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

Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Kentucky ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.

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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.

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Top Colleges in Kentucky for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in Kentucky

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

#6 in Quality in Kentucky

$34,994,931 Team Revenue

984 Academic Progress Rate

University of Louisville tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Kentucky. University of Louisville is a large public school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 3,008 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the FBS Men’s Football team at UofL made $34,994,931 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 984 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too. Read More…

2

University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

#3 in Quality in Kentucky

$37,680,136 Team Revenue

971 Academic Progress Rate

The excellent sports programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Kentucky. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,449 bachelor’s degrees in . The FBS Men’s Football team at UK brought home $37,680,136 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 971. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on University of Kentucky

3

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

#12 in Quality in Kentucky

$10,133,108 Team Revenue

962 Academic Progress Rate

Out of the 3 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #3 spot on the list. WKU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 3,009 bachelor’s degrees in . The FBS Men’s Football team at WKU brought home $10,133,108 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 962. Read More…

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 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.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.