
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS
TOP SPORTS COLLEGES
Each year, Moore Management Power Rankings recognize the best college athletic programs, broken down by sport and division level. Moore Management analyzed over 1,400 college athletic programs across five division levels (D1, FBS, FCS, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best College Sports Programs for Student-Athletes.
Moore Management understands that the college experience includes more than just athletics for student-athletes. For this reason, Moore Management uses a variety of data sources to compile our rankings.
Moore Management Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of “Moore Management Favorites” data obtained from the college search activity of the millions of student-athletes on the Moore Management 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
48,425
Favorites
3
General Rank
12
Grand Rank
2

Princeton University
NCAA Division 1
$56,010
Tuition
$11,080
Avg. Cost After Aid
20,940
Favorites
1
General Rank
1
Grad Rank
3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT
NCAA Division 3
$55,878
Tuition
$5,084
Avg. Cost After Aid
9,646
Favorites
2
General Rank
7
Grad Rank
4

Harvard University
NCAA Division 1
$55,587
Tuition
$13,259
Avg. Cost After Aid
21,644
Favorites
3
General Rank
5
Grad Rank
5

University of Florida
NCAA Division 1
$28,659
Tuition
$3,679
Avg. Cost After Aid
60,087
Favorites
29
General Rank
67
Grad Rank
6

Columbia University
NCAA Division 1
$63,530
Tuition
$12,836
Avg. Cost After Aid
17,514
Favorites
18
General Rank
3
Grad Rank
7

Yale University
NCAA Division 1
$59,950
Tuition
$16,341
Avg. Cost After Aid
19,048
Favorites
3
General Rank
4
Grad Rank
8

University of Pennsylvania - Penn
NCAA Division 1
$61,710
Tuition
$14,851
Avg. Cost After Aid
17,985
Favorites
7
General Rank
6
Grad Rank
9

University of California - Los Angeles - UCLA
NCAA Division 1
$43,012
Tuition
$11,627
Avg. Cost After Aid
49,770
Favorites
20
General Rank
39
Grad Rank
10

Johns Hopkins University
NCAA Division 3
$58,720
Tuition
$14,254
Avg. Cost After Aid
12,472
Favorites
7
General Rank
15
Grad Rank
11

University of California - Berkeley
NCAA Division 1
$43,980
Tuition
$15,240
Avg. Cost After Aid
32,951
Favorites
20
General Rank
31
Grad Rank
12

University of Michigan
NCAA Division 1
$53,232
Tuition
$17,086
Avg. Cost After Aid
43,069
Favorites
25
General Rank
24
Grad Rank
13

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
NCAA Division 1
$36,891
Tuition
$13,263
Avg. Cost After Aid
47,177
Favorites
29
General Rank
72
Grad Rank
14

Vanderbilt University
NCAA Division 1
$56,966
Tuition
$22,204
Avg. Cost After Aid
27,050
Favorites
13
General Rank
27
Grad Rank
15

University of Virginia
NCAA Division 1
$53,626
Tuition
$20,507
Avg. Cost After Aid
29,021
Favorites
25
General Rank
22
Grad Rank
16

Georgia Tech
NCAA Division 1
$33,964
Tuition
$14,820
Avg. Cost After Aid
25,445
Favorites
44
General Rank
50
Grad Rank
17

Brown University
NCAA Division 1
$62,304
Tuition
$26,308
Avg. Cost After Aid
16,895
Favorites
13
General Rank
11
Grad Rank
18

Duke University
NCAA Division 1
$60,244
Tuition
$31,416
Avg. Cost After Aid
51,439
Favorites
10
General Rank
10
Grad Rank
19

Rice University
NCAA Division 1
$52,895
Tuition
$17,805
Avg. Cost After Aid
11,230
Favorites
15
General Rank
38
Grad Rank
20

University of Chicago
NCAA Division 3
$62,241
Tuition
$22,690
Avg. Cost After Aid
9,171
Favorites
6
General Rank
8
Grad Rank
21

Georgetown University
NCAA Division 1
$59,957
Tuition
$24,570
Avg. Cost After Aid
17,846
Favorites
22
General Rank
24
Grad Rank
22

Northwestern University
NCAA Division 1
$60,768
Tuition
$28,230
Avg. Cost After Aid
21,028
Favorites
10
General Rank
13
Grad Rank
23

University of Wisconsin
NCAA Division 1
$38,608
Tuition
$16,708
Avg. Cost After Aid
28,568
Favorites
38
General Rank
83
Grad Rank
24

University of Notre Dame
NCAA Division 1
$58,843
Tuition
$32,369
Avg. Cost After Aid
42,122
Favorites
18
General Rank
8
Grad Rank
25

University of California - San Diego
NCAA Division 1
$44,454
Tuition
$14,895
Avg. Cost After Aid
14,049
Favorites
34
General Rank
80
Grad Rank
26

University of Georgia
NCAA Division 1
$31,108
Tuition
$14,995
Avg. Cost After Aid
47,318
Favorites
49
General Rank
91
Grad Rank
27

University of Texas - Austin
NCAA Division 1
$40,996
Tuition
$17,519
Avg. Cost After Aid
48,264
Favorites
38
General Rank
92
Grad Rank
28

University of Southern California
NCAA Division 1
$61,503
Tuition
$25,972
Avg. Cost After Aid
33,905
Favorites
25
General Rank
49
Grad Rank
29

Cornell University
NCAA Division 1
$61,015
Tuition
$29,011
Avg. Cost After Aid
18,61
Favorites
17
General Rank
16
Grad Rank
30

Florida State University
NCAA Division 1
$18,786
Tuition
$9,561
Avg. Cost After Aid
50,145
Favorites
55
General Rank
168
Grad Rank
31

Ohio State University
NCAA Division 1
$35,019
Tuition
$18,623
Avg. Cost After Aid
55,319
Favorites
49
General Rank
86
Grad Rank
32

University of California - Santa Barbara
NCAA Division 1
$44,171
Tuition
$15,458
Avg. Cost After Aid
17,283
Favorites
32
General Rank
131
Grad Rank
33

University of California - Irvine
NCAA Division 1
$43,529
Tuition
$9,691
Avg. Cost After Aid
12,135
Favorites
34
General Rank
150
Grad Rank
34

University of California - Davis
NCAA Division 1
$44,399
Tuition
$14,920
Avg. Cost After Aid
13,536
Favorites
38
General Rank
104
Grad Rank
35

Purdue University
NCAA Division 1
$28,794
Tuition
$9,127
Avg. Cost After Aid
22,727
Favorites
51
General Rank
178
Grad Rank