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Best D1 Men's Cross Country Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 58 D1 men's Cross Country 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 D1 men's Cross Country programs is 80%, with an average graduation rate of 66%, and median earnings around $61,930.
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Programs
58
Avg. Retention
80%
Avg. Grad Rate
66%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$61,930
Top programs
Showing 10 of 58 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$109,183
2
2. Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$91,565
3
3. University of Richmond
University of Richmond, VA
Retention
93%
Grad Rate
85%
Earnings (10YR)
$76,178
4
4. Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
82%
Earnings (10YR)
$88,794
5
5. University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$80,735
6
6. University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Retention
92%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$74,915
7
7. University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
81%
Earnings (10YR)
$86,522
8
8. Elon University
Elon, NC
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
82%
Earnings (10YR)
$74,545
9
9. Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Retention
88%
Grad Rate
82%
Earnings (10YR)
$78,349
10
10. Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Retention
86%
Grad Rate
85%
Earnings (10YR)
$82,939
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