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2023 Top District of Columbia Men's D1 Basketball Schools

4 Colleges
$51,984 Avg Tuition & Fees*
74% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Division I Men's Basketball in District of Columbia ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for D1 Men's Basketball athletes in District of Columbia. 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 District of Columbia for D1 Men's Basketball athletes in District of Columbia

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in Quality in District of Columbia
$4,911,135 Team Revenue
973 Academic Progress Rate

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best school for D1 Men’s Basketball athletes in District of Columbia in this year’s ranking. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 3,466 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at GWU took home $4,911,135 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 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. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Basketball in District of Columbia ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality in District of Columbia. Full George Washington University Sports Report

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in Quality in District of Columbia
$14,163,900 Team Revenue
950 Academic Progress Rate

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,223 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at Georgetown took home $14,163,900 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 950. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. Georgetown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our overall quality list. Read More…

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in Quality in District of Columbia
$2,419,672 Team Revenue
985 Academic Progress Rate

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,954 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . On the financial side of things, the D1 Men’s Basketball team at The American University made $2,419,672 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list. Full American University Sports Report

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in Quality in District of Columbia
$2,579,808 Team Revenue
980 Academic Progress Rate

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,292 bachelor’s degrees in . Howard brought in $2,579,808 while tallying up $1,286,903 in expenses for its D1 Men’s Basketball team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $1,292,905 for the sports team. The team has a great academic progress rate of 980, signifying that team members care about their grades. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Howard also made our overall quality list, coming in at #5. Read full sports report on Howard University

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 4 schools only.

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