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Best Mid-American Conference Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 12 Mid-American Conference men's Football 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 Mid-American Conference men's Football programs is 78%, with an average graduation rate of 63%, and median earnings around $53,321.
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Programs
12
Avg. Retention
78%
Avg. Grad Rate
63%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$53,321
Top programs
Showing 12 of 12 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
82%
Earnings (10YR)
$55,076
2
2. University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
72%
Earnings (10YR)
$70,814
3
3. Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
Retention
82%
Grad Rate
69%
Earnings (10YR)
$52,581
4
4. Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
Retention
80%
Grad Rate
61%
Earnings (10YR)
$53,562
5
5. Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Retention
77%
Grad Rate
66%
Earnings (10YR)
$51,833
6
6. Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH
Retention
80%
Grad Rate
65%
Earnings (10YR)
$47,896
7
7. Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
63%
Earnings (10YR)
$55,874
8
8. Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH
Retention
79%
Grad Rate
64%
Earnings (10YR)
$45,388
9
9. Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
Retention
70%
Grad Rate
62%
Earnings (10YR)
$57,808
10
10. University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Retention
76%
Grad Rate
54%
Earnings (10YR)
$50,632
11
11. University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH
Retention
73%
Grad Rate
50%
Earnings (10YR)
$46,600
12
12. Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Retention
68%
Grad Rate
54%
Earnings (10YR)
$51,793
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