2023 Top Southeast Region Men's D3 Football Schools
25Colleges
$36,139Avg Tuition & Fees*
48%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division III Men's Football in the Southeast Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
We analyzed 25 colleges and universities across the Southeast Region to determine which were the best for D3 Men's Football athletes in the Southeast Region. 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.
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Top Colleges in the Southeast Region for D3 Men's Football athletes in the Southeast Region
Our 2023 rankings named Washington and Lee University the best school for D3 Men’s Football athletes in the Southeast Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Lexington, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 581 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at Washington and Lee made $507,701 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Washington and Lee also made our overall quality list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent sports programs at Rhodes College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Football athletes in the Southeast Region. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 538 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Football team at Rhodes College brought home $644,003 in revenue in a single year.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rhodes College also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centre College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Men’s Football athletes in the Southeast Region list. Located in Danville, Kentucky, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 350 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Football team at Centre College of Kentucky took home $461,616 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Centre College of Kentucky also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Berry College. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in Mount Berry, Georgia, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 438 bachelor’s degrees in .
Berry brought in $905,522 while tallying up $856,836 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Football team. Thus, the team actually made $48,686, which isn’t bad at all.
Berry excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hendrix College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Men’s Football athletes in the Southeast Region list. Hendrix is a private not-for-profit institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 251 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Football team at Hendrix took home $542,302 in revenue.
Hendrix 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 Christopher Newport University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Football athletes in the Southeast Region. CNU is a small public school situated in Newport News, Virginia. It awarded 1,144 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at CNU made $769,521 in revenue.
On top of its placing in this ranking, CNU also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #7, Randolph - Macon College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. Randolph - Macon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Ashland, Virginia that handed out 384 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Football team at Randolph - Macon brought home $658,817 in revenue in a single year.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Randolph - Macon 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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Millsaps College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. Millsaps is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 182 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at Millsaps made $554,623 in revenue.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. In addition to its great ranking here, Millsaps is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #9, Birmingham Southern College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. Birmingham Southern College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 275 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Football team at BSC brought home $630,378 in revenue in a single year.
BSC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Shenandoah University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Winchester, Virginia, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 564 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at Shenandoah made $608,682 in revenue.
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Bridgewater College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region list. Bridgewater College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bridgewater, Virginia that handed out 339 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Football team at Bridgewater brought home $501,502 in revenue in a single year.
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Emory and Henry College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region list. Emory & Henry College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Emory, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 238 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at Emory & Henry College made $863,415 in revenue.
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Guilford College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 285 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Guilford took home $343,206 in revenue and paid out $311,036 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $32,170 in profit.
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With a ranking of #14, Maryville College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. Maryville College is located in Maryville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 190 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at Maryville College made $449,204 in revenue.
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LaGrange College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region list. LaGrange is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lagrange, Georgia. It awarded 154 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Football team at LaGrange took home $425,194 in revenue.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Southern Virginia University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Virginia University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Buena Vista, Virginia that handed out 168 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at SVU made $602,099 in revenue.
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Averett University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. AU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Virginia. It awarded 255 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Football team at AU took home $447,950 in revenue.
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Thomas More University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, and it awarded 288 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at Thomas More made $1,099,820 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #19, Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. Methodist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It awarded 315 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Football team at Methodist brought home $720,939 in revenue in a single year.
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Huntingdon College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region list. Huntingdon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 212 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Football team at Huntingdon College took home $774,752 in revenue.
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With a ranking of #21, Bethany College West Virginia did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethany College West Virginia is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bethany, West Virginia that handed out 80 bachelor’s degrees in .
Bethany College West Virginia brought in $220,965 while tallying up $200,332 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Football team. Thus, the team actually made $20,633, which isn’t bad at all.
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With a ranking of #22, Louisiana College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Pineville, Louisiana that handed out 159 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Football team at Louisiana College took home $1,184,999 in revenue.
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Greensboro College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region list. Greensboro College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 141 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at Greensboro College made $297,452 in revenue.
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Ferrum College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. Ferrum College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Ferrum, Virginia that handed out 169 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Football team at Ferrum College brought home $707,759 in revenue in a single year.
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With a ranking of #25, North Carolina Wesleyan College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Football in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 502 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Football team at North Carolina Wesleyan College made $576,217 in revenue.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 25 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%.
