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Best D3 Men's Football Programs in Minnesota, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 13 D3 men's Football programs in Minnesota 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 in Minnesota is 82%, with an average graduation rate of 73%, and median earnings around $59,748.
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Programs
13
Avg. Retention
82%
Avg. Grad Rate
73%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$59,748
Top programs
Showing 13 of 13 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Carleton College
Northfield, MN
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
93%
Earnings (10YR)
$75,525
2
2. Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN
Retention
95%
Grad Rate
91%
Earnings (10YR)
$63,878
3
3. St Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
85%
Earnings (10YR)
$65,543
4
4. Bethel University
Saint Paul, MN
Retention
87%
Grad Rate
73%
Earnings (10YR)
$63,764
5
5. Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
79%
Earnings (10YR)
$65,607
6
6. The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, MN
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
72%
Earnings (10YR)
$65,934
7
7. University of Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Paul, MN
Retention
84%
Grad Rate
66%
Earnings (10YR)
$50,755
8
8. Concordia College at Moorhead
Moorhead, MN
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$59,317
9
9. Martin Luther College
New Ulm, MN
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$47,491
10
10. Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
65%
Earnings (10YR)
$61,106
11
11. Augsburg University
Minneapolis, MN
Retention
70%
Grad Rate
62%
Earnings (10YR)
$58,829
12
12. University of Minnesota-Morris
Morris, MN
Retention
73%
Grad Rate
59%
Earnings (10YR)
$50,919
13
13. Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, MN
Retention
67%
Grad Rate
55%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,057
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