Rankings of The Best Colleges And Universities By:

Best Athletics Colleges, Doctorate Program

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

Rankings of the Best Athletics Colleges and Universities, Doctorate Degree - June 2026

Rank

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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VG
E
 

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Leaders

1

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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2

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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3

Indiana State University

http://www.indstate.edu
210 North Seventh Street
Terre Haute, Indiana
(812) 237-2121

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1865

10,076

86%

30.9%

19.2%

$8,256

$17,992

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.06

460

463

443

19

0%

NC

 

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4

Guilford College

http://www.guilford.edu
5800 West Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, North Carolina
(336) 316-2100

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1837

2,462

80%

53.3%

47.4%

$32,470

$32,470

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.23

541

550

530

23

0%

NC

 

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5

Washington University in St. Louis

http://www.wustl.edu
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) 935-6000

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1853

7,259

18%

91.8%

88.2%

$44,841

$44,841

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

720

700

690

32

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

6

University of Nebraska - Omaha

http://www.unomaha.edu
6001 Dodge Street
Omaha, Nebraska
(402) 554-2393

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N/A

12,136

80%

31.3%

13.4%

$7,313

$19,350

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

17

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

7

Bethel College

http://www.bethelks.edu
300 East 27th Street
North Newton, Kansas
(316) 284-5230

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N/A

472

65%

50.4%

35.6%

$23,500

$23,500

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.44

440

460

400

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

8

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

http://www.uwm.edu
PO Box 413
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(414) 229-2222

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N/A

24,175

71%

28.9%

14.3%

$9,300

$19,028

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.09

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

9

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

10

George Mason University

http://www.gmu.edu
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, Virginia
(703) 993-2400

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1972

20,653

66%

56.2%

41.5%

$9,908

$28,592

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.66

530

520

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

1835

2,108

97%

19.9%

11.1%

$7,660

$14,170

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

12

University of La Verne

http://www.laverne.edu
1950 Third Street
La Verne, California
(909) 392-2800

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1891

2,499

39%

50.5%

40.4%

$34,604

$34,604

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.52

526

514

512

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

13

Montclair State University

http://www.montclair.edu
1 Normal Avenue
Montclair, New Jersey
(973) 655-4444

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1908

14,432

55%

51.8%

34.8%

$11,318

$20,195

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.24

502

486

497

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

14

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

15

University of Tulsa

http://www.utulsa.edu
800 South Tucker Drive
Tulsa, Oklahoma
(918) 631-2307

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1894

3,160

41%

59%

46.5%

$34,350

$34,350

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.75

640

640

N/A

28

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

Hope College

http://www.hope.edu
141 East 12th Street, PO Box 9000
Holland, Michigan
(616) 395-7850

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1866

3,343

85%

73.4%

67.4%

$28,720

$28,720

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.77

592

596

N/A

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

17

Temple University

http://www.temple.edu
1801 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(215) 204-7200

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1888

27,567

67%

56%

37.5%

$14,096

$24,122

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.41

563

547

545

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

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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Leaders

19

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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Leaders

20

Fort Lewis College

http://www.fortlewis.edu
1000 Rim Drive
Durango, Colorado
(970) 247-7180

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1911

3,891

87%

29.9%

19.0%

$6,923

$17,763

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.2

N/A

N/A

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

Howard Payne University

http://www.hputx.edu
1000 Fisk Street
Brownwood, Texas
(325) 649-8020

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1889

1,091

50%

39.7%

33.8%

$23,200

$23,200

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.5

500

470

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

Springfield College

http://www.spfldcol.edu
263 Alden Street
Springfield, Massachusetts
(413) 748-3136

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1885

3,400

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$32,560

$32,560

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

23

South Carolina State University

http://www.scsu.edu
300 College Street Northeast
Orangeburg, South Carolina
(803) 536-7185

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1896

3,744

96%

27.1%

15.0%

$9,776

$18,910

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.94

434

424

N/A

17

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

Mississippi State University

http://www.msstate.edu
Mississippi State, Mississippi
(662) 325-2224

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1878

16,390

69%

47.9%

30.0%

$6,672

$16,860

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.29

490

470

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

University of Northern Iowa

http://www.uni.edu
1227 West 27th Street
Cedar Falls, Iowa
(319) 273-2281

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1876

10,655

78%

55.8%

38.5%

$7,685

$17,181

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.21

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

26

University of Arkansas

http://www.uark.edu
800 Hotz Hall
Fayetteville, Arkansas
(479) 575-5346

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1871

19,027

61%

49.1%

34.3%

$7,818

$19,075

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.56

580

560

N/A

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

27

Florida International University

http://www.fiu.edu
11200 Southwest 8th Street
Miami, Florida
(305) 348-2363

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1965

37,468

40%

30.9%

16.0%

$6,540

$18,939

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.7

569

571

563

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

28

Southern Connecticut State University

http://www.southernct.edu
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, Connecticut
(203) 392-5644

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1893

8,525

75%

32.3%

16.6%

$8,981

$20,486

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.83

464

470

475

17

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

29

1895

16,552

52%

41.2%

25.3%

$12,300

$21,371

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.13

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

30

Xavier University

http://www.xu.edu
3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio
(513) 745-3301

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1831

4,485

68%

75.3%

70.8%

$33,000

$33,000

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.57

553

552

488

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

31

College of St. Scholastica

http://www.css.edu
1200 Kenwood Avenue
Duluth, Minnesota
(218) 723-6046

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1912

2,877

78%

62.1%

56.9%

$31,612

$31,612

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.49

559

543

537

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

32

Southern Utah University

http://www.suu.edu
351 West University Boulevard
Cedar City, Utah
(435) 586-7740

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1897

7,633

57%

29.1%

20.1%

$5,924

$17,902

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.5

512

508

489

23

0%

NC

 

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33

Union University

http://www.uu.edu
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, Tennessee
(731) 661-5000

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1823

2,829

75%

60.5%

49.8%

$26,880

$26,880

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.69

589

598

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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34

Liberty University

http://www.liberty.edu
1971 University Boulevard
Lynchburg, Virginia
(434) 582-5985

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1971

11,581

23%

42.1%

27.9%

$21,036

$21,036

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.36

506

515

501

22

0%

NC

 

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35

Marist College

http://www.marist.edu
3399 North Road
Poughkeepsie, New York
(845) 575-3226

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1929

5,560

31%

26.7%

Not reported

$31,290

$31,290

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

595

581

584

26

0%

NC

 

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36

Coppin State University

http://www.coppin.edu
2500 West North Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland
(410) 951-3600

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1900

3,298

54%

9.5%

3.6%

$6,252

$11,186

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.62

429

434

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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37

Pacific University

http://www.pacificu.edu
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, Oregon
(503) 352-2218

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1849

1,716

85%

59.7%

53.9%

$37,024

$37,024

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.59

500

490

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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38

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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39

Western Carolina University

http://www.wcu.edu
Cullowhee, North Carolina
(828) 227-7317

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1889

7,979

38%

39.9%

27.8%

$6,096

$15,693

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.63

526

515

486

22

0%

NC

 

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40

Maryville University of Saint Louis

http://www.maryville.edu
650 Maryville University Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) 529-9350

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N/A

2,980

71%

63.9%

52.8%

$25,002

$25,002

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.6

N/A

N/A

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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41

College of Saint Mary

http://www.csm.edu
7000 Mercy Road
Omaha, Nebraska
(402) 399-2355

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N/A

782

52%

33.4%

29.3%

$26,934

$26,934

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.44

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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42

MidAmerica Nazarene University

http://www.mnu.edu
2030 East College Way
Olathe, Kansas
(913) 971-3380

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1966

1,479

71%

44.4%

35.6%

$22,255

$22,255

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.18

453

463

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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N/A

8,270

80%

38.9%

18.2%

$8,968

$16,714

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.1

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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44

Campbellsville University

http://www.campbellsville.edu
1 University Drive
Campbellsville, Kentucky
(270) 789-5220

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1906

3,132

67%

33.4%

22.0%

$22,196

$22,196

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.18

430

420

410

21

0%

NC

 

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45

Radford University

http://www.radford.edu
801 East Main Street
Radford, Virginia
(540) 831-5371

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1910

8,610

76%

53.2%

42.3%

$8,976

$20,695

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.15

505

501

484

21

0%

NC

 

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46

Huntingdon College

http://www.huntingdon.edu
1500 East Fairview Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama
(334) 833-4497

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1854

1,118

Not reported

41.4%

33.3%

$23,500

$23,500

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

464

462

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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47

St. Mary's College of California

http://www.stmarys-ca.edu
1928 Saint Mary's Road
Moraga, California
(925) 631-4224

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1863

3,035

65%

54.1%

48.7%

$39,890

$39,890

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.58

558

552

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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48

Rowan University

http://www.rowan.edu
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, New Jersey
(856) 256-4200

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1923

10,750

62%

61.4%

47.8%

$12,380

$20,186

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.3

510

480

480

N/A

0%

NC

 

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49

Central Washington University

http://www.cwu.edu
400 East University Way
Ellensburg, Washington
(509) 963-1211

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1891

10,770

78%

27.7%

27.6%

$8,919

$19,551

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.1

450

440

430

18

0%

NC

 

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Southern Nazarene University

http://www.snu.edu
6729 Northwest 39th Expressway
Bethany, Oklahoma
(405) 491-6324

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1899

1,702

49%

37.7%

32.0%

$22,110

$22,110

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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