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We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across South Dakota to determine which were the best for D1 Men's Football athletes in South Dakota. 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.
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Top Colleges in South Dakota for D1 Men's Football athletes in South Dakota
South Dakota State University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Men’s Football athletes in South Dakota. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, the fairly large public school handed out 2,023 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FCS Men’s Football team at South Dakota State brought home $4,739,477 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 978, signifying that team members care about their grades.
In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in South Dakota ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Dakota State is ranked #3 for overall quality in South Dakota.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of South Dakota. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,293 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the FCS Men’s Football team at USD made $4,089,212 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 968.
USD did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our overall quality list.
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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.
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%.
