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2023 Top Iowa Men's D1 Football Schools

When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Division I Men's Football in Iowa ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa

#2 in Quality in Iowa

$1,324,637 Team Revenue

969 Academic Progress Rate

Our 2023 rankings named Drake University the best school for D1 Men’s Football athletes in Iowa working on their bachelor’s degree. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 813 students in . The FCS Men’s Football team at Drake brought home $1,324,637 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 969. Drake also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2. Full Drake University Sports Report

2

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

#8 in Quality in Iowa

$3,825,124 Team Revenue

969 Academic Progress Rate

Out of the 2 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 2,246 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the FCS Men’s Football team at UNI took home $3,825,124 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 969. Full University of Northern Iowa Sports Report

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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.