With all of the options student athletes have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Division II Women's Swimming in California ranking - to help you make that decision.
We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across California to determine which were the best for D2 Women's Swimming athletes in California. 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 California for D2 Women's Swimming athletes in California
Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the best school for D2 Women’s Swimming athletes in California in this year’s ranking. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 9,422 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Speaking financially, the D2 Women’s Swimming & Diving team at UCSD took home $490,253 in revenue.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. In addition to its great ranking here, UCSD is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 2 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. Fresno Pacific is located in Fresno, California and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 684 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
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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%.
