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2023 Top Great Lakes Region Women's D1 Swimming Schools

4 Colleges
$49,030 Avg Tuition & Fees*
75% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

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 Division I Women's Swimming in the Great Lakes Region ranking is part of that endeavor.

After analyzing 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Women's Swimming athletes in the Great Lakes 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.

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Top Colleges in the Great Lakes Region for D1 Women's Swimming athletes in the Great Lakes Region

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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#4 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region
$57,273 Avg Tuition & Fees

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Women’s Swimming athletes in the Great Lakes Region. This large public school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 8,969 bachelor’s degrees in . Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. In addition to its Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Swimming in the Great Lakes Region ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #4 for overall quality in the Great Lakes Region . Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Sports Report

2
#8 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region
$39,427 Avg Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 9,741 bachelor’s degrees in . With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana
#17 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region
$39,120 Avg Tuition & Fees

The excellent sports programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Women’s Swimming athletes in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, the large public school handed out 7,504 bachelor’s degrees in . With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis. Read More…

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
#2 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region
$60,301 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on our list means University of Notre Dame is a great place for D1 Women’s Swimming athletes in the Great Lakes Region working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 2,829 bachelor’s degrees in . Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. Notre Dame did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our overall quality list. Full University of Notre Dame 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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