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2023 Top Mississippi Men's D1 (FBS) Football Schools

3 Colleges
$21,111 Avg Tuition & Fees*
36% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men's Football in Mississippi ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in Mississippi. 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 Mississippi for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in Mississippi

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1
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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best school for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Mississippi working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 4,027 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Ole Miss took home $73,774,406 in revenue and paid out $48,670,848 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $25,103,558. The great academic progress rate of 997 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. Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #2 on our overall quality list. Full University of Mississippi Sports Report

2
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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, the large public school handed out 4,373 bachelor’s degrees in . The FBS Men’s Football team at Mississippi State made $40,683,223 in revenue, while incurring $29,101,940 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $11,581,283. The great academic progress rate of 984 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in Mississippi ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mississippi State is ranked #3 for overall quality in Mississippi. Read full sports report on Mississippi State University

3
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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

The excellent sports programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in Mississippi. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,630 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the FBS Men’s Football team at Southern Miss made $7,975,323 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 945. Read full sports report on University of Southern Mississippi

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

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