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Best California Women's Cross Country Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 86 California women's Cross Country 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 California women's Cross Country programs is 74%, with an average graduation rate of 42%, and median earnings around $52,605.
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Programs
86
Avg. Retention
74%
Avg. Grad Rate
42%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$52,605
Top programs
Showing 10 of 86 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. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$104,736
3
3. Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$109,183
4
4. Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$77,779
5
5. Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Retention
88%
Grad Rate
82%
Earnings (10YR)
$78,349
6
6. University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$80,735
7
7. University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Retention
92%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$74,915
8
8. Chapman University
Orange, CA
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
81%
Earnings (10YR)
$70,070
9
9. Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$69,512
10
10. University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
Retention
89%
Grad Rate
74%
Earnings (10YR)
$78,445
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