Best Division 2 Football Colleges

Top D2 Football Schools

NCSA analyzed 166 four-year colleges with college football programs at the NCAA Division 2 level to develop a list of the Best Division 2 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 millions of 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

Colorado School of Mines

NCAA Division 2

$40,838 Tuition

$25,211 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,527 Favorites

86 General Rank

3 Grad Rank

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2

Hillsdale College

NCAA Division 2

$30,042 Tuition

$18,561 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,298 Favorites

34 General Rank

2 Grad Rank

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3

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 2

$22,295 Tuition

$13,183 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,252 Favorites

145 General Rank

5 Grad Rank

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4

Bentley University

NCAA Division 2

$54,910 Tuition

$39,437 Avg. Cost After Aid

890 Favorites

1 General Rank

1 Grad Rank

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5

Grand Valley State University

NCAA Division 2

$19,296 Tuition

$17,210 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,441 Favorites

147 General Rank

15 Grad Rank

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6

University of West Florida

NCAA Division 2

$19,241 Tuition

$8,152 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,984 Favorites

18 General Rank

61 Grad Rank

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7

Truman State University

NCAA Division 2

$16,410 Tuition

$11,216 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,194 Favorites

2 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

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8

Harding University

NCAA Division 2

$22,230 Tuition

$20,429 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,742 Favorites

148 General Rank

14 Grad Rank

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9

University of Minnesota - Duluth

NCAA Division 2

$19,148 Tuition

$17,313 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,445 Favorites

21 General Rank

20 Grad Rank

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10

University of Indianapolis

NCAA Division 2

$33,520 Tuition

$21,411 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,684 Favorites

149 General Rank

24 Grad Rank

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11

Gannon University

NCAA Division 2

$34,526 Tuition

$21,964 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,447 Favorites

146 General Rank

21 Grad Rank

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12

Wingate University

NCAA Division 2

$40,170 Tuition

$18,345 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,145 Favorites

164 General Rank

31 Grad Rank

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13

Slippery Rock University

NCAA Division 2

$14,615 Tuition

$14,058 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,327 Favorites

78 General Rank

12 Grad Rank

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14

Mercyhurst University

NCAA Division 2

$42,680 Tuition

$25,704 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,307 Favorites

59 General Rank

29 Grad Rank

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15

Michigan Technological University

NCAA Division 2

$38,112 Tuition

$15,864 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,095 Favorites

129 General Rank

10 Grad Rank

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16

Missouri University of Science & Technology

NCAA Division 2

$29,097 Tuition

$12,682 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,112 Favorites

142 General Rank

26 Grad Rank

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17

Catawba College

NCAA Division 2

$32,380 Tuition

$18,861 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,727 Favorites

3 General Rank

32 Grad Rank

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18

Ashland University

NCAA Division 2

$23,090 Tuition

$21,151 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,203 Favorites

72 General Rank

13 Grad Rank

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19

Augustana University - South Dakota

NCAA Division 2

$35,914 Tuition

$27,055 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,049 Favorites

6 General Rank

9 Grad Rank

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20

Pace University

NCAA Division 2

$48,830 Tuition

$27,937 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,272 Favorites

143 General Rank

34 Grad Rank

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21

University of Findlay

NCAA Division 2

$37,188 Tuition

$22,625 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,737 Favorites

152 General Rank

25 Grad Rank

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22

North Greenville University

NCAA Division 2

$22,470 Tuition

$19,514 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,177 Favorites

23 General Rank

38 Grad Rank

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23

Wayne State University

NCAA Division 2

$30,013 Tuition

$14,728 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,506 Favorites

144 General Rank

44 Grad Rank

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24

Minnesota State University - Mankato

NCAA Division 2

$18,200 Tuition

$17,488 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,932 Favorites

66 General Rank

63 Grad Rank

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25

Assumption University

NCAA Division 2

$45,900 Tuition

$25,517 Avg. Cost After Aid

787 Favorites

25 General Rank

8 Grad Rank

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26

West Texas A&M University

NCAA Division 2

$11,208 Tuition

$18,060 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,433 Favorites

43 General Rank

93 Grad Rank

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27

Winona State University

NCAA Division 2

$16,684 Tuition

$17,546 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,177 Favorites

24 General Rank

27 Grad Rank

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28

Saint Anselm College

NCAA Division 2

$43,910 Tuition

$33,898 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,360 Favorites

109 General Rank

4 Grad Rank

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29

Mississippi College

NCAA Division 2

$20,364 Tuition

$17,880 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,272 Favorites

151 General Rank

28 Grad Rank

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30

Seton Hill University

NCAA Division 2

$39,068 Tuition

$22,885 Avg. Cost After Aid

734 Favorites

38 General Rank

16 Grad Rank

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31

University of Central Missouri

NCAA Division 2

$16,819 Tuition

$13,953 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,836 Favorites

51 General Rank

56 Grad Rank

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32

Walsh University

NCAA Division 2

$32,315 Tuition

$16,745 Avg. Cost After Aid

888 Favorites

153 General Rank

11 Grad Rank

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33

University of Texas - Permian Basin

NCAA Division 2

$21,460 Tuition

$8,106 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,094 Favorites

40 General Rank

114 Grad Rank

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34

Northwest Missouri State University

NCAA Division 2

$14,919 Tuition

$13,398 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,963 Favorites

104 General Rank

57 Grad Rank

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35

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

NCAA Division 2

$7,495 Tuition

$11,160 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,663 Favorites

42 General Rank

103 Grad Rank

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36

Newberry College

NCAA Division 2

$28,250 Tuition

$18,911 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,543 Favorites

8 General Rank

53 Grad Rank

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37

Lenoir-Rhyne University

NCAA Division 2

$41,500 Tuition

$21,175 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,496 Favorites

26 General Rank

77 Grad Rank

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38

Davenport University

NCAA Division 2

$20,964 Tuition

$18,771 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,962 Favorites

91 General Rank

78 Grad Rank

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39

Western Oregon University

NCAA Division 2

$29,709 Tuition

$15,027 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,751 Favorites

31 General Rank

75 Grad Rank

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40

Central Washington University

NCAA Division 2

$25,213 Tuition

$17,234 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,614 Favorites

27 General Rank

52 Grad Rank

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41

Ferris State University

NCAA Division 2

$12,740 Tuition

$13,010 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,465 Favorites

157 General Rank

81 Grad Rank

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42

Midwestern State University

NCAA Division 2

$11,904 Tuition

$10,203 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,673 Favorites

64 General Rank

88 Grad Rank

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43

University of New Haven

NCAA Division 2

$42,898 Tuition

$33,109 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,045 Favorites

45 General Rank

18 Grad Rank

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44

McKendree University

NCAA Division 2

$33,050 Tuition

$24,989 Avg. Cost After Aid

912 Favorites

44 General Rank

47 Grad Rank

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45

Barton College

NCAA Division 2

$33,430 Tuition

$22,733 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,860 Favorites

11 General Rank

62 Grad Rank

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46

William Jewell College

NCAA Division 2

$19,310 Tuition

$20,289 Avg. Cost After Aid

975 Favorites

5 General Rank

19 Grad Rank

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47

Northern Michigan University

NCAA Division 2

$18,414 Tuition

$16,583 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,553 Favorites

73 General Rank

71 Grad Rank

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48

Valdosta State University

NCAA Division 2

$17,638 Tuition

$13,336 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,479 Favorites

163 General Rank

117 Grad Rank

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49

Carson-Newman University

NCAA Division 2

$31,320 Tuition

$17,457 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,598 Favorites

155 General Rank

42 Grad Rank

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50

Lock Haven University

NCAA Division 2

$20,702 Tuition

$15,583 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,401 Favorites

108 General Rank

51 Grad Rank

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51

Winston-Salem State University

NCAA Division 2

$16,903 Tuition

$13,435 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,862 Favorites

150 General Rank

92 Grad Rank

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52

Emory & Henry College

NCAA Division 2

$35,165 Tuition

$19,053 Avg. Cost After Aid

566 Favorites

13 General Rank

67 Grad Rank

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53

Tuskegee University

NCAA Division 2

$22,614 Tuition

$34,926 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,512 Favorites

4 General Rank

39 Grad Rank

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54

Colorado Mesa University

NCAA Division 2

$22,322 Tuition

$15,898 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,414 Favorites

9 General Rank

133 Grad Rank

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55

Angelo State University

NCAA Division 2

$17,978 Tuition

$13,499 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,640 Favorites

76 General Rank

98 Grad Rank

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56

University of Nebraska at Kearney

NCAA Division 2

$14,238 Tuition

$16,611 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,014 Favorites

22 General Rank

36 Grad Rank

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57

Frostburg State University

NCAA Division 2

$24,080 Tuition

$15,538 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,472 Favorites

110 General Rank

84 Grad Rank

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58

University of West Georgia

NCAA Division 2

$17,576 Tuition

$16,239 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,931 Favorites

159 General Rank

108 Grad Rank

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59

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

NCAA Division 2

$25,746 Tuition

$11,524 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,228 Favorites

160 General Rank

102 Grad Rank

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60

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 2

$22,226 Tuition

$19,504 Avg. Cost After Aid

996 Favorites

105 General Rank

41 Grad Rank

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61

Delta State University

NCAA Division 2

$8,360 Tuition

$14,377 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,424 Favorites

49 General Rank

101 Grad Rank

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62

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 2

$18,897 Tuition

$20,201 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,280 Favorites

158 General Rank

46 Grad Rank

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63

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 2

$22,806 Tuition

$18,792 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,050 Favorites

119 General Rank

33 Grad Rank

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64

Oklahoma Baptist University

NCAA Division 2

$32,050 Tuition

$20,564 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,502 Favorites

15 General Rank

54 Grad Rank

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65

Saginaw Valley State University

NCAA Division 2

$26,144 Tuition

$15,335 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,283 Favorites

106 General Rank

106 Grad Rank

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66

Arkansas Tech University

NCAA Division 2

$13,636 Tuition

$12,191 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,715 Favorites

58 General Rank

91 Grad Rank

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67

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 2

$14,272 Tuition

$22,012 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,027 Favorites

95 General Rank

35 Grad Rank

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68

Ohio Dominican University

NCAA Division 2

$33,380 Tuition

$21,015 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,216 Favorites

35 General Rank

45 Grad Rank

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69

Pittsburg State University

NCAA Division 2

$19,088 Tuition

$14,255 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,745 Favorites

93 General Rank

58 Grad Rank

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70

Tusculum University

NCAA Division 2

$26,510 Tuition

$13,516 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,862 Favorites

56 General Rank

118 Grad Rank

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71

Shepherd University

NCAA Division 2

$18,224 Tuition

$11,109 Avg. Cost After Aid

938 Favorites

48 General Rank

99 Grad Rank

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72

Ouachita Baptist University

NCAA Division 2

$30,140 Tuition

$20,847 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,351 Favorites

139 General Rank

17 Grad Rank

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73

Colorado State University - Pueblo

NCAA Division 2

$15,659 Tuition

$13,999 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,729 Favorites

70 General Rank

131 Grad Rank

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74

Washburn University

NCAA Division 2

$19,876 Tuition

$14,194 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,114 Favorites

53 General Rank

65 Grad Rank

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75

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 2

$16,102 Tuition

$13,992 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,102 Favorites

107 General Rank

48 Grad Rank

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76

University of Charleston

NCAA Division 2

$31,350 Tuition

$20,294 Avg. Cost After Aid

836 Favorites

161 General Rank

104 Grad Rank

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77

Fort Lewis College

NCAA Division 2

$19,660 Tuition

$14,925 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,764 Favorites

7 General Rank

100 Grad Rank

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78

University of Central Oklahoma

NCAA Division 2

$18,917 Tuition

$17,116 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,747 Favorites

46 General Rank

140 Grad Rank

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79

Fort Hays State University

NCAA Division 2

$15,870 Tuition

$13,515 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,297 Favorites

92 General Rank

68 Grad Rank

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80

Bemidji State University

NCAA Division 2

$9,806 Tuition

$16,476 Avg. Cost After Aid

987 Favorites

85 General Rank

83 Grad Rank

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81

Morehouse College

NCAA Division 2

$29,468 Tuition

$24,271 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,955 Favorites

121 General Rank

87 Grad Rank

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82

Minnesota State University - Moorhead

NCAA Division 2

$17,564 Tuition

$17,653 Avg. Cost After Aid

973 Favorites

67 General Rank

40 Grad Rank

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83

Virginia State University

NCAA Division 2

$20,909 Tuition

$15,359 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,278 Favorites

71 General Rank

79 Grad Rank

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84

Quincy University

NCAA Division 2

$31,160 Tuition

$16,178 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,018 Favorites

17 General Rank

113 Grad Rank

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85

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 2

$20,097 Tuition

$17,974 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,109 Favorites

132 General Rank

73 Grad Rank

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86

Western Colorado University

NCAA Division 2

$22,446 Tuition

$17,437 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,218 Favorites

47 General Rank

82 Grad Rank

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87

Tiffin University

NCAA Division 2

$28,480 Tuition

$25,722 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,228 Favorites

127 General Rank

96 Grad Rank

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88

Southern Connecticut State University

NCAA Division 2

$25,286 Tuition

$18,231 Avg. Cost After Aid

774 Favorites

87 General Rank

60 Grad Rank

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89

Thomas More University

NCAA Division 2

$34,760 Tuition

$19,025 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,078 Favorites

41 General Rank

66 Grad Rank

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90

Notre Dame College

NCAA Division 2

$31,350 Tuition

$16,223 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,384 Favorites

30 General Rank

128 Grad Rank

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91

Mars Hill University

NCAA Division 2

$35,655 Tuition

$19,513 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,051 Favorites

12 General Rank

142 Grad Rank

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92

Southern Nazarene University

NCAA Division 2

$27,000 Tuition

$19,449 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,839 Favorites

60 General Rank

76 Grad Rank

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93

Concordia University, St. Paul - Minnesota

NCAA Division 2

$23,900 Tuition

$15,862 Avg. Cost After Aid

920 Favorites

52 General Rank

55 Grad Rank

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94

Kentucky Wesleyan College

NCAA Division 2

$29,660 Tuition

$28,242 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,562 Favorites

16 General Rank

90 Grad Rank

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95

Emporia State University

NCAA Division 2

$14,918 Tuition

$15,312 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,146 Favorites

65 General Rank

70 Grad Rank

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96

University of Mary

NCAA Division 2

$20,290 Tuition

$18,859 Avg. Cost After Aid

906 Favorites

162 General Rank

22 Grad Rank

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97

Fairmont State University

NCAA Division 2

$17,150 Tuition

$11,884 Avg. Cost After Aid

972 Favorites

83 General Rank

94 Grad Rank

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98

University of West Alabama

NCAA Division 2

$20,090 Tuition

$16,258 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,702 Favorites

68 General Rank

124 Grad Rank

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99

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

NCAA Division 2

$15,278 Tuition

$21,898 Avg. Cost After Aid

985 Favorites

118 General Rank

50 Grad Rank

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100

Limestone University

NCAA Division 2

$26,300 Tuition

$22,047 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,842 Favorites

29 General Rank

149 Grad Rank

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