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2023 Top New Jersey Men's D2 Basketball Schools

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 II Men's Basketball in New Jersey ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

After analyzing 4 schools in New Jersey, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D2 Men's Basketball athletes in New Jersey. 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.

See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in New Jersey for D2 Men's Basketball athletes in New Jersey

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Caldwell University
Caldwell, New Jersey

#22 in Quality in New Jersey

$465,898 Team Revenue

$38,050 Avg Tuition & Fees

Caldwell University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in New Jersey. Caldwell, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 365 students in . The team at Caldwell took home $465,898 in revenue and paid out $463,005 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $2,893. Read full sports report on Caldwell University

2

Bloomfield College
Bloomfield, New Jersey

$382,467 Team Revenue

$30,680 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bloomfield College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in New Jersey list. Bloomfield, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 264 students in . Speaking financially, the D2 Men’s Basketball team at Bloomfield College took home $382,467 in revenue. Full Bloomfield College Sports Report

3

Felician University
Lodi, New Jersey

$525,193 Team Revenue

$36,410 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Felician University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in New Jersey. Located in Lodi, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 483 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Men’s Basketball team at Felician brought home $525,193 in revenue in a single year. Read More…

4

Georgian Court University
Lakewood, New Jersey

#20 in Quality in New Jersey

$589,544 Team Revenue

$35,516 Avg Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgian Court University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lakewood, New Jersey, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 472 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . The D2 Men’s Basketball team at Georgian Court brought home $589,544 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on Georgian Court University

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 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.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.