When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Division III Men's Soccer in Michigan ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for D3 Men's Soccer athletes in Michigan. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.
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Top Colleges in Michigan for D3 Men's Soccer athletes in Michigan
Calvin University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Men’s Soccer athletes in Michigan. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 858 bachelor’s degrees in .
Calvin brought in $253,319 while tallying up $235,030 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Soccer team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $18,289 in profit.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Calvin 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alma College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Men’s Soccer athletes in Michigan list. Alma is a private not-for-profit institution located in Alma, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 362 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Soccer team at Alma made $135,190 in revenue.
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A rank of #3 on our list means Kalamazoo College is a great place for D3 Men’s Soccer athletes in Michigan working on their bachelor’s degree. K College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 418 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Soccer team at K College made $139,759 in revenue.
K College also took the #5 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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A rank of #4 on our list means Hope College is a great place for D3 Men’s Soccer athletes in Michigan working on their bachelor’s degree. Hope is a private not-for-profit institution located in Holland, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 837 bachelor’s degrees in .
Hope brought in $84,273 while tallying up $83,383 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Soccer team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $890 for the sports team.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Hope did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our overall quality list.
Full Hope College Sports Report
Out of the 8 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Albion College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Albion, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 365 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Soccer team at Albion made $134,867 in revenue.
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Adrian College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Soccer in Michigan ranking. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Adrian, Michigan. It awarded 337 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Soccer team at Adrian brought home $83,691 in revenue in a single year.
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Finlandia University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Soccer in Michigan ranking. Finlandia is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hancock, Michigan. It awarded 66 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Soccer team at Finlandia took home $173,929 in revenue.
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Olivet College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Soccer in Michigan list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Olivet, Michigan, and it awarded 197 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Olivet took home $138,539 in revenue and paid out $120,536 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $18,003 in profit.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 8 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%.
