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Best Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 14 Southeastern 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 Southeastern Conference men's Basketball programs is 90%, with an average graduation rate of 76%, and median earnings around $63,953.
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Programs
14
Avg. Retention
90%
Avg. Grad Rate
76%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$63,953
Top programs
Showing 14 of 14 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$91,565
2
2. University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
89%
Earnings (10YR)
$71,588
3
3. Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
84%
Earnings (10YR)
$72,097
4
4. University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Retention
95%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$68,726
5
5. Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Retention
93%
Grad Rate
79%
Earnings (10YR)
$65,337
6
6. University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
77%
Earnings (10YR)
$62,177
7
7. University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
72%
Earnings (10YR)
$63,403
8
8. The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Retention
86%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$59,221
9
9. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$60,249
10
10. University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Retention
86%
Grad Rate
68%
Earnings (10YR)
$58,191
11
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
70%
Earnings (10YR)
$61,251
12
12. University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Retention
87%
Grad Rate
66%
Earnings (10YR)
$59,025
13
13. University of Mississippi
University, MS
Retention
88%
Grad Rate
68%
Earnings (10YR)
$50,994
14
14. Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
Retention
83%
Grad Rate
64%
Earnings (10YR)
$51,513
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