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Best NCAA Division 3 Colleges

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Top NCAA D3 Schools

NCSA Power Rankings analyzed over 370 NCAA Division 3 college athletic programs to develop a list of the Best Division 3 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,  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

Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$51,832

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,278

NCSA Favorites

6342

General Rank

4

Grad Rank

19


Favorite

2

Johns Hopkins University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$53,740

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,701

NCSA Favorites

10137

General Rank

8

Grad Rank

29


Favorite

3

University of Chicago
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$58,230

Avg. Cost After Aid

$26,160

NCSA Favorites

6101

General Rank

4

Grad Rank

22


Favorite

4

Amherst College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$56,426

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,208

NCSA Favorites

6549

General Rank

47

Grad Rank

16


Favorite

5

Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$52,780

Avg. Cost After Aid

$13,622

NCSA Favorites

3359

General Rank

50

Grad Rank

23


Favorite

6

Emory University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$51,306

Avg. Cost After Aid

$24,593

NCSA Favorites

5830

General Rank

19

Grad Rank

48


Favorite

7

Tufts University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$56,382

Avg. Cost After Aid

$31,485

NCSA Favorites

6597

General Rank

30

Grad Rank

28


Favorite

8

Williams College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$55,450

Avg. Cost After Aid

$21,239

NCSA Favorites

4123

General Rank

47

Grad Rank

11


Favorite

9

Carnegie Mellon University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$55,465

Avg. Cost After Aid

$32,674

NCSA Favorites

5092

General Rank

24

Grad Rank

58


Favorite

10

Washington University in St. Louis
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$53,399

Avg. Cost After Aid

$27,427

NCSA Favorites

3903

General Rank

16

Grad Rank

12


Favorite

11

Bowdoin College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$53,922

Avg. Cost After Aid

$21,300

NCSA Favorites

3044

General Rank

50

Grad Rank

10


Favorite

12

New York University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$51,828

Avg. Cost After Aid

$42,397

NCSA Favorites

5548

General Rank

30

Grad Rank

96


Favorite

13

California Institute of Technology
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$52,362

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,820

NCSA Favorites

3155

General Rank

8

Grad Rank

44


Favorite

14

Washington & Lee University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$52,455

Avg. Cost After Aid

$27,083

NCSA Favorites

3855

General Rank

61

Grad Rank

25


Favorite

15

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,405

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,889

NCSA Favorites

3112

General Rank

50

Grad Rank

39


Favorite

16

Colby College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$55,210

Avg. Cost After Aid

$18,553

NCSA Favorites

2576

General Rank

70

Grad Rank

42


Favorite

17

Middlebury College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,450

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,587

NCSA Favorites

3259

General Rank

61

Grad Rank

30


Favorite

18

Hamilton College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,620

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,160

NCSA Favorites

3090

General Rank

61

Grad Rank

26


Favorite

19

Occidental College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,686

Avg. Cost After Aid

$31,842

NCSA Favorites

4684

General Rank

113

Grad Rank

91


Favorite

20

Swarthmore College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$52,588

Avg. Cost After Aid

$21,067

NCSA Favorites

2409

General Rank

47

Grad Rank

17


Favorite

21

University of Rochester
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$53,909

Avg. Cost After Aid

$29,373

NCSA Favorites

3522

General Rank

34

Grad Rank

82


Favorite

22

Wesleyan University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,944

Avg. Cost After Aid

$26,291

NCSA Favorites

3265

General Rank

81

Grad Rank

54


Favorite

23

Case Western Reserve University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$49,042

Avg. Cost After Aid

$32,938

NCSA Favorites

3802

General Rank

42

Grad Rank

104


Favorite

24

Colorado College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$55,470

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,041

NCSA Favorites

3118

General Rank

88

Grad Rank

60


Favorite

25

Trinity University – Texas
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$42,976

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,016

NCSA Favorites

4280

General Rank

134

Grad Rank

179


Favorite

26

University of California – Santa Cruz
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$42,952

Avg. Cost After Aid

$17,699

NCSA Favorites

4070

General Rank

215

Grad Rank

206


Favorite

27

Bates College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$53,794

Avg. Cost After Aid

$26,477

NCSA Favorites

2867

General Rank

83

Grad Rank

43


Favorite

28

Denison University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$51,960

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,177

NCSA Favorites

3193

General Rank

124

Grad Rank

84


Favorite

29

Franklin & Marshall College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$56,550

Avg. Cost After Aid

$26,479

NCSA Favorites

3374

General Rank

115

Grad Rank

98


Favorite

30

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – RPI
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$53,880

Avg. Cost After Aid

$36,159

NCSA Favorites

3020

General Rank

65

Grad Rank

92


Favorite

31

Vassar College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$56,960

Avg. Cost After Aid

$27,808

NCSA Favorites

2292

General Rank

70

Grad Rank

40


Favorite

32

Trinity College – Connecticut
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$56,910

Avg. Cost After Aid

$32,122

NCSA Favorites

2903

General Rank

124

Grad Rank

118


Favorite

33

Gettysburg College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,480

Avg. Cost After Aid

$27,803

NCSA Favorites

2890

General Rank

154

Grad Rank

122


Favorite

34

Wheaton College – Illinois
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$36,420

Avg. Cost After Aid

$26,180

NCSA Favorites

2636

General Rank

185

Grad Rank

66


Favorite

35

Rhodes College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$47,890

Avg. Cost After Aid

$26,077

NCSA Favorites

2553

General Rank

154

Grad Rank

102


Favorite

36

Ithaca College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$43,978

Avg. Cost After Aid

$33,164

NCSA Favorites

3703

General Rank

172

Grad Rank

188


Favorite

37

University of Redlands
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$49,504

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,727

NCSA Favorites

3234

General Rank

159

Grad Rank

215


Favorite

38

Brandeis University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$55,395

Avg. Cost After Aid

$37,688

NCSA Favorites

2036

General Rank

42

Grad Rank

56


Favorite

39

DePauw University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$49,704

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,873

NCSA Favorites

2260

General Rank

127

Grad Rank

110


Favorite

40

Haverford College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,838

Avg. Cost After Aid

$28,799

NCSA Favorites

1760

General Rank

70

Grad Rank

32


Favorite

41

California Lutheran University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$42,692

Avg. Cost After Aid

$27,220

NCSA Favorites

3708

General Rank

187

Grad Rank

240


Favorite

42

Union College – New York
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$55,290

Avg. Cost After Aid

$35,005

NCSA Favorites

2305

General Rank

124

Grad Rank

73


Favorite

43

Christopher Newport University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$27,620

Avg. Cost After Aid

$24,185

NCSA Favorites

2908

General Rank

172

Grad Rank

243


Favorite

44

Dickinson College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,661

Avg. Cost After Aid

$31,491

NCSA Favorites

2309

General Rank

127

Grad Rank

107


Favorite

45

Oberlin College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$55,052

Avg. Cost After Aid

$35,555

NCSA Favorites

2065

General Rank

106

Grad Rank

78


Favorite

46

Berry College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$36,556

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,158

NCSA Favorites

3974

General Rank

159

Grad Rank

407


Favorite

47

Carleton College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,759

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,210

NCSA Favorites

1523

General Rank

61

Grad Rank

21


Favorite

48

Kenyon College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$55,930

Avg. Cost After Aid

$28,961

NCSA Favorites

1754

General Rank

97

Grad Rank

59


Favorite

49

Centre College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$41,700

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,053

NCSA Favorites

1890

General Rank

131

Grad Rank

133


Favorite

50

Beloit College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$50,040

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,877

NCSA Favorites

1942

General Rank

313

Grad Rank

119


Favorite

51

Grinnell College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$52,392

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,358

NCSA Favorites

1537

General Rank

70

Grad Rank

83


Favorite

52

Sewanee – The University of the South
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$45,120

Avg. Cost After Aid

$29,119

NCSA Favorites

2201

General Rank

127

Grad Rank

144


Favorite

53

John Carroll University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$41,340

Avg. Cost After Aid

$27,855

NCSA Favorites

2363

General Rank

134

Grad Rank

183


Favorite

54

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$50,530

Avg. Cost After Aid

$41,390

NCSA Favorites

1816

General Rank

89

Grad Rank

65


Favorite

55

Chapman University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$52,724

Avg. Cost After Aid

$40,251

NCSA Favorites

5214

General Rank

416

Grad Rank

172


Favorite

56

Endicott College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$33,050

Avg. Cost After Aid

$34,861

NCSA Favorites

3314

General Rank

244

Grad Rank

208


Favorite

57

Skidmore College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,420

Avg. Cost After Aid

$27,433

NCSA Favorites

1591

General Rank

106

Grad Rank

74


Favorite

58

Baldwin Wallace University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$32,586

Avg. Cost After Aid

$22,669

NCSA Favorites

3506

General Rank

187

Grad Rank

398


Favorite

59

University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$17,776

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,478

NCSA Favorites

2493

General Rank

300

Grad Rank

292


Favorite

60

St. Lawrence University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,846

Avg. Cost After Aid

$27,494

NCSA Favorites

1920

General Rank

154

Grad Rank

108


Favorite

61

University of St. Thomas – Minnesota
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$42,736

Avg. Cost After Aid

$28,904

NCSA Favorites

5897

General Rank

504

Grad Rank

193


Favorite

62

Wellesley College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$53,732

Avg. Cost After Aid

$22,247

NCSA Favorites

886

General Rank

50

Grad Rank

46


Favorite

63

Macalester College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,344

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,783

NCSA Favorites

1341

General Rank

97

Grad Rank

61


Favorite

64

Southwestern University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$42,000

Avg. Cost After Aid

$26,393

NCSA Favorites

4403

General Rank

460

Grad Rank

230


Favorite

65

Allegheny College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$47,540

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,927

NCSA Favorites

2691

General Rank

313

Grad Rank

222


Favorite

66

North Central College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$38,880

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,599

NCSA Favorites

2611

General Rank

187

Grad Rank

341


Favorite

67

Berea College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$39,990

Avg. Cost After Aid

$1,964

NCSA Favorites

1507

General Rank

101

Grad Rank

427


Favorite

68

University of La Verne
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$43,050

Avg. Cost After Aid

$24,750

NCSA Favorites

3810

General Rank

317

Grad Rank

350


Favorite

69

Whitworth University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$43,640

Avg. Cost After Aid

$27,087

NCSA Favorites

1917

General Rank

159

Grad Rank

194


Favorite

70

Connecticut College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,820

Avg. Cost After Aid

$32,606

NCSA Favorites

1604

General Rank

131

Grad Rank

114


Favorite

71

Calvin University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$34,600

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,017

NCSA Favorites

1770

General Rank

134

Grad Rank

217


Favorite

72

The College of New Jersey
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$28,266

Avg. Cost After Aid

$27,026

NCSA Favorites

1423

General Rank

159

Grad Rank

79


Favorite

73

University of Dallas
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$40,652

Avg. Cost After Aid

$22,209

NCSA Favorites

2374

General Rank

159

Grad Rank

367


Favorite

74

Kalamazoo College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$48,666

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,667

NCSA Favorites

1671

General Rank

239

Grad Rank

124


Favorite

75

Bard College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$54,680

Avg. Cost After Aid

$25,885

NCSA Favorites

1873

General Rank

154

Grad Rank

222


Favorite

76

University of Scranton
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$44,532

Avg. Cost After Aid

$35,313

NCSA Favorites

1886

General Rank

159

Grad Rank

164


Favorite

77

Stevens Institute of Technology
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$52,202

Avg. Cost After Aid

$37,598

NCSA Favorites

1428

General Rank

116

Grad Rank

86


Favorite

78

College of Wooster
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$50,250

Avg. Cost After Aid

$24,806

NCSA Favorites

2073

General Rank

239

Grad Rank

210


Favorite

79

University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$17,095

Avg. Cost After Aid

$15,673

NCSA Favorites

2500

General Rank

337

Grad Rank

370


Favorite

80

Augustana College – Illinois
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$42,135

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,310

NCSA Favorites

2999

General Rank

425

Grad Rank

224


Favorite

81

Knox College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$46,554

Avg. Cost After Aid

$21,359

NCSA Favorites

1824

General Rank

261

Grad Rank

207


Favorite

82

Ramapo College of New Jersey
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$23,715

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,216

NCSA Favorites

1995

General Rank

300

Grad Rank

235


Favorite

83

Austin College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$39,960

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,895

NCSA Favorites

3833

General Rank

460

Grad Rank

334


Favorite

84

St. Olaf College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$47,840

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,386

NCSA Favorites

1249

General Rank

239

Grad Rank

72


Favorite

85

Lewis & Clark College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$50,934

Avg. Cost After Aid

$35,919

NCSA Favorites

2485

General Rank

298

Grad Rank

185


Favorite

86

Salisbury University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$19,526

Avg. Cost After Aid

$17,686

NCSA Favorites

3278

General Rank

513

Grad Rank

311


Favorite

87

Smith College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$52,404

Avg. Cost After Aid

$28,193

NCSA Favorites

718

General Rank

70

Grad Rank

63


Favorite

88

University of Mary Washington
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$28,648

Avg. Cost After Aid

$21,483

NCSA Favorites

2176

General Rank

221

Grad Rank

347


Favorite

89

Ohio Northern University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$32,260

Avg. Cost After Aid

$22,854

NCSA Favorites

2995

General Rank

469

Grad Rank

235


Favorite

90

Pacific Lutheran University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$42,436

Avg. Cost After Aid

$23,821

NCSA Favorites

2325

General Rank

244

Grad Rank

325


Favorite

91

Emerson College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$46,852

Avg. Cost After Aid

$43,668

NCSA Favorites

1642

General Rank

172

Grad Rank

155


Favorite

92

Ursinus College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$52,050

Avg. Cost After Aid

$29,143

NCSA Favorites

2404

General Rank

347

Grad Rank

182


Favorite

93

Whitman College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$52,764

Avg. Cost After Aid

$32,627

NCSA Favorites

1053

General Rank

127

Grad Rank

67


Favorite

94

SUNY Geneseo
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$18,431

Avg. Cost After Aid

$19,403

NCSA Favorites

1057

General Rank

196

Grad Rank

169


Favorite

95

University of Puget Sound
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$49,776

Avg. Cost After Aid

$36,075

NCSA Favorites

2634

General Rank

347

Grad Rank

197


Favorite

96

Messiah University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$35,160

Avg. Cost After Aid

$26,919

NCSA Favorites

1593

General Rank

231

Grad Rank

167


Favorite

97

University of Texas at Dallas
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$36,876

Avg. Cost After Aid

$14,336

NCSA Favorites

3123

General Rank

622

Grad Rank

292


Favorite

98

Clark University
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$45,730

Avg. Cost After Aid

$28,455

NCSA Favorites

1641

General Rank

252

Grad Rank

159


Favorite

99

Muhlenberg College
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$52,595

Avg. Cost After Aid

$30,684

NCSA Favorites

1506

General Rank

261

Grad Rank

100


Favorite

100

St. Mary’s College of Maryland
NCAA Division 3

Tuition

$30,568

Avg. Cost After Aid

$20,637

NCSA Favorites

1466

General Rank

313

Grad Rank

170


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