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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 Texas ranking - to help you make that decision.
After analyzing 12 schools in Texas, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in Texas. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.
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Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Texas in this year’s ranking. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10,374 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UT Austin took home $161,532,860 in revenue and paid out $50,633,156 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $110,899,704 for the sports team. The academic progress rate of the team is 974.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UT Austin also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #2 on our list means Baylor University is a great place for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Texas working on their bachelor’s degree. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 3,698 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Baylor brought in $48,492,390 while tallying up $34,775,859 in expenses for its FBS Men’s Football team. Thus, the team actually made $13,716,531, which isn’t bad at all. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 974.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Baylor also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 13,536 students in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at Texas A&M College Station made $81,545,748 in revenue, while incurring $46,083,048 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $35,462,700 in profit. The academic progress rate of the team is 965.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Texas A&M College Station also made our overall quality list, coming in at #4.
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Out of the 12 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,529 students in .
The team at TCU took home $71,767,270 in revenue and paid out $60,621,238 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $11,146,032 in profit. The academic progress rate of the team is 959.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. TCU not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #5 on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Texas. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 2,091 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the FBS Men’s Football team at SMU took home $27,075,598 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 974.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, SMU also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Houston, Texas, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,235 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at Rice brought home $12,626,695 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 986.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Rice did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our overall quality list.
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University of Houston ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in Texas list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 8,140 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the FBS Men’s Football team at UH made $20,447,060 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 961.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in Texas list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, the large public school handed out 6,886 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at Texas Tech made $60,218,700 in revenue, while incurring $29,808,550 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $30,410,150. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 949.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in Texas ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 7,937 students in .
Speaking financially, the FBS Men’s Football team at UNT took home $11,258,741 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 961.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in Texas ranking. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 6,056 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The FBS Men’s Football team at UTSA brought home $12,835,633 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 961.
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Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in Texas ranking, coming in at #11. Texas State University is a large public school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 7,360 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the FBS Men’s Football team at Texas State took home $9,884,504 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 932.
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