2023 Top Southeast Region Men's D1 Swimming Schools
9Colleges
$33,845Avg Tuition & Fees*
57%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for student athletes. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Colleges for Division I Men's Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
We analyzed 9 colleges and universities across the Southeast Region to determine which were the best for D1 Men's Swimming athletes in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region for D1 Men's Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region
Our analysis found University of Florida to be the best school for D1 Men’s Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region in this year’s ranking. University of Florida is a large public school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 10,063 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. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 5% of our overall quality ranking.
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A rank of #2 on our list means University of Georgia is a great place for D1 Men’s Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Georgia is a large public school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 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. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Colleges for D1 Men’s Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University is a large public school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 5,764 bachelor’s degrees in .
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. Auburn 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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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7,332 bachelor’s degrees in .
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. On top of its placing in this ranking, UA 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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The excellent sports programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D1 Men’s Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 5,483 bachelor’s degrees in .
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. University of Virginia 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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University of Louisville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking. UofL is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 3,008 bachelor’s degrees in .
On top of its placing in this ranking, UofL also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In , this school awarded 5,533 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. On top of its placing in this ranking, UT Knoxville also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 7,106 bachelor’s degrees in .
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. On top of its placing in this ranking, UofSC also did well on our overall quality list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division I Men’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking. This large public school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 4,990 bachelor’s degrees in .
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Louisiana State University also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 9 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%.
