Top 2020 Rankings For Kansas State University
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All 2020 Rankings For Kansas State University
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| Nationwide | 353 of 1727 |
| The Plains States | 30 of 190 |
| Kansas | 2 of 27 |
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| Nationwide | 558 of 1483 |
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| Kansas | 2 of 23 |
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| Nationwide | 679 of 1483 |
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| Kansas | 2 of 23 |
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| Nationwide | 112 of 1483 |
| The Plains States | 31 of 165 |
| Kansas | 2 of 23 |
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| Overall | 680 of 2179 |
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| Male / Female | 342 of 2417 |
| Location | 624 of 2183 |
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 104 |
| Best Value | 12 of 104 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 226 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 226 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 99 |
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 70 |
| Best Value | 10 of 70 |
| Most Popular | 9 of 117 |
| Most Focused | 25 of 117 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 72 |
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| Most Popular | 9 of 23 |
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| Most Popular | 7 of 26 |
| Most Focused | 12 of 26 |
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 76 |
| Best Value | 6 of 76 |
| Most Popular | 3 of 91 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 91 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 72 |
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| Most Popular | 1 of 8 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 8 |
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 34 |
| Best Value | 7 of 34 |
| Most Popular | 11 of 51 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 51 |
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| Most Popular | 3 of 79 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 79 |
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| Top Ranked | 176 of 824 |
| Best Value | 203 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 200 of 1422 |
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| Most Popular | 200 of 574 |
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| Top Ranked | 290 of 820 |
| Best Value | 383 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 302 of 1379 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 417 of 846 |
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| Most Popular | 44 of 95 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 95 |
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| Top Ranked | 151 of 848 |
| Best Value | 207 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 134 of 1931 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 321 of 901 |
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| Top Ranked | 161 of 621 |
| Best Value | 246 of 601 |
| Most Popular | 141 of 1282 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | 185 of 744 |
| Best Value | 287 of 711 |
| Most Popular | 269 of 1667 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 221 of 724 |
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 56 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 15 of 232 |
| Most Focused | 91 of 232 |
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 389 |
| Best Value | 65 of 378 |
| Most Popular | 80 of 662 |
| Most Focused | 182 of 662 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 171 of 416 |
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| Most Popular | 236 of 482 |
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| Top Ranked | 42 of 115 |
| Best Value | 43 of 111 |
| Most Popular | 74 of 253 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Most Popular | 87 of 345 |
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| Top Ranked | 137 of 415 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 63 of 763 |
| Most Focused | 225 of 763 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 448 |
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| Top Ranked | 194 of 600 |
| Best Value | 284 of 587 |
| Most Popular | 166 of 1210 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 337 of 713 |
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| Top Ranked | 221 of 523 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 369 of 1022 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 277 of 600 |
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 183 |
| Best Value | 79 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 342 |
| Most Focused | 47 of 342 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 227 |
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| Top Ranked | 153 of 601 |
| Best Value | 143 of 575 |
| Most Popular | 260 of 1512 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 356 |
| Best Value | 49 of 338 |
| Most Popular | 122 of 829 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 451 |
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 83 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 107 of 243 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 124 |
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| Top Ranked | 87 of 413 |
| Best Value | 187 of 404 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 1362 |
| Most Focused | 497 of 1363 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 218 of 706 |
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| Most Popular | 15 of 1163 |
| Most Focused | 296 of 1161 |
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 346 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 140 of 861 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 170 of 506 |
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 309 |
| Best Value | 59 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 77 of 595 |
| Most Focused | 166 of 595 |
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| Most Popular | 15 of 31 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 31 |
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| Most Popular | 4 of 23 |
| Most Focused | 7 of 23 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 20 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 64 of 150 |
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| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 146 |
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| Top Ranked | 90 of 207 |
| Best Value | 58 of 203 |
| Most Popular | 75 of 263 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 62 of 161 |
| Most Popular | 104 of 282 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 269 |
| Best Value | 104 of 264 |
| Most Popular | 99 of 350 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 86 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 37 of 108 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 108 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 90 |
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| Top Ranked | 101 of 272 |
| Best Value | 62 of 268 |
| Most Popular | 84 of 337 |
| Most Focused | 164 of 337 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Most Popular | 60 of 442 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 175 |
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| Most Popular | 7 of 66 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 66 |
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| Most Popular | 15 of 73 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 403 of 1351 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 360 of 871 |
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| Top Ranked | 299 of 621 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 331 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 330 of 799 |
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 137 |
| Best Value | 19 of 132 |
| Most Popular | 16 of 373 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 373 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 200 |
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| Most Popular | 20 of 94 |
| Most Focused | 33 of 94 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 64 |
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 121 |
| Best Value | 37 of 117 |
| Most Popular | 14 of 263 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 263 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 127 |
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 47 |
| Best Value | 21 of 46 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 69 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 69 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 48 |
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| Most Popular | 256 of 941 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 227 of 653 |
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| Most Popular | 62 of 299 |
| Most Focused | 116 of 299 |
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 591 |
| Best Value | 92 of 564 |
| Most Popular | 617 of 1665 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Most Popular | 183 of 658 |
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 67 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 19 of 130 |
| Most Focused | 43 of 130 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Most Popular | 49 of 157 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 228 of 1247 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 228 of 1247 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 204 of 503 |
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| Top Ranked | 120 of 471 |
| Best Value | 82 of 460 |
| Most Popular | 221 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 365 of 805 |
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| Top Ranked | 178 of 475 |
| Best Value | 156 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 278 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 341 of 771 |
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| Most Popular | 265 of 1030 |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 5 of 57 |
| Most Focused | 24 of 57 |
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| Most Popular | 186 of 750 |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 14 of 73 |
| Most Focused | 35 of 73 |
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 466 |
| Best Value | 164 of 458 |
| Most Popular | 75 of 891 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | 111 of 457 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 80 of 829 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Most Popular | 40 of 94 |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 468 of 939 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Most Popular | 308 of 731 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | 151 of 479 |
| Best Value | 142 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 171 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | 176 of 435 |
| Best Value | 210 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 221 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 354 of 753 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 108 of 428 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 254 of 717 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | 141 of 835 |
| Best Value | 181 of 809 |
| Most Popular | 337 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 897 |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Top Ranked | 194 of 840 |
| Best Value | 240 of 814 |
| Most Popular | 352 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 127 of 833 |
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| Top Ranked | 166 of 401 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 184 of 865 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 213 of 453 |
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| Top Ranked | 105 of 361 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 115 of 578 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 110 of 367 |
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| Top Ranked | 175 of 670 |
| Best Value | 185 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 113 of 1315 |
| Most Focused | 439 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 209 of 715 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Most Popular | 16 of 285 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 285 |
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 162 |
| Best Value | 79 of 160 |
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| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 219 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | 160 of 533 |
| Best Value | 167 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 68 of 962 |
| Most Focused | 319 of 962 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Most Popular | 28 of 106 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 37 |
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| Most Popular | 22 of 99 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 113 of 640 |
| Best Value | 108 of 626 |
| Most Popular | 251 of 1482 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 216 |
| Best Value | 69 of 209 |
| Most Popular | 275 of 617 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 132 of 266 |
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| Top Ranked | 53 of 314 |
| Best Value | 60 of 308 |
| Most Popular | 214 of 808 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 249 of 535 |
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| Top Ranked | 221 of 512 |
| Best Value | 241 of 501 |
| Most Popular | 135 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 296 of 693 |
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| Top Ranked | 112 of 371 |
| Best Value | 143 of 365 |
| Most Popular | 209 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 285 of 658 |
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 128 of 272 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 97 of 325 |
| Men's Football (FBS) | 47 of 124 |
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 96 of 325 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 106 of 308 |
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| Overall | 146 of 1751 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 104 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 70 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 3 of 76 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 34 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 825 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 79 of 237 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 202 of 820 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 43 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 141 of 852 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 143 of 624 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 213 of 748 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 56 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 390 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 49 of 116 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 148 of 416 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 175 of 599 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 260 of 521 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 61 of 183 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 134 of 603 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 23 of 357 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 130 of 416 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 99 of 348 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 75 of 309 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 71 of 207 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 68 of 165 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 269 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 38 of 86 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 68 of 272 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 246 of 621 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 137 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 121 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 47 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 20 of 595 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 21 of 67 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 288 of 579 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 75 of 472 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 104 of 476 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 53 of 464 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 116 of 455 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 109 of 479 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 112 of 435 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 104 of 242 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 104 of 263 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 63 of 834 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 105 of 839 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 150 of 360 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 124 of 669 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 171 of 418 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 162 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 271 of 589 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 102 of 533 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 91 of 640 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 69 of 216 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 47 of 314 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 135 of 513 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 89 of 370 |
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| Overall | 438 of 1291 |
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 191 of 731 |
| Top Ranked Online | 42 of 294 |
| Most Popular Online |
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 45 of 346 |
| Top Ranked Online | 2 of 28 |
| Most Popular Online |
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| Most Popular Online |
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 8 of 130 |
| Top Ranked Online | 3 of 23 |
| Most Popular Online | 6 of 53 |
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 27 of 116 |
| Top Ranked Online | 4 of 22 |
| Most Popular Online | 5 of 43 |
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | 6 of 30 |
| Most Popular Online | 15 of 55 |
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | |
| Top Ranked Online | 6 of 30 |
| Most Popular Online | 15 of 55 |
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 134 of 529 |
| Top Ranked Online | 11 of 95 |
| Most Popular Online | 27 of 169 |
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| Most Popular Online | 8 of 47 |
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| OVERALL | 199 of 1240 |
| Australia | 75 of 223 |
| Bangladesh | 97 of 290 |
| Brazil | 115 of 488 |
| Canada | 233 of 690 |
| China | 148 of 847 |
| Colombia | |
| Ecuador | |
| Egypt | |
| France | 142 of 321 |
| Germany | 151 of 407 |
| Ghana | 102 of 230 |
| Hong Kong | |
| India | 168 of 664 |
| Indonesia | 107 of 221 |
| Iran | 106 of 268 |
| Italy | |
| Jamaica | 58 of 157 |
| Japan | 134 of 448 |
| Jordan | |
| Kuwait | 64 of 193 |
| Malaysia | 98 of 246 |
| Mexico | 146 of 337 |
| Nepal | 93 of 372 |
| Netherlands | |
| Nigeria | 111 of 475 |
| Pakistan | 131 of 316 |
| Philippines | |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | 85 of 555 |
| South Korea | 179 of 595 |
| Spain | 169 of 361 |
| Sri Lanka | 45 of 176 |
| Taiwan | 173 of 371 |
| Thailand | |
| Turkey | |
| United Kingdom | 168 of 560 |
| Venezuela | |
| Vietnam | 201 of 511 |
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| OVERALL | 60 of 1210 |
| Australia | 14 of 220 |
| Bangladesh | 44 of 281 |
| Brazil | 47 of 476 |
| Canada | 87 of 677 |
| China | 48 of 826 |
| Colombia | 59 of 293 |
| Ecuador | 24 of 151 |
| Egypt | 49 of 184 |
| France | 35 of 315 |
| Germany | 55 of 400 |
| Ghana | 44 of 226 |
| Hong Kong | 40 of 200 |
| India | 88 of 645 |
| Indonesia | 15 of 217 |
| Iran | 39 of 262 |
| Italy | 33 of 222 |
| Jamaica | 20 of 152 |
| Japan | 69 of 441 |
| Jordan | 35 of 147 |
| Kuwait | 27 of 189 |
| Malaysia | 33 of 243 |
| Mexico | 53 of 330 |
| Nepal | 57 of 362 |
| Netherlands | 21 of 124 |
| Nigeria | 65 of 464 |
| Pakistan | 33 of 310 |
| Philippines | 20 of 139 |
| Russia | 50 of 243 |
| Saudi Arabia | 56 of 545 |
| South Korea | 81 of 583 |
| Spain | 63 of 356 |
| Sri Lanka | 27 of 174 |
| Taiwan | 62 of 363 |
| Thailand | 47 of 242 |
| Turkey | 57 of 273 |
| United Kingdom | 49 of 549 |
| Venezuela | 45 of 239 |
| Vietnam | 72 of 498 |




