2023 Top Southwest Region Men's D1 Outdoor Track and Field Schools
4Colleges
$39,267Avg Tuition & Fees*
55%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
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We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across the Southwest Region to determine which were the best for D1 Men's Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Southwest Region. 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.
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Top Colleges in the Southwest Region for D1 Men's Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Southwest Region
Texas A&M University - College Station tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Southwest Region. Located in College Station, Texas, the large public school awarded 13,536 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 10,374 bachelor’s degrees in .
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Outdoor Track and Field in the Southwest Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality in the Southwest Region .
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The excellent sports programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Southwest Region. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3,698 bachelor’s degrees in .
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 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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A rank of #4 on our list means Texas Tech University is a great place for D1 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Southwest Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Lubbock, Texas, the large public school awarded 6,886 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On top of its placing in this ranking, Texas Tech 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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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 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%.
