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Best Missouri Valley Conference Men's Baseball Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 10 Missouri Valley Conference men's Baseball 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 Missouri Valley Conference men's Baseball programs is 78%, with an average graduation rate of 65%, and median earnings around $56,694.
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Programs
10
Avg. Retention
78%
Avg. Grad Rate
65%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$56,694
Top programs
Showing 10 of 10 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Bradley University
Peoria, IL
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
77%
Earnings (10YR)
$66,852
2
2. Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Retention
81%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$62,117
3
3. Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, IN
Retention
79%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$63,191
4
4. University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$68,740
5
5. Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$55,930
6
6. University of Evansville
Evansville, IN
Retention
77%
Grad Rate
67%
Earnings (10YR)
$53,770
7
7. Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield, MO
Retention
79%
Grad Rate
60%
Earnings (10YR)
$49,827
8
8. Murray State University
Murray, KY
Retention
76%
Grad Rate
58%
Earnings (10YR)
$44,737
9
9. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
Retention
69%
Grad Rate
56%
Earnings (10YR)
$53,390
10
10. Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Retention
69%
Grad Rate
45%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,387
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