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2023 Top Plains States Region Men's Swimming Schools

When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Men's Swimming in the Plains States Region ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 4 colleges and universities across the Plains States Region to determine which were the best for Men's Swimming athletes in the Plains States Region. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, the school's athletic competitiveness, and the amount of athletic aid per student - to make this determination. Having a great sports team is not enough - the school must also focus on academic excellence.

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

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

#25 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$31,970 Avg Tuition & Fees

University of Missouri - Columbia tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Men’s Swimming athletes in the Plains States Region. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 5,092 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Mizzou excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list. Read More…

2

Drury University
Springfield, Missouri

$33,633 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Drury University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Springfield, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 393 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . Read More…

3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

#6 in Quality in the Plains States Region

$35,099 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on our list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for Men’s Swimming athletes in the Plains States Region working on their bachelor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 8,508 bachelor’s degrees in . With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category. Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Sports Report

4

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

A rank of #4 on our list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for Men’s Swimming athletes in the Plains States Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 1,325 bachelor’s degrees in . The Men’s Swimming & Diving team at Missouri University of Science and Technology brought home $380,613 in revenue in a single year. On top of its placing in this ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis. 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 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.