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We analyzed 19 colleges and universities across the Southwest Region to determine which were the best for D1 (FBS) Men's Football athletes in the Southwest Region. 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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Our analysis found University of Oklahoma Norman Campus to be the best school for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in the Southwest Region in this year’s ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 4,757 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at University of Oklahoma made $132,659,502 in revenue, while incurring $54,176,637 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $78,482,865 for the sports team.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. University of Oklahoma 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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The excellent sports programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in the Southwest Region. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10,374 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at UT Austin made $161,532,860 in revenue, while incurring $50,633,156 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $110,899,704, which isn’t bad at all. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 974.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #2 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 773 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at University of Tulsa brought home $13,862,243 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 945.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Tulsa also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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The excellent sports programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 (FBS) Men’s Football athletes in the Southwest Region. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3,698 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at Baylor made $48,492,390 in revenue, while incurring $34,775,859 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $13,716,531. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 974.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Baylor 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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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 13,536 bachelor’s degrees in .
Texas A&M College Station brought in $81,545,748 while tallying up $46,083,048 in expenses for its FBS Men’s Football team. Thus, the team actually made $35,462,700, which isn’t bad at all. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 965.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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Texas Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 2,529 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at TCU made $71,767,270 in revenue, while incurring $60,621,238 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $11,146,032. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 959.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCU is ranked #5 for overall quality in the Southwest Region .
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 4,858 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at OSU made $49,465,735 in revenue, while incurring $29,271,573 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $20,194,162, which isn’t bad at all.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OSU also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,091 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The FBS Men’s Football team at SMU brought home $27,075,598 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 974.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. SMU 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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Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 1,235 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the FBS Men’s Football team at Rice took home $12,626,695 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 986 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Rice also made our overall quality list, coming in at #1.
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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 14,986 bachelor’s degrees in .
ASU - Tempe brought in $55,202,023 while tallying up $31,642,564 in expenses for its FBS Men’s Football team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $23,559,459. The great academic progress rate of 978 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. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Tempe also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Houston came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is a large public school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8,140 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the FBS Men’s Football team at UH took home $20,447,060 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 961.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 8,003 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at University of Arizona made $46,285,173 in revenue, while incurring $26,235,948 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $20,049,225 for the sports team. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 964.
On top of its placing in this ranking, University of Arizona also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,886 students in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at Texas Tech made $60,218,700 in revenue, while incurring $29,808,550 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $30,410,150, which isn’t bad at all. The academic progress rate of the team is 949.
In addition to its great ranking here, Texas Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #14, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 3,601 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FBS Men’s Football team at UNM brought home $9,675,554 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 943.
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University of North Texas landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 7,937 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the FBS Men’s Football team at UNT made $11,258,741 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 961.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking. This large public school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 6,056 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the FBS Men’s Football team at UTSA took home $12,835,633 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 961.
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Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 7,360 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the FBS Men’s Football team at Texas State made $9,884,504 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 932.
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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 3,974 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the FBS Men’s Football team at UTEP took home $8,486,118 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 941.
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With a ranking of #19, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I (FBS) Men’s Football in the Southwest Region ranking. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,443 students in .
On the financial side of things, the FBS Men’s Football team at NMSU Main Campus made $10,712,330 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 956.
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