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Best 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 867 men's Football programs by retention rate.
The average retention rate across men's Football programs is 75%, with an average graduation rate of 58%, and median earnings around $55,717 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
867
Avg. Retention
75%
Avg. Grad Rate
58%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$55,717
Top programs
Showing 10 of 867 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Lackawanna College
Scranton, PA
Retention Rate
100%
Grad Rate
36%
Earnings (10YR)
$41,000
2
2. Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA
Retention Rate
100%
Grad Rate
17%
Earnings (10YR)
$43,552
3
3. University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$91,885
4
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$143,372
5
5. Yale University
New Haven, CT
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$100,533
6
6. Brown University
Providence, RI
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$93,487
7
7. Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
98%
Earnings (10YR)
$101,817
8
8. University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Retention Rate
98%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$99,980
9
9. University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Retention Rate
98%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$111,371
10
10. Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Retention Rate
98%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$104,043
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