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2023 Top Virginia Men's D2 Basketball Schools

Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 II Men's Basketball in Virginia ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across Virginia to determine which were the best for D2 Men's Basketball athletes in Virginia. 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 Virginia for D2 Men's Basketball athletes in Virginia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia

$666,972 Team Revenue

$21,409 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia State University the best school for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in Virginia working on their bachelor’s degree. Virginia State University is a small public school located in Petersburg, Virginia that handed out 587 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Men’s Basketball team at Virginia State took home $666,972 in revenue. Read full sports report on Virginia State University

2

Virginia Union University
Richmond, Virginia

$505,253 Team Revenue

$14,305 Avg Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Union University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 154 bachelor’s degrees in . VUU brought in $505,253 while tallying up $475,351 in expenses for its D2 Men’s Basketball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $29,902 in profit. Read full sports report on Virginia Union University

3

The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, Virginia

$334,809 Team Revenue

$31,592 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in Virginia. Wise, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 233 students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Men’s Basketball team at UVa - Wise took home $334,809 in revenue. Read More…

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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.
• 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.