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2023 Top Virginia Men's D2 Football Schools

When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division II Men's Football in Virginia ranking - to help you make that decision.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for D2 Men's Football athletes in Virginia. 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.

Customizing Your List

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.

Top Colleges in Virginia for D2 Men's Football athletes in Virginia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Virginia State University
Petersburg, Virginia

$1,333,104 Team Revenue

$21,409 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia State University the best school for D2 Men’s Football athletes in Virginia working on their bachelor’s degree. Virginia State University is a small public school located in Petersburg, Virginia that handed out 587 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Men’s Football team at Virginia State took home $1,333,104 in revenue. Full Virginia State University Sports Report

2

Virginia Union University
Richmond, Virginia

$1,181,416 Team Revenue

$14,305 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Virginia Union University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. VUU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 154 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The D2 Men’s Football team at VUU made $1,181,416 in revenue, while incurring $1,007,707 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $173,709, which isn’t bad at all. Read full sports report on Virginia Union University

3

The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, Virginia

$1,283,956 Team Revenue

$31,592 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Virginia’s College at Wise. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Men’s Football athletes in Virginia list. The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is a small public school located in Wise, Virginia that handed out 233 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Men’s Football team at UVa - Wise took home $1,283,956 in revenue. Full The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Sports Report

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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.