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 II Men's Soccer in Kentucky ranking is part of that endeavor.
We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Kentucky to determine which were the best for D2 Men's Soccer 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.
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 Kentucky for D2 Men's Soccer athletes in Kentucky
Our 2023 rankings named Bellarmine University the best school for D2 Men’s Soccer athletes in Kentucky working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 660 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Speaking financially, the D2 Men’s Soccer team at Bellarmine U took home $583,668 in revenue.
Bellarmine U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 2 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky Wesleyan College landed the #2 spot on the list. Owensboro, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 165 students in .
Wesleyan brought in $320,286 while tallying up $318,634 in expenses for its D2 Men’s Soccer team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $1,652 in profit.
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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%.
