Best College Athletic Programs | NCSA Power Rankings

Top Sports Colleges

Each year, NCSA Power Rankings recognize the best college athletic programs, broken down by sport and division level. NCSA analyzed over 1,400 college athletic programs across five division levels (D1, FBS, FCS, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best College Sports Programs for Student-Athletes.

NCSA understands that the college experience includes more than just athletics for student-athletes. For this reason, NCSA uses a variety of data sources to compile our rankings.

NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of “NCSA Favorites” data obtained from the college search activity of the millions of student-athletes on the NCSA recruiting network, U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges general academic rankings, and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard graduation rates and average cost after aid.

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Stanford University

NCAA Division 1

$56,169 Tuition

$7,200 Avg. Cost After Aid

48,425 Favorites

3 General Rank

12 Grad Rank

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Princeton University

NCAA Division 1

$56,010 Tuition

$11,080 Avg. Cost After Aid

20,940 Favorites

1 General Rank

1 Grad Rank

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT

NCAA Division 3

$55,878 Tuition

$5,084 Avg. Cost After Aid

9,646 Favorites

2 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

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Harvard University

NCAA Division 1

$55,587 Tuition

$13,259 Avg. Cost After Aid

21,644 Favorites

3 General Rank

5 Grad Rank

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University of Florida

NCAA Division 1

$28,659 Tuition

$3,679 Avg. Cost After Aid

60,087 Favorites

29 General Rank

67 Grad Rank

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Columbia University

NCAA Division 1

$63,530 Tuition

$12,836 Avg. Cost After Aid

17,514 Favorites

18 General Rank

3 Grad Rank

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Yale University

NCAA Division 1

$59,950 Tuition

$16,341 Avg. Cost After Aid

19,048 Favorites

3 General Rank

4 Grad Rank

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University of Pennsylvania - Penn

NCAA Division 1

$61,710 Tuition

$14,851 Avg. Cost After Aid

17,985 Favorites

7 General Rank

6 Grad Rank

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University of California - Los Angeles - UCLA

NCAA Division 1

$43,012 Tuition

$11,627 Avg. Cost After Aid

49,770 Favorites

20 General Rank

39 Grad Rank

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Johns Hopkins University

NCAA Division 3

$58,720 Tuition

$14,254 Avg. Cost After Aid

12,472 Favorites

7 General Rank

15 Grad Rank

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University of California - Berkeley

NCAA Division 1

$43,980 Tuition

$15,240 Avg. Cost After Aid

32,951 Favorites

20 General Rank

31 Grad Rank

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University of Michigan

NCAA Division 1

$53,232 Tuition

$17,086 Avg. Cost After Aid

43,069 Favorites

25 General Rank

24 Grad Rank

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NCAA Division 1

$36,891 Tuition

$13,263 Avg. Cost After Aid

47,177 Favorites

29 General Rank

72 Grad Rank

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Vanderbilt University

NCAA Division 1

$56,966 Tuition

$22,204 Avg. Cost After Aid

27,050 Favorites

13 General Rank

27 Grad Rank

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University of Virginia

NCAA Division 1

$53,626 Tuition

$20,507 Avg. Cost After Aid

29,021 Favorites

25 General Rank

22 Grad Rank

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Georgia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$33,964 Tuition

$14,820 Avg. Cost After Aid

25,445 Favorites

44 General Rank

50 Grad Rank

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Brown University

NCAA Division 1

$62,304 Tuition

$26,308 Avg. Cost After Aid

16,895 Favorites

13 General Rank

11 Grad Rank

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Duke University

NCAA Division 1

$60,244 Tuition

$31,416 Avg. Cost After Aid

51,439 Favorites

10 General Rank

10 Grad Rank

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Rice University

NCAA Division 1

$52,895 Tuition

$17,805 Avg. Cost After Aid

11,230 Favorites

15 General Rank

38 Grad Rank

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University of Chicago

NCAA Division 3

$62,241 Tuition

$22,690 Avg. Cost After Aid

9,171 Favorites

6 General Rank

8 Grad Rank

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Georgetown University

NCAA Division 1

$59,957 Tuition

$24,570 Avg. Cost After Aid

17,846 Favorites

22 General Rank

14 Grad Rank

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Northwestern University

NCAA Division 1

$60,768 Tuition

$28,230 Avg. Cost After Aid

21,028 Favorites

10 General Rank

13 Grad Rank

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University of Wisconsin

NCAA Division 1

$38,608 Tuition

$16,708 Avg. Cost After Aid

28,568 Favorites

38 General Rank

83 Grad Rank

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University of Notre Dame

NCAA Division 1

$58,843 Tuition

$32,369 Avg. Cost After Aid

42,122 Favorites

18 General Rank

8 Grad Rank

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University of California - San Diego

NCAA Division 1

$44,454 Tuition

$14,895 Avg. Cost After Aid

14,049 Favorites

34 General Rank

80 Grad Rank

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University of Georgia

NCAA Division 1

$31,108 Tuition

$14,995 Avg. Cost After Aid

47,318 Favorites

49 General Rank

91 Grad Rank

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University of Texas - Austin

NCAA Division 1

$40,996 Tuition

$17,519 Avg. Cost After Aid

48,264 Favorites

38 General Rank

92 Grad Rank

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University of Southern California

NCAA Division 1

$61,503 Tuition

$25,972 Avg. Cost After Aid

33,905 Favorites

25 General Rank

49 Grad Rank

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Cornell University

NCAA Division 1

$61,015 Tuition

$29,011 Avg. Cost After Aid

18,618 Favorites

17 General Rank

16 Grad Rank

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Florida State University

NCAA Division 1

$18,786 Tuition

$9,561 Avg. Cost After Aid

50,145 Favorites

55 General Rank

168 Grad Rank

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Ohio State University

NCAA Division 1

$35,019 Tuition

$18,623 Avg. Cost After Aid

55,319 Favorites

49 General Rank

86 Grad Rank

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University of California - Santa Barbara

NCAA Division 1

$44,171 Tuition

$15,458 Avg. Cost After Aid

17,283 Favorites

32 General Rank

131 Grad Rank

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University of California - Irvine

NCAA Division 1

$43,529 Tuition

$9,691 Avg. Cost After Aid

12,135 Favorites

34 General Rank

150 Grad Rank

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University of California - Davis

NCAA Division 1

$44,399 Tuition

$14,920 Avg. Cost After Aid

13,536 Favorites

38 General Rank

104 Grad Rank

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Purdue University

NCAA Division 1

$28,794 Tuition

$9,127 Avg. Cost After Aid

22,727 Favorites

51 General Rank

178 Grad Rank

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University of Washington

NCAA Division 1

$39,906 Tuition

$10,933 Avg. Cost After Aid

25,732 Favorites

55 General Rank

145 Grad Rank

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William & Mary

NCAA Division 1

$47,038 Tuition

$18,650 Avg. Cost After Aid

10,428 Favorites

41 General Rank

64 Grad Rank

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University of Maryland

NCAA Division 1

$38,636 Tuition

$17,500 Avg. Cost After Aid

24,108 Favorites

55 General Rank

93 Grad Rank

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Dartmouth College

NCAA Division 1

$60,870 Tuition

$33,023 Avg. Cost After Aid

14,984 Favorites

12 General Rank

26 Grad Rank

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University of Illinois

NCAA Division 1

$32,892 Tuition

$15,483 Avg. Cost After Aid

16,307 Favorites

41 General Rank

136 Grad Rank

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Wake Forest University

NCAA Division 1

$59,770 Tuition

$29,214 Avg. Cost After Aid

24,707 Favorites

29 General Rank

74 Grad Rank

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United States Naval Academy

NCAA Division 1

$4,799 Tuition

$4,022 Avg. Cost After Aid

7,739 Favorites

6 General Rank

54 Grad Rank

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Michigan State University

NCAA Division 1

$40,562 Tuition

$10,925 Avg. Cost After Aid

35,416 Favorites

77 General Rank

187 Grad Rank

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Virginia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$33,857 Tuition

$20,927 Avg. Cost After Aid

30,960 Favorites

62 General Rank

109 Grad Rank

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North Carolina State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,916 Tuition

$16,239 Avg. Cost After Aid

36,480 Favorites

72 General Rank

139 Grad Rank

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Boston University

NCAA Division 1

$59,816 Tuition

$26,170 Avg. Cost After Aid

13,590 Favorites

41 General Rank

80 Grad Rank

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Emory University

NCAA Division 3

$55,468 Tuition

$25,424 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,332 Favorites

22 General Rank

76 Grad Rank

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University of Minnesota

NCAA Division 1

$33,818 Tuition

$17,419 Avg. Cost After Aid

18,116 Favorites

62 General Rank

142 Grad Rank

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Rutgers University

NCAA Division 1

$33,005 Tuition

$15,365 Avg. Cost After Aid

12,248 Favorites

55 General Rank

148 Grad Rank

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University of Massachusetts - Amherst

NCAA Division 1

$36,964 Tuition

$16,197 Avg. Cost After Aid

15,069 Favorites

67 General Rank

149 Grad Rank

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Clemson University

NCAA Division 1

$38,550 Tuition

$22,116 Avg. Cost After Aid

58,451 Favorites

77 General Rank

128 Grad Rank

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Washington University in St. Louis

NCAA Division 3

$58,866 Tuition

$27,595 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,858 Favorites

15 General Rank

28 Grad Rank

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Tufts University

NCAA Division 3

$63,000 Tuition

$35,683 Avg. Cost After Aid

10,430 Favorites

32 General Rank

20 Grad Rank

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Texas A&M University

NCAA Division 1

$40,134 Tuition

$20,976 Avg. Cost After Aid

49,619 Favorites

67 General Rank

165 Grad Rank

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Indiana University

NCAA Division 1

$38,352 Tuition

$14,216 Avg. Cost After Aid

22,397 Favorites

72 General Rank

209 Grad Rank

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Boston College

NCAA Division 1

$61,706 Tuition

$38,412 Avg. Cost After Aid

26,460 Favorites

36 General Rank

69 Grad Rank

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Villanova University

NCAA Division 1

$59,020 Tuition

$34,784 Avg. Cost After Aid

17,821 Favorites

51 General Rank

62 Grad Rank

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Amherst College

NCAA Division 3

$61,150 Tuition

$17,304 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,466 Favorites

2 General Rank

37 Grad Rank

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University of Connecticut

NCAA Division 1

$41,192 Tuition

$21,724 Avg. Cost After Aid

15,838 Favorites

67 General Rank

171 Grad Rank

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Northeastern University

NCAA Division 1

$57,592 Tuition

$34,255 Avg. Cost After Aid

9,695 Favorites

44 General Rank

70 Grad Rank

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Williams College

NCAA Division 3

$59,660 Tuition

$14,739 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,641 Favorites

1 General Rank

19 Grad Rank

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University of Pittsburgh

NCAA Division 1

$35,394 Tuition

$27,926 Avg. Cost After Aid

21,499 Favorites

62 General Rank

141 Grad Rank

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Davidson College

NCAA Division 1

$55,200 Tuition

$17,057 Avg. Cost After Aid

12,340 Favorites

15 General Rank

79 Grad Rank

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University of Miami

NCAA Division 1

$54,760 Tuition

$30,742 Avg. Cost After Aid

39,693 Favorites

55 General Rank

163 Grad Rank

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Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA Division 3

$58,924 Tuition

$37,846 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,759 Favorites

22 General Rank

33 Grad Rank

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University of South Florida

NCAA Division 1

$17,324 Tuition

$8,318 Avg. Cost After Aid

27,714 Favorites

97 General Rank

296 Grad Rank

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United States Air Force Academy

NCAA Division 1

$7,326 Tuition

$11,513 Avg. Cost After Aid

10,237 Favorites

18 General Rank

114 Grad Rank

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California Institute of Technology

NCAA Division 3

$58,680 Tuition

$29,279 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,978 Favorites

9 General Rank

30 Grad Rank

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Lehigh University

NCAA Division 1

$57,470 Tuition

$32,698 Avg. Cost After Aid

10,102 Favorites

51 General Rank

98 Grad Rank

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Pomona-Pitzer Colleges

NCAA Division 3

$56,686 Tuition

$9,170 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,028 Favorites

3 General Rank

29 Grad Rank

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University of Rochester

NCAA Division 3

$59,378 Tuition

$31,171 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,211 Favorites

36 General Rank

126 Grad Rank

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Auburn University

NCAA Division 1

$31,986 Tuition

$23,258 Avg. Cost After Aid

43,485 Favorites

97 General Rank

208 Grad Rank

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University of Delaware

NCAA Division 1

$36,880 Tuition

$18,313 Avg. Cost After Aid

9,189 Favorites

89 General Rank

185 Grad Rank

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Syracuse University

NCAA Division 1

$57,591 Tuition

$32,516 Avg. Cost After Aid

26,704 Favorites

62 General Rank

181 Grad Rank

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Brigham Young University

NCAA Division 1

$6,120 Tuition

$13,522 Avg. Cost After Aid

10,657 Favorites

89 General Rank

259 Grad Rank

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New York University

NCAA Division 3

$56,500 Tuition

$39,565 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,626 Favorites

25 General Rank

107 Grad Rank

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San Diego State University

NCAA Division 1

$20,016 Tuition

$6,488 Avg. Cost After Aid

23,701 Favorites

151 General Rank

268 Grad Rank

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Bowdoin College

NCAA Division 3

$58,322 Tuition

$16,925 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,389 Favorites

6 General Rank

21 Grad Rank

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University of Central Florida

NCAA Division 1

$22,467 Tuition

$9,217 Avg. Cost After Aid

33,576 Favorites

137 General Rank

290 Grad Rank

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Gonzaga University

NCAA Division 1

$48,470 Tuition

$30,828 Avg. Cost After Aid

12,396 Favorites

83 General Rank

133 Grad Rank

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University of South Carolina

NCAA Division 1

$33,928 Tuition

$20,796 Avg. Cost After Aid

32,999 Favorites

115 General Rank

239 Grad Rank

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Miami University

NCAA Division 1

$37,379 Tuition

$24,592 Avg. Cost After Aid

11,993 Favorites

105 General Rank

172 Grad Rank

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Santa Clara University

NCAA Division 1

$55,860 Tuition

$43,228 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,805 Favorites

55 General Rank

68 Grad Rank

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University of Iowa

NCAA Division 1

$31,905 Tuition

$19,443 Avg. Cost After Aid

21,522 Favorites

83 General Rank

320 Grad Rank

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Colgate University

NCAA Division 1

$61,966 Tuition

$24,489 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,653 Favorites

18 General Rank

73 Grad Rank

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George Washington University

NCAA Division 1

$59,870 Tuition

$26,272 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,648 Favorites

62 General Rank

151 Grad Rank

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University of Oregon

NCAA Division 1

$40,464 Tuition

$18,699 Avg. Cost After Aid

41,227 Favorites

105 General Rank

302 Grad Rank

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University of Richmond

NCAA Division 1

$58,570 Tuition

$29,232 Avg. Cost After Aid

14,777 Favorites

18 General Rank

82 Grad Rank

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California State University - Long Beach

NCAA Division 1

$18,726 Tuition

$8,338 Avg. Cost After Aid

12,555 Favorites

137 General Rank

284 Grad Rank

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Pepperdine University

NCAA Division 1

$59,702 Tuition

$35,167 Avg. Cost After Aid

10,779 Favorites

55 General Rank

174 Grad Rank

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United States Military Academy

NCAA Division 1

$7,326 Tuition

$18,623 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,696 Favorites

9 General Rank

154 Grad Rank

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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

NCAA Division 3

$58,111 Tuition

$20,114 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,684 Favorites

9 General Rank

34 Grad Rank

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Baylor University

NCAA Division 1

$50,232 Tuition

$37,248 Avg. Cost After Aid

41,526 Favorites

77 General Rank

194 Grad Rank

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University of California - Riverside

NCAA Division 1

$43,508 Tuition

$13,233 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,921 Favorites

89 General Rank

263 Grad Rank

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Iowa State University

NCAA Division 1

$25,446 Tuition

$15,351 Avg. Cost After Aid

16,767 Favorites

127 General Rank

271 Grad Rank

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Swarthmore College

NCAA Division 3

$56,056 Tuition

$20,780 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,991 Favorites

4 General Rank

17 Grad Rank

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University of San Diego

NCAA Division 1

$52,864 Tuition

$28,071 Avg. Cost After Aid

16,079 Favorites

97 General Rank

218 Grad Rank

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Tulane University

NCAA Division 1

$60,814 Tuition

$42,217 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,639 Favorites

44 General Rank

122 Grad Rank

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University of Oklahoma

NCAA Division 1

$27,816 Tuition

$19,867 Avg. Cost After Aid

33,977 Favorites

127 General Rank

277 Grad Rank

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Washington & Lee University

NCAA Division 3

$59,380 Tuition

$27,417 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,244 Favorites

11 General Rank

25 Grad Rank

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