With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division I Men's Soccer in Kentucky ranking - to help you make that decision.
After analyzing 3 schools in Kentucky, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Men's Soccer athletes in Kentucky. 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.
Since one ranking on its own is not enough to give you a complete understanding of your educational options, you can refine this list by location. We've also developed a number of other tools and rankings based on other factors. These other rankings highlight colleges that excel in other factors such as value or diversity as well as schools that excel in serving different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.
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Top Colleges in Kentucky for D1 Men's Soccer athletes in Kentucky
University of Kentucky tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Men’s Soccer athletes in Kentucky. University of Kentucky is a large public school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 5,449 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at UK made $1,633,094 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 986, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UK also took the #3 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Men’s Soccer athletes in Kentucky. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,008 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Soccer team at UofL took home $1,491,123 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 957.
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Out of the 3 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the #3 spot on the list. NKU is a fairly large public school situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It awarded 2,147 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Soccer team at NKU brought home $703,975 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 957.
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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.
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%.
