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Best D1 Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Retention Rate
Retention rate measures how many students return after their first year — an early signal of whether a school delivers on expectations. Below, we've ranked all 256 D1 men's Football programs by retention rate.
The average retention rate across D1 men's Football programs is 83%, with an average graduation rate of 68%, and median earnings around $62,790 ten years after enrollment.
Use this ranking to find programs at schools where students choose to stay, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.
Programs
256
Avg. Retention
83%
Avg. Grad Rate
68%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$62,790
Top programs
Showing 10 of 256 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Yale University
New Haven, CT
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$100,533
2
2. Brown University
Providence, RI
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$93,487
3
3. Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
98%
Earnings (10YR)
$101,817
4
4. University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Retention Rate
98%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$99,980
5
5. University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Retention Rate
98%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$111,371
6
6. Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Retention Rate
98%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$104,043
7
7. Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Retention Rate
98%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$124,080
8
8. Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Retention Rate
98%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$97,434
9
Retention Rate
98%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$102,772
10
10. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Retention Rate
98%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$83,648
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