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Best Arkansas Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 13 Arkansas 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 Arkansas men's Football programs is 70%, with an average graduation rate of 50%, and median earnings around $44,953.
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Programs
13
Avg. Retention
70%
Avg. Grad Rate
50%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$44,953
Top programs
Showing 13 of 13 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Retention
86%
Grad Rate
68%
Earnings (10YR)
$58,191
2
2. Harding University
Searcy, AR
Retention
87%
Grad Rate
69%
Earnings (10YR)
$52,876
3
3. Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, AR
Retention
83%
Grad Rate
63%
Earnings (10YR)
$51,673
4
4. Hendrix College
Conway, AR
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
70%
Earnings (10YR)
$60,376
5
5. Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
55%
Earnings (10YR)
$42,617
6
6. University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR
Retention
73%
Grad Rate
49%
Earnings (10YR)
$45,938
7
7. Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
Retention
71%
Grad Rate
51%
Earnings (10YR)
$41,766
8
8. Lyon College
Batesville, AR
Retention
68%
Grad Rate
47%
Earnings (10YR)
$44,232
9
9. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Magnolia, AR
Retention
69%
Grad Rate
44%
Earnings (10YR)
$42,386
10
10. University of Arkansas at Monticello
Monticello, AR
Retention
69%
Grad Rate
38%
Earnings (10YR)
$36,902
11
11. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
Retention
65%
Grad Rate
43%
Earnings (10YR)
$35,550
12
12. Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, AR
Retention
59%
Grad Rate
39%
Earnings (10YR)
$43,459
13
13. Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, AR
Retention
21%
Grad Rate
18%
Earnings (10YR)
$28,418
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