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2023 Top Kentucky Rifle Schools

When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. 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 Rifle in Kentucky ranking is part of that endeavor.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for Rifle athletes in Kentucky. 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.

See what other factors we include in our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Kentucky for Rifle athletes in Kentucky

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

#3 in Quality in Kentucky

$32,276 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best school for Rifle athletes in Kentucky working on their bachelor’s degree. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 5,449 bachelor’s degrees in . The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UK not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #3 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on University of Kentucky

2

Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

#8 in Quality in Kentucky

$18,888 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on our list means Murray State University is a great place for Rifle athletes in Kentucky working on their bachelor’s degree. Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 1,500 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. Full Murray State University Sports Report

3

Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky

#16 in Quality in Kentucky

$14,286 Avg Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,135 bachelor’s degrees in . Full Morehead State University Sports Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 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.