Best Colleges for Division III Men's Basketball in the New England Region (2024)

Our 2023 rankings named Babson College the best school for D3 Men’s Basketball athletes in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Babson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts that handed out 564 bachelor’s degrees in .The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Babson College brought home $305,544 in revenue in a single year.With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Babson College also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.Read full sports report on Babson College

Out of the 62 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlebury College landed the #2 spot on the list. Middlebury is a private not-for-profit institution located in Middlebury, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 832 bachelor’s degrees in .The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Middlebury brought home $191,587 in revenue in a single year.With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Middlebury also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.Read full sports report on Middlebury College

The excellent sports programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Basketball athletes in the New England Region. MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,361 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at MIT took home $147,189 in revenue.The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. MIT not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #2 on our overall quality list.Read More…

The excellent sports programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Basketball athletes in the New England Region. Tufts University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 1,915 bachelor’s degrees in .Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Tufts took home $255,162 in revenue.Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. On top of its placing in this ranking, Tufts also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.Full Tufts University Sports Report

Out of the 62 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Williams College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 737 bachelor’s degrees in .Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Williams took home $211,167 in revenue.With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Williams not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #3 on our overall quality list.Read full sports report on Williams College

Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 1,206 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.The team at Wesleyan U took home $385,640 in revenue and paid out $283,596 in expenses in recent times. That boils down to a yearly profit of $102,044 for the sports team.Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. Wesleyan U also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.Read full sports report on Wesleyan University

With a ranking of #7, Amherst College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 759 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Amherst brought home $331,697 in revenue in a single year.With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. In addition to its great ranking here, Amherst is in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.Read full sports report on Amherst College

Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,333 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at WPI took home $355,807 in revenue.The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. WPI also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.Read full sports report on Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Trinity College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 648 students in .The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Trinity Bantams made $308,808 in revenue, while incurring $299,405 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $9,403.Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Trinity Bantams also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.Read More…

Bates College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Located in Lewiston, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 601 bachelor’s degrees in .Bates brought in $337,379 while tallying up $305,152 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Basketball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $32,227 in profit.With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Bates also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.Full Bates College Sports Report

Roger Williams University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 889 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.RWU brought in $155,637 while tallying up $121,939 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Basketball team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $33,698 in profit.Read More…

Bowdoin College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 631 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Bowdoin made $253,989 in revenue, while incurring $250,210 in expenses. That boils down to a yearly profit of $3,779 for the sports team.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. On top of its placing in this ranking, Bowdoin also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.Read full sports report on Bowdoin College

Connecticut College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 562 bachelor’s degrees in .On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Conn College made $204,792 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.Full Connecticut College Sports Report

Endicott College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Beverly, Massachusetts, and it awarded 685 bachelor’s degrees in .Endicott brought in $123,887 while tallying up $123,886 in expenses for its D3 Men’s Basketball team. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $1.The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.Read full sports report on Endicott College

Clark University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 657 students in .The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Clark brought home $187,149 in revenue in a single year.The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.Read More…

Colby College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region list. Located in Waterville, Maine, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 734 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Colby made $297,589 in revenue.With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Colby excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.Full Colby College Sports Report

Gordon College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Wenham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 398 bachelor’s degrees in .The D3 Men’s Basketball team at Gordon College brought home $130,396 in revenue in a single year.Read More…

Keene State College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. This small public school is located in Keene, New Hampshire, and it awarded 862 bachelor’s degrees in .The team at Keene State took home $211,821 in revenue and paid out $175,949 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $35,872, which isn’t bad at all.Full Keene State College Sports Report

Brandeis University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1,355 bachelor’s degrees in .Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Brandeis took home $386,847 in revenue.Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. Brandeis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.Read More…

Springfield College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 522 bachelor’s degrees in .On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Springfield College made $231,504 in revenue.Read full sports report on Springfield College

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,284 bachelor’s degrees in .The D3 Men’s Basketball team at UMass Dartmouth made $155,591 in revenue, while incurring $116,230 in expenses. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $39,361 in profit.Read More…

Lesley University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Lesley is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 529 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Lesley made $35,337 in revenue.Full Lesley University Sports Report

Wheaton College Massachusetts did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. Norton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 493 students in .On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Wheaton College Massachusetts made $181,761 in revenue.Read full sports report on Wheaton College Massachusetts

Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #24. ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 983 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at ECSU took home $314,895 in revenue.Read full sports report on Eastern Connecticut State University

With a ranking of #25, Fitchburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Basketball in the New England Region ranking. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 821 students in .Speaking financially, the D3 Men’s Basketball team at Fitchburg State took home $56,756 in revenue.Read full sports report on Fitchburg State University