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Best D1 Men's Football Programs in North Carolina, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 14 D1 men's Football programs in North Carolina 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 North Carolina is 85%, with an average graduation rate of 73%, and median earnings around $62,637.
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Programs
14
Avg. Retention
85%
Avg. Grad Rate
73%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$62,637
Top programs
Showing 14 of 14 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Duke University
Durham, NC
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$97,800
2
2. Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Retention
95%
Grad Rate
90%
Earnings (10YR)
$78,158
3
3. Davidson College
Davidson, NC
Retention
95%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$81,400
4
4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
91%
Earnings (10YR)
$72,200
5
Retention
93%
Grad Rate
84%
Earnings (10YR)
$68,758
6
6. Elon University
Elon, NC
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
82%
Earnings (10YR)
$74,545
7
7. University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
65%
Earnings (10YR)
$57,289
8
8. Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
74%
Earnings (10YR)
$51,836
9
9. East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Retention
82%
Grad Rate
67%
Earnings (10YR)
$55,146
10
10. Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC
Retention
76%
Grad Rate
66%
Earnings (10YR)
$49,458
11
11. Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
Retention
75%
Grad Rate
51%
Earnings (10YR)
$54,886
12
12. Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
Retention
69%
Grad Rate
58%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,039
13
13. North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC
Retention
80%
Grad Rate
55%
Earnings (10YR)
$44,440
14
14. North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
Retention
75%
Grad Rate
54%
Earnings (10YR)
$42,968
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