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2023 Top New England Region Men's D3 Swimming Schools

With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division III Men's Swimming in the New England Region ranking - to help you make that decision.

We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across the New England Region to determine which were the best for D3 Men's Swimming athletes in the New England Region. Instead of depending on subjective information, we focus on objective factors to determine this ranking. These factors include such things as the athletic competitiveness of the school and the school's overall quality. This means that a school must provide students with a great education in addition to having a good sports team if it wants to rank well.

Get more details on our ranking methodology.

Customizing Your List

We know that one set of rankings doesn't always help you determine the best school for you, so we've created the ability to narrow your list by location as well as alternative rankings that prioritize different factors such as those of importance to online students or returning adults or those who value diversity and value for your money.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Top Colleges in the New England Region for D3 Men's Swimming athletes in the New England Region

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts

#2 in Quality in the New England Region

$57,986 Avg Tuition & Fees

Massachusetts Institute of Technology tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Men’s Swimming athletes in the New England Region. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,361 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . With a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. MIT not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #2 on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts

#3 in Quality in the New England Region

$61,770 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on our list means Williams College is a great place for D3 Men’s Swimming athletes in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and it awarded 737 bachelor’s degrees in . With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Williams also made our overall quality list, coming in at #3. Read full sports report on Williams College

3

Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts

#7 in Quality in the New England Region

$64,100 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on our list means Amherst College is a great place for D3 Men’s Swimming athletes in the New England Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 759 bachelor’s degrees in . Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Amherst also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking. Read full sports report on Amherst College

4

Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

#18 in Quality in the New England Region

$65,222 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D3 Men’s Swimming athletes in the New England Region list. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,915 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Tufts also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking. Read full sports report on Tufts University

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Notes and References

Footnotes

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