2023 Top Men's D1 Volleyball Schools
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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 Division I Men's Volleyball ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 20 colleges and universities across the United States to determine which were the best for D1 Men's Volleyball athletes. 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.
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Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the best school for D1 Men’s Volleyball athletes in this year’s ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 11,957 students in .
The D1 Men’s Volleyball team at Ohio State brought home $128,493 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Ohio State also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Men’s Volleyball athletes. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 5,642 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at USC took home $1,212,295 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%. USC also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Full University of Southern California Sports Report
Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 6,562 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at BYU made $824,636 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 89%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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The excellent sports programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Men’s Volleyball athletes. Located in Los Angeles, California, the large public school handed out 9,851 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at UCLA made $1,721,211 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 986, 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%. UCLA 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Men’s Volleyball athletes list. Located in Irvine, California, the large public school handed out 9,011 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at UC Irvine made $880,639 in revenue. 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 93%. UC Irvine also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Pepperdine University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball list. Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 921 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at Pepperdine took home $1,052,867 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 979 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 93%. In addition to its great ranking here, Pepperdine is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Pepperdine University Sports Report
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball ranking. University Park, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 10,293 students in .
The team has a great academic progress rate of 984, signifying that team members care about their grades.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Penn State University Park also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus Sports Report
Stanford University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 1,699 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Volleyball team at Stanford brought home $963,879 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 991.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. In addition to its great ranking here, Stanford is in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball ranking, coming in at #9. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 3,302 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at UH Manoa took home $1,019,467 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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California State University - Long Beach came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball ranking. Located in Long Beach, California, the large public school handed out 9,259 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at CSULB made $1,310,192 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Loyola University Chicago ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3,286 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at Loyola Chicago made $734,250 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 985, 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 88%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Chicago also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
Full Loyola University Chicago Sports Report
Ball State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball ranking. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,343 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at Ball State made $618,241 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 996, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Full Ball State University Sports Report
University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball ranking. Located in Santa Barbara, California, the large public school handed out 6,839 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at UCSB made $662,741 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 970.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, UCSB also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full University of California - Santa Barbara Sports Report
With a ranking of #14, George Mason University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball ranking. George Mason University is a large public school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 6,285 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Volleyball team at GMU brought home $482,051 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 989 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
In addition to its great ranking here, GMU is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Princeton University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball list. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,257 students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at Princeton made $349,477 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 96%. Princeton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our overall quality list.
Full Princeton University Sports Report
With a ranking of #16, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball ranking. NJIT is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 1,869 bachelor’s degrees in .
NJIT brought in $516,792 while tallying up $515,762 in expenses for its D1 Men’s Volleyball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1,030 in profit. The great academic progress rate of 992 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. NJIT 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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With a ranking of #17, Harvard University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball ranking. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 1,865 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at Harvard made $297,976 in revenue. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Harvard also made our overall quality list, coming in at #3.
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Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball ranking, coming in at #18. Sacred Heart is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 1,475 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at Sacred Heart took home $239,563 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Saint Francis University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 369 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at Saint Francis made $422,335 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Full Saint Francis University Sports Report
Grand Canyon University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Volleyball list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 14,092 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Volleyball team at Grand Canyon University made $599,496 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 996 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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