It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division II Men's Basketball in Kentucky ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 3 schools in Kentucky, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D2 Men's Basketball athletes in Kentucky. 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.
We know that one set of rankings doesn't always help you determine the best school for you, so we've created the ability to narrow your list by location as well as alternative rankings that prioritize different factors such as those of importance to online students or returning adults or those who value diversity and value for your money.
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Top Colleges in Kentucky for D2 Men's Basketball athletes in Kentucky
Bellarmine University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in Kentucky. Bellarmine University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 660 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Men’s Basketball team at Bellarmine U brought home $2,096,821 in revenue in a single year.
Bellarmine U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 3 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky Wesleyan College landed the #2 spot on the list. Owensboro, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 165 students in .
Wesleyan brought in $762,260 while tallying up $755,738 in expenses for its D2 Men’s Basketball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $6,522 for the sports team.
Full Kentucky Wesleyan College Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at Kentucky State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in Kentucky. Located in Frankfort, Kentucky, the small public school awarded 150 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Men’s Basketball team at KY State took home $424,641 in revenue.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 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%.
