Best D3 Football Schools | NCSA Power Rankings

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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