Best NCAA Division 2 Colleges

NCSA Power Rankings looked at over 200 NCAA Division 2 college athletic programs. The best colleges list is 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, U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges, and IPEDS graduation rate data (more on NCSA Power Rankings methodology).

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1

University of California - San Diego

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

9271

General Rank:

83

Grad Rank:

69

2

Bentley University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4658

General Rank:

73

Grad Rank:

54

3

Colorado School of Mines

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3792

General Rank:

163

Grad Rank:

193

4

Hillsdale College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3393

General Rank:

203

Grad Rank:

182

5

Rollins College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3106

General Rank:

67

Grad Rank:

283

6

Truman State University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3064

General Rank:

149

Grad Rank:

242

7

Augustana University - South Dakota

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3233

General Rank:

241

Grad Rank:

212

8

Grand Valley State University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

6336

General Rank:

360

Grad Rank:

365

9

Bellarmine University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3761

General Rank:

230

Grad Rank:

349

10

Assumption College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3497

General Rank:

316

Grad Rank:

240

11

Stonehill College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2340

General Rank:

347

Grad Rank:

71

12

Point Loma Nazarene University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3117

General Rank:

340

Grad Rank:

208

13

University of Tampa

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

9878

General Rank:

306

Grad Rank:

613

14

Harding University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4003

General Rank:

325

Grad Rank:

422

15

Adelphi University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

5013

General Rank:

477

Grad Rank:

355

16

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3841

General Rank:

465

Grad Rank:

282

17

Florida Southern College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

5156

General Rank:

280

Grad Rank:

576

18

Biola University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4516

General Rank:

545

Grad Rank:

296

19

Mercyhurst University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3960

General Rank:

398

Grad Rank:

396

20

Slippery Rock University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4285

General Rank:

518

Grad Rank:

333

21

St. Edward's University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3204

General Rank:

293

Grad Rank:

437

22

Flagler College - St. Augustine

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3223

General Rank:

252

Grad Rank:

479

23

Cedarville University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2678

General Rank:

415

Grad Rank:

259

24

Wingate University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

11077

General Rank:

418

Grad Rank:

638

25

Azusa Pacific University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

7472

General Rank:

691

Grad Rank:

323

26

Le Moyne College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

1979

General Rank:

221

Grad Rank:

337

27

Saint Anselm College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

1984

General Rank:

332

Grad Rank:

236

28

Queens University of Charlotte

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

5141

General Rank:

293

Grad Rank:

674

29

Lewis University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2351

General Rank:

293

Grad Rank:

368

30

Gannon University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3161

General Rank:

398

Grad Rank:

395

31

University of Indianapolis

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

5033

General Rank:

398

Grad Rank:

587

32

Michigan Technological University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2663

General Rank:

348

Grad Rank:

403

33

Rockhurst University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

1481

General Rank:

230

Grad Rank:

277

34

Western Washington University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2238

General Rank:

409

Grad Rank:

274

35

University of Minnesota - Duluth

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4128

General Rank:

439

Grad Rank:

511

36

Florida Institute of Technology

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

5628

General Rank:

477

Grad Rank:

571

37

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2582

General Rank:

205

Grad Rank:

615

38

Regis University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2314

General Rank:

551

Grad Rank:

238

39

Eckerd College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2672

General Rank:

460

Grad Rank:

402

40

Saint Michael's College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

1145

General Rank:

332

Grad Rank:

201

41

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4265

General Rank:

591

Grad Rank:

468

42

Catawba College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

6025

General Rank:

380

Grad Rank:

785

43

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4626

General Rank:

643

Grad Rank:

462

44

California State University - Chico

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4958

General Rank:

703

Grad Rank:

425

45

Seton Hill University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2969

General Rank:

418

Grad Rank:

519

46

Seattle Pacific University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

1924

General Rank:

477

Grad Rank:

270

47

Maryville University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2360

General Rank:

581

Grad Rank:

265

48

Oklahoma Baptist University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3064

General Rank:

287

Grad Rank:

686

49

Molloy College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

1256

General Rank:

370

Grad Rank:

275

50

Mississippi College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3452

General Rank:

418

Grad Rank:

647

51

Walsh University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3666

General Rank:

591

Grad Rank:

500

52

University of Findlay

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3372

General Rank:

448

Grad Rank:

609

53

Drury University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2451

General Rank:

319

Grad Rank:

600

54

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3419

General Rank:

630

Grad Rank:

442

55

Missouri University of Science & Technology

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2624

General Rank:

581

Grad Rank:

390

56

Georgia College & State University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2165

General Rank:

409

Grad Rank:

496

57

Thomas Jefferson University (Formerly Philadelphia University)

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

1915

General Rank:

465

Grad Rank:

391

58

Malone University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3946

General Rank:

643

Grad Rank:

572

59

Winona State University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2863

General Rank:

591

Grad Rank:

542

60

St. Mary's University - Texas

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2764

General Rank:

418

Grad Rank:

707

61

Ashland University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

6356

General Rank:

878

Grad Rank:

550

62

William Jewell College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2184

General Rank:

564

Grad Rank:

470

63

Tuskegee University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3007

General Rank:

381

Grad Rank:

812

64

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3227

General Rank:

630

Grad Rank:

588

65

St. Thomas Aquinas College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

940

General Rank:

159

Grad Rank:

618

66

Concordia University - Irvine

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3397

General Rank:

777

Grad Rank:

489

67

McKendree University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3169

General Rank:

630

Grad Rank:

610

68

CUNY Queens College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

1482

General Rank:

370

Grad Rank:

557

69

Union University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

1940

General Rank:

630

Grad Rank:

415

70

Carson-Newman University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4645

General Rank:

630

Grad Rank:

800

71

Lenoir-Rhyne University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3947

General Rank:

613

Grad Rank:

769

72

Pace University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3895

General Rank:

691

Grad Rank:

677

73

Belmont Abbey College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

5096

General Rank:

607

Grad Rank:

857

74

University of New Haven

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2750

General Rank:

591

Grad Rank:

643

75

West Virginia Wesleyan College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3040

General Rank:

556

Grad Rank:

726

76

University of Central Missouri

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3922

General Rank:

703

Grad Rank:

695

77

Palm Beach Atlantic University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4266

General Rank:

591

Grad Rank:

861

78

Northern Michigan University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4160

General Rank:

676

Grad Rank:

774

79

Minnesota State University - Mankato

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4721

General Rank:

751

Grad Rank:

756

80

North Greenville University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3406

General Rank:

751

Grad Rank:

631

81

University of Montevallo

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2587

General Rank:

445

Grad Rank:

820

82

University of Nebraska at Kearney

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2233

General Rank:

591

Grad Rank:

606

83

Central Washington University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4565

General Rank:

799

Grad Rank:

706

84

Quincy University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3311

General Rank:

676

Grad Rank:

699

85

Dominican University of California

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

1414

General Rank:

615

Grad Rank:

406

86

Lee University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2413

General Rank:

551

Grad Rank:

690

87

California State University - Monterey Bay

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4196

General Rank:

824

Grad Rank:

667

88

Morehouse College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

2911

General Rank:

615

Grad Rank:

721

89

Lock Haven University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

5385

General Rank:

844

Grad Rank:

723

90

Northwest Missouri State University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3695

General Rank:

703

Grad Rank:

743

91

University of Colorado - Colorado Springs

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4334

General Rank:

683

Grad Rank:

833

92

Christian Brothers University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

1685

General Rank:

418

Grad Rank:

694

93

Ferris State University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

5058

General Rank:

676

Grad Rank:

891

94

University of Charleston

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3918

General Rank:

718

Grad Rank:

782

95

Nova Southeastern University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

5117

General Rank:

757

Grad Rank:

839

96

Caldwell University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

1242

General Rank:

643

Grad Rank:

407

97

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3005

General Rank:

761

Grad Rank:

651

98

Saint Leo University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3065

General Rank:

613

Grad Rank:

810

99

Southern New Hampshire University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

1449

General Rank:

556

Grad Rank:

561

100

Barton College

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

3487

General Rank:

607

Grad Rank:

893

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