2023 Top Southwest Region Men's D3 Basketball Schools
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Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southwest Region ranking is part of that endeavor.
After analyzing 16 schools in the Southwest Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D3 Men's Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region. 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 the Southwest Region for D3 Men's Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region
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Trinity University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Men’s Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region. Trinity U is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 691 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Trinity U brought in $380,431 while tallying up $301,553 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Basketball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $78,878 for the sports team.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Trinity U is ranked #3 for overall quality in the Southwest Region .
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A rank of #2 on our list means LeTourneau University is a great place for D3 Men’s Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region working on their bachelor’s degree. LETU is located in Longview, Texas and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 364 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at LETU made $185,419 in revenue, while incurring $183,601 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $1,818.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Georgetown, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 420 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Southwestern made $211,113 in revenue, while incurring $203,090 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $8,023.
Southwestern also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent sports programs at Hardin - Simmons University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region. Located in Abilene, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 343 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Hardin - Simmons took home $251,084 in revenue and paid out $197,481 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $53,603 for the sports team.
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The excellent sports programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Basketball athletes in the Southwest Region. UT Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,995 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at UT Dallas brought home $202,500 in revenue in a single year.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. In addition to its great ranking here, UT Dallas is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Texas Lutheran University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Seguin, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 360 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at TLU made $195,134 in revenue, while incurring $175,315 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $19,819.
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University of Dallas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the Southwest Region list. UD is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 324 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at UD took home $147,266 in revenue.
UD also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a small private not-for-profit school located in Belton, Texas that handed out 701 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at UMHB took home $292,453 in revenue.
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Austin College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Sherman, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 365 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Austin College made $154,636 in revenue.
In addition to its great ranking here, Austin College is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 1,914 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UT Tyler took home $772,019 in revenue and paid out $747,153 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $24,866, which isn’t bad at all.
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Concordia University, Texas landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 478 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Concordia University, Texas brought home $229,490 in revenue in a single year.
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Schreiner University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Schreiner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kerrville, Texas. It awarded 234 bachelor’s degrees in .
Schreiner University brought in $213,795 while tallying up $198,726 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $15,069.
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East Texas Baptist University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Marshall, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 285 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at East Texas Baptist University brought home $307,574 in revenue in a single year.
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With a ranking of #14, Howard Payne University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Howard Payne is located in Brownwood, Texas and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 134 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Howard Payne made $199,309 in revenue, while incurring $173,829 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $25,480 for the sports team.
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McMurry University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Abilene, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 213 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
McMurray University brought in $227,739 while tallying up $227,338 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Basketball team. Thus, the team actually made $401, which isn’t bad at all.
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Sul Ross State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the Southwest Region ranking. Sul Ross is a public institution located in Alpine, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 377 bachelor’s degrees in .
Sul Ross brought in $958,451 while tallying up $919,123 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Basketball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $39,328 for the sports team.
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