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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1
NCAA Division 1
$56,169 Tuition
$7,200 Avg. Cost After Aid
48,425 Favorites
3 General Rank
12 Grad Rank
2
NCAA Division 1
$56,010 Tuition
$11,080 Avg. Cost After Aid
20,940 Favorites
1 General Rank
1 Grad Rank
3
NCAA Division 3
$55,878 Tuition
$5,084 Avg. Cost After Aid
9,646 Favorites
2 General Rank
7 Grad Rank
4
NCAA Division 1
$55,587 Tuition
$13,259 Avg. Cost After Aid
21,644 Favorites
3 General Rank
5 Grad Rank
5
NCAA Division 1
$28,659 Tuition
$3,679 Avg. Cost After Aid
60,087 Favorites
29 General Rank
67 Grad Rank
6
NCAA Division 1
$63,530 Tuition
$12,836 Avg. Cost After Aid
17,514 Favorites
18 General Rank
3 Grad Rank
7
NCAA Division 1
$59,950 Tuition
$16,341 Avg. Cost After Aid
19,048 Favorites
3 General Rank
4 Grad Rank
8
NCAA Division 1
$61,710 Tuition
$14,851 Avg. Cost After Aid
17,985 Favorites
7 General Rank
6 Grad Rank
9
NCAA Division 1
$43,012 Tuition
$11,627 Avg. Cost After Aid
49,770 Favorites
20 General Rank
39 Grad Rank
10
NCAA Division 3
$58,720 Tuition
$14,254 Avg. Cost After Aid
12,472 Favorites
7 General Rank
15 Grad Rank
11
NCAA Division 1
$43,980 Tuition
$15,240 Avg. Cost After Aid
32,951 Favorites
20 General Rank
31 Grad Rank
12
NCAA Division 1
$53,232 Tuition
$17,086 Avg. Cost After Aid
43,069 Favorites
25 General Rank
24 Grad Rank
13
NCAA Division 1
$36,891 Tuition
$13,263 Avg. Cost After Aid
47,177 Favorites
29 General Rank
72 Grad Rank
14
NCAA Division 1
$56,966 Tuition
$22,204 Avg. Cost After Aid
27,050 Favorites
13 General Rank
27 Grad Rank
15
NCAA Division 1
$53,626 Tuition
$20,507 Avg. Cost After Aid
29,021 Favorites
25 General Rank
22 Grad Rank
16
NCAA Division 1
$33,964 Tuition
$14,820 Avg. Cost After Aid
25,445 Favorites
44 General Rank
50 Grad Rank
17
NCAA Division 1
$62,304 Tuition
$26,308 Avg. Cost After Aid
16,895 Favorites
13 General Rank
11 Grad Rank
18
NCAA Division 1
$60,244 Tuition
$31,416 Avg. Cost After Aid
51,439 Favorites
10 General Rank
10 Grad Rank
19
NCAA Division 1
$52,895 Tuition
$17,805 Avg. Cost After Aid
11,230 Favorites
15 General Rank
38 Grad Rank
20
NCAA Division 3
$62,241 Tuition
$22,690 Avg. Cost After Aid
9,171 Favorites
6 General Rank
8 Grad Rank
21
NCAA Division 1
$59,957 Tuition
$24,570 Avg. Cost After Aid
17,846 Favorites
22 General Rank
14 Grad Rank
22
NCAA Division 1
$60,768 Tuition
$28,230 Avg. Cost After Aid
21,028 Favorites
10 General Rank
13 Grad Rank
23
NCAA Division 1
$38,608 Tuition
$16,708 Avg. Cost After Aid
28,568 Favorites
38 General Rank
83 Grad Rank
24
NCAA Division 1
$58,843 Tuition
$32,369 Avg. Cost After Aid
42,122 Favorites
18 General Rank
8 Grad Rank
25
NCAA Division 1
$44,454 Tuition
$14,895 Avg. Cost After Aid
14,049 Favorites
34 General Rank
80 Grad Rank
26
NCAA Division 1
$31,108 Tuition
$14,995 Avg. Cost After Aid
47,318 Favorites
49 General Rank
91 Grad Rank
27
NCAA Division 1
$40,996 Tuition
$17,519 Avg. Cost After Aid
48,264 Favorites
38 General Rank
92 Grad Rank
28
NCAA Division 1
$61,503 Tuition
$25,972 Avg. Cost After Aid
33,905 Favorites
25 General Rank
49 Grad Rank
29
NCAA Division 1
$61,015 Tuition
$29,011 Avg. Cost After Aid
18,618 Favorites
17 General Rank
16 Grad Rank
30
NCAA Division 1
$18,786 Tuition
$9,561 Avg. Cost After Aid
50,145 Favorites
55 General Rank
168 Grad Rank
31
NCAA Division 1
$35,019 Tuition
$18,623 Avg. Cost After Aid
55,319 Favorites
49 General Rank
86 Grad Rank
32
NCAA Division 1
$44,171 Tuition
$15,458 Avg. Cost After Aid
17,283 Favorites
32 General Rank
131 Grad Rank
33
NCAA Division 1
$43,529 Tuition
$9,691 Avg. Cost After Aid
12,135 Favorites
34 General Rank
150 Grad Rank
34
NCAA Division 1
$44,399 Tuition
$14,920 Avg. Cost After Aid
13,536 Favorites
38 General Rank
104 Grad Rank
35
NCAA Division 1
$28,794 Tuition
$9,127 Avg. Cost After Aid
22,727 Favorites
51 General Rank
178 Grad Rank
36
NCAA Division 1
$39,906 Tuition
$10,933 Avg. Cost After Aid
25,732 Favorites
55 General Rank
145 Grad Rank
37
NCAA Division 1
$47,038 Tuition
$18,650 Avg. Cost After Aid
10,428 Favorites
41 General Rank
64 Grad Rank
38
NCAA Division 1
$38,636 Tuition
$17,500 Avg. Cost After Aid
24,108 Favorites
55 General Rank
93 Grad Rank
39
NCAA Division 1
$60,870 Tuition
$33,023 Avg. Cost After Aid
14,984 Favorites
12 General Rank
26 Grad Rank
40
NCAA Division 1
$32,892 Tuition
$15,483 Avg. Cost After Aid
16,307 Favorites
41 General Rank
136 Grad Rank
41
NCAA Division 1
$59,770 Tuition
$29,214 Avg. Cost After Aid
24,707 Favorites
29 General Rank
74 Grad Rank
42
NCAA Division 1
$4,799 Tuition
$4,022 Avg. Cost After Aid
7,739 Favorites
6 General Rank
54 Grad Rank
43
NCAA Division 1
$40,562 Tuition
$10,925 Avg. Cost After Aid
35,416 Favorites
77 General Rank
187 Grad Rank
44
NCAA Division 1
$33,857 Tuition
$20,927 Avg. Cost After Aid
30,960 Favorites
62 General Rank
109 Grad Rank
45
NCAA Division 1
$29,916 Tuition
$16,239 Avg. Cost After Aid
36,480 Favorites
72 General Rank
139 Grad Rank
46
NCAA Division 1
$59,816 Tuition
$26,170 Avg. Cost After Aid
13,590 Favorites
41 General Rank
80 Grad Rank
47
NCAA Division 3
$55,468 Tuition
$25,424 Avg. Cost After Aid
8,332 Favorites
22 General Rank
76 Grad Rank
48
NCAA Division 1
$33,818 Tuition
$17,419 Avg. Cost After Aid
18,116 Favorites
62 General Rank
142 Grad Rank
49
NCAA Division 1
$33,005 Tuition
$15,365 Avg. Cost After Aid
12,248 Favorites
55 General Rank
148 Grad Rank
50
NCAA Division 1
$36,964 Tuition
$16,197 Avg. Cost After Aid
15,069 Favorites
67 General Rank
149 Grad Rank
51
NCAA Division 1
$38,550 Tuition
$22,116 Avg. Cost After Aid
58,451 Favorites
77 General Rank
128 Grad Rank
52
NCAA Division 3
$58,866 Tuition
$27,595 Avg. Cost After Aid
5,858 Favorites
15 General Rank
28 Grad Rank
53
NCAA Division 3
$63,000 Tuition
$35,683 Avg. Cost After Aid
10,430 Favorites
32 General Rank
20 Grad Rank
54
NCAA Division 1
$40,134 Tuition
$20,976 Avg. Cost After Aid
49,619 Favorites
67 General Rank
165 Grad Rank
55
NCAA Division 1
$38,352 Tuition
$14,216 Avg. Cost After Aid
22,397 Favorites
72 General Rank
209 Grad Rank
56
NCAA Division 1
$61,706 Tuition
$38,412 Avg. Cost After Aid
26,460 Favorites
36 General Rank
69 Grad Rank
57
NCAA Division 1
$59,020 Tuition
$34,784 Avg. Cost After Aid
17,821 Favorites
51 General Rank
62 Grad Rank
58
NCAA Division 3
$61,150 Tuition
$17,304 Avg. Cost After Aid
8,466 Favorites
2 General Rank
37 Grad Rank
59
NCAA Division 1
$41,192 Tuition
$21,724 Avg. Cost After Aid
15,838 Favorites
67 General Rank
171 Grad Rank
60
NCAA Division 1
$57,592 Tuition
$34,255 Avg. Cost After Aid
9,695 Favorites
44 General Rank
70 Grad Rank
61
NCAA Division 3
$59,660 Tuition
$14,739 Avg. Cost After Aid
5,641 Favorites
1 General Rank
19 Grad Rank
62
NCAA Division 1
$35,394 Tuition
$27,926 Avg. Cost After Aid
21,499 Favorites
62 General Rank
141 Grad Rank
63
NCAA Division 1
$55,200 Tuition
$17,057 Avg. Cost After Aid
12,340 Favorites
15 General Rank
79 Grad Rank
64
NCAA Division 1
$54,760 Tuition
$30,742 Avg. Cost After Aid
39,693 Favorites
55 General Rank
163 Grad Rank
65
NCAA Division 3
$58,924 Tuition
$37,846 Avg. Cost After Aid
6,759 Favorites
22 General Rank
33 Grad Rank
66
NCAA Division 1
$17,324 Tuition
$8,318 Avg. Cost After Aid
27,714 Favorites
97 General Rank
296 Grad Rank
67
NCAA Division 1
$7,326 Tuition
$11,513 Avg. Cost After Aid
10,237 Favorites
18 General Rank
114 Grad Rank
68
NCAA Division 3
$58,680 Tuition
$29,279 Avg. Cost After Aid
3,978 Favorites
9 General Rank
30 Grad Rank
69
NCAA Division 1
$57,470 Tuition
$32,698 Avg. Cost After Aid
10,102 Favorites
51 General Rank
98 Grad Rank
70
NCAA Division 3
$56,686 Tuition
$9,170 Avg. Cost After Aid
4,028 Favorites
3 General Rank
29 Grad Rank
71
NCAA Division 3
$59,378 Tuition
$31,171 Avg. Cost After Aid
8,211 Favorites
36 General Rank
126 Grad Rank
72
NCAA Division 1
$31,986 Tuition
$23,258 Avg. Cost After Aid
43,485 Favorites
97 General Rank
208 Grad Rank
73
NCAA Division 1
$36,880 Tuition
$18,313 Avg. Cost After Aid
9,189 Favorites
89 General Rank
185 Grad Rank
74
NCAA Division 1
$57,591 Tuition
$32,516 Avg. Cost After Aid
26,704 Favorites
62 General Rank
181 Grad Rank
75
NCAA Division 1
$6,120 Tuition
$13,522 Avg. Cost After Aid
10,657 Favorites
89 General Rank
259 Grad Rank
76
NCAA Division 3
$56,500 Tuition
$39,565 Avg. Cost After Aid
8,626 Favorites
25 General Rank
107 Grad Rank
77
NCAA Division 1
$20,016 Tuition
$6,488 Avg. Cost After Aid
23,701 Favorites
151 General Rank
268 Grad Rank
78
NCAA Division 3
$58,322 Tuition
$16,925 Avg. Cost After Aid
4,389 Favorites
6 General Rank
21 Grad Rank
79
NCAA Division 1
$22,467 Tuition
$9,217 Avg. Cost After Aid
33,576 Favorites
137 General Rank
290 Grad Rank
80
NCAA Division 1
$48,470 Tuition
$30,828 Avg. Cost After Aid
12,396 Favorites
83 General Rank
133 Grad Rank
81
NCAA Division 1
$33,928 Tuition
$20,796 Avg. Cost After Aid
32,999 Favorites
115 General Rank
239 Grad Rank
82
NCAA Division 1
$37,379 Tuition
$24,592 Avg. Cost After Aid
11,993 Favorites
105 General Rank
172 Grad Rank
83
NCAA Division 1
$55,860 Tuition
$43,228 Avg. Cost After Aid
8,805 Favorites
55 General Rank
68 Grad Rank
84
NCAA Division 1
$31,905 Tuition
$19,443 Avg. Cost After Aid
21,522 Favorites
83 General Rank
320 Grad Rank
85
NCAA Division 1
$61,966 Tuition
$24,489 Avg. Cost After Aid
8,653 Favorites
18 General Rank
73 Grad Rank
86
NCAA Division 1
$59,870 Tuition
$26,272 Avg. Cost After Aid
6,648 Favorites
62 General Rank
151 Grad Rank
87
NCAA Division 1
$40,464 Tuition
$18,699 Avg. Cost After Aid
41,227 Favorites
105 General Rank
302 Grad Rank
88
NCAA Division 1
$58,570 Tuition
$29,232 Avg. Cost After Aid
14,777 Favorites
18 General Rank
82 Grad Rank
89
NCAA Division 1
$18,726 Tuition
$8,338 Avg. Cost After Aid
12,555 Favorites
137 General Rank
284 Grad Rank
90
NCAA Division 1
$59,702 Tuition
$35,167 Avg. Cost After Aid
10,779 Favorites
55 General Rank
174 Grad Rank
91
NCAA Division 1
$7,326 Tuition
$18,623 Avg. Cost After Aid
8,696 Favorites
9 General Rank
154 Grad Rank
92
NCAA Division 3
$58,111 Tuition
$20,114 Avg. Cost After Aid
4,684 Favorites
9 General Rank
34 Grad Rank
93
NCAA Division 1
$50,232 Tuition
$37,248 Avg. Cost After Aid
41,526 Favorites
77 General Rank
194 Grad Rank
94
NCAA Division 1
$43,508 Tuition
$13,233 Avg. Cost After Aid
6,921 Favorites
89 General Rank
263 Grad Rank
95
NCAA Division 1
$25,446 Tuition
$15,351 Avg. Cost After Aid
16,767 Favorites
127 General Rank
271 Grad Rank
96
NCAA Division 3
$56,056 Tuition
$20,780 Avg. Cost After Aid
3,991 Favorites
4 General Rank
17 Grad Rank
97
NCAA Division 1
$52,864 Tuition
$28,071 Avg. Cost After Aid
16,079 Favorites
97 General Rank
218 Grad Rank
98
NCAA Division 1
$60,814 Tuition
$42,217 Avg. Cost After Aid
8,639 Favorites
44 General Rank
122 Grad Rank
99
NCAA Division 1
$27,816 Tuition
$19,867 Avg. Cost After Aid
33,977 Favorites
127 General Rank
277 Grad Rank
100
NCAA Division 3
$59,380 Tuition
$27,417 Avg. Cost After Aid
5,244 Favorites
11 General Rank
25 Grad Rank