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Best Pennsylvania Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 54 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania men's Football programs is 81%, with an average graduation rate of 69%, and median earnings around $63,549.
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Programs
54
Avg. Retention
81%
Avg. Grad Rate
69%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$63,549
Top programs
Showing 10 of 54 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Retention
98%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$111,371
2
2. Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
91%
Earnings (10YR)
$114,862
3
3. Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Retention
95%
Grad Rate
89%
Earnings (10YR)
$100,423
4
4. Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
89%
Earnings (10YR)
$93,807
5
5. Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Retention
93%
Grad Rate
89%
Earnings (10YR)
$105,584
6
6. Lafayette College
Easton, PA
Retention
92%
Grad Rate
89%
Earnings (10YR)
$91,410
7
7. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
Retention
92%
Grad Rate
85%
Earnings (10YR)
$63,435
8
8. Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
83%
Earnings (10YR)
$71,517
9
9. Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
Retention
89%
Grad Rate
83%
Earnings (10YR)
$70,204
10
10. Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
Retention
85%
Grad Rate
84%
Earnings (10YR)
$76,124
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