Best NAIA Colleges | NCSA Power Rankings 2022

Top NAIA Schools

NCSA Power Rankings analyzed over 140 NAIA college athletic programs to develop a list of the Best NAIA 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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Indiana Wesleyan University

NAIA

$27,296 Tuition

$20,946 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,451 Favorites

231 General Rank

295 Grad Rank

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Soka University of America

NAIA

$33,982 Tuition

$13,914 Avg. Cost After Aid

232 Favorites

91 General Rank

59 Grad Rank

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University of California - Merced

NAIA

$43,292 Tuition

$13,896 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,023 Favorites

164 General Rank

338 Grad Rank

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Dordt University

NAIA

$31,770 Tuition

$25,102 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,796 Favorites

497 General Rank

225 Grad Rank

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Taylor University

NAIA

$35,305 Tuition

$25,888 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,750 Favorites

481 General Rank

198 Grad Rank

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University of Michigan - Dearborn

NAIA

$26,420 Tuition

$11,473 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,868 Favorites

293 General Rank

678 Grad Rank

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Marian University - Indiana

NAIA

$35,000 Tuition

$19,658 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,642 Favorites

274 General Rank

520 Grad Rank

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John Brown University

NAIA

$27,668 Tuition

$21,963 Avg. Cost After Aid

495 Favorites

184 General Rank

288 Grad Rank

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Concordia University - Nebraska

NAIA

$33,490 Tuition

$20,763 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,640 Favorites

328 General Rank

486 Grad Rank

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St. Ambrose University

NAIA

$31,812 Tuition

$26,204 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,728 Favorites

274 General Rank

493 Grad Rank

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Olivet Nazarene University

NAIA

$37,070 Tuition

$20,195 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,068 Favorites

460 General Rank

489 Grad Rank

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Bethel University - Indiana

NAIA

$29,170 Tuition

$17,558 Avg. Cost After Aid

980 Favorites

370 General Rank

391 Grad Rank

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Huntington University

NAIA

$26,846 Tuition

$22,869 Avg. Cost After Aid

850 Favorites

293 General Rank

329 Grad Rank

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College of the Ozarks

NAIA

$19,660 Tuition

$11,349 Avg. Cost After Aid

490 Favorites

481 General Rank

301 Grad Rank

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Westmont College

NAIA

$46,594 Tuition

$31,145 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,329 Favorites

584 General Rank

175 Grad Rank

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Saint Xavier University

NAIA

$34,380 Tuition

$14,528 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,616 Favorites

410 General Rank

679 Grad Rank

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Northwestern College - Iowa

NAIA

$32,300 Tuition

$22,968 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,435 Favorites

497 General Rank

387 Grad Rank

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Freed-Hardeman University

NAIA

$22,950 Tuition

$16,703 Avg. Cost After Aid

899 Favorites

293 General Rank

633 Grad Rank

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Vanguard University of Southern California

NAIA

$35,100 Tuition

$20,051 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,304 Favorites

370 General Rank

607 Grad Rank

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Columbia College - South Carolina

NAIA

$19,890 Tuition

$18,307 Avg. Cost After Aid

921 Favorites

341 General Rank

582 Grad Rank

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Lawrence Technological University

NAIA

$35,280 Tuition

$32,721 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,515 Favorites

328 General Rank

579 Grad Rank

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Arizona Christian University

NAIA

$27,890 Tuition

$21,374 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,157 Favorites

571 General Rank

811 Grad Rank

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Southern Oregon University

NAIA

$26,814 Tuition

$10,386 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,133 Favorites

491 General Rank

882 Grad Rank

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The Master's University

NAIA

$25,350 Tuition

$28,833 Avg. Cost After Aid

689 Favorites

402 General Rank

328 Grad Rank

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Madonna University

NAIA

$23,100 Tuition

$17,574 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,623 Favorites

587 General Rank

573 Grad Rank

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Benedictine College

NAIA

$30,530 Tuition

$23,011 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,662 Favorites

595 General Rank

468 Grad Rank

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Morningside University

NAIA

$32,720 Tuition

$21,337 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,161 Favorites

449 General Rank

536 Grad Rank

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Grand View University

NAIA

$30,508 Tuition

$19,826 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,004 Favorites

727 General Rank

701 Grad Rank

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Mount Mercy University

NAIA

$33,862 Tuition

$20,857 Avg. Cost After Aid

703 Favorites

402 General Rank

478 Grad Rank

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Spring Arbor University

NAIA

$29,630 Tuition

$19,183 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,046 Favorites

410 General Rank

613 Grad Rank

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Carroll College

NAIA

$36,280 Tuition

$23,726 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,175 Favorites

481 General Rank

498 Grad Rank

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The College of Idaho

NAIA

$31,755 Tuition

$21,005 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,997 Favorites

809 General Rank

430 Grad Rank

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Culver-Stockton College

NAIA

$27,205 Tuition

$20,919 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,471 Favorites

727 General Rank

774 Grad Rank

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Xavier University of Louisiana

NAIA

$25,055 Tuition

$19,715 Avg. Cost After Aid

860 Favorites

198 General Rank

777 Grad Rank

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University of Saint Francis - Indiana

NAIA

$31,480 Tuition

$17,796 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,582 Favorites

521 General Rank

694 Grad Rank

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Mount Vernon Nazarene University

NAIA

$30,404 Tuition

$20,282 Avg. Cost After Aid

766 Favorites

587 General Rank

367 Grad Rank

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Arizona Campus)

NAIA

$36,708 Tuition

$35,396 Avg. Cost After Aid

940 Favorites

481 General Rank

359 Grad Rank

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California State University Maritime Academy

NAIA

$18,996 Tuition

$20,597 Avg. Cost After Aid

459 Favorites

481 General Rank

410 Grad Rank

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Goshen College

NAIA

$34,540 Tuition

$19,342 Avg. Cost After Aid

724 Favorites

521 General Rank

466 Grad Rank

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Montana Tech of the University of Montana

NAIA

$22,600 Tuition

$15,023 Avg. Cost After Aid

584 Favorites

309 General Rank

723 Grad Rank

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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

NAIA

$30,500 Tuition

$15,669 Avg. Cost After Aid

391 Favorites

341 General Rank

677 Grad Rank

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Thomas More University

NAIA

$32,090 Tuition

$19,161 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,424 Favorites

491 General Rank

730 Grad Rank

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Corban University

NAIA

$33,040 Tuition

$24,931 Avg. Cost After Aid

920 Favorites

550 General Rank

437 Grad Rank

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William Jessup University

NAIA

$34,950 Tuition

$21,207 Avg. Cost After Aid

595 Favorites

481 General Rank

497 Grad Rank

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Columbia International University

NAIA

$24,000 Tuition

$18,004 Avg. Cost After Aid

810 Favorites

328 General Rank

778 Grad Rank

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St. Thomas University - Florida

NAIA

$32,000 Tuition

$18,374 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,675 Favorites

637 General Rank

930 Grad Rank

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Hastings College

NAIA

$31,560 Tuition

$21,670 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,294 Favorites

595 General Rank

593 Grad Rank

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Cornerstone University

NAIA

$25,360 Tuition

$20,740 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,083 Favorites

587 General Rank

565 Grad Rank

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Trinity Christian College

NAIA

$31,175 Tuition

$21,904 Avg. Cost After Aid

688 Favorites

619 General Rank

415 Grad Rank

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College of Saint Mary

NAIA

$20,750 Tuition

$14,325 Avg. Cost After Aid

286 Favorites

460 General Rank

647 Grad Rank

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Northwest University

NAIA

$32,960 Tuition

$22,194 Avg. Cost After Aid

510 Favorites

410 General Rank

635 Grad Rank

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Evergreen State College

NAIA

$27,537 Tuition

$13,604 Avg. Cost After Aid

401 Favorites

385 General Rank

814 Grad Rank

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Viterbo University

NAIA

$28,650 Tuition

$19,992 Avg. Cost After Aid

807 Favorites

449 General Rank

727 Grad Rank

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University of Mobile

NAIA

$23,860 Tuition

$17,122 Avg. Cost After Aid

910 Favorites

571 General Rank

695 Grad Rank

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Cottey College

NAIA

$21,760 Tuition

$18,322 Avg. Cost After Aid

137 Favorites

497 General Rank

615 Grad Rank

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Grace College

NAIA

$26,262 Tuition

$20,820 Avg. Cost After Aid

899 Favorites

839 General Rank

357 Grad Rank

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Walla Walla University

NAIA

$28,881 Tuition

$20,571 Avg. Cost After Aid

655 Favorites

605 General Rank

550 Grad Rank

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Point Park University

NAIA

$32,750 Tuition

$21,470 Avg. Cost After Aid

979 Favorites

637 General Rank

576 Grad Rank

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Texas A&M University - Texarkana

NAIA

$20,025 Tuition

$10,218 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,569 Favorites

560 General Rank

1004 Grad Rank

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Rocky Mountain College

NAIA

$29,552 Tuition

$18,747 Avg. Cost After Aid

829 Favorites

410 General Rank

841 Grad Rank

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Carlow University

NAIA

$30,528 Tuition

$20,002 Avg. Cost After Aid

574 Favorites

521 General Rank

645 Grad Rank

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Southeastern University

NAIA

$26,620 Tuition

$24,909 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,156 Favorites

784 General Rank

896 Grad Rank

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Oklahoma City University

NAIA

$32,594 Tuition

$22,306 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,767 Favorites

972 General Rank

477 Grad Rank

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Lewis-Clark State College

NAIA

$19,978 Tuition

$11,046 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,417 Favorites

619 General Rank

974 Grad Rank

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Aquinas College - Michigan

NAIA

$33,854 Tuition

$18,549 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,340 Favorites

906 General Rank

568 Grad Rank

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Oregon Institute of Technology

NAIA

$29,637 Tuition

$16,210 Avg. Cost After Aid

992 Favorites

550 General Rank

877 Grad Rank

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Bryan College - Tennessee

NAIA

$27,900 Tuition

$16,409 Avg. Cost After Aid

884 Favorites

491 General Rank

902 Grad Rank

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Oakland City University

NAIA

$24,300 Tuition

$11,894 Avg. Cost After Aid

710 Favorites

679 General Rank

764 Grad Rank

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Tennessee Wesleyan University

NAIA

$25,150 Tuition

$13,636 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,176 Favorites

619 General Rank

938 Grad Rank

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Campbellsville University

NAIA

$25,400 Tuition

$17,689 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,327 Favorites

784 General Rank

989 Grad Rank

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Brenau University

NAIA

$31,084 Tuition

$21,745 Avg. Cost After Aid

429 Favorites

341 General Rank

879 Grad Rank

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Sterling College - Kansas

NAIA

$27,300 Tuition

$20,090 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,495 Favorites

778 General Rank

753 Grad Rank

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Baker University

NAIA

$29,880 Tuition

$22,879 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,476 Favorites

996 General Rank

484 Grad Rank

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Blue Mountain College

NAIA

$14,100 Tuition

$12,483 Avg. Cost After Aid

601 Favorites

595 General Rank

848 Grad Rank

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Dakota Wesleyan University

NAIA

$28,750 Tuition

$21,574 Avg. Cost After Aid

945 Favorites

631 General Rank

730 Grad Rank

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Central Methodist University

NAIA

$25,070 Tuition

$21,082 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,834 Favorites

764 General Rank

858 Grad Rank

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Judson University

NAIA

$29,870 Tuition

$18,737 Avg. Cost After Aid

850 Favorites

769 General Rank

641 Grad Rank

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Florida National University

NAIA

$13,688 Tuition

$20,586 Avg. Cost After Aid

388 Favorites

619 General Rank

654 Grad Rank

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Hope International University

NAIA

$33,400 Tuition

$20,318 Avg. Cost After Aid

621 Favorites

605 General Rank

721 Grad Rank

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La Sierra University

NAIA

$33,570 Tuition

$24,046 Avg. Cost After Aid

951 Favorites

491 General Rank

861 Grad Rank

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University of Montana - Western

NAIA

$17,187 Tuition

$13,929 Avg. Cost After Aid

644 Favorites

631 General Rank

838 Grad Rank

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Valley City State University

NAIA

$12,120 Tuition

$11,981 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,018 Favorites

778 General Rank

811 Grad Rank

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Dakota State University

NAIA

$12,606 Tuition

$17,691 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,217 Favorites

637 General Rank

926 Grad Rank

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Warner University

NAIA

$22,850 Tuition

$16,159 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,682 Favorites

825 General Rank

883 Grad Rank

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Lindsey Wilson College

NAIA

$25,350 Tuition

$15,435 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,325 Favorites

668 General Rank

971 Grad Rank

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Eastern Oregon University

NAIA

$21,729 Tuition

$14,300 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,789 Favorites

755 General Rank

1021 Grad Rank

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Oklahoma Panhandle State University

NAIA

$8,008 Tuition

$10,537 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,121 Favorites

631 General Rank

1019 Grad Rank

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Alice Lloyd College

NAIA

$12,230 Tuition

$14,727 Avg. Cost After Aid

530 Favorites

702 General Rank

759 Grad Rank

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University of Saint Mary

NAIA

$29,880 Tuition

$21,000 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,385 Favorites

796 General Rank

769 Grad Rank

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Cumberland University

NAIA

$24,000 Tuition

$24,458 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,054 Favorites

755 General Rank

923 Grad Rank

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Loyola University New Orleans

NAIA

$40,842 Tuition

$21,486 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,025 Favorites

938 General Rank

528 Grad Rank

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Pacific Union College

NAIA

$30,813 Tuition

$21,835 Avg. Cost After Aid

411 Favorites

657 General Rank

660 Grad Rank

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University of St. Francis - Illinois

NAIA

$34,000 Tuition

$17,538 Avg. Cost After Aid

850 Favorites

982 General Rank

524 Grad Rank

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University of Jamestown

NAIA

$22,428 Tuition

$19,413 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,332 Favorites

727 General Rank

896 Grad Rank

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Bushnell University (formerly Northwest Christian University)

NAIA

$31,410 Tuition

$20,576 Avg. Cost After Aid

633 Favorites

668 General Rank

757 Grad Rank

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Ottawa University

NAIA

$30,805 Tuition

$24,585 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,546 Favorites

796 General Rank

798 Grad Rank

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Friends University

NAIA

$29,394 Tuition

$20,686 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,363 Favorites

769 General Rank

852 Grad Rank

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McPherson College

NAIA

$30,077 Tuition

$23,667 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,781 Favorites

727 General Rank

953 Grad Rank

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Vermont Technical College

NAIA

$28,588 Tuition

$20,684 Avg. Cost After Aid

125 Favorites

657 General Rank

705 Grad Rank

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Warner Pacific University

NAIA

$18,660 Tuition

$21,733 Avg. Cost After Aid

499 Favorites

521 General Rank

880 Grad Rank

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