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Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
We analyzed 24 colleges and universities across the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which were the best for D1 Men's Football athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region. 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.
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Our analysis found Lehigh University to be the best school for D1 Men’s Football athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region in this year’s ranking. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 1,426 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the FCS Men’s Football team at Lehigh made $6,163,858 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 972.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Lehigh also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on our list means Villanova University is a great place for D1 Men’s Football athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,165 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the FCS Men’s Football team at Villanova took home $7,619,794 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 983 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, Villanova is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Men’s Football athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,257 students in .
On the financial side of things, the FCS Men’s Football team at Princeton made $3,627,209 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 982, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Princeton also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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The excellent sports programs at Fordham University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Men’s Football athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 2,645 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the FCS Men’s Football team at Fordham U made $7,833,065 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 985 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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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The excellent sports programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Men’s Football athletes in the Middle Atlantic Region. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 3,554 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The FCS Men’s Football team at UPenn brought home $2,991,947 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 992 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #2 for overall quality in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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Colgate University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Hamilton, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 943 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the FCS Men’s Football team at Colgate took home $7,176,868 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 990.
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. Colgate also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #7, Duquesne University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,554 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the FCS Men’s Football team at Duquesne took home $4,024,032 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 943.
Duquesne 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large public school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 4,934 bachelor’s degrees in .
UD brought in $8,898,716 while tallying up $7,932,686 in expenses for its FCS Men’s Football team. That boils down to a yearly profit of $966,030 for the sports team. The academic progress rate of the team is 958.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UD 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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Bucknell University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 1,086 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The FCS Men’s Football team at Bucknell brought home $6,319,656 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 987, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Bucknell also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Stony Brook University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 5,259 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the FCS Men’s Football team at SUNY Stony Brook took home $6,332,787 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 965.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, SUNY Stony Brook also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 4,219 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the FCS Men’s Football team at Cornell took home $3,209,020 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 981 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our overall quality list.
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University at Albany ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 3,304 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UAlbany took home $5,127,500 in revenue and paid out $4,398,097 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $729,403 for the sports team.
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Georgetown University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,223 students in .
On the financial side of things, the FCS Men’s Football team at Georgetown made $2,794,493 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 982 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Georgetown 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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Wagner College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Staten Island, New York, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 396 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the FCS Men’s Football team at Wagner took home $4,129,339 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 965.
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Lafayette College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Easton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 851 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the FCS Men’s Football team at Lafayette made $7,628,759 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 987 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Lafayette also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #16, Marist College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. It awarded 1,289 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FCS Men’s Football team at Marist brought home $1,654,524 in revenue in a single year. The team has a great academic progress rate of 979, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, Marist is in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 2,649 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the FCS Men’s Football team at Columbia made $5,139,054 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 959.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. In addition to its great ranking here, Columbia is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Saint Francis University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. Saint Francis University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Loretto, Pennsylvania that handed out 369 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the FCS Men’s Football team at Saint Francis made $3,714,987 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 945.
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Towson University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. 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 FCS Men’s Football team at Towson took home $5,001,616 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 969.
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Monmouth University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Monmouth is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,142 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FCS Men’s Football team at Monmouth brought home $6,231,641 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 935.
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With a ranking of #21, Howard University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Howard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,292 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the FCS Men’s Football team at Howard made $1,993,305 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 915.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Robert Morris University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. RMU is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 724 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
On the financial side of things, the FCS Men’s Football team at RMU made $3,272,520 in revenue. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 943.
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With a ranking of #23, Delaware State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Football in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Dover, Delaware, the medium-sized public school handed out 694 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FCS Men’s Football team at Del State brought home $3,040,707 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 921.
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