2021 Top Men's D1 Soccer Schools
188
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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 Division I Men's Soccer ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Our analysis looked at 188 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for D1 Men's Soccer athletes. 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 U.S. for D1 Men's Soccer athletes
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Our 2021 rankings named Wake Forest University the best school for D1 Men’s Soccer athletes working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,472 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at Wake Forest University made $1,989,732 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 980, 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 95%.
Full Wake Forest University Sports Report
Out of the 188 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,689 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at DU made $1,666,596 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 984, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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Out of the 188 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #3 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 2,319 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at Duke made $1,377,777 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.
Full Duke University Sports Report
Out of the 188 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Syracuse, New York, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 4,193 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at Syracuse took home $972,509 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 991, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Syracuse University Sports Report
Out of the 188 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #5 spot on the list. 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 1,511 students in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at Stanford made $339,515 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Stanford University Sports Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 8,838 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at UMCP made $153,909 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 962.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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University of Portland did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #7. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 827 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at University of Portland took home $1,496,944 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 977 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Colgate University landed the #8 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking. Colgate is located in Hamilton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 896 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at Colgate took home $1,108,137 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 992.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Clemson University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, the large public school handed out 5,155 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The D1 Men’s Soccer team at Clemson brought home $950,896 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 992, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Notre Dame did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #10. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,848 students in 2020-2021.
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at Notre Dame took home $163,590 in revenue. The team 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 97%.
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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #11 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, the large public school awarded 7,959 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at IU Bloomington took home $192,392 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 985 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full sports report on Indiana University - Bloomington
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the large public school awarded 9,926 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The D1 Men’s Soccer team at UW - Madison brought home $915,313 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 979.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Sports Report
Providence College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1,173 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at Providence made $1,523,845 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full sports report on Providence College
With a ranking of #14, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 2,105 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at SMU made $2,244,973 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 974.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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Creighton University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer list. Creighton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,429 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The D1 Men’s Soccer team at Creighton brought home $1,369,250 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 982.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full sports report on Creighton University
With a ranking of #16, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5,991 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at UCONN made $1,430,179 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 985 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Boston College did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #17. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,208 students in 2020-2021.
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at Boston College took home $1,495,221 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 990, 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 93%.
Full Boston College Sports Report
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #18 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer list. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6,496 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at UNC Chapel Hill made $764,712 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full sports report on University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michigan State University landed the #19 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking. Michigan State University is a large public school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 9,450 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The D1 Men’s Soccer team at Michigan State brought home $335,444 in revenue in a single year. 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 91%.
Full Michigan State University Sports Report
Villanova University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2,251 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at Villanova made $1,319,569 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 96%.
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Loyola Marymount University did quite well in the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking, coming in at #21. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 1,856 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at Loyola Marymount took home $1,284,938 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 985, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5,493 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The D1 Men’s Soccer team at University of Virginia brought home $1,846,819 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 984, 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%.
Read full sports report on University of Virginia - Main Campus
Boston University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,788 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The D1 Men’s Soccer team at Boston U brought home $1,398,139 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 979.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full sports report on Boston University
American University landed the #24 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,109 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at The American University made $1,075,837 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 996 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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Virginia Tech landed the #25 spot on the 2021 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Soccer ranking. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, the large public school handed out 7,699 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at Virginia Tech took home $280,164 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 949.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full Virginia Tech Sports Report
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