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Best D3 Men's Swimming Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 123 D3 men's Swimming programs by academic score — a composite of acceptance rate, graduation rate, and long-term earnings that reflects the strength of the underlying school.
The average acceptance rate across D3 men's Swimming programs is 71%, with an average graduation rate of 64%, and median earnings around $61,206.
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Programs
123
Avg. Accept. Rate
71%
Avg. Grad Rate
64%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$61,206
Top programs
Showing 10 of 123 programs.
Rank
Program
Accept. Rate
Grad Rate
Earnings (10YR)
1
1. Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
Retention
97%
Grad Rate
94%
Earnings (10YR)
$94,810
2
2. New York University
New York, NY
Retention
96%
Grad Rate
88%
Earnings (10YR)
$82,509
3
3. Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$108,772
4
4. Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
84%
Earnings (10YR)
$76,124
5
5. Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$80,257
6
6. Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
83%
Earnings (10YR)
$71,517
7
7. Union College
Schenectady, NY
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
80%
Earnings (10YR)
$88,604
8
8. Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
Retention
92%
Grad Rate
80%
Earnings (10YR)
$70,204
9
9. Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
Retention
86%
Grad Rate
75%
Earnings (10YR)
$82,592
10
10. Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
Retention
87%
Grad Rate
86%
Earnings (10YR)
$77,231
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