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Best NCAA Division 1 Football Colleges

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Top D1 Football Schools

NCSA analyzed over 250 four-year colleges with college football programs across two NCAA Division 1 sub-divisions (D1-FBS (formally D1-A), D1-FCS (formally 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 2 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.  

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1

Stanford University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$51,354

Avg. Cost After Aid

$12,265

NCSA Favorites

8022

General Rank

4

Grad Rank

15


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2

University of Florida
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$28,659

Avg. Cost After Aid

$8,057

NCSA Favorites

14758

General Rank

28

Grad Rank

47


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3

Princeton University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$50,340

Avg. Cost After Aid

$9,749

NCSA Favorites

4137

General Rank

1

Grad Rank

3


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4

University of California – Los Angeles – UCLA
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$42,218

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,171

NCSA Favorites

8666

General Rank

18

Grad Rank

39


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5

University of Michigan
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$49,350

Avg. Cost After Aid

$16,010

NCSA Favorites

9419

General Rank

22

Grad Rank

33


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6

University of California
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$43,176

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,846

NCSA Favorites

6558

General Rank

20

Grad Rank

36


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7

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$35,170

Avg. Cost After Aid

$13,918

NCSA Favorites

6408

General Rank

26

Grad Rank

42


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8

University of Georgia
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$30,404

Avg. Cost After Aid

$13,971

NCSA Favorites

14360

General Rank

45

Grad Rank

68


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9

Georgia Tech
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$33,020

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,927

NCSA Favorites

9414

General Rank

31

Grad Rank

60


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10

Harvard University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$50,420

Avg. Cost After Aid

$15,561

NCSA Favorites

2585

General Rank

1

Grad Rank

1


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11

Florida State University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$18,786

Avg. Cost After Aid

$10,744

NCSA Favorites

15992

General Rank

60

Grad Rank

105


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12

Duke University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,695

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,442

NCSA Favorites

8929

General Rank

11

Grad Rank

8


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13

Vanderbilt University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$49,816

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,253

NCSA Favorites

6622

General Rank

12

Grad Rank

29


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14

University of Texas – Austin
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$37,580

Avg. Cost After Aid

$16,505

NCSA Favorites

11472

General Rank

37

Grad Rank

91


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15

University of Virginia
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$49,032

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,281

NCSA Favorites

5294

General Rank

22

Grad Rank

13


Favorite

16

University of Washington
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$36,588

Avg. Cost After Aid

$12,001

NCSA Favorites

6160

General Rank

60

Grad Rank

77


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17

University of Wisconsin
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$36,805

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,219

NCSA Favorites

7570

General Rank

37

Grad Rank

56


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18

Ohio State University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$30,742

Avg. Cost After Aid

$17,704

NCSA Favorites

17378

General Rank

53

Grad Rank

89


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19

University of Notre Dame
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$53,391

Avg. Cost After Aid

$32,096

NCSA Favorites

8306

General Rank

18

Grad Rank

4


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20

Yale University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$53,430

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,770

NCSA Favorites

2140

General Rank

4

Grad Rank

2


Favorite

21

Rice University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$47,350

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,879

NCSA Favorites

3254

General Rank

15

Grad Rank

25


Favorite

22

Clemson University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$37,128

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,252

NCSA Favorites

17454

General Rank

81

Grad Rank

96


Favorite

23

Purdue University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$28,794

Avg. Cost After Aid

$12,527

NCSA Favorites

5488

General Rank

53

Grad Rank

124


Favorite

24

Northwestern University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$54,568

Avg. Cost After Aid

$24,840

NCSA Favorites

4421

General Rank

8

Grad Rank

17


Favorite

25

University of Southern California
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$56,225

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,453

NCSA Favorites

8210

General Rank

22

Grad Rank

30


Favorite

26

Texas A&M University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$37,495

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,944

NCSA Favorites

13885

General Rank

72

Grad Rank

101


Favorite

27

University of Illinois
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$31,664

Avg. Cost After Aid

$17,302

NCSA Favorites

4222

General Rank

45

Grad Rank

72


Favorite

28

Columbia University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$59,430

Avg. Cost After Aid

$22,637

NCSA Favorites

2497

General Rank

1

Grad Rank

7


Favorite

29

University of Maryland
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$35,216

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,457

NCSA Favorites

4964

General Rank

60

Grad Rank

64


Favorite

30

University of California – Davis
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$43,394

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,729

NCSA Favorites

2296

General Rank

34

Grad Rank

63


Favorite

31

William & Mary
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$45,272

Avg. Cost After Aid

$16,383

NCSA Favorites

2073

General Rank

34

Grad Rank

34


Favorite

32

Boston College
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,464

Avg. Cost After Aid

$33,562

NCSA Favorites

7112

General Rank

31

Grad Rank

31


Favorite

33

Brigham Young University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$5,620

Avg. Cost After Aid

$13,181

NCSA Favorites

2901

General Rank

90

Grad Rank

73


Favorite

34

North Carolina State University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$28,444

Avg. Cost After Aid

$16,404

NCSA Favorites

7623

General Rank

90

Grad Rank

122


Favorite

35

Virginia Tech
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$31,908

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,964

NCSA Favorites

7117

General Rank

81

Grad Rank

80


Favorite

36

Michigan State University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$39,766

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,984

NCSA Favorites

10729

General Rank

90

Grad Rank

120


Favorite

37

University of Pennsylvania – Penn
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,584

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,033

NCSA Favorites

2231

General Rank

8

Grad Rank

5


Favorite

38

Indiana University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$35,456

Avg. Cost After Aid

$13,428

NCSA Favorites

4734

General Rank

85

Grad Rank

138


Favorite

39

Dartmouth College
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,453

Avg. Cost After Aid

$31,449

NCSA Favorites

2710

General Rank

12

Grad Rank

6


Favorite

40

Georgetown University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$54,104

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,169

NCSA Favorites

2909

General Rank

20

Grad Rank

14


Favorite

41

University of Miami
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$50,226

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,841

NCSA Favorites

13182

General Rank

45

Grad Rank

90


Favorite

42

Wake Forest University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$53,322

Avg. Cost After Aid

$32,129

NCSA Favorites

5101

General Rank

26

Grad Rank

50


Favorite

43

Penn State
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$34,858

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,996

NCSA Favorites

11659

General Rank

69

Grad Rank

69


Favorite

44

Cornell University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,188

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,494

NCSA Favorites

2634

General Rank

15

Grad Rank

19


Favorite

45

University of Minnesota
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$30,438

Avg. Cost After Aid

$17,479

NCSA Favorites

4117

General Rank

72

Grad Rank

115


Favorite

46

Appalachian State University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$22,171

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,018

NCSA Favorites

6700

General Rank

119

Grad Rank

178


Favorite

47

Davidson College
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$51,447

Avg. Cost After Aid

$22,109

NCSA Favorites

2294

General Rank

57

Grad Rank

41


Favorite

48

University of Iowa
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$31,233

Avg. Cost After Aid

$15,893

NCSA Favorites

5880

General Rank

103

Grad Rank

171


Favorite

49

Brown University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$55,466

Avg. Cost After Aid

$31,685

NCSA Favorites

1918

General Rank

12

Grad Rank

9


Favorite

50

Rutgers University
NCAA Division 1

Tuition

$31,282

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,623

NCSA Favorites

3363

General Rank

69

Grad Rank

114


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