Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Men's Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking - to help you make that decision.
After analyzing 78 schools in Pennsylvania, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Men's Soccer athletes in Pennsylvania. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the athletic competitiveness of the school and the school's overall quality. This means that a school must provide students with a great education in addition to having a good sports team if it wants to rank well.
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Top Colleges in Pennsylvania for Men's Soccer athletes in Pennsylvania
Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best school for Men’s Soccer athletes in Pennsylvania in this year’s ranking. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,165 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Soccer team at Villanova brought home $1,432,194 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 995 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Villanova also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Full Villanova University Sports Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer athletes in Pennsylvania list. Located in University Park, Pennsylvania, the large public school handed out 10,293 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 965.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Penn State University Park also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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The excellent sports programs at Lafayette College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Men’s Soccer athletes in Pennsylvania. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Easton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 851 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Soccer team at Lafayette brought home $1,007,493 in revenue in a single year. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. In addition to its great ranking here, Lafayette is 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 Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer athletes in Pennsylvania list. Temple University is a large public school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 5,943 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Soccer team at Temple took home $1,349,405 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 983.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Out of the 78 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1,426 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Soccer team at Lehigh took home $917,091 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #4 on our overall quality list.
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Duquesne University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,554 students in .
The Men’s Soccer team at Duquesne brought home $772,158 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 962.
In addition to its great ranking here, Duquesne is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #7, Bucknell University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking. Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 1,086 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Men’s Soccer team at Bucknell took home $670,149 in revenue. With a perfect academic progress rate of 1000, the team is showing that they know how to hit the books, too.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Bucknell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our overall quality list.
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Messiah University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania list. Located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 592 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Messiah took home $133,803 in revenue and paid out $90,820 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $42,983, which isn’t bad at all.
In addition to its great ranking here, Messiah is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Carnegie Mellon University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1,971 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Carnegie Mellon took home $220,402 in revenue and paid out $170,441 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $49,961, which isn’t bad at all.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #10, Haverford College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking. Haverford is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It awarded 355 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Soccer team at Haverford made $183,459 in revenue, while incurring $110,689 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $72,770.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Haverford also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Scranton did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking. University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 906 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Men’s Soccer team at University of Scranton brought home $192,854 in revenue in a single year.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, University of Scranton 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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University of Pennsylvania landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 3,554 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Soccer team at UPenn took home $418,638 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 997, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. UPenn also made our overall quality list, coming in at #1.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 5,471 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Men’s Soccer team at Pitt made $1,917,512 in revenue, while incurring $1,917,511 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $1.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Pitt also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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Saint Joseph’s University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #14. Saint Joseph’s University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1,616 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Soccer team at St. Joe’s brought home $796,650 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 988 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, St. Joe’s is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Lebanon Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #14. Lebanon Valley College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Annville, Pennsylvania that handed out 422 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at LVC took home $127,257 in revenue and paid out $124,752 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $2,505 in profit.
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Saint Francis University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 369 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Soccer team at Saint Francis made $524,135 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 985 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
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With a ranking of #17, Elizabethtown College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 417 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Soccer team at Etown brought home $156,041 in revenue in a single year.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Etown also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Elizabethtown College Sports Report
Mercyhurst University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking. Mercyhurst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 549 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Soccer team at Mercyhurst made $640,635 in revenue.
Full Mercyhurst University Sports Report
Drexel University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3,797 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Soccer team at Drexel brought home $1,080,480 in revenue in a single year. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. In addition to its great ranking here, Drexel is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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With a ranking of #20, La Salle University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 969 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Soccer team at La Salle made $669,639 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 973.
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Gettysburg College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 764 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Soccer team at Gettysburg brought home $161,152 in revenue in a single year.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. In addition to its great ranking here, Gettysburg is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
Full Gettysburg College Sports Report
Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #22. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 721 students in .
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Gannon University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania list. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 648 students in .
The team at Gannon took home $531,181 in revenue and paid out $522,366 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $8,815 in profit.
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With a ranking of #24, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania ranking. West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a fairly large public school located in West Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 3,524 bachelor’s degrees in .
WCUPA brought in $231,261 while tallying up $200,460 in expenses for its Men’s Soccer team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $30,801 in profit.
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Dickinson College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in Pennsylvania list. Carlisle, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 640 students in .
The Men’s Soccer team at Dickinson made $114,128 in revenue, while incurring $93,903 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $20,225.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. On top of its placing in this ranking, Dickinson 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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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%.
