With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Division III Men's Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 50 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for D3 Men's Basketball athletes in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania for D3 Men's Basketball athletes in Pennsylvania
Swarthmore College tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Men’s Basketball athletes in Pennsylvania. Swarthmore is a private not-for-profit institution located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 567 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Swarthmore took home $223,880 in revenue and paid out $177,000 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $46,880.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. Swarthmore also took the #2 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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A rank of #2 on our list means University of Scranton is a great place for D3 Men’s Basketball athletes in Pennsylvania working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 906 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at University of Scranton took home $288,317 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. In addition to its great ranking here, University of Scranton is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Susquehanna University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Susquehanna University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania that handed out 608 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Susquehanna took home $168,827 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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The excellent sports programs at Dickinson College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Basketball athletes in Pennsylvania. Dickinson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania that handed out 640 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Dickinson took home $171,555 in revenue and paid out $118,239 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $53,316, which isn’t bad at all.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. In addition to its great ranking here, Dickinson is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at Saint Vincent College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Basketball athletes in Pennsylvania. Located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 342 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Saint Vincent brought home $207,686 in revenue in a single year.
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Lycoming College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. Lycoming is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 266 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Lycoming made $229,468 in revenue, while incurring $197,726 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $31,742.
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Carnegie Mellon University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1,971 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Carnegie Mellon made $254,152 in revenue, while incurring $250,074 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $4,078 in profit.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Carnegie Mellon also made our overall quality list, coming in at #3.
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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania list. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, the small public school handed out 721 bachelor’s degrees in .
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Misericordia University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Misericordia University is located in Dallas, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 453 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The team at Misericordia University took home $109,932 in revenue and paid out $108,179 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $1,753.
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Lebanon Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. Annville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 422 students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at LVC took home $190,683 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #11, Ursinus College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 333 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Ursinus took home $249,409 in revenue.
Ursinus excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Moravian College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 527 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The team at Moravian took home $156,953 in revenue and paid out $156,950 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $3.
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Muhlenberg College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 626 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Muhlenberg made $129,622 in revenue, while incurring $128,908 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $714, which isn’t bad at all.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Muhlenberg also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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Messiah University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 592 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Messiah took home $116,760 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Messiah also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #15, Juniata College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Juniata is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 294 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Juniata took home $218,006 in revenue and paid out $178,828 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $39,178 for the sports team.
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DeSales University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 618 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at DeSales took home $174,896 in revenue and paid out $162,860 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $12,036 for the sports team.
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With a ranking of #17, Gettysburg College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 764 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Gettysburg made $296,960 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Gettysburg 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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Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #18. This small private not-for-profit school is located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 278 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Westminster New Wilmington made $131,044 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #19, Widener University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Chester, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 665 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Widener made $160,165 in revenue, while incurring $148,121 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $12,044 in profit.
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Gwynedd Mercy University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #20. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 482 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Gwynedd - Mercy made $105,957 in revenue.
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York College of Pennsylvania landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. YCP is located in York, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 809 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at YCP made $158,263 in revenue, while incurring $120,177 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $38,086 in profit.
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Neumann University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Aston, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 350 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Neumann brought home $161,165 in revenue in a single year.
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Allegheny College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 438 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Allegheny brought home $248,422 in revenue in a single year.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. In addition to its great ranking here, Allegheny is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #24, Pennsylvania State University - Altoona did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania ranking. Penn State Altoona is a public institution located in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 303 bachelor’s degrees in .
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Haverford College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in Pennsylvania list. Haverford, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 355 students in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Haverford made $153,374 in revenue, while incurring $127,927 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $25,447 for the sports team.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Haverford also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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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%.
