

$26,873 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Washington University the best school for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in Washington working on their bachelor’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 3,467 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Men’s Basketball team at WWU made $713,228 in revenue. Read More…

2

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, Washington

#7 in Quality in Washington

$852,008 Team Revenue

$37,158 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 735 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Men’s Basketball team at SPU made $852,008 in revenue. Read full sports report on Seattle Pacific University

3

Saint Martin's University
Lacey, Washington

#13 in Quality in Washington

$824,726 Team Revenue

$42,220 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on our list means Saint Martin’s University is a great place for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in Washington working on their bachelor’s degree. Saint Martin’s University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lacey, Washington that handed out 296 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Men’s Basketball team at Saint Martin’s made $824,726 in revenue, while incurring $792,260 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $32,466. Read full sports report on Saint Martin’s University

4

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

#18 in Quality in Washington

$634,820 Team Revenue

$25,910 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on our list means Central Washington University is a great place for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in Washington working on their bachelor’s degree. CWU is a medium-sized public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 2,612 bachelor’s degrees in . CWU brought in $634,820 while tallying up $597,766 in expenses for its D2 Men’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $37,054. Read More…

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 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.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.