2023 Top Southwest Region Men's D3 Football Schools
9Colleges
$34,894Avg Tuition & Fees*
43%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division III Men's Football in the Southwest Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 9 colleges and universities across the Southwest Region to determine which were the best for D3 Men's Football athletes in the Southwest Region. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the athletic competitiveness of the school and the school's overall quality. This means that a school must provide students with a great education in addition to having a good sports team if it wants to rank well.
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Top Colleges in the Southwest Region for D3 Men's Football athletes in the Southwest Region
Our 2023 rankings named Trinity University the best school for D3 Men’s Football athletes in the Southwest Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in San Antonio, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 691 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D3 Men’s Football team at Trinity U made $1,054,665 in revenue, while incurring $928,050 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $126,615 in profit.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Trinity U not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #3 on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at Southwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Football athletes in the Southwest Region. Southwestern is located in Georgetown, Texas and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 420 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D3 Men’s Football team at Southwestern made $916,714 in revenue, while incurring $901,774 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $14,940.
Southwestern also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Full Southwestern University Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Men’s Football athletes in the Southwest Region list. Austin College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Sherman, Texas that handed out 365 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at Austin College made $371,296 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Austin College also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Austin College Sports Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Abilene, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 343 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Football team at Hardin - Simmons made $1,018,318 in revenue, while incurring $925,002 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $93,316, which isn’t bad at all.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Texas Lutheran University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Located in Seguin, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 360 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at TLU took home $589,536 in revenue and paid out $564,496 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $25,040 for the sports team.
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University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Belton, Texas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 701 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Football team at UMHB took home $1,481,328 in revenue.
Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor Sports Report
McMurry University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. McMurray University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 213 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at McMurray University made $650,003 in revenue.
Full McMurry University Sports Report
East Texas Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking. East Texas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 285 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Football team at East Texas Baptist University took home $930,379 in revenue.
Full East Texas Baptist University Sports Report
Sul Ross State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 377 students in .
Sul Ross brought in $1,235,051 while tallying up $1,221,986 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Football team. Thus, the team actually made $13,065, which isn’t bad at all.
Full Sul Ross State University Sports Report
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 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.
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%.
