Best Football Colleges | NCSA Power Rankings 2022

Top Football Colleges

NCSA analyzed over 760 four-year colleges with college football programs across five division levels (D1-FBS, D1-FCS, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best 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 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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Stanford University

NCAA Division 1

$53,529 Tuition

$11,496 Avg. Cost After Aid

7,737 Favorites

5 General Rank

20 Grad Rank

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University of Florida

NCAA Division 1

$28,659 Tuition

$6,302 Avg. Cost After Aid

15,136 Favorites

26 General Rank

57 Grad Rank

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University of Michigan

NCAA Division 1

$51,200 Tuition

$15,336 Avg. Cost After Aid

9,527 Favorites

20 General Rank

26 Grad Rank

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Princeton University

NCAA Division 1

$52,800 Tuition

$11,317 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,975 Favorites

1 General Rank

1 Grad Rank

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University of California - Los Angeles - UCLA

NCAA Division 1

$42,994 Tuition

$14,279 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,907 Favorites

18 General Rank

35 Grad Rank

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NCAA Division 1

$36,159 Tuition

$12,352 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,236 Favorites

26 General Rank

42 Grad Rank

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University of Georgia

NCAA Division 1

$31,120 Tuition

$13,649 Avg. Cost After Aid

15,680 Favorites

44 General Rank

61 Grad Rank

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Georgia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$33,794 Tuition

$14,739 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,418 Favorites

31 General Rank

47 Grad Rank

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University of California - Berkeley

NCAA Division 1

$44,007 Tuition

$15,329 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,620 Favorites

20 General Rank

31 Grad Rank

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Florida State University

NCAA Division 1

$18,786 Tuition

$9,789 Avg. Cost After Aid

13,556 Favorites

53 General Rank

88 Grad Rank

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Ohio State University

NCAA Division 1

$32,061 Tuition

$17,616 Avg. Cost After Aid

17,728 Favorites

44 General Rank

67 Grad Rank

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Vanderbilt University

NCAA Division 1

$52,070 Tuition

$19,432 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,681 Favorites

12 General Rank

27 Grad Rank

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Harvard University

NCAA Division 1

$51,925 Tuition

$15,386 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,162 Favorites

1 General Rank

3 Grad Rank

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University of Texas - Austin

NCAA Division 1

$38,326 Tuition

$18,023 Avg. Cost After Aid

12,252 Favorites

31 General Rank

71 Grad Rank

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University of Wisconsin

NCAA Division 1

$37,785 Tuition

$17,708 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,551 Favorites

36 General Rank

59 Grad Rank

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University of Washington

NCAA Division 1

$38,166 Tuition

$13,297 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,697 Favorites

62 General Rank

82 Grad Rank

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University of Virginia

NCAA Division 1

$50,900 Tuition

$20,397 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,750 Favorites

23 General Rank

15 Grad Rank

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Duke University

NCAA Division 1

$58,031 Tuition

$27,020 Avg. Cost After Aid

7,667 Favorites

8 General Rank

17 Grad Rank

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Yale University

NCAA Division 1

$55,500 Tuition

$17,549 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,923 Favorites

5 General Rank

2 Grad Rank

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Rice University

NCAA Division 1

$49,112 Tuition

$16,999 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,608 Favorites

16 General Rank

30 Grad Rank

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University of Notre Dame

NCAA Division 1

$55,553 Tuition

$33,025 Avg. Cost After Aid

9,547 Favorites

18 General Rank

5 Grad Rank

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Purdue University

NCAA Division 1

$28,794 Tuition

$13,986 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,179 Favorites

44 General Rank

104 Grad Rank

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Northwestern University

NCAA Division 1

$56,691 Tuition

$24,664 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,733 Favorites

8 General Rank

23 Grad Rank

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University of Illinois

NCAA Division 1

$32,264 Tuition

$15,880 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,462 Favorites

39 General Rank

73 Grad Rank

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University of Southern California

NCAA Division 1

$58,195 Tuition

$29,528 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,321 Favorites

23 General Rank

34 Grad Rank

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Clemson University

NCAA Division 1

$38,550 Tuition

$20,008 Avg. Cost After Aid

18,147 Favorites

81 General Rank

87 Grad Rank

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University of California - Davis

NCAA Division 1

$44,249 Tuition

$14,669 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,074 Favorites

31 General Rank

63 Grad Rank

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University of Maryland

NCAA Division 1

$36,891 Tuition

$19,045 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,048 Favorites

62 General Rank

62 Grad Rank

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Texas A&M University

NCAA Division 1

$38,602 Tuition

$19,057 Avg. Cost After Aid

13,786 Favorites

73 General Rank

107 Grad Rank

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North Carolina State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,220 Tuition

$16,458 Avg. Cost After Aid

7,528 Favorites

87 General Rank

106 Grad Rank

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Columbia University

NCAA Division 1

$61,788 Tuition

$23,306 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,995 Favorites

1 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

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Boston College

NCAA Division 1

$57,910 Tuition

$35,899 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,862 Favorites

31 General Rank

22 Grad Rank

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Indiana University

NCAA Division 1

$36,512 Tuition

$13,253 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,156 Favorites

73 General Rank

126 Grad Rank

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Virginia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$32,835 Tuition

$21,198 Avg. Cost After Aid

7,028 Favorites

81 General Rank

69 Grad Rank

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University of Pennsylvania - Penn

NCAA Division 1

$57,770 Tuition

$25,802 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,043 Favorites

8 General Rank

4 Grad Rank

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University of Minnesota

NCAA Division 1

$33,325 Tuition

$17,740 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,044 Favorites

73 General Rank

90 Grad Rank

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Michigan State University

NCAA Division 1

$39,766 Tuition

$19,173 Avg. Cost After Aid

9,394 Favorites

94 General Rank

116 Grad Rank

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Wake Forest University

NCAA Division 1

$55,440 Tuition

$29,990 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,139 Favorites

26 General Rank

56 Grad Rank

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Georgetown University

NCAA Division 1

$56,058 Tuition

$28,909 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,174 Favorites

20 General Rank

13 Grad Rank

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Dartmouth College

NCAA Division 1

$57,638 Tuition

$33,574 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,180 Favorites

12 General Rank

10 Grad Rank

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William & Mary

NCAA Division 1

$46,854 Tuition

$19,800 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,674 Favorites

31 General Rank

44 Grad Rank

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University of Miami

NCAA Division 1

$51,930 Tuition

$46,949 Avg. Cost After Aid

13,709 Favorites

53 General Rank

88 Grad Rank

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Davidson College

NCAA Division 1

$53,166 Tuition

$19,115 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,636 Favorites

56 General Rank

36 Grad Rank

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Brigham Young University

NCAA Division 1

$5,790 Tuition

$13,322 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,640 Favorites

87 General Rank

134 Grad Rank

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Appalachian State University

NCAA Division 1

$22,216 Tuition

$13,920 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,721 Favorites

111 General Rank

183 Grad Rank

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University of South Florida

NCAA Division 1

$17,324 Tuition

$8,355 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,846 Favorites

159 General Rank

162 Grad Rank

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Cornell University

NCAA Division 1

$57,222 Tuition

$40,126 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,066 Favorites

16 General Rank

18 Grad Rank

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University of Oregon

NCAA Division 1

$36,615 Tuition

$16,461 Avg. Cost After Aid

12,066 Favorites

138 General Rank

167 Grad Rank

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University of Pittsburgh

NCAA Division 1

$33,746 Tuition

$27,938 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,536 Favorites

62 General Rank

93 Grad Rank

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Rutgers University

NCAA Division 1

$32,189 Tuition

$21,654 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,716 Favorites

67 General Rank

86 Grad Rank

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Brown University

NCAA Division 1

$58,404 Tuition

$29,392 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,519 Favorites

12 General Rank

6 Grad Rank

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Tulane University

NCAA Division 1

$56,800 Tuition

$37,841 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,981 Favorites

36 General Rank

66 Grad Rank

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Syracuse University

NCAA Division 1

$53,849 Tuition

$34,482 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,623 Favorites

62 General Rank

96 Grad Rank

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James Madison University

NCAA Division 1

$29,106 Tuition

$22,169 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,046 Favorites

103 General Rank

83 Grad Rank

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Auburn University

NCAA Division 1

$31,124 Tuition

$24,104 Avg. Cost After Aid

15,379 Favorites

138 General Rank

124 Grad Rank

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University of Iowa

NCAA Division 1

$31,569 Tuition

$19,145 Avg. Cost After Aid

6,477 Favorites

94 General Rank

192 Grad Rank

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University of Chicago

NCAA Division 3

$60,552 Tuition

$27,315 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,249 Favorites

5 General Rank

14 Grad Rank

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Texas Christian University

NCAA Division 1

$49,250 Tuition

$36,811 Avg. Cost After Aid

7,817 Favorites

94 General Rank

97 Grad Rank

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Villanova University

NCAA Division 1

$55,280 Tuition

$41,027 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,215 Favorites

44 General Rank

47 Grad Rank

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Baylor University

NCAA Division 1

$47,364 Tuition

$36,039 Avg. Cost After Aid

10,424 Favorites

81 General Rank

129 Grad Rank

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University of Connecticut

NCAA Division 1

$39,894 Tuition

$22,012 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,781 Favorites

67 General Rank

77 Grad Rank

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University of Massachusetts - Amherst

NCAA Division 1

$35,710 Tuition

$22,501 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,084 Favorites

73 General Rank

105 Grad Rank

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Johns Hopkins University

NCAA Division 3

$55,350 Tuition

$29,342 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,209 Favorites

8 General Rank

28 Grad Rank

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Penn State

NCAA Division 1

$35,514 Tuition

$27,372 Avg. Cost After Aid

12,459 Favorites

67 General Rank

206 Grad Rank

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT

NCAA Division 3

$53,790 Tuition

$16,636 Avg. Cost After Aid

676 Favorites

1 General Rank

9 Grad Rank

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University of Utah

NCAA Division 1

$27,220 Tuition

$14,773 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,162 Favorites

138 General Rank

220 Grad Rank

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University of Tennessee

NCAA Division 1

$31,664 Tuition

$18,825 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,247 Favorites

159 General Rank

191 Grad Rank

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Southern Methodist University - SMU

NCAA Division 1

$56,560 Tuition

$36,222 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,458 Favorites

73 General Rank

113 Grad Rank

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Amherst College

NCAA Division 3

$58,640 Tuition

$18,524 Avg. Cost After Aid

775 Favorites

39 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

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Iowa State University

NCAA Division 1

$24,508 Tuition

$15,496 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,970 Favorites

216 General Rank

171 Grad Rank

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University of Richmond

NCAA Division 1

$54,690 Tuition

$25,838 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,419 Favorites

66 General Rank

54 Grad Rank

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Lehigh University

NCAA Division 1

$55,240 Tuition

$29,301 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,339 Favorites

44 General Rank

47 Grad Rank

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

NCAA Division 1

$23,833 Tuition

$21,595 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,828 Favorites

103 General Rank

103 Grad Rank

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University of South Carolina

NCAA Division 1

$33,928 Tuition

$20,509 Avg. Cost After Aid

7,217 Favorites

208 General Rank

143 Grad Rank

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Colgate University

NCAA Division 1

$58,045 Tuition

$25,834 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,165 Favorites

59 General Rank

40 Grad Rank

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University of Delaware

NCAA Division 1

$35,710 Tuition

$17,220 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,374 Favorites

119 General Rank

117 Grad Rank

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SUNY University at Buffalo

NCAA Division 1

$28,194 Tuition

$18,194 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,800 Favorites

119 General Rank

159 Grad Rank

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Elon University

NCAA Division 1

$36,571 Tuition

$37,230 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,880 Favorites

94 General Rank

72 Grad Rank

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Miami University

NCAA Division 1

$35,937 Tuition

$24,323 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,025 Favorites

159 General Rank

111 Grad Rank

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University of Missouri

NCAA Division 1

$28,348 Tuition

$16,001 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,673 Favorites

216 General Rank

201 Grad Rank

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Furman University

NCAA Division 1

$50,844 Tuition

$30,861 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,730 Favorites

91 General Rank

97 Grad Rank

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Wofford College

NCAA Division 1

$45,710 Tuition

$25,674 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,721 Favorites

146 General Rank

75 Grad Rank

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Bucknell University

NCAA Division 1

$58,196 Tuition

$42,502 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,340 Favorites

84 General Rank

45 Grad Rank

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Temple University

NCAA Division 1

$29,882 Tuition

$23,521 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,658 Favorites

159 General Rank

175 Grad Rank

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University of Arizona

NCAA Division 1

$36,718 Tuition

$15,016 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,453 Favorites

159 General Rank

290 Grad Rank

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Arizona State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,428 Tuition

$11,706 Avg. Cost After Aid

8,860 Favorites

208 General Rank

306 Grad Rank

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University of San Diego

NCAA Division 1

$51,186 Tuition

$32,460 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,103 Favorites

119 General Rank

109 Grad Rank

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Washington & Lee University

NCAA Division 3

$54,830 Tuition

$22,615 Avg. Cost After Aid

762 Favorites

52 General Rank

19 Grad Rank

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Butler University

NCAA Division 1

$42,360 Tuition

$37,645 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,817 Favorites

103 General Rank

102 Grad Rank

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University of Colorado - Boulder

NCAA Division 1

$38,318 Tuition

$21,680 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,200 Favorites

138 General Rank

232 Grad Rank

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Pomona-Pitzer Colleges

NCAA Division 3

$54,762 Tuition

$17,458 Avg. Cost After Aid

557 Favorites

42 General Rank

24 Grad Rank

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University of Oklahoma

NCAA Division 1

$27,144 Tuition

$21,145 Avg. Cost After Aid

12,880 Favorites

243 General Rank

213 Grad Rank

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SUNY Stony Brook University

NCAA Division 1

$27,845 Tuition

$15,160 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,023 Favorites

119 General Rank

148 Grad Rank

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University of Northern Iowa

NCAA Division 1

$21,222 Tuition

$15,620 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,961 Favorites

149 General Rank

252 Grad Rank

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Lafayette College

NCAA Division 1

$55,752 Tuition

$32,551 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,023 Favorites

84 General Rank

58 Grad Rank

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San Jose State University

NCAA Division 1

$19,732 Tuition

$14,928 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,862 Favorites

153 General Rank

302 Grad Rank

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University of Central Florida

NCAA Division 1

$22,467 Tuition

$10,274 Avg. Cost After Aid

9,334 Favorites

387 General Rank

188 Grad Rank

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University of Kentucky

NCAA Division 1

$30,680 Tuition

$17,127 Avg. Cost After Aid

7,099 Favorites

243 General Rank

264 Grad Rank

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Colorado School of Mines

NCAA Division 2

$39,762 Tuition

$26,750 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,091 Favorites

94 General Rank

90 Grad Rank

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Washington University in St. Louis

NCAA Division 3

$55,292 Tuition

$26,869 Avg. Cost After Aid

591 Favorites

12 General Rank

16 Grad Rank

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