2023 Top Women's D3 Swimming Schools
16
Colleges
$53,810
Avg Tuition & Fees*
78%
Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Division III Women's Swimming ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 16 schools in the United States, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for D3 Women's Swimming athletes. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the athletic competitiveness of the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. So, even if a school has a great team, it won't place well if it is also considered a low quality college or university.
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Top Colleges in the U.S. for D3 Women's Swimming athletes
See which schools came out on top of our ranking:
Emory University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Women’s Swimming athletes. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,663 students in .
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Emory also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #2 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 1,910 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Johns Hopkins brought in $192,663 while tallying up $185,606 in expenses for its D3 Women’s Swimming & Diving team. So, the team made money for the school, bringing in $7,057 in profit.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Johns Hopkins excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Williams College. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Williams College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Williamstown, Massachusetts that handed out 737 bachelor’s degrees in .
The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Williams excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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The excellent sports programs at Denison University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Women’s Swimming athletes. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Granville, Ohio, and it awarded 685 bachelor’s degrees in .
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Denison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kenyon College landed the #5 spot on the list. Gambier, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 566 students in .
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Kenyon also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Swimming ranking, coming in at #6. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 2,425 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UChicago also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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Amherst College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Swimming ranking. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 759 students in .
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. In addition to its great ranking here, Amherst is in the top 1% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Swimming ranking. MIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,361 bachelor’s degrees in .
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. MIT also took the #5 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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Carnegie Mellon University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Swimming list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 1,971 bachelor’s degrees 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. Carnegie Mellon also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Bates College did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Swimming ranking, coming in at #10. Bates is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lewiston, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 601 bachelor’s degrees in .
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Bates also claimed a spot on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Ithaca College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Swimming list. Ithaca is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,322 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Swimming & Diving team at Ithaca brought home $121,000 in revenue in a single year.
Ithaca excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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DePauw University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Swimming ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Greencastle, Indiana, and it awarded 532 bachelor’s degrees in .
The D3 Women’s Swimming & Diving team at DePauw brought home $185,335 in revenue in a single year.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. On top of its placing in this ranking, DePauw also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Calvin University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Swimming list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 858 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, Calvin also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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SUNY Geneseo ranked #14 on this year’s Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Swimming list. This small public school is located in Geneseo, New York, and it awarded 1,128 bachelor’s degrees in .
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SUNY Geneseo also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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Albion College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Swimming ranking. Albion is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Albion, Michigan. It awarded 365 bachelor’s degrees in .
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With a ranking of #16, University of Mary Washington did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Women’s Swimming ranking. UMW is a public institution located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1,047 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at UMW took home $161,016 in revenue and paid out $144,588 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $16,428, which isn’t bad at all.
Full University of Mary Washington Sports Report
