It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. 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 I Men's Football in Georgia ranking.
After analyzing 2 schools in Georgia, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Men's Football athletes in Georgia. 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.
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.
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Top Colleges in Georgia for D1 Men's Football athletes in Georgia
Mercer University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Men’s Football athletes in Georgia. Mercer is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,325 bachelor’s degrees in .
The FCS Men’s Football team at Mercer brought home $5,460,753 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 961.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mercer also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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The excellent sports programs at Savannah State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Men’s Football athletes in Georgia. This small public school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 405 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the FCS Men’s Football team at Savannah State University took home $352,101 in revenue.
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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%.
