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top D3 Football Schools

NCSA analyzed 242 four-year colleges with college football programs at the NCAA Division 3 level to develop a list of the Best Division 3 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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT
NCAA Division 3
$55,878 Tuition
$5,084 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,012 Favorites
5 General Rank
1 Grad Rank
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Johns Hopkins University
NCAA Division 3
$58,720 Tuition
$14,254 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,321 Favorites
23 General Rank
3 Grad Rank
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3
University of Chicago
NCAA Division 3
$62,241 Tuition
$22,690 Avg. Cost After Aid
2,017 Favorites
22 General Rank
2 Grad Rank
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4
Tufts University
NCAA Division 3
$63,000 Tuition
$35,683 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,036 Favorites
72 General Rank
5 Grad Rank
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5
Amherst College
NCAA Division 3
$61,150 Tuition
$17,304 Avg. Cost After Aid
867 Favorites
3 General Rank
12 Grad Rank
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6
Washington University in St. Louis
NCAA Division 3
$58,866 Tuition
$27,595 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,018 Favorites
44 General Rank
8 Grad Rank
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7
University of Rochester
NCAA Division 3
$59,378 Tuition
$31,171 Avg. Cost After Aid
3,365 Favorites
76 General Rank
29 Grad Rank
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8
Carnegie Mellon University
NCAA Division 3
$58,924 Tuition
$37,846 Avg. Cost After Aid
901 Favorites
53 General Rank
10 Grad Rank
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9
Williams College
NCAA Division 3
$59,660 Tuition
$14,739 Avg. Cost After Aid
589 Favorites
2 General Rank
4 Grad Rank
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10
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
NCAA Division 3
$56,686 Tuition
$9,170 Avg. Cost After Aid
806 Favorites
8 General Rank
9 Grad Rank
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11
Bowdoin College
NCAA Division 3
$58,322 Tuition
$16,925 Avg. Cost After Aid
451 Favorites
19 General Rank
6 Grad Rank
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12
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
NCAA Division 3
$58,111 Tuition
$20,114 Avg. Cost After Aid
601 Favorites
28 General Rank
11 Grad Rank
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13
Washington & Lee University
NCAA Division 3
$59,380 Tuition
$27,417 Avg. Cost After Aid
721 Favorites
36 General Rank
7 Grad Rank
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14
Case Western Reserve University
NCAA Division 3
$54,532 Tuition
$37,702 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,660 Favorites
90 General Rank
34 Grad Rank
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15
Middlebury College
NCAA Division 3
$59,770 Tuition
$29,047 Avg. Cost After Aid
497 Favorites
34 General Rank
17 Grad Rank
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16
Wesleyan University
NCAA Division 3
$62,049 Tuition
$26,080 Avg. Cost After Aid
670 Favorites
49 General Rank
18 Grad Rank
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17
Hamilton College
NCAA Division 3
$59,970 Tuition
$26,296 Avg. Cost After Aid
547 Favorites
43 General Rank
15 Grad Rank
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18
Chapman University
NCAA Division 3
$58,634 Tuition
$39,047 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,198 Favorites
174 General Rank
50 Grad Rank
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19
Trinity University - Texas
NCAA Division 3
$47,392 Tuition
$18,637 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,574 Favorites
106 General Rank
51 Grad Rank
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20
Colby College
NCAA Division 3
$61,220 Tuition
$17,739 Avg. Cost After Aid
397 Favorites
58 General Rank
26 Grad Rank
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21
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - RPI
NCAA Division 3
$58,526 Tuition
$31,456 Avg. Cost After Aid
613 Favorites
100 General Rank
35 Grad Rank
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22
Bates College
NCAA Division 3
$59,062 Tuition
$26,560 Avg. Cost After Aid
927 Favorites
59 General Rank
14 Grad Rank
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23
University of La Verne
NCAA Division 3
$45,850 Tuition
$21,605 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,848 Favorites
196 General Rank
103 Grad Rank
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24
Trinity College - Connecticut
NCAA Division 3
$61,370 Tuition
$32,036 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,173 Favorites
86 General Rank
31 Grad Rank
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25
Southwestern University
NCAA Division 3
$47,000 Tuition
$25,451 Avg. Cost After Aid
4,708 Favorites
141 General Rank
78 Grad Rank
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26
Dickinson College
NCAA Division 3
$58,733 Tuition
$15,554 Avg. Cost After Aid
426 Favorites
98 General Rank
39 Grad Rank
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27
Grinnell College
NCAA Division 3
$58,648 Tuition
$28,610 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,222 Favorites
42 General Rank
24 Grad Rank
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28
Franklin & Marshall College
NCAA Division 3
$63,406 Tuition
$30,182 Avg. Cost After Aid
411 Favorites
82 General Rank
37 Grad Rank
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29
Montclair State University
NCAA Division 3
$21,418 Tuition
$13,705 Avg. Cost After Aid
807 Favorites
212 General Rank
118 Grad Rank
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30
Gettysburg College
NCAA Division 3
$59,960 Tuition
$26,853 Avg. Cost After Aid
894 Favorites
110 General Rank
41 Grad Rank
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31
University of Puget Sound
NCAA Division 3
$55,670 Tuition
$23,215 Avg. Cost After Aid
3,569 Favorites
140 General Rank
74 Grad Rank
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32
Carleton College
NCAA Division 3
$60,225 Tuition
$31,800 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,402 Favorites
21 General Rank
16 Grad Rank
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33
Wheaton College - Illinois
NCAA Division 3
$40,820 Tuition
$25,287 Avg. Cost After Aid
901 Favorites
117 General Rank
20 Grad Rank
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34
Denison University
NCAA Division 3
$57,500 Tuition
$32,002 Avg. Cost After Aid
709 Favorites
81 General Rank
44 Grad Rank
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35
California Lutheran University
NCAA Division 3
$46,012 Tuition
$21,442 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,673 Favorites
20 General Rank
76 Grad Rank
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36
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NCAA Division 3
$55,731 Tuition
$45,005 Avg. Cost After Aid
816 Favorites
120 General Rank
22 Grad Rank
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37
Ithaca College
NCAA Division 3
$46,760 Tuition
$33,748 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,122 Favorites
39 General Rank
59 Grad Rank
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38
Oberlin College
NCAA Division 3
$60,240 Tuition
$34,498 Avg. Cost After Aid
808 Favorites
85 General Rank
40 Grad Rank
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39
Berry College
NCAA Division 3
$38,656 Tuition
$21,980 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,118 Favorites
6 General Rank
91 Grad Rank
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40
University of Redlands
NCAA Division 3
$54,066 Tuition
$20,152 Avg. Cost After Aid
976 Favorites
18 General Rank
101 Grad Rank
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41
Rhodes College
NCAA Division 3
$50,910 Tuition
$27,647 Avg. Cost After Aid
852 Favorites
105 General Rank
30 Grad Rank
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42
Centre College
NCAA Division 3
$46,000 Tuition
$20,610 Avg. Cost After Aid
727 Favorites
104 General Rank
28 Grad Rank
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43
Knox College
NCAA Division 3
$51,576 Tuition
$23,285 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,249 Favorites
124 General Rank
67 Grad Rank
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44
Christopher Newport University
NCAA Division 3
$27,790 Tuition
$25,031 Avg. Cost After Aid
729 Favorites
14 General Rank
69 Grad Rank
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45
Pacific University
NCAA Division 3
$50,070 Tuition
$34,063 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,082 Favorites
213 General Rank
96 Grad Rank
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46
Union College - New York
NCAA Division 3
$61,659 Tuition
$34,163 Avg. Cost After Aid
428 Favorites
97 General Rank
33 Grad Rank
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47
Endicott College
NCAA Division 3
$36,614 Tuition
$36,594 Avg. Cost After Aid
760 Favorites
65 General Rank
56 Grad Rank
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48
DePauw University
NCAA Division 3
$53,896 Tuition
$22,469 Avg. Cost After Aid
569 Favorites
91 General Rank
38 Grad Rank
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49
The College of New Jersey
NCAA Division 3
$29,594 Tuition
$17,138 Avg. Cost After Aid
461 Favorites
15 General Rank
23 Grad Rank
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50
Salisbury University
NCAA Division 3
$20,458 Tuition
$18,706 Avg. Cost After Aid
947 Favorites
115 General Rank
92 Grad Rank
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51
Sewanee - The University of the South
NCAA Division 3
$49,418 Tuition
$27,958 Avg. Cost After Aid
861 Favorites
101 General Rank
49 Grad Rank
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52
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
NCAA Division 3
$18,014 Tuition
$14,839 Avg. Cost After Aid
771 Favorites
224 General Rank
83 Grad Rank
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53
Hendrix College
NCAA Division 3
$33,350 Tuition
$10,299 Avg. Cost After Aid
567 Favorites
159 General Rank
85 Grad Rank
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54
Macalester College
NCAA Division 3
$60,518 Tuition
$23,188 Avg. Cost After Aid
313 Favorites
64 General Rank
19 Grad Rank
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55
Augustana College - Illinois
NCAA Division 3
$46,189 Tuition
$23,538 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,297 Favorites
149 General Rank
53 Grad Rank
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56
Wilkes University
NCAA Division 3
$39,914 Tuition
$29,807 Avg. Cost After Aid
2,609 Favorites
223 General Rank
155 Grad Rank
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57
Grove City College
NCAA Division 3
$19,310 Tuition
$21,724 Avg. Cost After Aid
654 Favorites
16 General Rank
21 Grad Rank
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58
St. Lawrence University
NCAA Division 3
$60,220 Tuition
$28,020 Avg. Cost After Aid
377 Favorites
122 General Rank
43 Grad Rank
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59
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
NCAA Division 3
$16,602 Tuition
$14,856 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,391 Favorites
92 General Rank
141 Grad Rank
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60
Pacific Lutheran University
NCAA Division 3
$48,226 Tuition
$21,023 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,252 Favorites
35 General Rank
102 Grad Rank
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61
United States Coast Guard Academy
NCAA Division 3
$10,734 Tuition
$4,730 Avg. Cost After Aid
454 Favorites
1 General Rank
13 Grad Rank
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62
Baldwin Wallace University
NCAA Division 3
$35,966 Tuition
$26,072 Avg. Cost After Aid
927 Favorites
25 General Rank
123 Grad Rank
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63
Rowan University
NCAA Division 3
$23,408 Tuition
$22,978 Avg. Cost After Aid
651 Favorites
214 General Rank
106 Grad Rank
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64
North Central College
NCAA Division 3
$42,206 Tuition
$25,605 Avg. Cost After Aid
936 Favorites
47 General Rank
132 Grad Rank
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65
Springfield College
NCAA Division 3
$40,480 Tuition
$27,837 Avg. Cost After Aid
662 Favorites
215 General Rank
81 Grad Rank
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66
John Carroll University
NCAA Division 3
$45,514 Tuition
$29,172 Avg. Cost After Aid
818 Favorites
4 General Rank
65 Grad Rank
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67
Calvin University
NCAA Division 3
$38,240 Tuition
$26,281 Avg. Cost After Aid
149 Favorites
11 General Rank
58 Grad Rank
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68
Kenyon College
NCAA Division 3
$63,310 Tuition
$33,706 Avg. Cost After Aid
400 Favorites
71 General Rank
27 Grad Rank
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69
Ohio Northern University
NCAA Division 3
$35,380 Tuition
$24,401 Avg. Cost After Aid
951 Favorites
13 General Rank
63 Grad Rank
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70
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
NCAA Division 3
$17,149 Tuition
$16,884 Avg. Cost After Aid
621 Favorites
78 General Rank
111 Grad Rank
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71
Whitworth University
NCAA Division 3
$47,590 Tuition
$25,823 Avg. Cost After Aid
766 Favorites
10 General Rank
66 Grad Rank
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72
Hope College
NCAA Division 3
$36,650 Tuition
$26,700 Avg. Cost After Aid
595 Favorites
160 General Rank
47 Grad Rank
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73
St. John Fisher College
NCAA Division 3
$36,352 Tuition
$26,720 Avg. Cost After Aid
714 Favorites
216 General Rank
84 Grad Rank
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74
University of Mount Union
NCAA Division 3
$33,400 Tuition
$22,836 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,374 Favorites
70 General Rank
110 Grad Rank
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75
Widener University
NCAA Division 3
$49,706 Tuition
$24,012 Avg. Cost After Aid
954 Favorites
219 General Rank
107 Grad Rank
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76
Washington & Jefferson College
NCAA Division 3
$50,192 Tuition
$26,460 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,086 Favorites
154 General Rank
62 Grad Rank
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77
Austin College
NCAA Division 3
$43,525 Tuition
$22,677 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,132 Favorites
162 General Rank
109 Grad Rank
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78
Otterbein University
NCAA Division 3
$33,674 Tuition
$21,920 Avg. Cost After Aid
739 Favorites
30 General Rank
104 Grad Rank
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79
College of Wooster
NCAA Division 3
$55,500 Tuition
$22,852 Avg. Cost After Aid
573 Favorites
129 General Rank
60 Grad Rank
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80
Muhlenberg College
NCAA Division 3
$55,830 Tuition
$26,983 Avg. Cost After Aid
710 Favorites
131 General Rank
42 Grad Rank
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81
Catholic University of America
NCAA Division 3
$52,156 Tuition
$33,452 Avg. Cost After Aid
636 Favorites
201 General Rank
77 Grad Rank
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82
Lake Forest College
NCAA Division 3
$51,002 Tuition
$23,642 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,165 Favorites
139 General Rank
82 Grad Rank
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83
Willamette University
NCAA Division 3
$44,234 Tuition
$32,819 Avg. Cost After Aid
765 Favorites
130 General Rank
93 Grad Rank
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84
LaGrange College
NCAA Division 3
$32,840 Tuition
$21,748 Avg. Cost After Aid
4,809 Favorites
27 General Rank
218 Grad Rank
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85
St. Olaf College
NCAA Division 3
$52,670 Tuition
$22,278 Avg. Cost After Aid
353 Favorites
116 General Rank
32 Grad Rank
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86
Carthage College
NCAA Division 3
$33,000 Tuition
$26,778 Avg. Cost After Aid
790 Favorites
73 General Rank
112 Grad Rank
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87
Lewis & Clark College
NCAA Division 3
$57,404 Tuition
$35,940 Avg. Cost After Aid
816 Favorites
152 General Rank
75 Grad Rank
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88
Shenandoah University
NCAA Division 3
$34,490 Tuition
$29,380 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,007 Favorites
227 General Rank
137 Grad Rank
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89
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
NCAA Division 3
$30,153 Tuition
$20,910 Avg. Cost After Aid
874 Favorites
221 General Rank
191 Grad Rank
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90
Birmingham-Southern College
NCAA Division 3
$20,100 Tuition
$21,098 Avg. Cost After Aid
963 Favorites
165 General Rank
99 Grad Rank
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91
Wabash College
NCAA Division 3
$45,850 Tuition
$19,772 Avg. Cost After Aid
455 Favorites
107 General Rank
36 Grad Rank
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92
University of Northwestern - St. Paul
NCAA Division 3
$34,180 Tuition
$20,703 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,241 Favorites
84 General Rank
114 Grad Rank
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93
Randolph-Macon College
NCAA Division 3
$45,150 Tuition
$25,969 Avg. Cost After Aid
678 Favorites
164 General Rank
94 Grad Rank
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94
Lawrence University
NCAA Division 3
$52,401 Tuition
$21,238 Avg. Cost After Aid
329 Favorites
114 General Rank
48 Grad Rank
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95
Elmhurst University
NCAA Division 3
$39,400 Tuition
$23,036 Avg. Cost After Aid
854 Favorites
40 General Rank
108 Grad Rank
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96
Kalamazoo College
NCAA Division 3
$54,522 Tuition
$21,528 Avg. Cost After Aid
554 Favorites
121 General Rank
61 Grad Rank
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97
Allegheny College
NCAA Division 3
$52,530 Tuition
$23,617 Avg. Cost After Aid
615 Favorites
128 General Rank
70 Grad Rank
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98
Beloit College
NCAA Division 3
$54,680 Tuition
$17,394 Avg. Cost After Aid
668 Favorites
133 General Rank
79 Grad Rank
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99
Bethel University - Minnesota
NCAA Division 3
$40,080 Tuition
$27,624 Avg. Cost After Aid
550 Favorites
217 General Rank
72 Grad Rank
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100
St. Norbert College
NCAA Division 3
$41,887 Tuition
$25,859 Avg. Cost After Aid
1,054 Favorites
168 General Rank
55 Grad Rank
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