When pursuing a degree in today's world, student athletes have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for Women's Swimming in Tennessee ranking is part of that endeavor.
We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Tennessee to determine which were the best for Women's Swimming athletes in Tennessee. 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.
We've developed a number of other tools and rankings to help you make your college decision. Start by filtering this list by location and then explore our other rankings that feature schools great for different groups of students such as online students or returnings adults.
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Top Colleges in Tennessee for Women's Swimming athletes in Tennessee
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best school for Women’s Swimming athletes in Tennessee working on their bachelor’s degree. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. UT Knoxville did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our overall quality list.
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You’ll join some of the best athletes around if you attend Carson - Newman University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Carson - Newman is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In , this school awarded 386 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.
The Women’s Swimming & Diving team at Carson - Newman made $466,761 in revenue, while incurring $442,641 in expenses. Happily, this means that the team turned a profit of $24,120.
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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%.
