Best Cheerleading Colleges

Best Colleges for Cheerleading 

NCSA analyzed over 255 four-year colleges with college cheerleading programs across four division levels (D1, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best Cheerleading Colleges for Student-Athletes.  

NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of NCSA Favorites data obtained from the college search activity of the over 3 million 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

Stanford University

NCAA Division 1

$53,529 Tuition

$11,496 Avg. Cost After Aid

55 Favorites

2 General Rank

4 Grad Rank

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2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NCAA Division 1

$36,159 Tuition

$12,352 Avg. Cost After Aid

37 Favorites

10 General Rank

10 Grad Rank

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3

University of Florida

NCAA Division 1

$28,659 Tuition

$6,302 Avg. Cost After Aid

32 Favorites

10 General Rank

15 Grad Rank

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4

University of Michigan

NCAA Division 1

$51,200 Tuition

$15,336 Avg. Cost After Aid

34 Favorites

7 General Rank

6 Grad Rank

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5

Florida State University

NCAA Division 1

$18,786 Tuition

$9,789 Avg. Cost After Aid

115 Favorites

27 General Rank

33 Grad Rank

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6

University of Georgia

NCAA Division 1

$31,120 Tuition

$13,649 Avg. Cost After Aid

57 Favorites

23 General Rank

19 Grad Rank

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7

Harvard University

NCAA Division 1

$51,925 Tuition

$15,386 Avg. Cost After Aid

27 Favorites

1 General Rank

2 Grad Rank

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8

Vanderbilt University

NCAA Division 1

$52,070 Tuition

$19,432 Avg. Cost After Aid

43 Favorites

6 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

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9

University of California - San Diego

NCAA Division 1

$44,169 Tuition

$14,232 Avg. Cost After Aid

34 Favorites

15 General Rank

18 Grad Rank

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10

University of California - Santa Barbara

NCAA Division 1

$44,145 Tuition

$15,884 Avg. Cost After Aid

42 Favorites

10 General Rank

31 Grad Rank

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11

University of California - Davis

NCAA Division 1

$44,249 Tuition

$14,669 Avg. Cost After Aid

28 Favorites

17 General Rank

21 Grad Rank

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12

Yale University

NCAA Division 2

$55,500 Tuition

$17,549 Avg. Cost After Aid

18 Favorites

2 General Rank

1 Grad Rank

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13

University of California - Irvine

NCAA Division 1

$43,481 Tuition

$14,783 Avg. Cost After Aid

30 Favorites

17 General Rank

27 Grad Rank

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14

Georgia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$33,794 Tuition

$14,739 Avg. Cost After Aid

21 Favorites

17 General Rank

11 Grad Rank

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15

University of California - Berkeley

NCAA Division 1

$44,007 Tuition

$15,329 Avg. Cost After Aid

14 Favorites

7 General Rank

8 Grad Rank

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16

Clemson University

NCAA Division 1

$38,550 Tuition

$20,008 Avg. Cost After Aid

89 Favorites

38 General Rank

30 Grad Rank

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17

University of Texas - Austin

NCAA Division 1

$38,326 Tuition

$18,023 Avg. Cost After Aid

27 Favorites

17 General Rank

23 Grad Rank

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18

Texas A&M University

NCAA Division 1

$38,602 Tuition

$19,057 Avg. Cost After Aid

67 Favorites

33 General Rank

42 Grad Rank

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19

North Carolina State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,220 Tuition

$16,458 Avg. Cost After Aid

43 Favorites

41 General Rank

41 Grad Rank

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20

University of Washington

NCAA Division 1

$38,166 Tuition

$13,297 Avg. Cost After Aid

21 Favorites

29 General Rank

28 Grad Rank

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21

University of Southern California

NAIA

$58,195 Tuition

$29,528 Avg. Cost After Aid

31 Favorites

9 General Rank

9 Grad Rank

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22

Purdue University

NCAA Division 1

$28,794 Tuition

$13,986 Avg. Cost After Aid

21 Favorites

23 General Rank

39 Grad Rank

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23

University of South Florida

NAIA

$17,324 Tuition

$8,355 Avg. Cost After Aid

55 Favorites

68 General Rank

59 Grad Rank

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24

Indiana University

NCAA Division 1

$36,512 Tuition

$13,253 Avg. Cost After Aid

24 Favorites

33 General Rank

49 Grad Rank

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25

Duke University

NAIA

$58,031 Tuition

$27,020 Avg. Cost After Aid

17 Favorites

4 General Rank

3 Grad Rank

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26

California State University - Long Beach

NCAA Division 2

$18,714 Tuition

$9,622 Avg. Cost After Aid

34 Favorites

55 General Rank

65 Grad Rank

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27

University of Maryland

NCAA Division 1

$36,891 Tuition

$19,045 Avg. Cost After Aid

20 Favorites

29 General Rank

20 Grad Rank

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28

University of Wisconsin

NAIA

$37,785 Tuition

$17,708 Avg. Cost After Aid

11 Favorites

21 General Rank

16 Grad Rank

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29

University of Illinois

NCAA Division 3

$32,264 Tuition

$15,880 Avg. Cost After Aid

10 Favorites

22 General Rank

25 Grad Rank

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30

New York University

NCAA Division 3

$53,308 Tuition

$39,772 Avg. Cost After Aid

21 Favorites

10 General Rank

26 Grad Rank

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31

University of Oregon

NCAA Division 2

$36,615 Tuition

$16,461 Avg. Cost After Aid

35 Favorites

59 General Rank

61 Grad Rank

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32

University of Minnesota

NCAA Division 1

$33,325 Tuition

$17,740 Avg. Cost After Aid

16 Favorites

33 General Rank

35 Grad Rank

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33

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

NCAA Division 1

$23,833 Tuition

$21,595 Avg. Cost After Aid

30 Favorites

47 General Rank

38 Grad Rank

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34

University of Tennessee

NCAA Division 1

$31,664 Tuition

$18,825 Avg. Cost After Aid

65 Favorites

68 General Rank

72 Grad Rank

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35

Texas Christian University

NCAA Division 1

$49,250 Tuition

$36,811 Avg. Cost After Aid

33 Favorites

43 General Rank

37 Grad Rank

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36

Auburn University

NAIA

$31,124 Tuition

$24,104 Avg. Cost After Aid

36 Favorites

59 General Rank

48 Grad Rank

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37

Virginia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$32,835 Tuition

$21,198 Avg. Cost After Aid

12 Favorites

38 General Rank

22 Grad Rank

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38

Penn State

NCAA Division 1

$35,514 Tuition

$27,372 Avg. Cost After Aid

43 Favorites

32 General Rank

83 Grad Rank

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39

University of South Carolina

NCAA Division 3

$33,928 Tuition

$20,509 Avg. Cost After Aid

44 Favorites

86 General Rank

56 Grad Rank

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40

Wake Forest University

NCAA Division 1

$55,440 Tuition

$29,990 Avg. Cost After Aid

8 Favorites

10 General Rank

14 Grad Rank

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41

Appalachian State University

NCAA Division 2

$22,216 Tuition

$13,920 Avg. Cost After Aid

13 Favorites

50 General Rank

67 Grad Rank

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42

University of Pittsburgh

NCAA Division 1

$33,746 Tuition

$27,938 Avg. Cost After Aid

13 Favorites

29 General Rank

36 Grad Rank

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43

James Madison University

NCAA Division 1

$29,106 Tuition

$22,169 Avg. Cost After Aid

13 Favorites

47 General Rank

29 Grad Rank

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44

University of California - Santa Cruz

NCAA Division 1

$43,745 Tuition

$18,186 Avg. Cost After Aid

22 Favorites

68 General Rank

60 Grad Rank

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45

University of Central Florida

NCAA Division 1

$22,467 Tuition

$10,274 Avg. Cost After Aid

92 Favorites

147 General Rank

70 Grad Rank

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46

Southern Methodist University - SMU

NCAA Division 2

$56,560 Tuition

$36,222 Avg. Cost After Aid

17 Favorites

33 General Rank

45 Grad Rank

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47

Villanova University

NCAA Division 1

$55,280 Tuition

$41,027 Avg. Cost After Aid

9 Favorites

23 General Rank

11 Grad Rank

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48

Michigan State University

NCAA Division 1

$39,766 Tuition

$19,173 Avg. Cost After Aid

11 Favorites

43 General Rank

46 Grad Rank

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49

Northeastern University

NCAA Division 1

$53,506 Tuition

$31,093 Avg. Cost After Aid

7 Favorites

23 General Rank

13 Grad Rank

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50

Arizona State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,428 Tuition

$11,706 Avg. Cost After Aid

73 Favorites

86 General Rank

134 Grad Rank

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51

University of Delaware

NCAA Division 2

$35,710 Tuition

$17,220 Avg. Cost After Aid

10 Favorites

53 General Rank

47 Grad Rank

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52

University of Rochester

NCAA Division 1

$56,030 Tuition

$29,522 Avg. Cost After Aid

6 Favorites

15 General Rank

17 Grad Rank

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53

University of Arizona

NCAA Division 1

$36,718 Tuition

$15,016 Avg. Cost After Aid

36 Favorites

68 General Rank

124 Grad Rank

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54

Iowa State University

NCAA Division 1

$24,508 Tuition

$15,496 Avg. Cost After Aid

19 Favorites

91 General Rank

62 Grad Rank

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55

San Diego State University

NCAA Division 1

$19,390 Tuition

$14,788 Avg. Cost After Aid

51 Favorites

147 General Rank

68 Grad Rank

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56

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

NCAA Division 1

$35,710 Tuition

$22,501 Avg. Cost After Aid

8 Favorites

33 General Rank

40 Grad Rank

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57

University of Kentucky

NCAA Division 1

$30,680 Tuition

$17,127 Avg. Cost After Aid

62 Favorites

103 General Rank

115 Grad Rank

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58

Elon University

NCAA Division 1

$36,571 Tuition

$37,230 Avg. Cost After Aid

7 Favorites

43 General Rank

24 Grad Rank

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59

University of Colorado - Boulder

NCAA Division 1

$38,318 Tuition

$21,680 Avg. Cost After Aid

24 Favorites

59 General Rank

97 Grad Rank

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60

University of Miami

NCAA Division 1

$51,930 Tuition

$46,949 Avg. Cost After Aid

6 Favorites

27 General Rank

33 Grad Rank

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61

Brigham Young University

NCAA Division 1

$5,790 Tuition

$13,322 Avg. Cost After Aid

3 Favorites

41 General Rank

51 Grad Rank

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62

Marquette University

NCAA Division 1

$43,936 Tuition

$29,756 Avg. Cost After Aid

7 Favorites

43 General Rank

43 Grad Rank

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63

University of Missouri

NCAA Division 1

$28,348 Tuition

$16,001 Avg. Cost After Aid

12 Favorites

91 General Rank

79 Grad Rank

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64

California State University - Northridge

NCAA Division 1

$18,857 Tuition

$8,414 Avg. Cost After Aid

39 Favorites

83 General Rank

173 Grad Rank

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65

San Jose State University

NCAA Division 1

$19,732 Tuition

$14,928 Avg. Cost After Aid

17 Favorites

67 General Rank

131 Grad Rank

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66

Northwestern University

NCAA Division 1

$56,691 Tuition

$24,664 Avg. Cost After Aid

1 Favorites

4 General Rank

5 Grad Rank

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67

University of Mississippi

NCAA Division 1

$25,100 Tuition

$14,016 Avg. Cost After Aid

50 Favorites

147 General Rank

118 Grad Rank

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68

Niagara University

NCAA Division 1

$34,510 Tuition

$20,019 Avg. Cost After Aid

7 Favorites

62 General Rank

69 Grad Rank

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69

California State University - Sacramento

NCAA Division 1

$19,248 Tuition

$9,979 Avg. Cost After Aid

28 Favorites

88 General Rank

176 Grad Rank

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70

Stockton University

NCAA Division 1

$21,336 Tuition

$19,678 Avg. Cost After Aid

5 Favorites

77 General Rank

54 Grad Rank

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71

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

NCAA Division 1

$19,276 Tuition

$12,734 Avg. Cost After Aid

4 Favorites

57 General Rank

93 Grad Rank

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72

Temple University

NCAA Division 1

$29,882 Tuition

$23,521 Avg. Cost After Aid

7 Favorites

68 General Rank

64 Grad Rank

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73

Assumption University

NCAA Division 1

$42,316 Tuition

$28,466 Avg. Cost After Aid

13 Favorites

77 General Rank

89 Grad Rank

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74

University of Kansas

NCAA Division 1

$28,034 Tuition

$18,918 Avg. Cost After Aid

16 Favorites

91 General Rank

114 Grad Rank

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75

Indiana Wesleyan University

NAIA

$27,296 Tuition

$20,946 Avg. Cost After Aid

6 Favorites

62 General Rank

78 Grad Rank

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76

Samford University

NCAA Division 1

$32,850 Tuition

$29,673 Avg. Cost After Aid

14 Favorites

119 General Rank

58 Grad Rank

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77

Saint Joseph's University

NCAA Division 1

$46,550 Tuition

$33,375 Avg. Cost After Aid

4 Favorites

54 General Rank

44 Grad Rank

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78

Florida Gulf Coast University

NCAA Division 1

$25,162 Tuition

$11,606 Avg. Cost After Aid

33 Favorites

99 General Rank

200 Grad Rank

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79

Drexel University

NCAA Division 1

$54,516 Tuition

$34,914 Avg. Cost After Aid

10 Favorites

68 General Rank

94 Grad Rank

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80

Concordia University - Nebraska

NAIA

$33,490 Tuition

$20,763 Avg. Cost After Aid

12 Favorites

81 General Rank

129 Grad Rank

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81

University of Alabama - Birmingham

NCAA Division 1

$20,400 Tuition

$16,953 Avg. Cost After Aid

31 Favorites

147 General Rank

135 Grad Rank

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82

California Baptist University

NCAA Division 3

$34,882 Tuition

$24,707 Avg. Cost After Aid

18 Favorites

77 General Rank

138 Grad Rank

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83

Stetson University

NCAA Division 1

$47,630 Tuition

$23,568 Avg. Cost After Aid

8 Favorites

50 General Rank

122 Grad Rank

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84

Fairfield University

NCAA Division 1

$49,830 Tuition

$38,869 Avg. Cost After Aid

2 Favorites

47 General Rank

32 Grad Rank

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85

Colorado State University

NCAA Division 1

$30,622 Tuition

$18,668 Avg. Cost After Aid

14 Favorites

147 General Rank

90 Grad Rank

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86

Grand Valley State University

NAIA

$18,296 Tuition

$17,646 Avg. Cost After Aid

5 Favorites

74 General Rank

107 Grad Rank

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87

Louisiana State University (LSU)

NAIA

$28,639 Tuition

$15,465 Avg. Cost After Aid

31 Favorites

194 General Rank

102 Grad Rank

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88

Western Carolina University

NCAA Division 1

$8,277 Tuition

$13,722 Avg. Cost After Aid

5 Favorites

62 General Rank

141 Grad Rank

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89

Coastal Carolina University

NCAA Division 1

$27,394 Tuition

$14,749 Avg. Cost After Aid

32 Favorites

94 General Rank

209 Grad Rank

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90

University of Oklahoma

NCAA Division 1

$27,144 Tuition

$21,145 Avg. Cost After Aid

9 Favorites

103 General Rank

88 Grad Rank

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91

George Mason University

NCAA Division 1

$36,024 Tuition

$21,048 Avg. Cost After Aid

16 Favorites

147 General Rank

86 Grad Rank

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92

University of Hawaii at Manoa

NCAA Division 1

$34,218 Tuition

$15,030 Avg. Cost After Aid

59 Favorites

183 General Rank

150 Grad Rank

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93

University of Cincinnati

NCAA Division 1

$26,994 Tuition

$21,843 Avg. Cost After Aid

13 Favorites

147 General Rank

80 Grad Rank

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94

Georgia College & State University

NCAA Division 2

$28,710 Tuition

$19,691 Avg. Cost After Aid

6 Favorites

62 General Rank

133 Grad Rank

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95

Morehead State University

NCAA Division 1

$13,876 Tuition

$12,421 Avg. Cost After Aid

24 Favorites

94 General Rank

216 Grad Rank

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96

Oklahoma State University

NCAA Division 1

$24,539 Tuition

$14,648 Avg. Cost After Aid

36 Favorites

204 General Rank

125 Grad Rank

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97

Florida International University

NCAA Division 3

$18,963 Tuition

$7,296 Avg. Cost After Aid

26 Favorites

183 General Rank

140 Grad Rank

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98

University of Arkansas

NCAA Division 1

$25,872 Tuition

$16,381 Avg. Cost After Aid

23 Favorites

183 General Rank

116 Grad Rank

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99

Belmont University

NCAA Division 1

$35,650 Tuition

$35,548 Avg. Cost After Aid

27 Favorites

183 General Rank

75 Grad Rank

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100

DePaul University

NCAA Division 1

$41,202 Tuition

$30,090 Avg. Cost After Aid

5 Favorites

103 General Rank

63 Grad Rank

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