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Best D3 Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 235 D3 men's Football 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 D3 men's Football programs is 78%, with an average graduation rate of 68%, and median earnings around $61,508.
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Programs
235
Avg. Retention
78%
Avg. Grad Rate
68%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$61,508
Top programs
Showing 10 of 235 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Retention
99%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$143,372
2
2. University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Retention
99%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$91,885
3
3. Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
91%
Earnings (10YR)
$114,862
4
4. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$104,736
5
5. Williams College
Williamstown, MA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$88,665
6
6. Tufts University
Medford, MA
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$83,214
7
7. Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
Retention
95%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$94,810
8
8. Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
93%
Earnings (10YR)
$86,182
9
9. Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
95%
Earnings (10YR)
$77,644
10
10. Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$82,735
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