With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Men's Tennis in the Southeast Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 14 schools in the Southeast Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Men's Tennis athletes in the Southeast 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.
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Top Colleges in the Southeast Region for Men's Tennis athletes in the Southeast Region
University of Virginia - Main Campus tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Men’s Tennis athletes in the Southeast Region. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,483 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Tennis team at University of Virginia made $1,365,496 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 964.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Virginia also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis athletes in the Southeast Region list. Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,546 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Tennis team at Wake Forest University made $1,566,674 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 969.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Wake Forest University is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #3 spot on the list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,451 students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Tennis team at UNC Chapel Hill took home $408,868 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 977.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UNC Chapel Hill excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Men’s Tennis athletes in the Southeast Region. Located in Athens, Georgia, the large public school handed out 8,790 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Tennis team at UGA made $95,046 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 986.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis athletes in the Southeast Region list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 10,063 students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Tennis team at UF made $9,452 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 988.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. UF also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 4,015 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Georgia Tech took home $755,202 in revenue and paid out $730,835 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $24,367 in profit. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Georgia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 7,106 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Men’s Tennis team at UofSC took home $1,174,991 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 978.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. On top of its placing in this ranking, UofSC also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Emory University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,663 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Emory brought in $376,448 while tallying up $214,299 in expenses for its Men’s Tennis team. Thus, the team actually made $162,149, which isn’t bad at all.
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. Emory not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #5 on our overall quality list.
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Rollins College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis in the Southeast Region list. Rollins is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 666 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Tennis team at Rollins brought home $423,245 in revenue in a single year.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Rollins also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #10, Lynn University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis in the Southeast Region ranking. Lynn University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 522 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Tennis team at Lynn University Fighting Knights took home $313,247 in revenue.
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Barry University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 664 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Tennis team at Barry University made $400,385 in revenue.
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The University of West Florida ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large public school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 2,264 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UWF took home $252,615 in revenue and paid out $236,041 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $16,574 in profit.
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Saint Leo University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Leo, Florida, and it awarded 1,305 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at St. Leo University took home $205,516 in revenue and paid out $199,675 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $5,841 for the sports team.
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Lander University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Greenwood, South Carolina, the small public school handed out 616 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Lander University took home $423,980 in revenue and paid out $381,070 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $42,910 in profit. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 14 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%.
