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2023 Top Far Western US Region Women's D1 Swimming Schools

4 Colleges
$52,771 Avg Tuition & Fees*
77% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 I Women's Swimming in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for D1 Women's Swimming athletes in the Far Western US 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.

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Top Colleges in the Far Western US Region for D1 Women's Swimming athletes in the Far Western US Region

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1
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Stanford University
Stanford, California
#2 in Quality in the Far Western US Region
$58,416 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school for D1 Women’s Swimming athletes in the Far Western US Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Stanford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,699 bachelor’s degrees in . With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Stanford not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #2 on our overall quality list. Read More…

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
#6 in Quality in the Far Western US Region
$64,726 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 5,642 bachelor’s degrees in . Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. USC also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category. Read full sports report on University of Southern California

3
#10 in Quality in the Far Western US Region
$44,467 Avg Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 10,103 students in . Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Berkeley also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking. Read More…

4
#8 in Quality in the Far Western US Region
$43,473 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on our list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for D1 Women’s Swimming athletes in the Far Western US Region working on their bachelor’s degree. This large public school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 9,851 bachelor’s degrees in . Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking. Full University of California - Los Angeles Sports Report

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

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