After examining data and surveying more than 75,000 students, Niche compiled a list of the best schools for student-athletes.
The rankings below reflect averages of Niche's academic and athletic grades for each school. Their academic grade is based on factors such as acceptance rate, SAT/ACT scores, graduation rate and research expenditures. Their athletic grade takes into consideration student opinions, NCAA championships, sports attendance and percentage of students playing varsity sports.