With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Men's Basketball in Michigan ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 21 colleges and universities across Michigan to determine which were the best for Men's Basketball athletes in Michigan. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.
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Top Colleges in Michigan for Men's Basketball athletes in Michigan
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Men’s Basketball athletes in Michigan. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the large public school awarded 8,969 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Basketball team at U-M made $21,141,253 in revenue, while incurring $10,733,046 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $10,408,207 for the sports team.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. U-M also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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A rank of #2 on our list means Michigan State University is a great place for Men’s Basketball athletes in Michigan working on their bachelor’s degree. Michigan State University is a large public school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 9,247 bachelor’s degrees in .
Michigan State brought in $26,270,974 while tallying up $16,652,793 in expenses for its Men’s Basketball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $9,618,181 for the sports team. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Michigan State also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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Out of the 21 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Hope College landed the #3 spot on the list. Hope College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Holland, Michigan that handed out 837 bachelor’s degrees in .
Hope brought in $209,727 while tallying up $206,448 in expenses for its Men’s Basketball team. Thus, the team actually made $3,279, which isn’t bad at all.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Hope also took the #4 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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A rank of #4 on our list means Western Michigan University is a great place for Men’s Basketball athletes in Michigan working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the fairly large public school handed out 3,833 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Basketball team at WMU made $1,577,116 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 976, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball athletes in Michigan list. This fairly large public school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 3,591 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Basketball team at Oakland took home $2,033,397 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 952.
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Michigan Technological University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan ranking. Located in Houghton, Michigan, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,198 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Basketball team at Michigan Tech made $855,099 in revenue, while incurring $854,889 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $210 for the sports team.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan Tech also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan ranking, coming in at #7. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,912 students in .
The Men’s Basketball team at Ferris brought home $660,305 in revenue in a single year.
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Calvin University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan ranking, coming in at #8. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 858 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Basketball team at Calvin made $318,686 in revenue, while incurring $285,094 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $33,592, which isn’t bad at all.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Calvin also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Central Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large public school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 3,164 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Basketball team at Central Michigan made $2,193,410 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 965.
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With a ranking of #10, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan ranking. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,413 students in .
The Men’s Basketball team at GVSU made $899,970 in revenue, while incurring $889,745 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $10,225 for the sports team.
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Wayne State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,132 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Basketball team at Wayne State made $880,541 in revenue.
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Lake Superior State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan ranking, coming in at #12. Sault Ste Marie, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 338 students in .
The Men’s Basketball team at Lake Superior State University brought home $633,762 in revenue in a single year.
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Eastern Michigan University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan ranking. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,098 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Basketball team at Eastern Michigan brought home $2,145,834 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 955.
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Kalamazoo College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan list. K College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 418 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Basketball team at K College took home $166,887 in revenue.
K College not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #5 on our overall quality list.
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Alma College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan ranking. Alma College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Alma, Michigan that handed out 362 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Basketball team at Alma brought home $189,195 in revenue in a single year.
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Albion College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan ranking, coming in at #16. Albion is located in Albion, Michigan and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 365 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Men’s Basketball team at Albion brought home $200,625 in revenue in a single year.
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Saginaw Valley State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan list. This medium-sized public school is located in University Center, Michigan, and it awarded 1,440 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Basketball team at Saginaw Valley State University made $699,982 in revenue.
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Northern Michigan University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marquette, Michigan. It awarded 1,235 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Basketball team at Northern Michigan University brought home $727,002 in revenue in a single year.
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Adrian College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan list. Adrian, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 337 students in .
The Men’s Basketball team at Adrian brought home $105,320 in revenue in a single year.
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Olivet College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan ranking. Located in Olivet, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 197 bachelor’s degrees in .
Olivet brought in $220,675 while tallying up $216,323 in expenses for its Men’s Basketball team. Thus, the team actually made $4,352, which isn’t bad at all.
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With a ranking of #21, Finlandia University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Basketball in Michigan ranking. Finlandia University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Hancock, Michigan that handed out 66 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Basketball team at Finlandia made $173,848 in revenue.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 21 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%.
