2023 Top California Men's D1 Outdoor Track and Field Schools
2Colleges
$54,100Avg Tuition & Fees*
79%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. 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 Outdoor Track and Field in California ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
After analyzing 2 schools in California, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Men's Outdoor Track and Field athletes in California. 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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Top Colleges in California for D1 Men's Outdoor Track and Field athletes in California
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school for D1 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in California working on their bachelor’s degree. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 5,642 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
Full University of Southern California Sports Report
The excellent sports programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field athletes in California. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 9,851 bachelor’s degrees in .
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
Full University of California - Los Angeles Sports Report
Best Colleges for D1 Men's Outdoor Track & Field in the Far Western US 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%.
