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Best Big East Conference Men's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 11 Big East Conference men's Basketball programs by academic score — a composite of retention rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average retention rate across Big East Conference men's Basketball programs is 89%, with an average graduation rate of 79%, and median earnings around $78,887.
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Programs
11
Avg. Retention
89%
Avg. Grad Rate
79%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$78,887
Top programs
Showing 11 of 11 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$103,494
2
2. Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Retention
95%
Grad Rate
89%
Earnings (10YR)
$100,423
3
3. Providence College
Providence, RI
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
85%
Earnings (10YR)
$87,054
4
4. Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
82%
Earnings (10YR)
$78,257
5
5. University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
83%
Earnings (10YR)
$73,997
6
6. Creighton University
Omaha, NE
Retention
92%
Grad Rate
79%
Earnings (10YR)
$73,911
7
7. Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Retention
88%
Grad Rate
83%
Earnings (10YR)
$77,235
8
8. Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
69%
Earnings (10YR)
$70,196
9
9. DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Retention
87%
Grad Rate
68%
Earnings (10YR)
$68,751
10
10. Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
Retention
83%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$64,873
11
11. St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY
Retention
80%
Grad Rate
68%
Earnings (10YR)
$69,571
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