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2023 Top Massachusetts Men's D1 Football Schools

With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Men's Football in Massachusetts ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 2 schools in Massachusetts, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Men's Football athletes in Massachusetts. 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.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Massachusetts for D1 Men's Football athletes in Massachusetts

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

#1 in Quality in Massachusetts

$3,626,315 Team Revenue

982 Academic Progress Rate

Harvard University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Men’s Football athletes in Massachusetts. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 1,865 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. On the financial side of things, the FCS Men’s Football team at Harvard made $3,626,315 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 982 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Harvard also made our overall quality list, coming in at #1. Read More…

2

College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts

#6 in Quality in Massachusetts

$7,147,408 Team Revenue

987 Academic Progress Rate

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend College of the Holy Cross. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 939 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. Speaking financially, the FCS Men’s Football team at Holy Cross took home $7,147,408 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 987, signifying that team members care about their grades. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Holy Cross is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on College of the Holy Cross

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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.
• 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.