2023 Top Plains States Region Men's Wrestling Schools
7Colleges
$34,762Avg Tuition & Fees*
53%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Men's Wrestling in the Plains States Region ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
We analyzed 7 colleges and universities across the Plains States Region to determine which were the best for Men's Wrestling athletes in the Plains States Region. 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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Top Colleges in the Plains States Region for Men's Wrestling athletes in the Plains States Region
Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best school for Men’s Wrestling athletes in the Plains States Region in this year’s ranking. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, the large public school handed out 5,533 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Wrestling team at Iowa made $1,779,820 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 974.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. In addition to its great ranking here, Iowa is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,494 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Men’s Wrestling team at UNL took home $387,541 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 979.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UNL also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Sports Report
A rank of #3 on our list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for Men’s Wrestling athletes in the Plains States Region working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 5,092 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Wrestling team at Mizzou brought home $2,071,066 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 989, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mizzou also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 8,508 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Wrestling team at UMN Twin Cities brought home $249,129 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 988.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at Cornell College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Men’s Wrestling athletes in the Plains States Region. Cornell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 279 bachelor’s degrees in .
Cornell College brought in $278,176 while tallying up $243,505 in expenses for its Men’s Wrestling team. Thus, the team actually made $34,671, which isn’t bad at all.
Cornell College also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Newman University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling in the Plains States Region ranking. Newman University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 259 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Men’s Wrestling team at Newman University took home $236,023 in revenue.
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Upper Iowa University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Wrestling in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Fayette, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1,004 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
UIU brought in $599,480 while tallying up $574,446 in expenses for its Men’s Wrestling team. Thus, the team actually made $25,034, which isn’t bad at all.
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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%.
