It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men's Football in Nevada ranking.
After analyzing 2 schools in Nevada, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in Nevada. 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.
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Top Colleges in Nevada for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in Nevada
Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Reno the best school for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Nevada working on their bachelor’s degree. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,024 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the FBS Men’s Football team at UNR made $12,544,274 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 987.
UNR not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #1 on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Nevada. This large public school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 4,758 bachelor’s degrees in .
UNLV brought in $13,505,802 while tallying up $12,342,366 in expenses for its FBS Men’s Football team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $1,163,436 for the sports team. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 964.
UNLV also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 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%.
