(05-22-2023 06:04 PM)teamvsn Wrote:  

(05-22-2023 05:45 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(05-22-2023 05:24 PM)teamvsn Wrote:  

(05-22-2023 04:02 PM)PeteTheChop Wrote:  

(05-22-2023 03:26 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  There are so many small privatre colleges in Iowa for a small state.

DavidSt, are you hearing about any other NAIA schools that may either drop football or close the school in the next 12-18 months?

It's been mentioned before, but:

Hannibal-LaGrange is on the cusp
San Diego Christian has dropped athletics for a year (or more).
Cardinal Stritch is closing
Iowa Wesleyan is closing
Presentation is closing

Birminghame Southern
Great Lakes Christian ACCA
Kansas Christian College
Saint Augustine's in Illinois is closing down.
Saint Agustine's D2
Selma U.
Southwest Baptist in D2
William Jewell in D2
Wheeling D2 school. They are still losing students.
Our Lady Of The Lake
Ohio Christian
Filician
Sterling
Bennedict, Ill.
U. of Bridgeport
Centenary, LA.
Dominican, Cal.
Johnson & Wales Charlotte
Central Christian Kansas
Emmanuel GA D2
Keystone D3
Carolina U.
Bethel, Tenn.
Vangaurd
Menlo

I could see these schools follow Hartford or St. Francis NY out of the door at D1 by either dropping down or get rid of sports.

Bryant
Jacksonville
St. Bonaventure
Presbyterian
Hampton U.
Robert Morris
Detroit Mercy
St. Peter's, NJ
Rider got a D from Forbes because of their debt.
Evansville
Wagner
Saint Francis, PA.
Houston Christian
Oral Roberts

I think DavidST's list above is just based on a financial rating. Not on any public knowledge. For example Vanguard and Menlo are both applying to NCAA D2, and I don't think they'd be doing that if they were in any financial trouble. Vanguard is (finally!) building a new athletics facility so I don't think they're in trouble.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=196684...y-P_wPXs20

https://give.vanguard.edu/freedcenter/

I am looking the enrollment of the schools. The high costs of going to college is hurting the schools, and the students are going to the public schools.