Best Softball Colleges

Top Softball Colleges

NCSA analyzed 1,160 four-year colleges with college softball programs across four division levels (D1, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best Softball 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

Stanford University

NCAA Division 1

$56,169 Tuition

$7,200 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,896 Favorites

3 General Rank

12 Grad Rank

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Princeton University

NCAA Division 1

$56,010 Tuition

$11,080 Avg. Cost After Aid

636 Favorites

1 General Rank

1 Grad Rank

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Harvard University

NCAA Division 1

$55,587 Tuition

$13,259 Avg. Cost After Aid

999 Favorites

3 General Rank

5 Grad Rank

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4

University of Florida

NCAA Division 1

$28,659 Tuition

$3,679 Avg. Cost After Aid

5,247 Favorites

29 General Rank

67 Grad Rank

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5

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT

NCAA Division 3

$55,878 Tuition

$5,084 Avg. Cost After Aid

640 Favorites

2 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

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Columbia University

NCAA Division 1

$63,530 Tuition

$12,836 Avg. Cost After Aid

835 Favorites

18 General Rank

3 Grad Rank

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Yale University

NCAA Division 1

$59,950 Tuition

$16,341 Avg. Cost After Aid

696 Favorites

3 General Rank

4 Grad Rank

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University of Pennsylvania - Penn

NCAA Division 1

$61,710 Tuition

$14,851 Avg. Cost After Aid

745 Favorites

7 General Rank

6 Grad Rank

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University of California - Los Angeles - UCLA

NCAA Division 1

$43,012 Tuition

$11,627 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,972 Favorites

20 General Rank

39 Grad Rank

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10

University of California - Berkeley

NCAA Division 1

$43,980 Tuition

$15,240 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,272 Favorites

20 General Rank

31 Grad Rank

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University of Michigan

NCAA Division 1

$53,232 Tuition

$17,086 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,300 Favorites

25 General Rank

24 Grad Rank

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12

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NCAA Division 1

$36,891 Tuition

$13,263 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,316 Favorites

29 General Rank

72 Grad Rank

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13

University of Virginia

NCAA Division 1

$53,626 Tuition

$20,507 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,007 Favorites

25 General Rank

22 Grad Rank

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14

Georgia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$33,964 Tuition

$14,820 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,227 Favorites

44 General Rank

50 Grad Rank

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15

Duke University

NCAA Division 1

$60,244 Tuition

$31,416 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,296 Favorites

10 General Rank

10 Grad Rank

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16

Brown University

NCAA Division 1

$62,304 Tuition

$26,308 Avg. Cost After Aid

591 Favorites

13 General Rank

11 Grad Rank

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17

Northwestern University

NCAA Division 1

$60,768 Tuition

$28,230 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,246 Favorites

10 General Rank

13 Grad Rank

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18

Georgetown University

NCAA Division 1

$59,957 Tuition

$24,570 Avg. Cost After Aid

440 Favorites

22 General Rank

14 Grad Rank

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19

University of Notre Dame

NCAA Division 1

$58,843 Tuition

$32,369 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,660 Favorites

18 General Rank

8 Grad Rank

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20

University of Chicago

NCAA Division 3

$62,241 Tuition

$22,690 Avg. Cost After Aid

384 Favorites

6 General Rank

8 Grad Rank

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21

University of Wisconsin

NCAA Division 1

$38,608 Tuition

$16,708 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,146 Favorites

38 General Rank

83 Grad Rank

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22

University of Georgia

NCAA Division 1

$31,108 Tuition

$14,995 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,990 Favorites

49 General Rank

91 Grad Rank

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23

University of Texas - Austin

NCAA Division 1

$40,996 Tuition

$17,519 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,831 Favorites

38 General Rank

92 Grad Rank

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24

University of California - San Diego

NCAA Division 1

$44,454 Tuition

$14,895 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,120 Favorites

34 General Rank

80 Grad Rank

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25

Cornell University

NCAA Division 1

$61,015 Tuition

$29,011 Avg. Cost After Aid

654 Favorites

17 General Rank

16 Grad Rank

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26

Florida State University

NCAA Division 1

$18,786 Tuition

$9,561 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,848 Favorites

55 General Rank

168 Grad Rank

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27

Ohio State University

NCAA Division 1

$35,019 Tuition

$18,623 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,173 Favorites

49 General Rank

86 Grad Rank

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28

Purdue University

NCAA Division 1

$28,794 Tuition

$9,127 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,322 Favorites

51 General Rank

178 Grad Rank

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29

University of Washington

NCAA Division 1

$39,906 Tuition

$10,933 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,288 Favorites

55 General Rank

145 Grad Rank

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30

University of California - Santa Barbara

NCAA Division 1

$44,171 Tuition

$15,458 Avg. Cost After Aid

875 Favorites

32 General Rank

131 Grad Rank

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University of California - Davis

NCAA Division 1

$44,399 Tuition

$14,920 Avg. Cost After Aid

917 Favorites

38 General Rank

104 Grad Rank

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32

University of Maryland

NCAA Division 1

$38,636 Tuition

$17,500 Avg. Cost After Aid

698 Favorites

55 General Rank

93 Grad Rank

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33

Dartmouth College

NCAA Division 1

$60,870 Tuition

$33,023 Avg. Cost After Aid

540 Favorites

12 General Rank

26 Grad Rank

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34

University of Illinois

NCAA Division 1

$32,892 Tuition

$15,483 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,022 Favorites

41 General Rank

136 Grad Rank

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35

Michigan State University

NCAA Division 1

$40,562 Tuition

$10,925 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,490 Favorites

77 General Rank

187 Grad Rank

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36

Virginia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$33,857 Tuition

$20,927 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,570 Favorites

62 General Rank

109 Grad Rank

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37

North Carolina State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,916 Tuition

$16,239 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,473 Favorites

72 General Rank

139 Grad Rank

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38

Boston University

NCAA Division 1

$59,816 Tuition

$26,170 Avg. Cost After Aid

810 Favorites

41 General Rank

80 Grad Rank

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39

University of Minnesota

NCAA Division 1

$33,818 Tuition

$17,419 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,147 Favorites

62 General Rank

142 Grad Rank

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40

Clemson University

NCAA Division 1

$38,550 Tuition

$22,116 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,976 Favorites

77 General Rank

128 Grad Rank

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41

Texas A&M University

NCAA Division 1

$40,134 Tuition

$20,976 Avg. Cost After Aid

4,100 Favorites

67 General Rank

165 Grad Rank

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42

Rutgers University

NCAA Division 1

$33,005 Tuition

$15,365 Avg. Cost After Aid

644 Favorites

55 General Rank

148 Grad Rank

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43

Emory University

NCAA Division 3

$55,468 Tuition

$25,424 Avg. Cost After Aid

484 Favorites

22 General Rank

76 Grad Rank

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44

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

NCAA Division 1

$36,964 Tuition

$16,197 Avg. Cost After Aid

520 Favorites

67 General Rank

149 Grad Rank

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45

Indiana University

NCAA Division 1

$38,352 Tuition

$14,216 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,066 Favorites

72 General Rank

209 Grad Rank

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46

Tufts University

NCAA Division 3

$63,000 Tuition

$35,683 Avg. Cost After Aid

443 Favorites

32 General Rank

20 Grad Rank

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47

Boston College

NCAA Division 1

$61,706 Tuition

$38,412 Avg. Cost After Aid

868 Favorites

36 General Rank

69 Grad Rank

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48

Villanova University

NCAA Division 1

$59,020 Tuition

$34,784 Avg. Cost After Aid

722 Favorites

51 General Rank

62 Grad Rank

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49

Washington University in St. Louis

NCAA Division 3

$58,866 Tuition

$27,595 Avg. Cost After Aid

299 Favorites

15 General Rank

28 Grad Rank

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50

Amherst College

NCAA Division 3

$61,150 Tuition

$17,304 Avg. Cost After Aid

331 Favorites

2 General Rank

37 Grad Rank

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51

University of Connecticut

NCAA Division 1

$41,192 Tuition

$21,724 Avg. Cost After Aid

757 Favorites

67 General Rank

171 Grad Rank

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52

University of Pittsburgh

NCAA Division 1

$35,394 Tuition

$27,926 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,323 Favorites

62 General Rank

141 Grad Rank

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53

University of South Florida

NCAA Division 1

$17,324 Tuition

$8,318 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,917 Favorites

97 General Rank

296 Grad Rank

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54

Auburn University

NCAA Division 1

$31,986 Tuition

$23,258 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,479 Favorites

97 General Rank

208 Grad Rank

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55

Lehigh University

NCAA Division 1

$57,470 Tuition

$32,698 Avg. Cost After Aid

430 Favorites

51 General Rank

98 Grad Rank

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56

Williams College

NCAA Division 3

$59,660 Tuition

$14,739 Avg. Cost After Aid

189 Favorites

1 General Rank

19 Grad Rank

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57

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA Division 3

$58,924 Tuition

$37,846 Avg. Cost After Aid

503 Favorites

22 General Rank

33 Grad Rank

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58

Syracuse University

NCAA Division 1

$57,591 Tuition

$32,516 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,845 Favorites

62 General Rank

181 Grad Rank

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59

University of Rochester

NCAA Division 3

$59,378 Tuition

$31,171 Avg. Cost After Aid

754 Favorites

36 General Rank

126 Grad Rank

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60

University of Delaware

NCAA Division 1

$36,880 Tuition

$18,313 Avg. Cost After Aid

431 Favorites

89 General Rank

185 Grad Rank

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61

San Diego State University

NCAA Division 1

$20,016 Tuition

$6,488 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,552 Favorites

151 General Rank

268 Grad Rank

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62

University of Central Florida

NCAA Division 1

$22,467 Tuition

$9,217 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,933 Favorites

137 General Rank

290 Grad Rank

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63

Brigham Young University

NCAA Division 1

$6,120 Tuition

$13,522 Avg. Cost After Aid

485 Favorites

89 General Rank

259 Grad Rank

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64

New York University

NCAA Division 3

$56,500 Tuition

$39,565 Avg. Cost After Aid

549 Favorites

25 General Rank

107 Grad Rank

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65

University of South Carolina

NCAA Division 1

$33,928 Tuition

$20,796 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,127 Favorites

115 General Rank

239 Grad Rank

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66

University of Oregon

NCAA Division 1

$40,464 Tuition

$18,699 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,294 Favorites

105 General Rank

302 Grad Rank

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67

University of Iowa

NCAA Division 1

$31,905 Tuition

$19,443 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,084 Favorites

83 General Rank

320 Grad Rank

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68

Miami University

NCAA Division 1

$37,379 Tuition

$24,592 Avg. Cost After Aid

688 Favorites

105 General Rank

172 Grad Rank

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69

Baylor University

NCAA Division 1

$50,232 Tuition

$37,248 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,687 Favorites

77 General Rank

194 Grad Rank

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70

California State University - Long Beach

NCAA Division 1

$18,726 Tuition

$8,338 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,392 Favorites

137 General Rank

284 Grad Rank

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71

Pomona-Pitzer Colleges

NCAA Division 3

$56,686 Tuition

$9,170 Avg. Cost After Aid

212 Favorites

3 General Rank

29 Grad Rank

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72

Santa Clara University

NCAA Division 1

$55,860 Tuition

$43,228 Avg. Cost After Aid

552 Favorites

55 General Rank

68 Grad Rank

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73

Colgate University

NCAA Division 1

$61,966 Tuition

$24,489 Avg. Cost After Aid

239 Favorites

18 General Rank

73 Grad Rank

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74

Iowa State University

NCAA Division 1

$25,446 Tuition

$15,351 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,042 Favorites

127 General Rank

271 Grad Rank

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75

United States Military Academy

NCAA Division 1

$7,326 Tuition

$18,623 Avg. Cost After Aid

226 Favorites

9 General Rank

154 Grad Rank

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76

University of Oklahoma

NCAA Division 1

$27,816 Tuition

$19,867 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,533 Favorites

127 General Rank

277 Grad Rank

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77

University of San Diego

NCAA Division 1

$52,864 Tuition

$28,071 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,136 Favorites

97 General Rank

218 Grad Rank

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78

Penn State

NCAA Division 1

$36,476 Tuition

$27,521 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,490 Favorites

77 General Rank

372 Grad Rank

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79

George Washington University

NCAA Division 1

$59,870 Tuition

$26,272 Avg. Cost After Aid

458 Favorites

62 General Rank

151 Grad Rank

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80

Bowdoin College

NCAA Division 3

$58,322 Tuition

$16,925 Avg. Cost After Aid

164 Favorites

6 General Rank

21 Grad Rank

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81

University of Tennessee

NCAA Division 1

$31,664 Tuition

$18,853 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,416 Favorites

115 General Rank

378 Grad Rank

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82

University of California - Riverside

NCAA Division 1

$43,508 Tuition

$13,233 Avg. Cost After Aid

691 Favorites

89 General Rank

263 Grad Rank

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83

James Madison University

NCAA Division 1

$29,564 Tuition

$22,431 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,908 Favorites

151 General Rank

192 Grad Rank

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84

University of Missouri

NCAA Division 1

$30,450 Tuition

$17,899 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,456 Favorites

121 General Rank

365 Grad Rank

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85

University of Utah

NCAA Division 1

$28,345 Tuition

$12,867 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,240 Favorites

105 General Rank

518 Grad Rank

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86

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

NCAA Division 3

$58,111 Tuition

$20,114 Avg. Cost After Aid

276 Favorites

9 General Rank

34 Grad Rank

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87

Arizona State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,438 Tuition

$12,814 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,381 Favorites

121 General Rank

551 Grad Rank

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88

Elon University

NCAA Division 1

$38,725 Tuition

$39,437 Avg. Cost After Aid

747 Favorites

89 General Rank

166 Grad Rank

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89

Saint Louis University

NCAA Division 1

$48,824 Tuition

$27,544 Avg. Cost After Aid

347 Favorites

105 General Rank

220 Grad Rank

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90

University of Alabama

NCAA Division 1

$31,090 Tuition

$21,534 Avg. Cost After Aid

3,507 Favorites

137 General Rank

375 Grad Rank

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91

Colorado School of Mines

NCAA Division 2

$40,838 Tuition

$25,211 Avg. Cost After Aid

217 Favorites

89 General Rank

167 Grad Rank

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92

Florida International University

NCAA Division 1

$18,963 Tuition

$6,232 Avg. Cost After Aid

961 Favorites

151 General Rank

523 Grad Rank

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93

Fordham University

NCAA Division 1

$56,161 Tuition

$35,320 Avg. Cost After Aid

378 Favorites

72 General Rank

170 Grad Rank

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94

Swarthmore College

NCAA Division 3

$56,056 Tuition

$20,780 Avg. Cost After Aid

161 Favorites

4 General Rank

17 Grad Rank

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95

University of Arizona

NCAA Division 1

$37,258 Tuition

$15,601 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,895 Favorites

105 General Rank

605 Grad Rank

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96

University of St. Thomas - Minnesota

NCAA Division 1

$48,329 Tuition

$28,142 Avg. Cost After Aid

268 Favorites

137 General Rank

241 Grad Rank

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97

California State University - Fullerton

NCAA Division 1

$18,856 Tuition

$4,211 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,345 Favorites

166 General Rank

399 Grad Rank

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98

University of Mississippi

NCAA Division 1

$25,886 Tuition

$12,454 Avg. Cost After Aid

1,780 Favorites

151 General Rank

474 Grad Rank

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99

University of Dayton

NCAA Division 1

$44,890 Tuition

$27,407 Avg. Cost After Aid

336 Favorites

127 General Rank

224 Grad Rank

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100

University of Kentucky

NCAA Division 1

$31,608 Tuition

$18,268 Avg. Cost After Aid

2,358 Favorites

137 General Rank

488 Grad Rank

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