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Best Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 10 Mountain West 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 Mountain West Conference men's Basketball programs is 80%, with an average graduation rate of 64%, and median earnings around $58,869.
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Programs
10
Avg. Retention
80%
Avg. Grad Rate
64%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$58,869
Top programs
Showing 10 of 10 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
81%
Earnings (10YR)
$64,909
2
2. San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Retention
86%
Grad Rate
76%
Earnings (10YR)
$78,988
3
3. Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
70%
Earnings (10YR)
$60,543
4
4. University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, NV
Retention
80%
Grad Rate
62%
Earnings (10YR)
$60,614
5
5. University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY
Retention
77%
Grad Rate
62%
Earnings (10YR)
$56,880
6
6. California State University-Fresno
Fresno, CA
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
69%
Earnings (10YR)
$61,244
7
7. Boise State University
Boise, ID
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
57%
Earnings (10YR)
$51,658
8
8. University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
53%
Earnings (10YR)
$55,037
9
9. Utah State University
Logan, UT
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
56%
Earnings (10YR)
$54,022
10
10. University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM
Retention
73%
Grad Rate
57%
Earnings (10YR)
$44,792
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