The Collegiate Power Rankings from NCSA are calculated for each college/university at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels by averaging the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup ranking, the NCAA student-athlete graduation rate of each college/university and the U.S. News & World Report ranking. The collegiate power rankings based off of the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup rating evaluates the strength of NCAA athletic departments, while the U.S. News & World Report rating recognizes institutions of academic excellence. The student-athlete graduation rates are based on those provided by the NCAA.
NCSA Power Rank |
College/University |
Division |
Academic Rank |
Athletic Rank |
NCAA Grad. Rate |
Power Ranking |
| 1 |
Stanford University |
NCAA I |
4 |
1 |
27 |
10.66 |
| 2 |
Duke University |
NCAA I |
8 |
19 |
17 |
14.66 |
| 3 |
Princeton University |
NCAA I |
1 |
60 |
3 |
21.33 |
| 4 |
Harvard University |
NCAA I |
2 |
61 |
2 |
21.66 |
| 5 |
University of Notre Dame |
NCAA I |
20 |
21 |
30 |
23.66 |
| 6 |
Johns Hopkins University |
NCAA I |
14 |
16 |
50 |
26.66 |
| 7 |
University of Pennsylvania |
NCAA I |
5 |
79 |
9 |
31.0 |
| 8 |
Northwestern University |
NCAA I |
14 |
40 |
40 |
31.33 |
| 9 |
Cornell University |
NCAA I |
12 |
75 |
13 |
33.33 |
| 9 |
Yale University |
NCAA I |
3 |
93 |
4 |
33.33 |
| 11 |
Georgetown University |
NCAA I |
23 |
77 |
17 |
39.0 |
| 12 |
Brown University |
NCAA I |
14 |
103 |
7 |
41.33 |
| 13 |
Penn State University--University Park |
NCAA I |
48 |
9 |
69 |
42.0 |
| 14 |
United States Naval Academy |
NCAA I |
20 |
65 |
45 |
43.33 |
| 15 |
University of Denver |
NCAA I |
85 |
47 |
17 |
49.66 |
| 16 |
University of Virginia |
NCAA I |
23 |
17 |
110 |
50.0 |
| 17 |
Dartmouth College |
NCAA I |
11 |
132 |
9 |
50.66 |
| 18 |
Boston College |
NCAA I |
35 |
69 |
50 |
51.33 |
| 19 |
Columbia University |
NCAA I |
9 |
135 |
17 |
53.66 |
| 20 |
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor |
NCAA I |
25 |
3 |
135 |
54.33 |
| 21 |
Vanderbilt University |
NCAA I |
19 |
59 |
96 |
58.0 |
| 22 |
College of William and Mary |
NCAA I |
33 |
105 |
45 |
61.0 |
| 23 |
University of California - Davis |
NCAA I |
42 |
95 |
61 |
66.0 |
| 24 |
St. Lawrence University |
NCAA I |
58 |
45 |
96 |
66.33 |
| 25 |
Davidson College |
NCAA I |
9 |
175 |
17 |
67.0 |
| 25 |
Rice University |
NCAA I |
17 |
88 |
96 |
67.0 |
| 27 |
Wake Forest University |
NCAA I |
30 |
45 |
135 |
70.0 |
| 28 |
Colorado College |
NCAA I |
26 |
178 |
7 |
70.33 |
| 29 |
Colgate University |
NCAA I |
17 |
166 |
30 |
71.0 |
| 30 |
Franklin and Marshall College |
NCAA I |
40 |
113 |
69 |
74.0 |
| 31 |
Boston University |
NCAA I |
57 |
76 |
110 |
81.0 |
| 32 |
Bucknell University |
NCAA I |
30 |
189 |
27 |
82.0 |
| 33 |
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill |
NCAA I |
28 |
14 |
205 |
82.33 |
| 34 |
Furman University |
NCAA I |
37 |
108 |
120 |
88.33 |
| 35 |
Southern Methodist University |
NCAA I |
67 |
70 |
135 |
90.66 |
| 36 |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
NCAA I |
63 |
50 |
168 |
93.66 |
| 37 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
NCAA I |
44 |
183 |
57 |
94.66 |
| 38 |
Pepperdine University |
NCAA I |
54 |
67 |
168 |
96.33 |
| 38 |
Purdue University--West Lafayette |
NCAA I |
64 |
34 |
191 |
96.33 |
| 40 |
University of California - Berkeley |
NCAA I |
21 |
7 |
265 |
97.66 |
| 41 |
Lehigh University |
NCAA I |
31 |
195 |
69 |
98.33 |
| 42 |
University of Illinois -- Urbana-Champaign |
NCAA I |
38 |
34 |
225 |
99.0 |
| 43 |
University of Richmond |
NCAA I |
40 |
162 |
96 |
99.33 |
| 44 |
University of San Diego |
NCAA I |
107 |
86 |
110 |
101.0 |
| 45 |
University of Delaware |
NCAA I |
71 |
127 |
110 |
102.66 |
| 46 |
Merrimack College |
NCAA I |
123 |
139 |
50 |
104.0 |
| 47 |
University of Wisconsin--Madison |
NCAA I |
38 |
18 |
265 |
107.0 |
| 48 |
Miami University--Oxford |
NCAA I |
67 |
107 |
151 |
108.33 |
| 49 |
University of New Hampshire |
NCAA I |
108 |
100 |
120 |
109.33 |
| 50 |
University of California -- Santa Barbara |
NCAA I |
44 |
94 |
205 |
114.33 |
| 51 |
Virginia Tech |
NCAA I |
71 |
37 |
245 |
117.66 |
| 52 |
Marquette University |
NCAA I |
82 |
197 |
78 |
119.0 |
| 53 |
George Washington University |
NCAA I |
54 |
185 |
135 |
124.66 |
| 54 |
University of Iowa |
NCAA I |
64 |
51 |
265 |
126.66 |
| 55 |
Siena College |
NCAA I |
122 |
166 |
96 |
128.0 |
| 55 |
University of Vermont |
NCAA I |
96 |
137 |
151 |
128.0 |
| 57 |
Wofford College |
NCAA I |
59 |
191 |
135 |
128.33 |
| 58 |
University of California--Los Angeles |
NCAA I |
25 |
2 |
359 |
128.66 |
| 59 |
University of Dayton |
NCAA I |
112 |
201 |
78 |
130.33 |
| 60 |
University of Washington |
NCAA I |
42 |
22 |
332 |
132.0 |
| 61 |
Ohio State University--Columbus |
NCAA I |
57 |
11 |
332 |
133.33 |
| 62 |
Michigan State University |
NCAA I |
71 |
29 |
301 |
133.66 |
| 63 |
St. Louis University |
NCAA I |
82 |
237 |
96 |
138.33 |
| 64 |
University of Miami |
NCAA I |
52 |
46 |
332 |
143.33 |
| 65 |
University of Southern California |
NCAA I |
27 |
13 |
392 |
144.0 |
| 66 |
University of California - Irvine |
NCAA I |
44 |
90 |
301 |
145.0 |
| 67 |
University of North Dakota |
NCAA I |
125 |
10 |
301 |
145.33 |
| 68 |
University of Massachusetts--Lowell |
NCAA I |
125 |
33 |
286 |
148.0 |
| 69 |
Clarkson University |
NCAA I |
124 |
186 |
135 |
148.33 |
| 70 |
University of Massachusetts--Amherst |
NCAA I |
96 |
90 |
265 |
150.33 |
| 71 |
Loyola University Chicago |
NCAA I |
112 |
232 |
120 |
154.66 |
| 72 |
Washington and Jefferson College |
NCAA I |
106 |
116 |
245 |
155.66 |
| 73 |
University of Connecticut |
NCAA I |
64 |
49 |
359 |
157.33 |
| 74 |
Indiana University - Bloomington |
NCAA I |
75 |
39 |
359 |
157.66 |
| 75 |
University of Pittsburgh |
NCAA I |
59 |
85 |
332 |
158.66 |
| 76 |
Pace University |
NCAA I |
125 |
185 |
168 |
159.33 |
| 77 |
Adelphi University |
NCAA I |
125 |
114 |
245 |
161.33 |
| 77 |
United States Air Force Academy |
NCAA I |
251 |
123 |
110 |
161.33 |
| 79 |
Fordham University |
NCAA I |
67 |
237 |
182 |
162.0 |
| 80 |
Baylor University |
NCAA I |
75 |
42 |
392 |
169.66 |
| 81 |
DePaul University |
NCAA I |
125 |
151 |
245 |
173.66 |
| 81 |
University of Colorado -- Boulder |
NCAA I |
79 |
50 |
392 |
173.66 |
| 83 |
Texas A&M University - College Station |
NCAA I |
62 |
12 |
453 |
175.66 |
| 84 |
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities |
NCAA I |
71 |
28 |
431 |
176.66 |
| 85 |
Colorado State University |
NCAA I |
124 |
133 |
286 |
181.0 |
| 86 |
Illinois State University |
NCAA I |
125 |
183 |
245 |
184.33 |
| 86 |
Michigan Technological University |
NCAA I |
124 |
164 |
265 |
184.33 |
| 88 |
Kansas State University |
NCAA I |
124 |
71 |
359 |
184.66 |
| 88 |
Ohio University |
NCAA I |
112 |
197 |
245 |
184.66 |
| 90 |
Florida State University |
NCAA I |
112 |
15 |
431 |
186.0 |
| 91 |
Tulane University |
NCAA I |
50 |
181 |
332 |
187.66 |
| 92 |
Kent State University |
NCAA I |
125 |
81 |
359 |
188.33 |
| 93 |
Ball State University |
NCAA I |
125 |
237 |
205 |
189.0 |
| 94 |
University of Kansas |
NCAA I |
85 |
54 |
431 |
190.0 |
| 95 |
Brigham Young University -- Provo |
NCAA I |
79 |
41 |
453 |
191.0 |
| 96 |
Tennessee State University |
NCAA I |
188 |
237 |
151 |
192.0 |
| 97 |
Hartwick College |
NCAA I |
123 |
268 |
191 |
194.0 |
| 98 |
Samford University |
NCAA I |
118 |
166 |
301 |
195.0 |
| 99 |
Drexel University |
NCAA I |
108 |
223 |
265 |
198.66 |
| 99 |
Iowa State University |
NCAA I |
85 |
58 |
453 |
198.66 |