Special Learning Opportunity
The following table compares the special learning opportunities between Top 100 Colleges by Forbes including distance learning opportunities, ROTC program, Study abroad, and more special chances of learning. This statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
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| Rank | Name | Online Class | ROTC | Teacher Cert. | Study Abroad | Weekend/ Evening College | Campus Housing* | Meal Plan** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | ✗ | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (5,594) | ✔ ($7,670) | |
| 2 | Yale University | Under, Grad | NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (5,576) | ✔ ($7,950) | |
| 3 | Stanford University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (14,162) | ✔ ($6,937) | |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (8,000) | ✔ ($6,810) | |
| 5 | University of California-Berkeley | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (9,765) | ✔ | |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (13,109) | ✔ ($6,300) | |
| 7 | University of California-Los Angeles | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (22,884) | ✔ | |
| 8 | University of Pennsylvania | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (6,316) | ✔ ($6,134) | |
| 9 | Harvard University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (13,748) | ✔ ($7,446) | |
| 10 | Williams College | ✗ | Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,173) | ✔ ($7,630) | |
| 11 | Amherst College | ✗ | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,000) | ✔ ($7,700) | |
| 12 | Cornell University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (8,954) | ✔ ($6,612) | |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins University | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (2,737) | ✔ ($7,420) | |
| 14 | University of Southern California | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (8,500) | ✔ ($6,930) | |
| 15 | Brown University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (5,196) | ✔ ($6,472) | |
| 16 | Dartmouth College | Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (3,873) | ✔ ($6,693) | |
| 17 | Duke University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (5,699) | ✔ ($7,156) | |
| 18 | Northwestern University | Under, Grad | NAVY | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (4,456) | ✔ ($7,692) | |
| 19 | Vanderbilt University | Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (5,966) | ✔ ($7,142) | |
| 20 | Georgetown University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (5,493) | ✔ ($7,280) | |
| 21 | University of California-San Diego | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (18,165) | ✔ | |
| 22 | Rice University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (3,701) | ✔ ($4,800) | |
| 23 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (11,493) | ✔ | |
| 24 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (11,441) | ✔ | |
| 25 | Swarthmore College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,580) | ✔ ($8,922) | |
| 26 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (10,310) | ✔ | |
| 27 | University of Florida | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (11,375) | ✔ ($4,600) | |
| 28 | University of Chicago | Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (4,573) | ✔ | |
| 29 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (7,429) | ✔ ($5,810) | |
| 30 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (15,648) | ✔ | |
| 31 | The University of Texas at Austin | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (7,953) | ✔ | |
| 32 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (9,925) | ✔ ($5,240) | |
| 33 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (8,805) | ✔ ($5,424) | |
| 34 | University of Maryland-College Park | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (12,465) | ✔ ($6,036) | |
| 35 | Brigham Young University | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (7,697) | ✔ | |
| 36 | Pomona College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,675) | ✔ ($8,212) | |
| 37 | University of California-Davis | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (11,290) | ✔ | |
| 38 | University of Notre Dame | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (6,831) | ✔ | |
| 39 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (10,243) | ✔ ($4,050) | |
| 40 | Washington University in St Louis | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (7,032) | ✔ ($5,772) | |
| 41 | Claremont McKenna College | ✗ | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,244) | ✔ ($8,653) | |
| 42 | Wesleyan University | Under, Grad | Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (3,006) | ✔ | |
| 43 | San Diego State University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (8,288) | ✔ ($6,688) | |
| 44 | Bowdoin College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,886) | ✔ ($8,722) | |
| 45 | Colgate University | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (3,010) | ✔ ($8,328) | |
| 46 | New York University | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (12,622) | ✔ ($5,612) | |
| 47 | California Institute of Technology | ✗ | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,572) | ✔ ($7,791) | |
| 48 | Boston University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (11,649) | ✔ ($6,140) | |
| 49 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (15,838) | ✔ ($5,494) | |
| 50 | Texas A & M University-College Station | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (11,306) | ✔ | |
| 51 | Purdue University-Main Campus | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (16,056) | ✔ ($5,398) | |
| 52 | Binghamton University | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (7,562) | ✔ ($5,900) | |
| 53 | Middlebury College | Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,700) | ✔ ($7,780) | |
| 54 | University of Georgia | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (10,218) | ✔ ($4,094) | |
| 55 | Tufts University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (4,216) | ✔ ($7,636) | |
| 56 | Washington and Lee University | ✗ | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,478) | ✔ ($7,975) | |
| 57 | Wellesley College | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,190) | ✔ ($9,136) | |
| 58 | Davidson College | ✗ | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,810) | ✔ ($7,800) | |
| 59 | Carnegie Mellon University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (3,587) | ✔ ($6,486) | |
| 60 | Florida State University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (6,709) | ✔ ($5,148) | |
| 61 | University of California-Irvine | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (15,693) | ✔ | |
| 62 | Haverford College | ✗ | Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,435) | ✔ ($7,082) | |
| 63 | Michigan State University | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (17,517) | ✔ ($6,452) | |
| 64 | Hamilton College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,057) | ✔ ($7,220) | |
| 65 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (9,394) | ✔ ($5,316) | |
| 66 | Emory University | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (4,813) | ✔ ($7,346) | |
| 67 | Indiana University-Bloomington | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (13,467) | ✔ ($4,430) | |
| 68 | Lafayette College | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,510) | ✔ ($6,616) | |
| 69 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (7,558) | ✔ ($5,240) | |
| 70 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Under, Grad | Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (2,583) | ✔ | |
| 71 | Harvey Mudd College | ✗ | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (918) | ✔ ($8,916) | |
| 72 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (15,082) | ✔ | |
| 73 | Barnard College | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,367) | ✔ ($7,626) | |
| 74 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (3,871) | ✔ ($5,252) | |
| 75 | University of California-Riverside | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (8,600) | ✔ | |
| 76 | Clemson University | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (7,800) | ✔ ($4,626) | |
| 77 | George Washington University | Under, Grad | NAVY | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (7,274) | ✔ ($4,325) | |
| 78 | University of Connecticut | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (11,921) | ✔ ($6,186) | |
| 79 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (364) | ✔ | |
| 80 | Trinity College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,930) | ✔ ($5,880) | |
| 81 | University of Richmond | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (2,875) | ✔ ($8,020) | |
| 82 | Colorado School of Mines | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,483) | ✔ ($6,800) | |
| 83 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (8,702) | ✔ ($6,770) | |
| 84 | William & Mary | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (4,755) | ✔ ($5,246) | |
| 85 | Northeastern University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (11,278) | ✔ ($8,180) | |
| 86 | Wake Forest University | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (4,132) | ✔ ($8,334) | |
| 87 | San Jose State University | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (4,261) | ✔ ($6,180) | |
| 88 | Boston College | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (7,619) | ✔ ($6,000) | |
| 89 | Colby College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,398) | ✔ ($7,870) | |
| 90 | California State University-Fullerton | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,277) | ✔ ($4,506) | |
| 91 | Hillsdale College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,154) | ✔ ($6,300) | |
| 92 | University of California-Santa Cruz | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (9,440) | ✔ | |
| 93 | George Mason University | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (6,354) | ✔ ($5,310) | |
| 94 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (10,300) | ✔ ($5,456) | |
| 95 | Santa Clara University | Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (3,797) | ✔ | |
| 96 | Stony Brook University | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (10,315) | ✔ ($6,154) | |
| 97 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (5,543) | ✔ ($4,172) | |
| 98 | University of Utah | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (6,770) | ✔ ($5,020) | |
| 99 | Skidmore College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,182) | ✔ ($6,798) |
Student Services on Campus
The following table compares the on-campus students services and facilities between Top 100 Colleges by Forbes including Student Counseling, Employment services for current students, Placement service for program completers, On-campus daycare facility, and library information.
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Athletics Associations
The following table summarizes the alheletic teams and program information of Top 100 Colleges by Forbes. Among 100 Top 100 Colleges by Forbes, 98 schools are member of NAA, and 98 schools are member of NCAA.
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| Rank | Name | Members | Football | Basketball | Baseball | All Programs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | NAA, NCAA | Ivy League | Ivy League | Ivy League | 19 athletic programs | |
| 2 | Yale University | NAA, NCAA | Ivy League | Ivy League | Ivy League | 19 athletic programs | |
| 3 | Stanford University | NAA, NCAA | Pacific-12 Conference | Pacific-12 Conference | Pacific-12 Conference | 22 athletic programs | |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | NAA, NCAA | New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference | New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference | New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference | 19 athletic programs | |
| 5 | University of California-Berkeley | NAA, NCAA | Pacific-12 Conference | Pacific-12 Conference | Pacific-12 Conference | 17 athletic programs | |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York | NAA, NCAA | Ivy League | Ivy League | Ivy League | 18 athletic programs | |
| 7 | University of California-Los Angeles | NAA, NCAA | Pacific-12 Conference | Pacific-12 Conference | Pacific-12 Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
| 8 | University of Pennsylvania | NAA, NCAA | Ivy League | Ivy League | Ivy League | 18 athletic programs | |
| 9 | Harvard University | NAA, NCAA | Ivy League | Ivy League | Ivy League | 21 athletic programs | |
| 10 | Williams College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 19 athletic programs | |
| 11 | Amherst College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 14 athletic programs | |
| 12 | Cornell University | NAA, NCAA | Ivy League | Ivy League | Ivy League | 20 athletic programs | |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins University | NAA, NCAA | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | 13 athletic programs | |
| 14 | University of Southern California | NAA, NCAA | Pacific-12 Conference | Pacific-12 Conference | Pacific-12 Conference | 15 athletic programs | |
| 15 | Brown University | NAA, NCAA | Ivy League | Ivy League | Ivy League | 21 athletic programs | |
| 16 | Dartmouth College | NAA, NCAA | Ivy League | Ivy League | Ivy League | 18 athletic programs | |
| 17 | Duke University | NAA, NCAA | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
| 18 | Northwestern University | NAA, NCAA | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
| 19 | Vanderbilt University | NAA, NCAA | Southeastern Conference | Southeastern Conference | Southeastern Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
| 20 | Georgetown University | NAA, NCAA | Patriot League | Big East Conference | Big East Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
| 21 | University of California-San Diego | NAA, NCAA | - | Big West Conference | Big West Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
| 22 | Rice University | NAA, NCAA | Conference USA | Conference USA | Conference USA | 9 athletic programs | |
| 23 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | NAA, NCAA | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | 17 athletic programs | |
| 24 | University of California-Santa Barbara | NAA, NCAA | - | Big West Conference | Big West Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
| 25 | Swarthmore College | NAA, NCAA | - | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
| 26 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | NAA, NCAA | Pacific-12 Conference | Pacific-12 Conference | Pacific-12 Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
| 27 | University of Florida | NAA, NCAA | Southeastern Conference | Southeastern Conference | Southeastern Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
| 28 | University of Chicago | NAA, NCAA | Midwest Conference | University Athletic Association | Midwest Conference | 10 athletic programs | |
| 29 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | NAA, NCAA | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
| 30 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | NAA, NCAA | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
| 31 | The University of Texas at Austin | NAA, NCAA | Big 12 Conference | Big 12 Conference | Big 12 Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
| 32 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NAA, NCAA | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | 16 athletic programs | |
| 33 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | NAA, NCAA | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 athletic programs | |
| 34 | University of Maryland-College Park | NAA, NCAA | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
| 35 | Brigham Young University | NAA, NCAA | Big 12 Conference | Big 12 Conference | Big 12 Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
| 36 | Pomona College | NAA, NCAA | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | 12 athletic programs | |
| 37 | University of California-Davis | NAA, NCAA | Big Sky Conference | Big West Conference | Big West Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
| 38 | University of Notre Dame | NAA, NCAA | Division I-A Independents | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
| 39 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | NAA, NCAA | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | - | 12 athletic programs | |
| 40 | Washington University in St Louis | NAA, NCAA | University Athletic Association | University Athletic Association | University Athletic Association | 11 athletic programs | |
| 41 | Claremont McKenna College | NAA, NCAA | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | 13 athletic programs | |
| 42 | Wesleyan University | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 17 athletic programs | |
| 43 | San Diego State University | NAA, NCAA | Mountain West Conference | Mountain West Conference | Mountain West Conference | 13 athletic programs | |
| 44 | Bowdoin College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 17 athletic programs | |
| 45 | Colgate University | NAA, NCAA | Patriot League | Patriot League | - | 14 athletic programs | |
| 46 | New York University | NAA, NCAA | - | University Athletic Association | University Athletic Association | 9 athletic programs | |
| 47 | California Institute of Technology | NAA, NCAA | - | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | 10 athletic programs | |
| 48 | Boston University | NAA, NCAA | - | Patriot League | - | 12 athletic programs | |
| 49 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | NAA, NCAA | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | 15 athletic programs | |
| 50 | Texas A & M University-College Station | NAA, NCAA | Southeastern Conference | Southeastern Conference | Southeastern Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
| 51 | Purdue University-Main Campus | NAA, NCAA | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
| 52 | Binghamton University | NAA, NCAA | - | America East | America East | 11 athletic programs | |
| 53 | Middlebury College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 17 athletic programs | |
| 54 | University of Georgia | NAA, NCAA | Southeastern Conference | Southeastern Conference | Southeastern Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
| 55 | Tufts University | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 17 athletic programs | |
| 56 | Washington and Lee University | NAA, NCAA | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 15 athletic programs | |
| 57 | Wellesley College | NAA, NCAA | - | New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference | - | - | |
| 58 | Davidson College | NAA, NCAA | Pioneer Football League | Atlantic 10 Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
| 59 | Carnegie Mellon University | NAA, NCAA | University Athletic Association | University Athletic Association | - | 8 athletic programs | |
| 60 | Florida State University | NAA, NCAA | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
| 61 | University of California-Irvine | NAA, NCAA | - | Big West Conference | Big West Conference | 10 athletic programs | |
| 62 | Haverford College | NAA, NCAA | - | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
| 63 | Michigan State University | NAA, NCAA | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | 15 athletic programs | |
| 64 | Hamilton College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 17 athletic programs | |
| 65 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | NAA, NCAA | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | 13 athletic programs | |
| 66 | Emory University | NAA, NCAA | - | University Athletic Association | University Athletic Association | 9 athletic programs | |
| 67 | Indiana University-Bloomington | NAA, NCAA | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
| 68 | Lafayette College | NAA, NCAA | Patriot League | Patriot League | Patriot League | 13 athletic programs | |
| 69 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | NAA, NCAA | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
| 70 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | NAA, NCAA | - | America East | America East | 8 athletic programs | |
| 71 | Harvey Mudd College | NAA, NCAA | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | - | |
| 72 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | NAA, NCAA | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten Conference | 21 athletic programs | |
| 73 | Barnard College | NAA, NCAA | - | Ivy League | - | - | |
| 74 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | NAA, NCAA | - | America East | America East | 9 athletic programs | |
| 75 | University of California-Riverside | NAA, NCAA | - | Big West Conference | Big West Conference | 8 athletic programs | |
| 76 | Clemson University | NAA, NCAA | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 athletic programs | |
| 77 | George Washington University | NAA, NCAA | - | Atlantic 10 Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference | 15 athletic programs | |
| 78 | University of Connecticut | NAA, NCAA | Big East Conference | Big East Conference | Big East Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
| 79 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | Athletic Information is not available | |||||
| 80 | Trinity College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 16 athletic programs | |
| 81 | University of Richmond | NAA, NCAA | Coastal Athletic Association | Atlantic 10 Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
| 82 | Colorado School of Mines | NAA, NCAA | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 10 athletic programs | |
| 83 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | NAA, NCAA | Big Sky Conference | Big West Conference | Big West Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
| 84 | William & Mary | NAA, NCAA | Coastal Athletic Association | Coastal Athletic Association | Coastal Athletic Association | 12 athletic programs | |
| 85 | Northeastern University | NAA, NCAA | - | Coastal Athletic Association | Coastal Athletic Association | 9 athletic programs | |
| 86 | Wake Forest University | NAA, NCAA | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 athletic programs | |
| 87 | San Jose State University | NAA, NCAA | Mountain West Conference | Mountain West Conference | Mountain West Conference | 15 athletic programs | |
| 88 | Boston College | NAA, NCAA | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | 17 athletic programs | |
| 89 | Colby College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 18 athletic programs | |
| 90 | California State University-Fullerton | NAA, NCAA | - | Big West Conference | Big West Conference | 8 athletic programs | |
| 91 | Hillsdale College | NAA, NCAA | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | - | |
| 92 | University of California-Santa Cruz | NAA, NCAA | - | Division III Independents | - | 8 athletic programs | |
| 93 | George Mason University | NAA, NCAA | - | Atlantic 10 Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
| 94 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | NAA, NCAA | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
| 95 | Santa Clara University | NAA, NCAA | - | West Coast Conference | West Coast Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
| 96 | Stony Brook University | NAA, NCAA | Coastal Athletic Association | Coastal Athletic Association | Coastal Athletic Association | 9 athletic programs | |
| 97 | The University of Texas at Dallas | NAA, NCAA | - | American Southwest Conference | American Southwest Conference | 8 athletic programs | |
| 98 | University of Utah | NAA, NCAA | Pacific-12 Conference | Pacific-12 Conference | Pacific-12 Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
| 99 | Skidmore College | NAA, NCAA | - | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | 13 athletic programs | |
NAA: National Athletic Association
NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association
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