Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men's Football in Colorado ranking - to help you make that decision.
After analyzing 2 schools in Colorado, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in Colorado. 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 Colorado for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in Colorado
Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the best school for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Colorado in this year’s ranking. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 7,273 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The FBS Men’s Football team at CU - Boulder made $49,113,361 in revenue, while incurring $25,536,219 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $23,577,142 for the sports team. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 955.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. CU - Boulder also made our overall quality list, coming in at #4.
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A rank of #2 on our list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Colorado working on their bachelor’s degree. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,383 students in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at Colorado State brought home $30,872,348 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #5 on our overall quality list.
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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%.
