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2023 Top Plains States Region Men's D2 Swimming Schools

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Division II Men's Swimming in the Plains States Region ranking.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across the Plains States Region to determine which were the best for D2 Men's Swimming athletes in the Plains States Region. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall quality as determined by our Best Colleges ranking and the athletic competitiveness of the school. Thus, in order to rank well, the school must offer a quality education in addition to having a great sports team.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in the Plains States Region for D2 Men's Swimming athletes in the Plains States Region

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Drury University
Springfield, Missouri

$33,633 Avg Tuition & Fees

Drury University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D2 Men’s Swimming athletes in the Plains States Region. Located in Springfield, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 393 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Read full sports report on Drury University

2

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Missouri

#22 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$380,613 Team Revenue

$31,853 Avg Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 1,325 bachelor’s degrees in . Speaking financially, the D2 Men’s Swimming & Diving team at Missouri University of Science and Technology took home $380,613 in revenue. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Missouri University of Science and Technology also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking. Read full sports report on Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Revenue and expense information comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) website.
• The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.