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Best Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 10 Rocky Mountain Athletic 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 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's Football programs is 71%, with an average graduation rate of 49%, and median earnings around $54,815.
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Programs
10
Avg. Retention
71%
Avg. Grad Rate
49%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$54,815
Top programs
Showing 10 of 10 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
Retention
93%
Grad Rate
85%
Earnings (10YR)
$97,335
2
2. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
54%
Earnings (10YR)
$72,257
3
3. Western Colorado University
Gunnison, CO
Retention
73%
Grad Rate
52%
Earnings (10YR)
$46,833
4
4. Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
Retention
75%
Grad Rate
41%
Earnings (10YR)
$45,823
5
5. Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD
Retention
72%
Grad Rate
41%
Earnings (10YR)
$46,674
6
6. Chadron State College
Chadron, NE
Retention
70%
Grad Rate
42%
Earnings (10YR)
$47,002
7
7. Colorado State University Pueblo
Pueblo, CO
Retention
65%
Grad Rate
43%
Earnings (10YR)
$55,563
8
8. New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM
Retention
57%
Grad Rate
51%
Earnings (10YR)
$45,937
9
9. Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO
Retention
63%
Grad Rate
47%
Earnings (10YR)
$46,349
10
10. Adams State University
Alamosa, CO
Retention
55%
Grad Rate
35%
Earnings (10YR)
$44,372
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