2023 Top Great Lakes Region Men's D3 Swimming Schools
6Colleges
$56,398Avg Tuition & Fees*
77%Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*
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We analyzed 6 colleges and universities across the Great Lakes Region to determine which were the best for D3 Men's Swimming athletes in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region for D3 Men's Swimming athletes in the Great Lakes Region
Denison University tops this year’s ranking as the best school for D3 Men’s Swimming athletes in the Great Lakes Region. Granville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 685 students 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, Denison 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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The excellent sports programs at Kenyon College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Swimming athletes in the Great Lakes Region. Kenyon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Gambier, Ohio. It awarded 566 bachelor’s degrees in .
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Kenyon 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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The excellent sports programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for D3 Men’s Swimming athletes in the Great Lakes Region. UChicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,425 bachelor’s degrees in .
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. UChicago not only placed well in this ranking, but it is also #3 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend DePauw University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. DePauw University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Greencastle, Indiana that handed out 532 bachelor’s degrees in .
On the financial side of things, the D3 Men’s Swimming & Diving team at DePauw made $211,817 in revenue.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. DePauw also took the #5 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Albion College landed the #5 spot on the list. Albion is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Albion, Michigan. It awarded 365 bachelor’s degrees in .
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Calvin University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Division III Men’s Swimming in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 858 students in .
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 6 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%.
