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2023 Top Missouri Men's D1 Football Schools

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Division I Men's Football in Missouri ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Missouri to determine which were the best for D1 Men's Football athletes in Missouri. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.

Find out more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Missouri for D1 Men's Football athletes in Missouri

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, Missouri

#20 in Quality in Missouri

$4,641,692 Team Revenue

$17,144 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best school for D1 Men’s Football athletes in Missouri working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Springfield, Missouri, the large public school handed out 3,449 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the FCS Men’s Football team at Missouri State took home $4,641,692 in revenue. Full Missouri State University - Springfield Sports Report

2

Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

$3,240,627 Team Revenue

959 Academic Progress Rate

$15,585 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 1,629 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the FCS Men’s Football team at Southeast Missouri State University took home $3,240,627 in revenue. The academic progress rate of the team is 959. Read More…

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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.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.