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2023 Top Nevada Men's D1 Basketball Schools

When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Basketball in Nevada ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Nevada to determine which were the best for D1 Men's Basketball athletes in Nevada. 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 Nevada for D1 Men's Basketball athletes in Nevada

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, Nevada

#1 in Quality in Nevada

$4,978,558 Team Revenue

950 Academic Progress Rate

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best school for D1 Men’s Basketball athletes in Nevada in this year’s ranking. University of Nevada - Reno is a large public school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 4,024 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at UNR took home $4,978,558 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 950. UNR also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings. Full University of Nevada - Reno Sports Report

2

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

#2 in Quality in Nevada

$7,586,552 Team Revenue

964 Academic Progress Rate

A rank of #2 on our list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for D1 Men’s Basketball athletes in Nevada working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 4,758 bachelor’s degrees in . The D1 Men’s Basketball team at UNLV made $7,586,552 in revenue, while incurring $4,470,775 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $3,115,777. The academic progress rate of the team is 964. UNLV also took the #2 spot in our overall quality rankings. Read full sports report on University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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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.
• 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.