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Best D3 Women's Swimming Programs, Ranked by Academic Score
Athletics and academics don't have to be a tradeoff. Below, we've ranked all 125 D3 women'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 women's Swimming programs is 72%, with an average graduation rate of 64%, and median earnings around $61,099.
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Programs
125
Avg. Accept. Rate
72%
Avg. Grad Rate
64%
Avg. Earnings (10YR)
$61,099
Top programs
Showing 10 of 125 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. Bates College
Lewiston, ME
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
90%
Earnings (10YR)
$69,498
4
4. Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
87%
Earnings (10YR)
$108,772
5
5. Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
84%
Earnings (10YR)
$76,124
6
6. Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
Retention
94%
Grad Rate
92%
Earnings (10YR)
$80,257
7
7. Union College
Schenectady, NY
Retention
90%
Grad Rate
80%
Earnings (10YR)
$88,604
8
8. Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
Retention
91%
Grad Rate
83%
Earnings (10YR)
$71,517
9
9. Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
Retention
92%
Grad Rate
80%
Earnings (10YR)
$70,204
10
10. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY
Retention
89%
Grad Rate
72%
Earnings (10YR)
$75,971
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