When it comes to choosing a college, student athletes have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Colleges for Men's Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking - to help you make that decision.
After analyzing 14 schools in the Southeast Region , we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for 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 Men's Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region
Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the best school for Men’s Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 2,663 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. Emory also took the #5 spot in our overall quality rankings.
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The excellent sports programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Men’s Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region. Located in Gainesville, Florida, the large public school awarded 10,063 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UF 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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Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,547 bachelor’s degrees in .
Speaking financially, the Men’s Swimming & Diving team at NUS Florida took home $502,080 in revenue.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NUS Florida also is in the top 20% of our overall quality ranking.
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A rank of #4 on our list means University of Georgia is a great place for Men’s Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region working on their bachelor’s degree. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 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. UGA 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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A rank of #5 on our list means Auburn University is a great place for Men’s Swimming athletes in the Southeast Region working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Auburn, Alabama, the large public school 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%. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Auburn also is in the top 10% of our overall quality ranking.
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The University of Alabama ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Swimming in the Southeast Region list. This large public school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 7,332 bachelor’s degrees in .
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. In addition to its great ranking here, UA is in the top 15% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 5,483 students in .
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. University of Virginia 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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University of Louisville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking. UofL is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3,008 bachelor’s degrees in .
UofL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our overall quality list.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,533 bachelor’s degrees in .
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. UT Knoxville 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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The University of Tampa ranked #10 on this year’s Best Colleges for Men’s Swimming in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tampa is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 2,001 bachelor’s degrees in .
UT brought in $310,483 while tallying up $296,723 in expenses for its Men’s Swimming & Diving team. Thus, the team actually made $13,760, which isn’t bad at all.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, the large public school awarded 7,106 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in .
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. UofSC 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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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for Men’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 4,990 students in .
On top of its placing in this ranking, Louisiana State University 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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Florida Institute of Technology landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 716 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at Florida Tech took home $211,227 in revenue and paid out $205,511 in expenses in recent times. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $5,716.
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With a ranking of #14, Saint Leo University did quite well on the 2023 Best Colleges for Men’s Swimming in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Leo, Florida, and it awarded 1,305 bachelor’s degrees in .
The team at St. Leo University took home $220,172 in revenue and paid out $214,375 in expenses in recent times. Thus, the team actually made $5,797, which isn’t bad at all.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 14 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%.
