With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 II Men's Football in Connecticut ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
After analyzing 2 schools in Connecticut, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D2 Men's Football athletes in Connecticut. 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.
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.
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Top Colleges in Connecticut for D2 Men's Football athletes in Connecticut
Our analysis found University of New Haven to be the best school for D2 Men’s Football athletes in Connecticut in this year’s ranking. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 1,101 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Men’s Football team at University of New Haven made $2,256,700 in revenue, while incurring $2,178,604 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $78,096, which isn’t bad at all.
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Out of the 2 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SCSU is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 1,654 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D2 Men’s Football team at SCSU brought home $871,434 in revenue in a single year.
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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%.
