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2023 Top South Carolina Men's D1 (FBS) Football Schools

Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Division I (FBS) Men's Football in South Carolina ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across South Carolina to determine which were the best for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in South Carolina. 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 South Carolina for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in South Carolina

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

#2 in Quality in South Carolina

$68,912,760 Team Revenue

993 Academic Progress Rate

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the best school for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in South Carolina in this year’s ranking. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, the large public school awarded 5,123 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Clemson brought in $68,912,760 while tallying up $50,539,277 in expenses for its FBS Men’s Football team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $18,373,483 in profit. The team has a great academic progress rate of 993, 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 94%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in South Carolina ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Clemson is ranked #2 for overall quality in South Carolina. Read full sports report on Clemson University

2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina

#4 in Quality in South Carolina

$63,834,042 Team Revenue

967 Academic Progress Rate

The excellent sports programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in South Carolina. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 7,106 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The FBS Men’s Football team at UofSC made $63,834,042 in revenue, while incurring $37,272,774 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $26,561,268 in profit. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 967. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UofSC not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #4 on our overall quality list. Read More…

3

Coastal Carolina University
Conway, South Carolina

#14 in Quality in South Carolina

$15,330,397 Team Revenue

956 Academic Progress Rate

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Coastal Carolina University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, South Carolina. It awarded 1,890 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the FBS Men’s Football team at Coastal Carolina University made $15,330,397 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 956. Read More…

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Notes and References

Footnotes

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