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Best North Carolina Women's Track & Field (Outdoor) Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 14 North Carolina women'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 women's Track & Field (Outdoor) programs is 66%, with an average graduation rate of 45%, and median earnings around $42,620.
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Programs
14
Avg. Retention
66%
Avg. Grad Rate
45%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$42,620
Top programs
Showing 14 of 14 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC
Retention
75%
Grad Rate
59%
Earnings (10YR)
$45,344
2
2. Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
Retention
69%
Grad Rate
58%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,039
3
3. Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, NC
Retention
71%
Grad Rate
50%
Earnings (10YR)
$45,543
4
4. Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
48%
Earnings (10YR)
$40,144
5
5. Belmont Abbey College
Belmont, NC
Retention
69%
Grad Rate
49%
Earnings (10YR)
$47,937
6
6. Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC
Retention
68%
Grad Rate
49%
Earnings (10YR)
$51,562
7
7. North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
Retention
75%
Grad Rate
54%
Earnings (10YR)
$42,968
8
8. Barton College
Wilson, NC
Retention
65%
Grad Rate
57%
Earnings (10YR)
$47,913
9
9. Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC
Retention
65%
Grad Rate
37%
Earnings (10YR)
$48,050
10
10. Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC
Retention
78%
Grad Rate
28%
Earnings (10YR)
$32,600
11
11. Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC
Retention
63%
Grad Rate
44%
Earnings (10YR)
$42,680
12
12. Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, NC
Retention
53%
Grad Rate
51%
Earnings (10YR)
$35,730
13
13. Cleveland Community College
Shelby, NC
Retention
32%
Grad Rate
27%
Earnings (10YR)
$33,755
14
14. Shaw University
Raleigh, NC
Retention
56%
Grad Rate
24%
Earnings (10YR)
$34,409
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