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2023 Top Great Lakes Region Men's D1 Tennis Schools

When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Division I Men's Tennis in the Great Lakes Region ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across the Great Lakes Region to determine which were the best for D1 Men's Tennis athletes in the Great Lakes Region. 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.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in the Great Lakes Region for D1 Men's Tennis athletes in the Great Lakes Region

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

#1 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$154,342 Team Revenue

1000 Academic Progress Rate

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for D1 Men’s Tennis athletes in the Great Lakes Region in this year’s ranking. Located in Evanston, Illinois, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,688 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Tennis team at Northwestern took home $154,342 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings. Read full sports report on Northwestern University

2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan

#4 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$82,995 Team Revenue

$57,273 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on our list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for D1 Men’s Tennis athletes in the Great Lakes Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,969 students in . The D1 Men’s Tennis team at U-M brought home $82,995 in revenue in a single year. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. U-M also made our overall quality list, coming in at #4. Read More…

3

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois

#11 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$239,916 Team Revenue

988 Academic Progress Rate

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9,150 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Tennis team at UIUC took home $239,916 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 988. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, UIUC is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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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.