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Best D2 Men's Cross Country Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 264 D2 men's Cross Country programs by academic score — a composite of acceptance rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average acceptance rate across D2 men's Cross Country programs is 80%, with an average graduation rate of 50%, and median earnings around $52,129.
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Programs
264
Avg. Accept. Rate
80%
Avg. Grad Rate
50%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$52,129
Top programs
Showing 10 of 264 programs.
Rank
Program
Accept. Rate
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
90%
Earnings (10YR)
N/A
2
2. Bentley University
Waltham, MA
Retention
93%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$120,959
3
3. Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
Retention
93%
Grad Rate
82%
Earnings (10YR)
$97,335
4
4. The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
76%
Earnings (10YR)
$68,227
5
5. Adelphi University
Garden City, NY
Retention
83%
Grad Rate
67%
Earnings (10YR)
$75,482
6
6. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL
Retention
88%
Grad Rate
67%
Earnings (10YR)
$84,131
7
7. Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO
Retention
79%
Grad Rate
74%
Earnings (10YR)
$67,102
8
8. Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD
Retention
86%
Grad Rate
73%
Earnings (10YR)
$59,217
9
9. The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
64%
Earnings (10YR)
$59,436
10
10. Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL
Retention
80%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$55,294
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