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Best North Carolina 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 11 North Carolina 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 North Carolina men's Track & Field (Outdoor) programs is 64%, with an average graduation rate of 46%, and median earnings around $43,343.
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Programs
11
Avg. Retention
64%
Avg. Grad Rate
46%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$43,343
Top programs
Showing 11 of 11 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
Retention
69%
Grad Rate
58%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,039
2
2. Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, NC
Retention
71%
Grad Rate
50%
Earnings (10YR)
$45,543
3
3. Belmont Abbey College
Belmont, NC
Retention
69%
Grad Rate
49%
Earnings (10YR)
$47,937
4
4. Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC
Retention
68%
Grad Rate
49%
Earnings (10YR)
$51,562
5
5. North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
Retention
75%
Grad Rate
54%
Earnings (10YR)
$42,968
6
6. Barton College
Wilson, NC
Retention
65%
Grad Rate
57%
Earnings (10YR)
$47,913
7
7. Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC
Retention
65%
Grad Rate
37%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,050
8
8. Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
28%
Earnings (10YR)
$32,600
9
9. Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC
Retention
63%
Grad Rate
44%
Earnings (10YR)
$42,680
10
10. Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, NC
Retention
53%
Grad Rate
51%
Earnings (10YR)
$35,730
11
11. Cleveland Community College
Shelby, NC
Retention
32%
Grad Rate
27%
Earnings (10YR)
$33,755
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