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Best D2 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 D2 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 D2 men's Football programs in North Carolina is 67%, with an average graduation rate of 46%, and median earnings around $42,317.
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Programs
14
Avg. Retention
67%
Avg. Grad Rate
46%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$42,317
Top programs
Showing 14 of 14 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC
Retention
75%
Grad Rate
59%
Earnings (10YR)
$45,344
2
2. Wingate University
Wingate, NC
Retention
67%
Grad Rate
57%
Earnings (10YR)
$52,649
3
3. Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, NC
Retention
71%
Grad Rate
50%
Earnings (10YR)
$45,543
4
4. Catawba College
Salisbury, NC
Retention
73%
Grad Rate
58%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,793
5
5. Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
48%
Earnings (10YR)
$40,144
6
6. Barton College
Wilson, NC
Retention
65%
Grad Rate
57%
Earnings (10YR)
$47,913
7
7. University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC
Retention
71%
Grad Rate
48%
Earnings (10YR)
$43,407
8
8. Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
43%
Earnings (10YR)
$40,026
9
9. Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
28%
Earnings (10YR)
$32,600
10
10. Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC
Retention
63%
Grad Rate
44%
Earnings (10YR)
$42,680
11
11. Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, NC
Retention
61%
Grad Rate
39%
Earnings (10YR)
$44,781
12
12. Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, NC
Retention
53%
Grad Rate
51%
Earnings (10YR)
$35,730
13
13. Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC
Retention
57%
Grad Rate
33%
Earnings (10YR)
$38,412
14
14. Shaw University
Raleigh, NC
Retention
56%
Grad Rate
24%
Earnings (10YR)
$34,409
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