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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 882 men's Football programs by retention rate.
The average retention rate across men's Football programs is 75%, with an average graduation rate of 57%, and median earnings around $55,780 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
882
Avg. Retention
75%
Avg. Grad Rate
57%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$55,780
Top programs
Showing 10 of 882 programs.
Rank
Program
Retention
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA
Retention Rate
100%
Grad Rate
31%
Earnings (10YR)
$43,552
2
2. Shasta College
Redding, CA
Retention Rate
100%
Grad Rate
23%
Earnings (10YR)
$39,269
3
3. Brown University
Providence, RI
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$93,487
4
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$143,372
5
5. United States Coast Guard Academy
New London, CT
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
93%
Earnings (10YR)
N/A
6
6. University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$91,885
7
7. University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
95%
Earnings (10YR)
$99,980
8
8. University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
97%
Earnings (10YR)
$111,371
9
9. Yale University
New Haven, CT
Retention Rate
99%
Grad Rate
96%
Earnings (10YR)
$100,533
10
10. Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Retention Rate
98%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$114,862
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