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Best D3 Men's Track & Field (Outdoor) Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 174 D3 men's Track & Field (Outdoor) 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 Track & Field (Outdoor) programs is 79%, with an average graduation rate of 67%, and median earnings around $61,134.
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Programs
174
Avg. Retention
79%
Avg. Grad Rate
67%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$61,134
Top programs
Showing 10 of 174 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$128,566
2
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Retention
99%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$143,372
3
3. Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
95%
Earnings (10YR)
$77,644
4
4. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$104,736
5
5. Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
Retention
95%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$94,810
6
6. Williams College
Williamstown, MA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$88,665
7
7. Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Retention
92%
Grad Rate
86%
Earnings (10YR)
$87,989
8
8. Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$77,779
9
9. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
85%
Earnings (10YR)
$101,253
10
10. Colby College
Waterville, ME
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
89%
Earnings (10YR)
$80,490
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