2023 Top Men's Golf Schools
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Colleges
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When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Men's Golf ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 49 schools in the United States, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Men's Golf athletes. 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 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school for Men’s Golf athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,699 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Golf team at Stanford made $1,225,689 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Stanford also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Golf athletes list. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3,698 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Golf team at Baylor took home $1,163,758 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Baylor excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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A rank of #3 on our list means Wake Forest University is a great place for Men’s Golf athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,546 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Golf team at Wake Forest University made $1,050,757 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Wake Forest University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Wake Forest University Sports Report
A rank of #4 on our list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for Men’s Golf athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 9,150 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Golf team at UIUC made $590,611 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, UIUC is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Men’s Golf athletes. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 4,990 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Golf team at Louisiana State University made $200,573 in revenue.
Louisiana State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10,063 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Golf team at UF took home $43,890 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 993, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. UF also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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University of Oregon came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking. UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,382 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Golf team at UO made $95,183 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 956.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, UO is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full University of Oregon Sports Report
With a ranking of #8, Duke University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,312 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Golf team at Duke made $791,801 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our overall quality list.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 10,374 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Golf team at UT Austin made $489,973 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 981 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, UT Austin 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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With a ranking of #10, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking. Clemson University is a large public school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 5,123 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Golf team at Clemson brought home $797,672 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 994 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Clemson 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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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Golf 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 .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Golf team at Texas A&M College Station made $540,632 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 995.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. In addition to its great ranking here, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, the large public school awarded 4,757 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Golf team at University of Oklahoma brought home $361,737 in revenue in a single year.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. On top of its placing in this ranking, University of Oklahoma also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Sports Report
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking, coming in at #13. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 5,483 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Golf team at University of Virginia made $947,183 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. University of Virginia also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Sports Report
Auburn University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking. Auburn University is a large public school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 5,764 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Golf team at Auburn took home $387,845 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Auburn also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #15, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking. This large public school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 6,886 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Golf team at Texas Tech took home $280,158 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 988 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Full Texas Tech University Sports Report
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking, coming in at #16. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 4,015 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Golf team at Georgia Tech made $993,146 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Georgia Tech also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Emory University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,663 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Emory took home $401,224 in revenue and paid out $289,962 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $111,262.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Emory is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Emory University Sports Report
Nova Southeastern University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 1,547 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Golf team at NUS Florida made $339,703 in revenue.
Full Nova Southeastern University Sports Report
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking, coming in at #19. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,790 students in .
The Men’s Golf team at UGA brought home $97,786 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 988, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UGA also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Full University of Georgia Sports Report
University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking, coming in at #20. UNLV is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 4,758 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Golf team at UNLV brought home $161,958 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 985 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Golf list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,092 students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Golf team at Mizzou took home $820,555 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 994.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Mizzou 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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Florida Institute of Technology ranked #22 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Golf list. Located in Melbourne, Florida, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 716 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Golf team at Florida Tech made $130,275 in revenue, while incurring $123,977 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $6,298 for the sports team.
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With a ranking of #23, Rollins College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking. Rollins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 666 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Golf team at Rollins brought home $394,404 in revenue in a single year.
Rollins 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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University of Mississippi ranked #24 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Golf list. Located in University, Mississippi, the large public school awarded 4,027 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Golf team at Ole Miss took home $138,881 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #25, Rhodes College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Golf ranking. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 538 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Golf team at Rhodes College made $108,564 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Rhodes College 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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