2023 Top Middle Atlantic Region Men's D1 Basketball Schools
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We analyzed 56 colleges and universities across the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which were the best for D1 Men's Basketball athletes in the Middle Atlantic 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.
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Top Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region for D1 Men's Basketball athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the best school for D1 Men’s Basketball athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 2,165 bachelor’s degrees in .
Villanova brought in $20,513,366 while tallying up $18,715,756 in expenses for its D1 Men’s Basketball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $1,797,610 for the sports team. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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.
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The excellent sports programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Men’s Basketball athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 4,205 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Syracuse took home $34,157,191 in revenue and paid out $14,822,271 in expenses in recent times. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $19,334,920 in profit. The academic progress rate of the team is 970.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Syracuse also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Located in College Park, Maryland, the large public school awarded 9,182 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at UMCP made $13,543,625 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 959.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, UMCP is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 56 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucknell University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1,086 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Basketball team at Bucknell brought home $2,388,282 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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. Bucknell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the large public school awarded 5,471 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Men’s Basketball team at Pitt made $12,968,545 in revenue, while incurring $10,934,677 in expenses. Thus, the team actually made $2,033,868, which isn’t bad at all.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. In addition to its great ranking here, Pitt is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Seton Hall University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Seton Hall University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in South Orange, New Jersey that handed out 1,586 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Basketball team at Seton Hall brought home $9,295,729 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 985, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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With a ranking of #7, Lehigh University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,426 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at Lehigh made $1,921,761 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 960.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. In addition to its great ranking here, Lehigh is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Princeton University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,257 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at Princeton took home $1,719,617 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 996, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Princeton also made our overall quality list, coming in at #1.
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George Washington University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 3,466 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Basketball team at GWU brought home $4,911,135 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 973.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, GWU 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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Monmouth University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,142 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Basketball team at Monmouth brought home $2,785,235 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 995, signifying that team members care about their grades.
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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large public school is located in University Park, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10,293 bachelor’s degrees in .
The academic progress rate of the team is 948.
Penn State University Park 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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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,485 students in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at Rutgers New Brunswick took home $10,503,109 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 969.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Rutgers New Brunswick is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Georgetown University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 2,223 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at Georgetown made $14,163,900 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 950.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Georgetown 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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Stony Brook University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stony Brook University is a large public school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 5,259 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at SUNY Stony Brook made $2,313,426 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 985.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. In addition to its great ranking here, SUNY Stony Brook is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Temple University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Temple University is a large public school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 5,943 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at Temple took home $6,362,926 in revenue. 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 86%.
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Colgate University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Hamilton, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 943 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The D1 Men’s Basketball team at Colgate brought home $2,432,598 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 985.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Colgate is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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St. Bonaventure University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. St. Bonaventure is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Bonaventure, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 426 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at St. Bonaventure took home $4,239,342 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 966.
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Hofstra University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Hempstead, New York, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,519 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at Hofstra made $3,311,186 in revenue. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
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With a ranking of #19, Loyola University Maryland did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 937 students in .
The D1 Men’s Basketball team at Loyola Maryland brought home $1,977,028 in revenue in a single year. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 990.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Loyola Maryland excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Fordham University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Bronx, New York, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,645 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at Fordham U made $6,196,401 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 985, signifying that team members care about their grades.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Fordham U also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University at Buffalo ranked #21 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 5,679 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at University at Buffalo made $2,512,660 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 947.
University at Buffalo 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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University of Delaware landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large public school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 4,934 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at UD took home $2,936,910 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 970.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. UD 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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Towson University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 4,692 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at Towson took home $2,433,283 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 960.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Pennsylvania is a large private not-for-profit school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 3,554 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at UPenn took home $1,793,483 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 987.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. UPenn also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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Siena College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Siena is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loudonville, New York. It awarded 752 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D1 Men’s Basketball team at Siena brought home $3,022,186 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 975.
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