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2023 Top Arkansas Men's D1 Football Schools

When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division I Men's Football in Arkansas ranking - to help you make that decision.

After analyzing 2 schools in Arkansas, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Men's Football athletes in Arkansas. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Arkansas for D1 Men's Football athletes in Arkansas

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas

#8 in Quality in Arkansas

$3,477,020 Team Revenue

965 Academic Progress Rate

University of Central Arkansas tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Men’s Football athletes in Arkansas. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,733 students in . The FCS Men’s Football team at UCA brought home $3,477,020 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 965. Full University of Central Arkansas Sports Report

2

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, Arkansas

#15 in Quality in Arkansas

$2,208,406 Team Revenue

949 Academic Progress Rate

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Pine Bluff, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 330 students in . Speaking financially, the FCS Men’s Football team at UAPB took home $2,208,406 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 949. Read More…

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 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.