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Best D1 Men's Football Programs in New York, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 11 D1 men's Football programs in New York 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 Football programs in New York is 88%, with an average graduation rate of 79%, and median earnings around $80,166.
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Programs
11
Avg. Retention
88%
Avg. Grad Rate
79%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$80,166
Top programs
Showing 11 of 11 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$104,043
2
2. Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$102,491
3
3. Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
Retention
93%
Grad Rate
91%
Earnings (10YR)
$85,139
4
4. Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
83%
Earnings (10YR)
$79,164
5
5. Fordham University
Bronx, NY
Retention
88%
Grad Rate
81%
Earnings (10YR)
$85,569
6
6. Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Retention
89%
Grad Rate
80%
Earnings (10YR)
$77,819
7
7. Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Retention
89%
Grad Rate
77%
Earnings (10YR)
$74,502
8
8. Wagner College
Staten Island, NY
Retention
82%
Grad Rate
73%
Earnings (10YR)
$74,360
9
9. University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
72%
Earnings (10YR)
$70,814
10
10. University at Albany
Albany, NY
Retention
83%
Grad Rate
68%
Earnings (10YR)
$67,979
11
11. Long Island University
Brookville, NY
Retention
77%
Grad Rate
53%
Earnings (10YR)
$59,950
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