Best NCAA Division 3 Colleges

Top D3 Schools

NCSA Power Rankings analyzed over 380 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 3 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

$53,790 Tuition

$16,636 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,489 Favorites

1 General Rank

9 Grad Rank

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2

Amherst College

NCAA Division 3

$58,640 Tuition

$18,524 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,964 Favorites

47 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

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3

Johns Hopkins University

NCAA Division 3

$55,350 Tuition

$29,342 Avg. Cost After Aid

10,052 Favorites

8 General Rank

30 Grad Rank

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4

University of Chicago

NCAA Division 3

$60,552 Tuition

$27,315 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,543 Favorites

5 General Rank

14 Grad Rank

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5

Williams College

NCAA Division 3

$57,280 Tuition

$19,480 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,240 Favorites

47 General Rank

11 Grad Rank

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6

Emory University

NCAA Division 3

$53,804 Tuition

$23,734 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,920 Favorites

19 General Rank

51 Grad Rank

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7

Tufts University

NCAA Division 3

$58,578 Tuition

$30,744 Avg. Cost After Aid

7,150 Favorites

28 General Rank

21 Grad Rank

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8

Pomona-Pitzer Colleges

NCAA Division 3

$54,762 Tuition

$17,458 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,072 Favorites

51 General Rank

26 Grad Rank

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9

Washington University in St. Louis

NCAA Division 3

$55,292 Tuition

$26,869 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,220 Favorites

13 General Rank

16 Grad Rank

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10

Washington & Lee University

NCAA Division 3

$54,830 Tuition

$22,615 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,118 Favorites

64 General Rank

19 Grad Rank

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11

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA Division 3

$57,119 Tuition

$34,508 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,910 Favorites

25 General Rank

48 Grad Rank

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12

Swarthmore College

NCAA Division 3

$54,656 Tuition

$19,184 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,964 Favorites

47 General Rank

22 Grad Rank

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13

New York University

NCAA Division 3

$53,308 Tuition

$39,772 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,004 Favorites

28 General Rank

94 Grad Rank

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14

Bowdoin College

NCAA Division 3

$56,350 Tuition

$21,910 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,116 Favorites

51 General Rank

12 Grad Rank

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15

California Institute of Technology

NCAA Division 3

$54,600 Tuition

$24,274 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,988 Favorites

8 General Rank

25 Grad Rank

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16

Middlebury College

NCAA Division 3

$56,216 Tuition

$25,656 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,496 Favorites

61 General Rank

31 Grad Rank

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17

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

NCAA Division 3

$56,475 Tuition

$22,161 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,961 Favorites

61 General Rank

41 Grad Rank

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18

Colby College

NCAA Division 3

$57,280 Tuition

$17,777 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,639 Favorites

72 General Rank

62 Grad Rank

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19

Hamilton College

NCAA Division 3

$56,530 Tuition

$25,440 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,054 Favorites

69 General Rank

27 Grad Rank

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20

University of Rochester

NCAA Division 3

$56,030 Tuition

$29,522 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,447 Favorites

34 General Rank

73 Grad Rank

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21

Wesleyan University

NCAA Division 3

$57,334 Tuition

$26,527 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,209 Favorites

72 General Rank

35 Grad Rank

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22

Case Western Reserve University

NCAA Division 3

$50,924 Tuition

$35,428 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,557 Favorites

42 General Rank

100 Grad Rank

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23

Occidental College

NCAA Division 3

$56,576 Tuition

$29,638 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,500 Favorites

117 General Rank

84 Grad Rank

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24

Trinity University - Texas

NCAA Division 3

$44,680 Tuition

$24,669 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,322 Favorites

137 General Rank

208 Grad Rank

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25

Franklin & Marshall College

NCAA Division 3

$58,800 Tuition

$30,281 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,405 Favorites

117 General Rank

92 Grad Rank

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26

Vassar College

NCAA Division 3

$58,770 Tuition

$26,208 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,550 Favorites

81 General Rank

42 Grad Rank

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27

Colorado College

NCAA Division 3

$58,086 Tuition

$26,753 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,830 Favorites

88 General Rank

115 Grad Rank

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28

Bates College

NCAA Division 3

$55,683 Tuition

$29,321 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,580 Favorites

88 General Rank

43 Grad Rank

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29

University of California - Santa Cruz

NCAA Division 3

$43,745 Tuition

$18,186 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,945 Favorites

256 General Rank

232 Grad Rank

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30

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - RPI

NCAA Division 3

$55,378 Tuition

$35,464 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,679 Favorites

65 General Rank

96 Grad Rank

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31

Denison University

NCAA Division 3

$53,830 Tuition

$28,614 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,893 Favorites

117 General Rank

132 Grad Rank

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32

Trinity College - Connecticut

NCAA Division 3

$59,050 Tuition

$34,460 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,893 Favorites

120 General Rank

123 Grad Rank

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33

Haverford College

NCAA Division 3

$56,952 Tuition

$22,991 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,858 Favorites

72 General Rank

57 Grad Rank

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34

Wheaton College - Illinois

NCAA Division 3

$37,700 Tuition

$25,358 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,507 Favorites

182 General Rank

64 Grad Rank

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35

Grinnell College

NCAA Division 3

$54,354 Tuition

$22,486 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,814 Favorites

69 General Rank

66 Grad Rank

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36

Gettysburg College

NCAA Division 3

$56,390 Tuition

$26,513 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,869 Favorites

148 General Rank

160 Grad Rank

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37

Oberlin College

NCAA Division 3

$56,822 Tuition

$34,077 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,459 Favorites

108 General Rank

80 Grad Rank

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38

Brandeis University

NCAA Division 3

$57,561 Tuition

$31,165 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,042 Favorites

42 General Rank

75 Grad Rank

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39

DePauw University

NCAA Division 3

$51,146 Tuition

$23,078 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,101 Favorites

120 General Rank

103 Grad Rank

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40

Christopher Newport University

NCAA Division 3

$27,790 Tuition

$25,596 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,707 Favorites

150 General Rank

182 Grad Rank

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41

Dickinson College

NCAA Division 3

$56,523 Tuition

$29,452 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,439 Favorites

133 General Rank

119 Grad Rank

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42

University of Redlands

NCAA Division 3

$50,980 Tuition

$27,958 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,029 Favorites

150 General Rank

219 Grad Rank

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43

Berry College

NCAA Division 3

$37,246 Tuition

$23,014 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,477 Favorites

150 General Rank

338 Grad Rank

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44

Ithaca College

NCAA Division 3

$45,274 Tuition

$33,465 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,439 Favorites

184 General Rank

238 Grad Rank

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45

Rhodes College

NCAA Division 3

$49,198 Tuition

$27,540 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,415 Favorites

148 General Rank

164 Grad Rank

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46

Skidmore College

NCAA Division 3

$56,322 Tuition

$27,197 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,718 Favorites

108 General Rank

67 Grad Rank

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47

Carleton College

NCAA Division 3

$57,111 Tuition

$31,133 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,529 Favorites

61 General Rank

34 Grad Rank

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48

University of Dallas

NCAA Division 3

$42,680 Tuition

$21,655 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,546 Favorites

150 General Rank

293 Grad Rank

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49

Union College - New York

NCAA Division 3

$57,324 Tuition

$34,779 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,218 Favorites

133 General Rank

131 Grad Rank

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50

Chapman University

NCAA Division 3

$54,924 Tuition

$41,350 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,382 Favorites

380 General Rank

158 Grad Rank

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51

Macalester College

NCAA Division 3

$56,292 Tuition

$28,426 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,536 Favorites

88 General Rank

44 Grad Rank

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52

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

NCAA Division 3

$52,320 Tuition

$39,756 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,746 Favorites

83 General Rank

60 Grad Rank

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53

Sewanee - The University of the South

NCAA Division 3

$46,472 Tuition

$30,474 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,228 Favorites

133 General Rank

171 Grad Rank

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54

Wellesley College

NCAA Division 3

$56,052 Tuition

$22,087 Avg. Cost After Aid

984 Favorites

51 General Rank

39 Grad Rank

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55

Kenyon College

NCAA Division 3

$58,570 Tuition

$32,897 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,564 Favorites

99 General Rank

46 Grad Rank

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56

Centre College

NCAA Division 3

$43,000 Tuition

$22,251 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,705 Favorites

182 General Rank

108 Grad Rank

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57

John Carroll University

NCAA Division 3

$42,910 Tuition

$25,759 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,102 Favorites

137 General Rank

213 Grad Rank

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58

St. Lawrence University

NCAA Division 3

$56,765 Tuition

$27,774 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,850 Favorites

170 General Rank

107 Grad Rank

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59

Endicott College

NCAA Division 3

$34,200 Tuition

$35,642 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,140 Favorites

245 General Rank

245 Grad Rank

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60

University of Scranton

NCAA Division 3

$45,790 Tuition

$34,374 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,891 Favorites

150 General Rank

113 Grad Rank

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61

California Lutheran University

NCAA Division 3

$44,382 Tuition

$26,489 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,000 Favorites

172 General Rank

367 Grad Rank

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62

Berea College

NCAA Division 3

$44,700 Tuition

$5,184 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,446 Favorites

99 General Rank

376 Grad Rank

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63

Southwestern University

NCAA Division 3

$43,560 Tuition

$25,470 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,806 Favorites

436 General Rank

338 Grad Rank

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64

The College of New Jersey

NCAA Division 3

$28,901 Tuition

$27,541 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,555 Favorites

150 General Rank

86 Grad Rank

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65

College of Wooster

NCAA Division 3

$52,000 Tuition

$24,692 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,316 Favorites

270 General Rank

191 Grad Rank

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66

Connecticut College

NCAA Division 3

$56,890 Tuition

$32,626 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,637 Favorites

133 General Rank

109 Grad Rank

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67

Whitworth University

NCAA Division 3

$44,940 Tuition

$25,557 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,904 Favorites

150 General Rank

223 Grad Rank

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68

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

NCAA Division 3

$17,946 Tuition

$14,580 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,316 Favorites

328 General Rank

336 Grad Rank

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69

North Central College

NCAA Division 3

$40,040 Tuition

$24,786 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,749 Favorites

231 General Rank

347 Grad Rank

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70

University of Texas at Dallas

NCAA Division 3

$38,168 Tuition

$15,232 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,303 Favorites

510 General Rank

325 Grad Rank

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71

Kalamazoo College

NCAA Division 3

$50,562 Tuition

$22,808 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,608 Favorites

270 General Rank

88 Grad Rank

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72

Beloit College

NCAA Division 3

$51,532 Tuition

$11,433 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,452 Favorites

287 General Rank

234 Grad Rank

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73

Knox College

NCAA Division 3

$48,168 Tuition

$22,292 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,346 Favorites

307 General Rank

249 Grad Rank

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74

St. Olaf College

NCAA Division 3

$49,710 Tuition

$23,543 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,314 Favorites

207 General Rank

81 Grad Rank

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75

Calvin University

NCAA Division 3

$36,300 Tuition

$26,647 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,740 Favorites

150 General Rank

211 Grad Rank

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76

Salisbury University

NCAA Division 3

$20,110 Tuition

$19,617 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,292 Favorites

460 General Rank

317 Grad Rank

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77

Baldwin Wallace University

NCAA Division 3

$33,530 Tuition

$22,917 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,710 Favorites

172 General Rank

453 Grad Rank

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78

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

NCAA Division 3

$17,115 Tuition

$16,020 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,672 Favorites

341 General Rank

410 Grad Rank

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79

Stevens Institute of Technology

NCAA Division 3

$54,014 Tuition

$37,588 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,387 Favorites

123 General Rank

95 Grad Rank

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80

Smith College

NCAA Division 3

$54,224 Tuition

$28,305 Avg. Cost After Aid

850 Favorites

72 General Rank

63 Grad Rank

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81

Muhlenberg College

NCAA Division 3

$54,600 Tuition

$27,285 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,525 Favorites

227 General Rank

102 Grad Rank

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82

Whitman College

NCAA Division 3

$53,820 Tuition

$38,672 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,108 Favorites

108 General Rank

56 Grad Rank

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83

Hendrix College

NCAA Division 3

$47,600 Tuition

$19,295 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,741 Favorites

436 General Rank

310 Grad Rank

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84

Emerson College

NCAA Division 3

$49,432 Tuition

$45,365 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,601 Favorites

172 General Rank

135 Grad Rank

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85

Pacific Lutheran University

NCAA Division 3

$43,674 Tuition

$23,058 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,118 Favorites

198 General Rank

348 Grad Rank

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86

Ohio Northern University

NCAA Division 3

$33,440 Tuition

$24,072 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,796 Favorites

481 General Rank

196 Grad Rank

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87

University of Puget Sound

NCAA Division 3

$51,740 Tuition

$35,149 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,614 Favorites

337 General Rank

214 Grad Rank

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88

SUNY Geneseo

NCAA Division 3

$18,837 Tuition

$18,924 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,060 Favorites

214 General Rank

161 Grad Rank

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89

Elmhurst University

NCAA Division 3

$37,754 Tuition

$21,485 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,838 Favorites

214 General Rank

315 Grad Rank

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90

Hamline University

NCAA Division 3

$42,774 Tuition

$20,866 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,659 Favorites

184 General Rank

326 Grad Rank

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91

Lewis & Clark College

NCAA Division 3

$52,780 Tuition

$35,546 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,311 Favorites

326 General Rank

196 Grad Rank

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92

Ursinus College

NCAA Division 3

$53,610 Tuition

$28,390 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,986 Favorites

337 General Rank

146 Grad Rank

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93

Lawrence University

NCAA Division 3

$49,122 Tuition

$22,214 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,261 Favorites

207 General Rank

176 Grad Rank

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94

Messiah University

NCAA Division 3

$36,120 Tuition

$28,141 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,664 Favorites

245 General Rank

168 Grad Rank

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95

University of La Verne

NCAA Division 3

$44,550 Tuition

$25,780 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,474 Favorites

510 General Rank

264 Grad Rank

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96

Bard College

NCAA Division 3

$56,036 Tuition

$24,660 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,448 Favorites

207 General Rank

198 Grad Rank

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97

Allegheny College

NCAA Division 3

$49,260 Tuition

$21,682 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,987 Favorites

337 General Rank

253 Grad Rank

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98

Augustana College - Illinois

NCAA Division 3

$43,610 Tuition

$23,874 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,703 Favorites

397 General Rank

312 Grad Rank

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99

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

NCAA Division 3

$16,416 Tuition

$15,249 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,867 Favorites

385 General Rank

524 Grad Rank

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100

Wabash College

NCAA Division 3

$44,720 Tuition

$19,015 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,010 Favorites

170 General Rank

251 Grad Rank

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