by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Division II Men's Basketball in South Carolina ranking.
After analyzing 12 schools in South Carolina, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D2 Men's Basketball athletes in South Carolina. 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.
Since one ranking on its own is not enough to give you a complete understanding of your educational options, you can refine this list by location. We've also developed a number of other tools and rankings based on other factors. These other rankings highlight colleges that excel in other factors such as value or diversity as well as schools that excel in serving different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Our 2023 rankings named Limestone College the best school for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in South Carolina working on their bachelor’s degree. Limestone College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Gaffney, South Carolina. It awarded 425 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Men’s Basketball team at Limestone College made $579,220 in revenue. Full Limestone College Sports Report
Out of the 12 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Aiken landed the #2 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Aiken, South Carolina, and it awarded 549 bachelor’s degrees in . UofSC Aiken brought in $607,945 while tallying up $607,660 in expenses for its D2 Men’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $285. Read More…
Out of the 12 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University South Carolina landed the #3 spot on the list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 662 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Men’s Basketball team at Anderson University South Carolina brought home $482,460 in revenue in a single year. Full Anderson University South Carolina Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at Claflin University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in South Carolina. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 433 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Men’s Basketball team at Claflin made $454,306 in revenue. Read full sports report on Claflin University
The excellent sports programs at Newberry College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D2 Men’s Basketball athletes in South Carolina. Newberry College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newberry, South Carolina. It awarded 271 bachelor’s degrees in . Newberry College brought in $579,201 while tallying up $549,101 in expenses for its D2 Men’s Basketball team. Thus, the team actually made $30,100, which isn’t bad at all. Read More…
North Greenville University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Men’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. Located in Tigerville, South Carolina, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 386 bachelor’s degrees in . North Greenville brought in $436,102 while tallying up $390,633 in expenses for its D2 Men’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $45,469. Read full sports report on North Greenville University
Francis Marion University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Men’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. Francis Marion University is a public institution located in Florence, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 515 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Men’s Basketball team at Francis Marion University took home $487,686 in revenue. Read full sports report on Francis Marion University
Benedict College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division II Men’s Basketball in South Carolina list. Benedict College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 258 bachelor’s degrees in . The team at Benedict College took home $480,268 in revenue and paid out $478,512 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $1,756 for the sports team. Read full sports report on Benedict College
Erskine College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Men’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. Erskine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Due West, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 83 bachelor’s degrees in . On the financial side of things, the D2 Men’s Basketball team at Erskine made $429,206 in revenue. Read full sports report on Erskine College
Lander University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division II Men’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. Lander University is a small public school situated in Greenwood, South Carolina. It awarded 616 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Men’s Basketball team at Lander University made $1,147,882 in revenue, while incurring $1,030,874 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $117,008 in profit. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000. Full Lander University Sports Report
Southern Wesleyan University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Men’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking. SWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Central, South Carolina. It awarded 271 bachelor’s degrees in . The D2 Men’s Basketball team at SWU brought home $337,395 in revenue in a single year. Read full sports report on Southern Wesleyan University
Coker University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division II Men’s Basketball in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #12. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Hartsville, South Carolina, and it awarded 208 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Men’s Basketball team at Coker took home $465,581 in revenue. Read More…
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Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 12 schools only.
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