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 III Men's Basketball in Mississippi ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for D3 Men's Basketball athletes in Mississippi. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.
We know that one set of rankings doesn't always help you determine the best school for you, so we've created the ability to narrow your list by location as well as alternative rankings that prioritize different factors such as those of importance to online students or returning adults or those who value diversity and value for your money.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
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Top Colleges in Mississippi for D3 Men's Basketball athletes in Mississippi
Our analysis found Millsaps College to be the best school for D3 Men’s Basketball athletes in Mississippi in this year’s ranking. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 182 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Millsaps brought home $159,609 in revenue in a single year.
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. Millsaps also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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A rank of #2 on our list means Rust College is a great place for D3 Men’s Basketball athletes in Mississippi working on their bachelor’s degree. Holly Springs, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 122 students in .
Rust College brought in $216,149 while tallying up $176,149 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Basketball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $40,000 in profit.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Best Colleges for D3 Men's Basketball in the Southeast Region
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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.
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%.
