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2023 Top Plains States Region Men's Outdoor Track and Field Schools

When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Men's Outdoor Track and Field in the Plains States Region ranking.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across the Plains States Region to determine which were the best for Men's Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Plains States 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.

Get more details on our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in the Plains States Region for Men's Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Plains States Region

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

#21 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$28,035 Avg Tuition & Fees

University of Kansas tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Men’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Plains States Region. University of Kansas is a large public school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 4,493 bachelor’s degrees in . KU also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. Read More…

2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

#20 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$26,750 Avg Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 4,494 bachelor’s degrees in . On top of its placing in this ranking, UNL also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis. Read More…

3

University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

#15 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$32,316 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on our list means University of Iowa is a great place for Men’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in the Plains States Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, the large public school awarded 5,533 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students 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. In addition to its great ranking here, Iowa is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on University of Iowa

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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.