2023 Top Great Lakes Region Men's Soccer Schools
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When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Men's Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking is part of that endeavor.
Our analysis looked at 119 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for Men's Soccer athletes in the Great Lakes Region. 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.
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Top Colleges in the Great Lakes Region for Men's Soccer athletes in the Great Lakes Region
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Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for Men’s Soccer athletes in the Great Lakes Region in this year’s ranking. Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,829 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Men’s Soccer team at Notre Dame brought home $2,084,173 in revenue in a single year. The team had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Notre Dame also made our overall quality list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #2 on our list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for Men’s Soccer athletes in the Great Lakes Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 7,504 students in .
The Men’s Soccer team at IU Bloomington brought home $2,131,855 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 985 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. IU Bloomington also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 119 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 9,741 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Men’s Soccer team at UW - Madison took home $252,059 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 979, signifying that team members care about their grades.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 9,247 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Soccer team at Michigan State brought home $451,736 in revenue in a single year. Sports aren’t the only thing that the team excels at - they had a perfect academic progress rate of 1000.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Michigan State also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Out of the 119 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 2,688 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Soccer team at Northwestern made $110,323 in revenue. The team has a great academic progress rate of 994, signifying that team members care about their grades.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3,286 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Soccer team at Loyola Chicago took home $998,849 in revenue. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 988.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Loyola Chicago also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Butler University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Butler University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 1,278 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Soccer team at Butler made $1,203,464 in revenue, while incurring $1,171,110 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $32,354 in profit. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 976.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Butler excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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DePaul University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3,047 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Soccer team at DePaul brought home $1,109,775 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 986 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
DePaul also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Marquette University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 2,470 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Soccer team at Marquette brought home $1,262,764 in revenue in a single year. The great academic progress rate of 987 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Marquette also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6,665 bachelor’s degrees in .
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Chicago landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,425 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Soccer team at UChicago took home $274,883 in revenue.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. UChicago not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #3 on our overall quality list.
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University of Evansville landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Evansville, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 453 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Soccer team at UE brought home $769,292 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 964.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UE also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,969 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Soccer team at U-M made $117,337 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. U-M did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our overall quality list.
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Valparaiso University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Valparaiso, Indiana. It awarded 736 bachelor’s degrees in .
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Kenyon College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Kenyon is located in Gambier, Ohio and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 566 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the Men’s Soccer team at Kenyon took home $179,277 in revenue.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Kenyon also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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University of Dayton did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,118 students in .
The Men’s Soccer team at UDayton brought home $594,025 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 941.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UDayton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Calvin University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 858 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Calvin took home $253,319 in revenue and paid out $235,030 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $18,289.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Calvin also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #18, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the fairly large public school awarded 3,833 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
The Men’s Soccer team at WMU brought home $723,665 in revenue in a single year. The academic progress rate of the team is 966.
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Oberlin College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oberlin College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Oberlin, Ohio that handed out 931 bachelor’s degrees in .
Oberlin brought in $203,866 while tallying up $200,866 in expenses for its Men’s Soccer team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $3,000.
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. In addition to its great ranking here, Oberlin is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Xavier University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Xavier University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 1,348 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Soccer team at Xavier made $1,225,319 in revenue. The great academic progress rate of 997 shows that team members perform well in the classroom, too.
Xavier also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #21, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Columbus, Ohio, the large public school handed out 11,957 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Soccer team at Ohio State brought home $265,818 in revenue in a single year.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Ohio State also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 5,250 bachelor’s degrees in .
The Men’s Soccer team at UIC brought home $881,496 in revenue in a single year. The team has a respectable academic progress rate of 965.
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Bradley University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Peoria, Illinois, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,190 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Bradley took home $1,034,893 in revenue and paid out $1,034,892 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $1 for the sports team. The team members aren’t slouches in the classroom either, since the team academic progress rate is an excellent 994.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. In addition to its great ranking here, Bradley is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Ohio Northern University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Ada, Ohio, and it awarded 450 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the Men’s Soccer team at ONU made $290,463 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. ONU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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DePauw University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Greencastle, Indiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 532 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Soccer team at DePauw took home $184,274 in revenue.
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. In addition to its Best Colleges for Men’s Soccer in the Great Lakes Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, DePauw is ranked #5 for overall quality in the Great Lakes Region .
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