Best Division 1 Football Colleges

Top D1 Football Schools

NCSA analyzed over 250 four-year colleges with college football programs across two NCAA Division 1 sub-divisions (D1-FBS (formerly D1-A), D1-FCS (formerly D1-AA)) to develop a list of the Best Division 1 Football 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, general academic rankings by U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges, IPEDS graduation rates and IPEDS average cost after aid.

For more information on the NCSA Power Rankings, visit our press kit or email us.

Hoping to get recruited for football? Learn more about available football scholarships and football camps & combines in your area.

1

Stanford University

NCAA Division 1

$53,529 Tuition

$11,496 Avg. Cost After Aid

7,737 Favorites

5 General Rank

20 Grad Rank

Favorite

2

University of Florida

NCAA Division 1

$28,659 Tuition

$6,302 Avg. Cost After Aid

15,136 Favorites

26 General Rank

57 Grad Rank

Favorite

3

University of Michigan

NCAA Division 1

$51,200 Tuition

$15,336 Avg. Cost After Aid

9,527 Favorites

20 General Rank

26 Grad Rank

Favorite

4

Princeton University

NCAA Division 1

$52,800 Tuition

$11,317 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,975 Favorites

1 General Rank

1 Grad Rank

Favorite

5

University of California - Los Angeles - UCLA

NCAA Division 1

$42,994 Tuition

$14,279 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,907 Favorites

18 General Rank

35 Grad Rank

Favorite

6

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NCAA Division 1

$36,159 Tuition

$12,352 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,236 Favorites

26 General Rank

42 Grad Rank

Favorite

7

University of Georgia

NCAA Division 1

$31,120 Tuition

$13,649 Avg. Cost After Aid

15,680 Favorites

44 General Rank

61 Grad Rank

Favorite

8

Georgia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$33,794 Tuition

$14,739 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,418 Favorites

31 General Rank

47 Grad Rank

Favorite

9

University of California - Berkeley

NCAA Division 1

$44,007 Tuition

$15,329 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,620 Favorites

20 General Rank

31 Grad Rank

Favorite

10

Florida State University

NCAA Division 1

$18,786 Tuition

$9,789 Avg. Cost After Aid

13,556 Favorites

53 General Rank

88 Grad Rank

Favorite

11

Ohio State University

NCAA Division 1

$32,061 Tuition

$17,616 Avg. Cost After Aid

17,728 Favorites

44 General Rank

67 Grad Rank

Favorite

12

Vanderbilt University

NCAA Division 1

$52,070 Tuition

$19,432 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,681 Favorites

12 General Rank

27 Grad Rank

Favorite

13

Harvard University

NCAA Division 1

$51,925 Tuition

$15,386 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,162 Favorites

1 General Rank

3 Grad Rank

Favorite

14

University of Texas - Austin

NCAA Division 1

$38,326 Tuition

$18,023 Avg. Cost After Aid

12,252 Favorites

31 General Rank

71 Grad Rank

Favorite

15

University of Wisconsin

NCAA Division 1

$37,785 Tuition

$17,708 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,551 Favorites

36 General Rank

59 Grad Rank

Favorite

16

University of Washington

NCAA Division 1

$38,166 Tuition

$13,297 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,697 Favorites

62 General Rank

82 Grad Rank

Favorite

17

University of Virginia

NCAA Division 1

$50,900 Tuition

$20,397 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,750 Favorites

23 General Rank

15 Grad Rank

Favorite

18

Duke University

NCAA Division 1

$58,031 Tuition

$27,020 Avg. Cost After Aid

7,667 Favorites

8 General Rank

17 Grad Rank

Favorite

19

Yale University

NCAA Division 1

$55,500 Tuition

$17,549 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,923 Favorites

5 General Rank

2 Grad Rank

Favorite

20

Rice University

NCAA Division 1

$49,112 Tuition

$16,999 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,608 Favorites

16 General Rank

30 Grad Rank

Favorite

21

University of Notre Dame

NCAA Division 1

$55,553 Tuition

$33,025 Avg. Cost After Aid

9,547 Favorites

18 General Rank

5 Grad Rank

Favorite

22

Purdue University

NCAA Division 1

$28,794 Tuition

$13,986 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,179 Favorites

44 General Rank

104 Grad Rank

Favorite

23

Northwestern University

NCAA Division 1

$56,691 Tuition

$24,664 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,733 Favorites

8 General Rank

23 Grad Rank

Favorite

24

University of Illinois

NCAA Division 1

$32,264 Tuition

$15,880 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,462 Favorites

39 General Rank

73 Grad Rank

Favorite

25

University of Southern California

NCAA Division 1

$58,195 Tuition

$29,528 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,321 Favorites

23 General Rank

34 Grad Rank

Favorite

26

Clemson University

NCAA Division 1

$38,550 Tuition

$20,008 Avg. Cost After Aid

18,147 Favorites

81 General Rank

87 Grad Rank

Favorite

27

University of California - Davis

NCAA Division 1

$44,249 Tuition

$14,669 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,074 Favorites

31 General Rank

63 Grad Rank

Favorite

28

University of Maryland

NCAA Division 1

$36,891 Tuition

$19,045 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,048 Favorites

62 General Rank

62 Grad Rank

Favorite

29

Texas A&M University

NCAA Division 1

$38,602 Tuition

$19,057 Avg. Cost After Aid

13,786 Favorites

73 General Rank

107 Grad Rank

Favorite

30

North Carolina State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,220 Tuition

$16,458 Avg. Cost After Aid

7,528 Favorites

87 General Rank

106 Grad Rank

Favorite

31

Columbia University

NCAA Division 1

$61,788 Tuition

$23,306 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,995 Favorites

1 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

Favorite

32

Boston College

NCAA Division 1

$57,910 Tuition

$35,899 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,862 Favorites

31 General Rank

22 Grad Rank

Favorite

33

Indiana University

NCAA Division 1

$36,512 Tuition

$13,253 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,156 Favorites

73 General Rank

126 Grad Rank

Favorite

34

Virginia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$32,835 Tuition

$21,198 Avg. Cost After Aid

7,028 Favorites

81 General Rank

69 Grad Rank

Favorite

35

University of Pennsylvania - Penn

NCAA Division 1

$57,770 Tuition

$25,802 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,043 Favorites

8 General Rank

4 Grad Rank

Favorite

36

University of Minnesota

NCAA Division 1

$33,325 Tuition

$17,740 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,044 Favorites

73 General Rank

90 Grad Rank

Favorite

37

Michigan State University

NCAA Division 1

$39,766 Tuition

$19,173 Avg. Cost After Aid

9,394 Favorites

94 General Rank

116 Grad Rank

Favorite

38

Wake Forest University

NCAA Division 1

$55,440 Tuition

$29,990 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,139 Favorites

26 General Rank

56 Grad Rank

Favorite

39

Georgetown University

NCAA Division 1

$56,058 Tuition

$28,909 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,174 Favorites

20 General Rank

13 Grad Rank

Favorite

40

Dartmouth College

NCAA Division 1

$57,638 Tuition

$33,574 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,180 Favorites

12 General Rank

10 Grad Rank

Favorite

41

William & Mary

NCAA Division 1

$46,854 Tuition

$19,800 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,674 Favorites

31 General Rank

44 Grad Rank

Favorite

42

University of Miami

NCAA Division 1

$51,930 Tuition

$46,949 Avg. Cost After Aid

13,709 Favorites

53 General Rank

88 Grad Rank

Favorite

43

Davidson College

NCAA Division 1

$53,166 Tuition

$19,115 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,636 Favorites

56 General Rank

36 Grad Rank

Favorite

44

Brigham Young University

NCAA Division 1

$5,790 Tuition

$13,322 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,640 Favorites

87 General Rank

134 Grad Rank

Favorite

45

Appalachian State University

NCAA Division 1

$22,216 Tuition

$13,920 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,721 Favorites

111 General Rank

183 Grad Rank

Favorite

46

University of South Florida

NCAA Division 1

$17,324 Tuition

$8,355 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,846 Favorites

159 General Rank

162 Grad Rank

Favorite

47

Cornell University

NCAA Division 1

$57,222 Tuition

$40,126 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,066 Favorites

16 General Rank

18 Grad Rank

Favorite

48

University of Oregon

NCAA Division 1

$36,615 Tuition

$16,461 Avg. Cost After Aid

12,066 Favorites

138 General Rank

167 Grad Rank

Favorite

49

University of Pittsburgh

NCAA Division 1

$33,746 Tuition

$27,938 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,536 Favorites

62 General Rank

93 Grad Rank

Favorite

50

Rutgers University

NCAA Division 1

$32,189 Tuition

$21,654 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,716 Favorites

67 General Rank

86 Grad Rank

Favorite