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2023 Top Southeast Region Women's D1 Swimming Schools

10 Colleges
$37,089 Avg Tuition & Fees*
62% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

Student athletes have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division I Women's Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

After analyzing 10 schools in the Southeast Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D1 Women's Swimming athletes in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region for D1 Women's Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
#22 in Quality in the Southeast Region
$30,220 Avg Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the best school for D1 Women’s Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region working on their bachelor’s degree. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,790 bachelor’s degrees in . The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list. Read More…

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia
#7 in Quality in the Southeast Region
$57,374 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on our list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for D1 Women’s Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,483 students in . 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, University of Virginia also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking. Read More…

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
#1 in Quality in the Southeast Region
$62,688 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on our list means Duke University is a great place for D1 Women’s Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Durham, North Carolina, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,312 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in . With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Duke also made our overall quality list, coming in at #1. Read More…

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
Top 10% in Quality in the Southeast Region
$32,960 Avg Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on our list means Auburn University is a great place for D1 Women’s Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 5,764 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Auburn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list. Read More…

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Top 10% in Quality in the Southeast Region
$31,664 Avg Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, the large public school handed out 5,533 bachelor’s degrees in . Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Knoxville also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking. Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Sports Report

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University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Top 20% in Quality in the Southeast Region
$28,866 Avg Tuition & Fees

University of Louisville landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the large public school handed out 3,008 bachelor’s degrees in . As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UofL also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking. Full University of Louisville Sports Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
#12 in Quality in the Southeast Region
$28,659 Avg Tuition & Fees

University of Florida landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 10,063 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. UF 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 Florida

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Top 15% in Quality in the Southeast Region
$32,276 Avg Tuition & Fees

University of Kentucky landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Kentucky is a large public school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 5,449 bachelor’s degrees in . Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. UK excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list. Read full sports report on University of Kentucky

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#8 in Quality in the Southeast Region
$37,550 Avg Tuition & Fees

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Swimming in the Southeast Region list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 6,451 students in . 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, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking. Read full sports report on University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Top 10% in Quality in the Southeast Region
$28,631 Avg Tuition & Fees

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division I Women’s Swimming in the Southeast Region list. This large public school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 4,990 bachelor’s degrees in . On top of its placing in this ranking, Louisiana State University also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis. Read full sports report on Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 10 schools only.

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