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2023 Top California Men's D2 Football Schools

When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Division II Men's Football in California ranking.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across California to determine which were the best for D2 Men's Football athletes in California. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

Custom Rankings

Since one ranking on its own is not enough to give you a complete understanding of your educational options, you can refine this list by location. We've also developed a number of other tools and rankings based on other factors. These other rankings highlight colleges that excel in other factors such as value or diversity as well as schools that excel in serving different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.

We've created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don't have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Top Colleges in California for D2 Men's Football athletes in California

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

$19,744 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Humboldt State University to be the best school for D2 Men’s Football athletes in California in this year’s ranking. Humboldt State University is a public institution located in Arcata, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,578 bachelor’s degrees in . Full Humboldt State University Sports Report

2

Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, California

$42,330 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Azusa Pacific University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Azusa, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,526 bachelor’s degrees in . Read More…

2

Lincoln University
Oakland, California

$11,900 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on our list means Lincoln University is a great place for D2 Men’s Football athletes in California working on their bachelor’s degree. LU California is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oakland, California. It awarded 21 bachelor’s degrees in . The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.