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2023 Top Utah Men's D1 (FBS) Football Schools

3 Colleges
$20,121 Avg Tuition & Fees*
28% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men's Football in Utah ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across Utah to determine which were the best for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in Utah. 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 Utah for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in Utah

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the best school for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Utah in this year’s ranking. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 5,498 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The FBS Men’s Football team at U of U made $66,755,247 in revenue, while incurring $33,743,482 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $33,011,765 for the sports team. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 988. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in Utah ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U of U is ranked #2 for overall quality in Utah. Read full sports report on University of Utah

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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Provo, Utah, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 6,562 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The FBS Men’s Football team at BYU made $39,779,868 in revenue, while incurring $23,785,324 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $15,994,544. The academic progress rate of the team is 946. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on Brigham Young University - Provo

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A rank of #3 on our list means Utah State University is a great place for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Utah working on their bachelor’s degree. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,178 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the FBS Men’s Football team at USU made $14,678,438 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 964. USU also made our overall quality list, coming in at #4. Read full sports report on Utah State University

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

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