When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Men's Tennis in the Southwest Region ranking - to help you make that decision.
After analyzing 7 schools in the Southwest Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Men's Tennis athletes in the Southwest Region. 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 the Southwest Region for Men's Tennis athletes in the Southwest Region
Our analysis found Texas Christian University to be the best school for Men’s Tennis athletes in the Southwest Region in this year’s ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 2,529 bachelor’s degrees in .
TCU brought in $1,773,280 while tallying up $1,766,460 in expenses for its Men’s Tennis team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $6,820 for the sports team. The great academic progress rate of 982 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. TCU not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #5 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 3,698 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Men’s Tennis team at Baylor took home $1,805,015 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 965.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Baylor 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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A rank of #3 on our list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for Men’s Tennis athletes in the Southwest Region working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 10,374 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Tennis team at UT Austin took home $316,311 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 96%. UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in College Station, Texas, the large public school awarded 13,536 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Tennis team at Texas A&M College Station took home $660,652 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 966.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #4 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis athletes in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, the large public school awarded 4,757 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Tennis team at University of Oklahoma made $201,219 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. University of Oklahoma 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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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 1,914 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Tennis team at UT Tyler brought home $273,333 in revenue in a single year.
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Cameron University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Tennis in the Southwest Region ranking. This small public school is located in Lawton, Oklahoma, and it awarded 401 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Tennis team at Cameron University made $171,852 in revenue, while incurring $170,902 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $950.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 7 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%.
