This ranking is based on the profitability of each sports program at a college or university, divided by the number of college athletes on in that sport. Institutions with higher profitability per athlete may have an overall higher profit from sports or a relatively lower number of student athletes.
| Rank | Institution | Sport | Most Profitable Sports per Student Athlete | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price | Median Starting Salary | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowdoin College | Skiing | 1545.5 | 7.13 | 1,470 – 1,550 | 23110 | 61692 |
Bowdoin College
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| 2 | Plymouth State University | Skiing | 1512.6 | 87.54 | 880 – 1,080 | 20280 | 46466 |
Plymouth State University
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| 3 | Northern Michigan University | Skiing | 1462.81 | 84.02 | 990 – 1,210 | 17937 | 37996 |
Northern Michigan University
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| 4 | The College of Saint Scholastica | Skiing | 1315.97 | 93.89 | 1,080 – 1,280 | 23913 | 62332 |
The College of Saint Scholastica
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| 5 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Skiing | 1220.31 | 62.12 | 1,030 – 1,270 | 9985 | 40746 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks
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| 6 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | Skiing | 110.94 | 81.72 | 960 – 1,150 | 28268 | 52884 |
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
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| 7 | St Olaf College | Skiing | 0.06 | 48.32 | 1,310 – 1,450 | 27282 | 48373 |
St Olaf College
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| 8 | Vermont State University | Skiing | 0.04 | 83.23 | 860 – 1,060 | 21253 | 41340 | |
| 9 | Dartmouth College | Skiing | 0.02 | 5.4 | 1,500 – 1,580 | 17322 | 82541 |
Dartmouth College
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| 10 | Alfred University | Skiing | 0 | 73.84 | 1,110 – 1,320 | 26127 | 41703 |
Alfred University
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| 11 | Babson College | Skiing | 0 | 17.09 | 1,400 – 1,530 | 30220 | 60556 |
Babson College
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| 12 | Boston College | Skiing | 0 | 16.19 | 1,450 – 1,540 | 32590 | 85717 |
Boston College
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| 13 | Colby College | Skiing | 0 | 7.09 | 1,460 – 1,540 | 15163 | 60052 |
Colby College
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| 14 | Colby-Sawyer College | Skiing | 0 | 89.98 | 890 – 1,090 | 26483 | 37935 |
Colby-Sawyer College
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| 15 | Colorado Mountain College | Skiing | 0 | 75.38 | -- | 6071 | 36307 |
Colorado Mountain College
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| 16 | Harvard University | Skiing | 0 | 3.65 | 1,510 – 1,590 | 17900 | 99572 |
Harvard University
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| 17 | Hobart William Smith Colleges | Skiing | 0 | 63.99 | 1,230 – 1,400 | 33172 | 62416 |
Hobart William Smith Colleges
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| 18 | Middlebury College | Skiing | 0 | 10.75 | 1,460 – 1,550 | 22912 | 57291 |
Middlebury College
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| 19 | New England College | Skiing | 0 | 92.13 | 820 – 1,040 | 30280 | 31050 |
New England College
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| 20 | Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science | Skiing | 0 | 90.73 | 920 – 1,100 | 26370 | 38325 | |
| 21 | Rocky Mountain College | Skiing | 0 | 69.61 | 970 – 1,180 | 19173 | 41783 |
Rocky Mountain College
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| 22 | Saint Michael's College | Skiing | 0 | 84.51 | 1,160 – 1,320 | 30806 | 46898 |
Saint Michael's College
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| 23 | St Lawrence University | Skiing | 0 | 54.34 | 1,290 – 1,430 | 36175 | 55037 |
St Lawrence University
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| 24 | The College of Idaho | Skiing | 0 | 47.22 | 1,070 – 1,270 | 22602 | 42097 |
#24
The College of Idaho
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| 25 | University of Alaska Anchorage | Skiing | 0 | 59.58 | 990 – 1,200 | 13931 | 42313 |
University of Alaska Anchorage
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| 26 | University of Denver | Skiing | 0 | 77.29 | 1,240 – 1,410 | 43324 | 57118 |
University of Denver
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| 27 | University of Maine at Farmington | Skiing | 0 | 96.72 | 1,000 – 1,250 | 15383 | 31513 |
University of Maine at Farmington
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| 28 | University of Nevada-Reno | Skiing | 0 | 73.71 | 1,020 – 1,250 | 16801 | 49182 |
University of Nevada-Reno
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| 29 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | Skiing | 0 | 88.16 | 1,100 – 1,340 | 24762 | 53671 |
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
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| 30 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Skiing | 0 | 72.89 | 970 – 1,180 | 10289 | 46546 |
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
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| 31 | Westminster University | Skiing | 0 | 66.57 | 1,130 – 1,340 | 28156 | 52994 |
Westminster University
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| 32 | Williams College | Skiing | 0 | 8.25 | 1,500 – 1,560 | 16988 | 71754 |
Williams College
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| 33 | University of Vermont | Skiing | -5.77 | 65.3 | 1,320 – 1,440 | 22062 | 48164 |
University of Vermont
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| 34 | Clarkson University | Skiing | -32.79 | 77.36 | 1,210 – 1,400 | 33192 | 76970 |
Clarkson University
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| 35 | Bates College | Skiing | -210.55 | 13.32 | 1,380 – 1,510 | 26658 | 59202 |
Bates College
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| 36 | Michigan Technological University | Skiing | -1524.52 | 83.53 | 1,150 – 1,370 | 17928 | 69672 |
Michigan Technological University
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| 37 | Montana State University | Skiing | -3646.81 | 82.14 | 1,080 – 1,290 | 18511 | 44757 |
Montana State University
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| 38 | University of Colorado Boulder | Skiing | -46391.83 | 81.15 | 1,190 – 1,400 | 22640 | 54939 |
University of Colorado Boulder
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| 39 | University of Utah | Skiing | -64988.31 | 85.98 | 1,130 – 1,350 | 13341 | 55239 |
University of Utah
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School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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