When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 I (FBS) Men's Football in Arkansas ranking is part of that endeavor.
We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Arkansas to determine which were the best for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in Arkansas. 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.
We know that one set of rankings doesn't always help you determine the best school for you, so we've created the ability to narrow your list by location as well as alternative rankings that prioritize different factors such as those of importance to online students or returning adults or those who value diversity and value for your money.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
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Top Colleges in Arkansas for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in Arkansas
Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best school for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Arkansas working on their bachelor’s degree. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 5,305 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UARK took home $84,562,640 in revenue and paid out $45,994,950 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $38,567,690.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UARK not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #2 on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 2 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 1,737 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at A-State brought home $7,377,781 in revenue in a single year.
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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%.
