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Rankings of the top 50 Athletics Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the Best Athletics Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Degree - April 2025

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School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
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Leaders

1

College of William and Mary

http://www.wm.edu
PO Box 8795
Williamsburg, Virginia
(757) 221-4223

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1693

6,171

32%

88.5%

84.7%

$15,463

$37,851

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

4

620

630

620

28

0%

NC

 

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2

East Tennessee State University

http://www.etsu.edu
807 University Parkway
Johnson City, Tennessee
1-800-GO2-ETSU

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1911

12,267

89%

30.4%

16.3%

$3,624 (12 credit hours)

$11,280 (12 credit hours)

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.3

498

483

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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3

N/A

7,666

58%

49.2%

32.1%

$12,998

$27,022

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

542

504

520

N/A

0%

NC

 

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4

St. Cloud State University

http://www.stcloudstate.edu
720 4th Avenue South
St. Cloud, Minnesota
(320) 308-2244

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1869

15,536

90%

36%

18.8%

$7,514

$15,156

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.12

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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5

University of New England

http://www.une.edu
11 Hills Beach Road
Biddeford, Maine
(207) 283-0170 x2297

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1831

2,637

86%

58.6%

55.0%

$33,145

$33,145

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

537

521

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

6

Marietta College

http://www.marietta.edu
215 Fifth Street
Marietta, Ohio
(740) 376-4600

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1797

1,487

68%

59.3%

53.5%

$31,940

$31,940

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.41

555

539

517

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

7

Georgetown College

http://www.georgetowncollege.edu
400 East College Street
Georgetown, Kentucky
(502) 863-8009

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1787

1,116

82%

56.8%

51.0%

$32,310

$32,310

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.41

521

515

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

8

Grand Canyon University

http://www.gcu.edu
3300 West Camelback Road, PO Box 11097
Phoenix, Arizona
(877) 533-7017

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1949

N/A

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$16,900

$16,900

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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9

Oakland University

http://www.oakland.edu
Rochester, Michigan
(248) 370-3360

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1957

16,190

62%

32.3%

15.3%

$10,613

$23,873

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.37

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

University of Utah

http://www.utah.edu
201 South University Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
(801) 581-8761

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1850

24,840

83%

42.4%

22.4%

$7,457

$23,736

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.55

580

567

550

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

Northeastern University

http://www.northeastern.edu
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
(617) 373-2200

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1898

16,685

32%

26.3%

Not reported

$41,686

$41,686

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

689

666

659

30

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

12

Campbell University

http://www.campbell.edu
450 Leslie Campbell Avenue
Buies Creek, North Carolina
(910) 893-1290 x1290

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1887

2,934

60%

44.1%

30.7%

$26,240

$26,240

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

545

541

530

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

13

Frostburg State University

http://www.frostburg.edu
101 Braddock Road
Frostburg, Maryland
(301) 687-4201

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1898

4,631

59%

35.4%

20.5%

$7,728

$18,376

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.2

496

490

470

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

14

East Tennessee State University

http://www.etsu.edu
807 University Parkway
Johnson City, Tennessee
1-800-GO2-ETSU

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1911

12,267

89%

30.4%

16.3%

$3,624 (12 credit hours)

$11,280 (12 credit hours)

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.3

498

483

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

15

1890

20,130

78%

50.9%

35.4%

$7,442

$20,027

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.51

566

543

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

1875

13,058

61%

43.7%

30.3%

$9,080

$20,216

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

500

493

480

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

17

San Francisco State University

http://www.sfsu.edu
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, California
(415) 338-1113

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1899

26,449

64%

30.6%

12.0%

$6,450

$17,610

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.14

450

430

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

Louisiana Tech University

http://www.latech.edu
PO Box 3168
Ruston, Louisiana
(318) 257-3036

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1894

8,958

71%

39.2%

27.1%

$6,936

$20,556

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.44

500

450

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

19

St. Cloud State University

http://www.stcloudstate.edu
720 4th Avenue South
St. Cloud, Minnesota
(320) 308-2244

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1869

15,536

90%

36%

18.8%

$7,514

$15,156

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.12

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

University of New England

http://www.une.edu
11 Hills Beach Road
Biddeford, Maine
(207) 283-0170 x2297

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1831

2,637

86%

58.6%

55.0%

$33,145

$33,145

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

537

521

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

University of Utah

http://www.utah.edu
201 South University Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
(801) 581-8761

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1850

24,840

83%

42.4%

22.4%

$7,457

$23,736

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.55

580

567

550

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

http://www.siu.edu
1263 Lincoln Drive MC 4710
Carbondale, Illinois
(618) 536-4405

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N/A

14,130

51%

40.1%

26.5%

$12,093

$24,716

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.82

450

440

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

23

N/A

26,996

81%

59.8%

44.8%

$10,104

$24,452

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

530

510

N/A

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

Coe College

http://www.coe.edu
1220 1st Avenue, NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
(319) 399-8500

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1851

1,364

67%

66%

59.8%

$35,730

$35,730

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.58

565

555

543

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

Troy University

http://www.troy.edu
University Avenue
Troy, Alabama
(334) 670-3179

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1887

17,915

72%

26.6%

15.0%

$9,416

$17,336

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

26

Georgetown College

http://www.georgetowncollege.edu
400 East College Street
Georgetown, Kentucky
(502) 863-8009

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1787

1,116

82%

56.8%

51.0%

$32,310

$32,310

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.41

521

515

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

27

Whitworth University

http://www.whitworth.edu
300 West Hawthorne Road
Spokane, Washington
(509) 777-4786

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1890

2,348

52%

71.8%

64.6%

$36,012

$36,012

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.77

550

540

530

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

28

University of South Florida

http://www.usf.edu
4202 East Fowler Avenue
Tampa, Florida
(813) 974-3350

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1956

30,289

43%

44.8%

29.1%

$6,410

$17,324

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.83

540

530

510

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

29

Oakland University

http://www.oakland.edu
Rochester, Michigan
(248) 370-3360

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1957

16,190

62%

32.3%

15.3%

$10,613

$23,873

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.37

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

30

Colorado Mesa University

http://www.coloradomesa.edu
1100 North Avenue
Grand Junction, Colorado
(970) 248-1875

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1925

9,393

82%

21.9%

13.2%

$7,206

$17,944

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3

420

420

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

31

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

http://www.uwsp.edu
2100 Main Street
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
(715) 346-2441

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N/A

9,296

75%

44.4%

21.8%

$7,578

$15,151

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.42

468

498

460

23

0%

NC

 

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32

N/A

23,859

70%

27.7%

Not reported

$11,455

$26,607

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.98

570

540

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

33

1868

21,812

79%

47.8%

29.3%

$8,322

$23,514

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.56

560

541

521

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

34

Campbell University

http://www.campbell.edu
450 Leslie Campbell Avenue
Buies Creek, North Carolina
(910) 893-1290 x1290

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1887

2,934

60%

44.1%

30.7%

$26,240

$26,240

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

545

541

530

N/A

0%

NC

 

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35

Northeastern University

http://www.northeastern.edu
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
(617) 373-2200

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1898

16,685

32%

26.3%

Not reported

$41,686

$41,686

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

689

666

659

30

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

36

1863

19,853

99%

46.2%

27.2%

$8,585

$21,530

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.45

N/A

N/A

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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37

Frostburg State University

http://www.frostburg.edu
101 Braddock Road
Frostburg, Maryland
(301) 687-4201

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1898

4,631

59%

35.4%

20.5%

$7,728

$18,376

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.2

496

490

470

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

38

1875

13,058

61%

43.7%

30.3%

$9,080

$20,216

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

500

493

480

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

39

Jackson State University

http://www.jsums.edu
1400 John R Lynch Street
Jackson, Mississippi
(601) 979-2100

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1877

6,805

54%

26.3%

15.0%

$6,348

$15,552

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.88

N/A

N/A

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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40

Southern Arkansas University

http://www.saumag.edu
100 East University
Magnolia, Arkansas
(870) 235-4040

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1909

2,918

65%

25.9%

14.9%

$7,466

$10,616

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.2

499

466

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

41

Alderson-Broaddus College

http://www.ab.edu
101 College Hill Drive
Philippi, West Virginia
(304) 457-6256

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N/A

826

41%

35.4%

25.7%

$22,740

$22,740

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3

488

468

441

21

0%

NC

 

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42

1890

20,130

78%

50.9%

35.4%

$7,442

$20,027

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.51

566

543

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

43

Thomas University

http://www.thomasu.edu
1501 Millpond Road
Thomasville, Georgia
(229) 226-1621 x124

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1950

882

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$14,080

$14,080

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

44

Whitworth University

http://www.whitworth.edu
300 West Hawthorne Road
Spokane, Washington
(509) 777-4786

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1890

2,348

52%

71.8%

64.6%

$36,012

$36,012

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.77

550

540

530

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

45

Augustana College

http://www.augie.edu
2001 South Summit Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
(605) 274-5516

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N/A

1,771

76%

60.8%

51.6%

$28,630

$28,630

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.68

N/A

N/A

N/A

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

46

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

http://www.umhb.edu
900 College Street
Belton, Texas
(254) 295-4520

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1845

2,926

36%

38.7%

27.3%

$25,200

$25,200

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

521

503

484

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

47

Louisiana Tech University

http://www.latech.edu
PO Box 3168
Ruston, Louisiana
(318) 257-3036

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1894

8,958

71%

39.2%

27.1%

$6,936

$20,556

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.44

500

450

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

http://www.uwsp.edu
2100 Main Street
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
(715) 346-2441

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N/A

9,296

75%

44.4%

21.8%

$7,578

$15,151

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.42

468

498

460

23

0%

NC

 

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49

N/A

23,859

70%

27.7%

Not reported

$11,455

$26,607

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.98

570

540

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Indiana Wesleyan University

http://www.indwes.edu
4201 South Washington Street
Marion, Indiana
(765) 677-2138

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1920

2,999

66%

66.3%

58.5%

$23,628

$23,628

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.65

540

540

520

24

0%

NC

 

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