Rankings
NCAA schools, ranked 64 ways
Rankings built for athletes, not for magazines: the money behind a program, coach pay, admissions, what a family really pays, campus life and safety across the 1,086 schools on the site — with the method under each one. Nothing here is an opinion score.
64
Rankings
8
Categories
1,086
Schools ranked
4
Views of each
all divisions, D-I, D-II, D-III
32
Sports with team rankings
10 lists each
The headline lists
Athletics money
Biggest athletic departments
- 1The Ohio State University$295,265,883
- 2University of Tennessee, Knoxville$285,364,027
- 3University of Texas at Austin$277,413,781
Athletics money
Highest-paid head coaches, men's teams
- 1University of Tennessee, Knoxville$3,486,642
- 2University of Arkansas, Fayetteville$3,332,039
- 3University of Colorado Boulder$3,295,604
Academics & admissions
Most selective
- 1California Institute of Technology3%
- 2Harvard University3%
- 3Columbia University-Barnard College4%
Cost & value
Lowest net price
- 1Texas A&M International University$3,833
- 2Ohio University$3,897
- 3Baruch College$3,989
Campus & place
Most diverse student bodies
- 1Hawaii Pacific University81
- 2Johns Hopkins University81
- 3Pomona-Pitzer Colleges81
Campus safety
Lowest violent-offence rates
- 1Brooklyn College0.00
- 2Cameron University0.00
- 3Chaminade University0.00
Every ranking
Athletics money
What departments take in and spend, what coaches earn, where the scholarship dollars go.
- Biggest athletic departmentsThe Ohio State University · $295,265,883
- Athletics revenueUniversity of Texas at Austin · $343,106,827
- Spending per athleteUniversity of Miami (Florida) · $526,221
- Highest-paid head coaches, men's teamsUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville · $3,486,642
- Highest-paid head coaches, women's teamsUniversity of Texas at Austin · $740,765
- Assistant-coach pay, men's teamsUniversity of Alabama · $656,962
- Assistant-coach pay, women's teamsLouisiana State University · $189,069
- Most athletic scholarship moneyStanford University · $39,701,051
- Athletic aid per athlete, women's teamsSouthern Methodist University · $61,840
- Athletic aid per athlete, men's teamsSouthern Methodist University · $60,817
- Biggest recruiting budgetsUniversity of Southern California · $6,783,390
- Women's share of athletic aidHuntingdon College · 100%
Athletic departments
How big the athletic side of a school is, and who runs it.
- Most varsity athletesBloomsburg University of Pennsylvania · 1,364
- Where the most students are athletesWheeling University · 81.3%
- Most teamsLong Island University · 29
- Women coaching women's teamsClayton State University · 100%
- Most coaches per athleteGordon College · 1.4
Academics & admissions
Selectivity, scores, graduation, retention and class size.
- Most selectiveCalifornia Institute of Technology · 3%
- Highest test scoresJohns Hopkins University · 1,555
- Most applicationsUniversity of California, Los Angeles · 145,903
- Best graduation ratesHarvard University · 97%
- Best first-year retentionBrown University · 99%
- Smallest student–faculty ratiosCalifornia Institute of Technology · 3:1
Best for a major
Where a field is the school's centre of gravity: share of bachelor's degrees by discipline.
- Best for businessBabson College · 100.0%
- Best for health professions & nursingD'Youville University · 79.9%
- Best for engineeringSouth Dakota School of Mines & Technology · 73.9%
- Best for computer & information sciencesCalifornia Institute of Technology · 40.9%
- Best for biological sciencesEckerd College · 46.4%
- Best for psychologyUniversity of Mount Saint Vincent · 51.5%
- Best for social sciencesClaremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges · 43.7%
- Best for educationMartin Luther College · 69.5%
- Best for communication & journalismLasell University · 22.3%
- Best for visual & performing artsPratt Institute · 68.6%
- Best for kinesiology, parks & recreationConcordia University Chicago · 30.6%
- Best for criminal justice & protective servicesHilbert College · 62.1%
- Best for physical sciencesHaverford College · 19.3%
- Best for mathematics & statisticsFordham University · 14.4%
- Best for agricultureState University of New York at Cobleskill · 51.0%
- Best for englishBard College · 17.8%
- Best for historyHillsdale College · 13.0%
- Best for public administration & social workKeuka College · 34.6%
- Best for architecturePratt Institute · 18.1%
Cost & value
What families actually pay, and how far the sticker is from the truth.
- Lowest net priceTexas A&M International University · $3,833
- Lowest net price for families under $30kWashington and Lee University · $76
- Biggest discount from the stickerBerea College · 93%
- Highest sticker pricePepperdine University · $93,512
- Lowest sticker priceU.S. Merchant Marine Academy · $9,168
- Cheapest room and boardNorthwestern Oklahoma State University · $5,520
- Most expensive room and boardPepperdine University · $23,270
Campus & place
Size, who comes from where, how mixed the student body is, how alone the campus stands.
- Biggest campusesSouthern New Hampshire University · 159,653
- Smallest campusesPrincipia College · 338
- Most out-of-state first-yearsAmerican University · 94%
- Most in-state first-yearsAuburn University at Montgomery · 100%
- Most international first-yearsPrincipia College · 49%
- Most diverse student bodiesHawaii Pacific University · 81
- Highest share of womenCollege of Saint Benedict · 100%
- Highest share of menHampden-Sydney College · 100%
- Most remote campusesUniversity of Alaska Anchorage · 261 mi
- Most NCAA neighboursPurchase College, State University of New York · 66
- Biggest transfer intakesRegent University · 28.4%
Campus safety
Campus offence rates, three years averaged, on campuses big enough to compare.
- Lowest violent-offence ratesBrooklyn College · 0.00
- Lowest property-offence ratesAlvernia University · 0.00
- Highest violent-offence ratesDickinson College · 10.08
Trivia
The lists people argue about.
- Longest-standing NCAA membersAllegheny College · 1906
- Most common team namesEagles, Tigers, Bulldogs…
- Conferences by athletics spendingthe richest leagues
- States with the most NCAA schoolsand the most teams
Programs, by sport
Team-level rankings for each sport: budgets, revenue, spend per player, APR, roster room, staff size, net price and selectivity — by division.
Women's SoccerBaseballMen's BasketballWomen's BasketballWomen's Beach VolleyballMen's Cross CountryWomen's Cross CountryField HockeyFootballMen's GolfWomen's GolfWomen's GymnasticsMen's Ice HockeyWomen's Ice HockeyMen's LacrosseWomen's LacrosseMen's RowingWomen's RowingMen's SoccerSoftballMen's Swimming & DivingWomen's Swimming & DivingMen's TennisWomen's TennisMen's Track & FieldWomen's Track & FieldMen's VolleyballWomen's VolleyballMen's Water PoloWomen's Water PoloMen's WrestlingWomen's Wrestling
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