2023 Top Plains States Region Women's D1 Swimming Schools
2Colleges
$33,535Avg Tuition & Fees*
59%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 Plains States Region ranking is part of that endeavor.
We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across the Plains States Region to determine which were the best for D1 Women'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 D1 Women's Swimming athletes in the Plains States Region
University of Missouri - Columbia tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D1 Women’s Swimming athletes in the Plains States Region. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,092 bachelor’s degrees in .
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mizzou also is in the top 15% of our overall quality ranking.
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A rank of #2 on our list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for D1 Women’s Swimming athletes in the Plains States Region working on their bachelor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8,508 bachelor’s degrees in .
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 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.
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%.
