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Top D3 Softball Colleges

NCSA analyzed 396 four-year colleges with college softball programs at the NCAA Division 3 level to develop a list of the Best Division 3 Softball Colleges for Student-Athletes.

NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of “NCSA Favorites” data obtained from the college search activity of the millions of student-athletes on the NCSA recruiting network, U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges general academic rankings, and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard graduation rates and average cost after aid.

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1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT
NCAA Division 3
$55,878 Tuition
$5,084 Avg. Cost After Aid
640 Favorites
5 General Rank
1 Grad Rank
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University of Chicago
NCAA Division 3
$62,241 Tuition
$22,690 Avg. Cost After Aid
384 Favorites
26 General Rank
2 Grad Rank
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Emory University
NCAA Division 3
$55,468 Tuition
$25,424 Avg. Cost After Aid
484 Favorites
71 General Rank
22 Grad Rank
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Tufts University
NCAA Division 3
$63,000 Tuition
$35,683 Avg. Cost After Aid
443 Favorites
103 General Rank
5 Grad Rank
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Washington University in St. Louis
NCAA Division 3
$58,866 Tuition
$27,595 Avg. Cost After Aid
299 Favorites
56 General Rank
8 Grad Rank
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Amherst College
NCAA Division 3
$61,150 Tuition
$17,304 Avg. Cost After Aid
331 Favorites
3 General Rank
12 Grad Rank
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7
Williams College
NCAA Division 3
$59,660 Tuition
$14,739 Avg. Cost After Aid
189 Favorites
2 General Rank
4 Grad Rank
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8
Carnegie Mellon University
NCAA Division 3
$58,924 Tuition
$37,846 Avg. Cost After Aid
503 Favorites
69 General Rank
10 Grad Rank
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9
University of Rochester
NCAA Division 3
$59,378 Tuition
$31,171 Avg. Cost After Aid
754 Favorites
109 General Rank
37 Grad Rank
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10
New York University
NCAA Division 3
$56,500 Tuition
$39,565 Avg. Cost After Aid
549 Favorites
79 General Rank
31 Grad Rank
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11
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
NCAA Division 3
$56,686 Tuition
$9,170 Avg. Cost After Aid
212 Favorites
8 General Rank
9 Grad Rank
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12
Bowdoin College
NCAA Division 3
$58,322 Tuition
$16,925 Avg. Cost After Aid
164 Favorites
21 General Rank
6 Grad Rank
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13
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
NCAA Division 3
$58,111 Tuition
$20,114 Avg. Cost After Aid
276 Favorites
36 General Rank
11 Grad Rank
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14
Swarthmore College
NCAA Division 3
$56,056 Tuition
$20,780 Avg. Cost After Aid
161 Favorites
13 General Rank
3 Grad Rank
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15
Case Western Reserve University
NCAA Division 3
$54,532 Tuition
$37,702 Avg. Cost After Aid
246 Favorites
131 General Rank
42 Grad Rank
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16
Middlebury College
NCAA Division 3
$59,770 Tuition
$29,047 Avg. Cost After Aid
151 Favorites
44 General Rank
18 Grad Rank
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17
Wesleyan University
NCAA Division 3
$62,049 Tuition
$26,080 Avg. Cost After Aid
132 Favorites
62 General Rank
19 Grad Rank
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18
Hamilton College
NCAA Division 3
$59,970 Tuition
$26,296 Avg. Cost After Aid
207 Favorites
55 General Rank
16 Grad Rank
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19
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - RPI
NCAA Division 3
$58,526 Tuition
$31,456 Avg. Cost After Aid
119 Favorites
146 General Rank
43 Grad Rank
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20
Colby College
NCAA Division 3
$61,220 Tuition
$17,739 Avg. Cost After Aid
115 Favorites
77 General Rank
33 Grad Rank
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21
Brandeis University
NCAA Division 3
$60,006 Tuition
$29,959 Avg. Cost After Aid
206 Favorites
130 General Rank
25 Grad Rank
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22
Bates College
NCAA Division 3
$59,062 Tuition
$26,560 Avg. Cost After Aid
143 Favorites
78 General Rank
15 Grad Rank
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23
Chapman University
NCAA Division 3
$58,634 Tuition
$39,047 Avg. Cost After Aid
346 Favorites
256 General Rank
59 Grad Rank
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24
Trinity University - Texas
NCAA Division 3
$47,392 Tuition
$18,637 Avg. Cost After Aid
289 Favorites
152 General Rank
60 Grad Rank
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25
University of Texas at Dallas
NCAA Division 3
$39,776 Tuition
$17,033 Avg. Cost After Aid
418 Favorites
293 General Rank
125 Grad Rank
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26
Trinity College - Connecticut
NCAA Division 3
$61,370 Tuition
$32,036 Avg. Cost After Aid
126 Favorites
121 General Rank
39 Grad Rank
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27
Grinnell College
NCAA Division 3
$58,648 Tuition
$28,610 Avg. Cost After Aid
97 Favorites
54 General Rank
30 Grad Rank
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28
Dickinson College
NCAA Division 3
$58,733 Tuition
$15,554 Avg. Cost After Aid
96 Favorites
143 General Rank
48 Grad Rank
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29
University of La Verne
NCAA Division 3
$45,850 Tuition
$21,605 Avg. Cost After Aid
248 Favorites
292 General Rank
140 Grad Rank
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30
Carleton College
NCAA Division 3
$60,225 Tuition
$31,800 Avg. Cost After Aid
85 Favorites
23 General Rank
17 Grad Rank
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31
Haverford College
NCAA Division 3
$61,210 Tuition
$29,138 Avg. Cost After Aid
126 Favorites
60 General Rank
21 Grad Rank
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32
Occidental College
NCAA Division 3
$58,426 Tuition
$29,663 Avg. Cost After Aid
181 Favorites
110 General Rank
45 Grad Rank
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33
Franklin & Marshall College
NCAA Division 3
$63,406 Tuition
$30,182 Avg. Cost After Aid
116 Favorites
116 General Rank
46 Grad Rank
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34
Southwestern University
NCAA Division 3
$47,000 Tuition
$25,451 Avg. Cost After Aid
310 Favorites
203 General Rank
100 Grad Rank
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35
Wheaton College - Illinois
NCAA Division 3
$40,820 Tuition
$25,287 Avg. Cost After Aid
84 Favorites
166 General Rank
24 Grad Rank
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36
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NCAA Division 3
$55,731 Tuition
$45,005 Avg. Cost After Aid
236 Favorites
169 General Rank
28 Grad Rank
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37
Montclair State University
NCAA Division 3
$21,418 Tuition
$13,705 Avg. Cost After Aid
141 Favorites
328 General Rank
164 Grad Rank
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38
Gettysburg College
NCAA Division 3
$59,960 Tuition
$26,853 Avg. Cost After Aid
233 Favorites
157 General Rank
50 Grad Rank
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39
Rochester Institute of Technology
NCAA Division 3
$52,756 Tuition
$30,765 Avg. Cost After Aid
145 Favorites
237 General Rank
143 Grad Rank
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40
Denison University
NCAA Division 3
$57,500 Tuition
$32,002 Avg. Cost After Aid
159 Favorites
115 General Rank
53 Grad Rank
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41
University of Puget Sound
NCAA Division 3
$55,670 Tuition
$23,215 Avg. Cost After Aid
124 Favorites
201 General Rank
95 Grad Rank
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42
California Lutheran University
NCAA Division 3
$46,012 Tuition
$21,442 Avg. Cost After Aid
210 Favorites
22 General Rank
98 Grad Rank
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43
Centre College
NCAA Division 3
$46,000 Tuition
$20,610 Avg. Cost After Aid
104 Favorites
150 General Rank
35 Grad Rank
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44
Oberlin College
NCAA Division 3
$60,240 Tuition
$34,498 Avg. Cost After Aid
125 Favorites
119 General Rank
49 Grad Rank
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45
Rhodes College
NCAA Division 3
$50,910 Tuition
$27,647 Avg. Cost After Aid
167 Favorites
151 General Rank
38 Grad Rank
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46
Stevens Institute of Technology
NCAA Division 3
$56,920 Tuition
$36,674 Avg. Cost After Aid
55 Favorites
196 General Rank
27 Grad Rank
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47
Clarkson University
NCAA Division 3
$54,370 Tuition
$31,339 Avg. Cost After Aid
209 Favorites
263 General Rank
81 Grad Rank
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48
Wellesley College
NCAA Division 3
$60,752 Tuition
$21,561 Avg. Cost After Aid
148 Favorites
20 General Rank
13 Grad Rank
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49
Macalester College
NCAA Division 3
$60,518 Tuition
$23,188 Avg. Cost After Aid
75 Favorites
88 General Rank
23 Grad Rank
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50
The College of New Jersey
NCAA Division 3
$29,594 Tuition
$17,138 Avg. Cost After Aid
103 Favorites
15 General Rank
29 Grad Rank
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51
Berry College
NCAA Division 3
$38,656 Tuition
$21,980 Avg. Cost After Aid
258 Favorites
6 General Rank
117 Grad Rank
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52
Ithaca College
NCAA Division 3
$46,760 Tuition
$33,748 Avg. Cost After Aid
212 Favorites
48 General Rank
70 Grad Rank
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53
DePauw University
NCAA Division 3
$53,896 Tuition
$22,469 Avg. Cost After Aid
164 Favorites
133 General Rank
47 Grad Rank
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54
University of Redlands
NCAA Division 3
$54,066 Tuition
$20,152 Avg. Cost After Aid
265 Favorites
18 General Rank
138 Grad Rank
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55
Union College - New York
NCAA Division 3
$61,659 Tuition
$34,163 Avg. Cost After Aid
106 Favorites
142 General Rank
41 Grad Rank
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56
Knox College
NCAA Division 3
$51,576 Tuition
$23,285 Avg. Cost After Aid
188 Favorites
176 General Rank
84 Grad Rank
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57
Christopher Newport University
NCAA Division 3
$27,790 Tuition
$25,031 Avg. Cost After Aid
251 Favorites
14 General Rank
88 Grad Rank
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58
Sewanee - The University of the South
NCAA Division 3
$49,418 Tuition
$27,958 Avg. Cost After Aid
264 Favorites
147 General Rank
57 Grad Rank
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59
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
NCAA Division 3
$18,014 Tuition
$14,839 Avg. Cost After Aid
207 Favorites
349 General Rank
106 Grad Rank
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60
Pacific University
NCAA Division 3
$50,070 Tuition
$34,063 Avg. Cost After Aid
207 Favorites
331 General Rank
128 Grad Rank
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61
Hendrix College
NCAA Division 3
$33,350 Tuition
$10,299 Avg. Cost After Aid
207 Favorites
231 General Rank
109 Grad Rank
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62
Augustana College - Illinois
NCAA Division 3
$46,189 Tuition
$23,538 Avg. Cost After Aid
149 Favorites
217 General Rank
64 Grad Rank
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63
Endicott College
NCAA Division 3
$36,614 Tuition
$36,594 Avg. Cost After Aid
171 Favorites
89 General Rank
67 Grad Rank
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64
Skidmore College
NCAA Division 3
$60,302 Tuition
$31,730 Avg. Cost After Aid
143 Favorites
120 General Rank
44 Grad Rank
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65
United States Coast Guard Academy
NCAA Division 3
$10,734 Tuition
$4,730 Avg. Cost After Aid
40 Favorites
1 General Rank
14 Grad Rank
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66
University of Lynchburg
NCAA Division 3
$33,500 Tuition
$24,265 Avg. Cost After Aid
229 Favorites
337 General Rank
170 Grad Rank
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67
St. Lawrence University
NCAA Division 3
$60,220 Tuition
$28,020 Avg. Cost After Aid
76 Favorites
173 General Rank
52 Grad Rank
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68
Salisbury University
NCAA Division 3
$20,458 Tuition
$18,706 Avg. Cost After Aid
274 Favorites
164 General Rank
118 Grad Rank
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69
Grove City College
NCAA Division 3
$19,310 Tuition
$21,724 Avg. Cost After Aid
213 Favorites
16 General Rank
26 Grad Rank
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70
Clark University
NCAA Division 3
$50,302 Tuition
$28,102 Avg. Cost After Aid
128 Favorites
223 General Rank
61 Grad Rank
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71
University of Dallas
NCAA Division 3
$46,864 Tuition
$20,636 Avg. Cost After Aid
245 Favorites
27 General Rank
122 Grad Rank
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72
Kenyon College
NCAA Division 3
$63,310 Tuition
$33,706 Avg. Cost After Aid
72 Favorites
102 General Rank
34 Grad Rank
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73
Rutgers University - Newark
NCAA Division 3
$32,409 Tuition
$12,807 Avg. Cost After Aid
161 Favorites
250 General Rank
182 Grad Rank
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74
Berea College
NCAA Division 3
$43,612 Tuition
$3,442 Avg. Cost After Aid
205 Favorites
81 General Rank
177 Grad Rank
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75
Smith College
NCAA Division 3
$56,114 Tuition
$29,814 Avg. Cost After Aid
224 Favorites
51 General Rank
20 Grad Rank
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76
Pacific Lutheran University
NCAA Division 3
$48,226 Tuition
$21,023 Avg. Cost After Aid
284 Favorites
45 General Rank
139 Grad Rank
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77
Rowan University
NCAA Division 3
$23,408 Tuition
$22,978 Avg. Cost After Aid
162 Favorites
332 General Rank
146 Grad Rank
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78
Wilkes University
NCAA Division 3
$39,914 Tuition
$29,807 Avg. Cost After Aid
156 Favorites
347 General Rank
224 Grad Rank
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79
Springfield College
NCAA Division 3
$40,480 Tuition
$27,837 Avg. Cost After Aid
143 Favorites
333 General Rank
104 Grad Rank
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80
Rutgers University - Camden
NCAA Division 3
$32,299 Tuition
$12,755 Avg. Cost After Aid
104 Favorites
265 General Rank
127 Grad Rank
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81
Calvin University
NCAA Division 3
$38,240 Tuition
$26,281 Avg. Cost After Aid
162 Favorites
11 General Rank
69 Grad Rank
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82
John Carroll University
NCAA Division 3
$45,514 Tuition
$29,172 Avg. Cost After Aid
121 Favorites
4 General Rank
80 Grad Rank
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83
Whitworth University
NCAA Division 3
$47,590 Tuition
$25,823 Avg. Cost After Aid
165 Favorites
10 General Rank
83 Grad Rank
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84
Whittier College
NCAA Division 3
$49,514 Tuition
$19,774 Avg. Cost After Aid
176 Favorites
241 General Rank
198 Grad Rank
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85
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
NCAA Division 3
$16,602 Tuition
$14,856 Avg. Cost After Aid
250 Favorites
134 General Rank
200 Grad Rank
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86
St. John Fisher College
NCAA Division 3
$36,352 Tuition
$26,720 Avg. Cost After Aid
99 Favorites
334 General Rank
107 Grad Rank
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87
Baldwin Wallace University
NCAA Division 3
$35,966 Tuition
$26,072 Avg. Cost After Aid
143 Favorites
32 General Rank
171 Grad Rank
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88
Hope College
NCAA Division 3
$36,650 Tuition
$26,700 Avg. Cost After Aid
180 Favorites
232 General Rank
55 Grad Rank
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89
Widener University
NCAA Division 3
$49,706 Tuition
$24,012 Avg. Cost After Aid
105 Favorites
339 General Rank
150 Grad Rank
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90
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
NCAA Division 3
$17,149 Tuition
$16,884 Avg. Cost After Aid
208 Favorites
112 General Rank
155 Grad Rank
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91
North Central College
NCAA Division 3
$42,206 Tuition
$25,605 Avg. Cost After Aid
147 Favorites
59 General Rank
187 Grad Rank
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92
Muhlenberg College
NCAA Division 3
$55,830 Tuition
$26,983 Avg. Cost After Aid
83 Favorites
188 General Rank
51 Grad Rank
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93
Messiah University
NCAA Division 3
$38,370 Tuition
$23,560 Avg. Cost After Aid
116 Favorites
91 General Rank
71 Grad Rank
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94
College of Wooster
NCAA Division 3
$55,500 Tuition
$22,852 Avg. Cost After Aid
99 Favorites
186 General Rank
72 Grad Rank
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95
University of Scranton
NCAA Division 3
$48,462 Tuition
$34,136 Avg. Cost After Aid
157 Favorites
19 General Rank
62 Grad Rank
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96
St. Olaf College
NCAA Division 3
$52,670 Tuition
$22,278 Avg. Cost After Aid
80 Favorites
165 General Rank
40 Grad Rank
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97
Washington & Jefferson College
NCAA Division 3
$50,192 Tuition
$26,460 Avg. Cost After Aid
71 Favorites
221 General Rank
77 Grad Rank
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98
Otterbein University
NCAA Division 3
$33,674 Tuition
$21,920 Avg. Cost After Aid
184 Favorites
38 General Rank
142 Grad Rank
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99
Ohio Northern University
NCAA Division 3
$35,380 Tuition
$24,401 Avg. Cost After Aid
180 Favorites
12 General Rank
78 Grad Rank
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100
Catholic University of America
NCAA Division 3
$52,156 Tuition
$33,452 Avg. Cost After Aid
80 Favorites
312 General Rank
99 Grad Rank
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