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Best Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 882 men's Football 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 men's Football programs is 75%, with an average graduation rate of 57%, and median earnings around $55,780.
Use this ranking to find programs at schools with strong academic outcomes, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.
Programs
882
Avg. Accept. Rate
75%
Avg. Grad Rate
57%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$55,780
Top programs
Showing 10 of 882 programs.
Rank
Program
Accept. Rate
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
98%
Earnings (10YR)
$101,817
2
2. Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
90%
Earnings (10YR)
N/A
3
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Retention
99%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$143,372
4
4. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Lancaster, PA
Retention
75%
Grad Rate
71%
Earnings (10YR)
$54,681
5
5. Bentley University
Waltham, MA
Retention
93%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$120,959
6
6. Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$114,862
7
7. Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$102,491
8
8. Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$87,555
9
9. Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
60%
Earnings (10YR)
$69,151
10
10. Morningside University
Sioux City, IA
Retention
74%
Grad Rate
50%
Earnings (10YR)
$55,494
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