Best Women’s Swimming Colleges | NCSA Power Rankings 2023

Top Women’s Swimming Schools

NCSA analyzed 607 four-year colleges with women’s colleges swimming programs across four division levels (D1, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best Women’s Swimming Colleges for Student-Athletes.

NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of “NCSA Favorites” data obtained from the college search activity of the millions of student-athletes on the NCSA recruiting network, U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges general academic rankings, and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard graduation rates and average cost after aid.

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1

Stanford University logo

NCAA Division 1

$56,169Tuition

$7,200Avg. Cost After Aid

952Favorites

3General Rank

12Grad Rank

2

University of Florida logo

NCAA Division 1

$28,659Tuition

$3,679Avg. Cost After Aid

968Favorites

29General Rank

67Grad Rank

3

Princeton University logo

NCAA Division 1

$56,010Tuition

$11,080Avg. Cost After Aid

498Favorites

1General Rank

1Grad Rank

4

Harvard University logo

NCAA Division 1

$55,587Tuition

$13,259Avg. Cost After Aid

542Favorites

3General Rank

5Grad Rank

5

University of California - Los Angeles - UCLA logo

NCAA Division 1

$43,012Tuition

$11,627Avg. Cost After Aid

828Favorites

20General Rank

39Grad Rank

6

Yale University logo

NCAA Division 1

$59,950Tuition

$16,341Avg. Cost After Aid

506Favorites

3General Rank

4Grad Rank

7

Columbia University logo

NCAA Division 1

$63,530Tuition

$12,836Avg. Cost After Aid

557Favorites

18General Rank

3Grad Rank

8

University of Pennsylvania - Penn logo

NCAA Division 1

$61,710Tuition

$14,851Avg. Cost After Aid

381Favorites

7General Rank

6Grad Rank

9

University of Michigan logo

NCAA Division 1

$53,232Tuition

$17,086Avg. Cost After Aid

631Favorites

25General Rank

24Grad Rank

10

University of California - Berkeley logo

NCAA Division 1

$43,980Tuition

$15,240Avg. Cost After Aid

885Favorites

20General Rank

31Grad Rank

11

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill logo

NCAA Division 1

$36,891Tuition

$13,263Avg. Cost After Aid

630Favorites

29General Rank

72Grad Rank

12

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT logo

NCAA Division 3

$55,878Tuition

$5,084Avg. Cost After Aid

309Favorites

2General Rank

7Grad Rank

13

Duke University logo

NCAA Division 1

$60,244Tuition

$31,416Avg. Cost After Aid

623Favorites

10General Rank

10Grad Rank

14

University of Virginia logo

NCAA Division 1

$53,626Tuition

$20,507Avg. Cost After Aid

439Favorites

25General Rank

22Grad Rank

15

Vanderbilt University logo

NCAA Division 1

$56,966Tuition

$22,204Avg. Cost After Aid

566Favorites

13General Rank

27Grad Rank

16

Johns Hopkins University logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,720Tuition

$14,254Avg. Cost After Aid

413Favorites

7General Rank

15Grad Rank

17

Georgia Tech logo

NCAA Division 1

$33,964Tuition

$14,820Avg. Cost After Aid

366Favorites

44General Rank

50Grad Rank

18

University of Notre Dame logo

NCAA Division 1

$58,843Tuition

$32,369Avg. Cost After Aid

479Favorites

18General Rank

8Grad Rank

19

University of Georgia logo

NCAA Division 1

$31,108Tuition

$14,995Avg. Cost After Aid

619Favorites

49General Rank

91Grad Rank

20

University of Texas - Austin logo

NCAA Division 1

$40,996Tuition

$17,519Avg. Cost After Aid

719Favorites

38General Rank

92Grad Rank

21

Northwestern University logo

NCAA Division 1

$60,768Tuition

$28,230Avg. Cost After Aid

369Favorites

10General Rank

13Grad Rank

22

Florida State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$18,786Tuition

$9,561Avg. Cost After Aid

601Favorites

55General Rank

168Grad Rank

23

Ohio State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$35,019Tuition

$18,623Avg. Cost After Aid

449Favorites

49General Rank

86Grad Rank

24

University of Wisconsin logo

NCAA Division 1

$38,608Tuition

$16,708Avg. Cost After Aid

274Favorites

38General Rank

83Grad Rank

25

University of Southern California logo

NCAA Division 1

$61,503Tuition

$25,972Avg. Cost After Aid

654Favorites

25General Rank

49Grad Rank

26

Brown University logo

NCAA Division 1

$62,304Tuition

$26,308Avg. Cost After Aid

439Favorites

13General Rank

11Grad Rank

27

Georgetown University logo

NCAA Division 1

$59,957Tuition

$24,570Avg. Cost After Aid

350Favorites

22General Rank

14Grad Rank

28

Cornell University logo

NCAA Division 1

$61,015Tuition

$29,011Avg. Cost After Aid

451Favorites

17General Rank

16Grad Rank

29

Purdue University logo

NCAA Division 1

$28,794Tuition

$9,127Avg. Cost After Aid

503Favorites

51General Rank

178Grad Rank

30

Rice University logo

NCAA Division 1

$52,895Tuition

$17,805Avg. Cost After Aid

316Favorites

15General Rank

38Grad Rank

31

University of California - San Diego logo

NCAA Division 1

$44,454Tuition

$14,895Avg. Cost After Aid

567Favorites

34General Rank

80Grad Rank

32

University of Chicago logo

NCAA Division 3

$62,241Tuition

$22,690Avg. Cost After Aid

340Favorites

6General Rank

8Grad Rank

33

University of California - Santa Barbara logo

NCAA Division 1

$44,171Tuition

$15,458Avg. Cost After Aid

536Favorites

32General Rank

131Grad Rank

34

North Carolina State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$29,916Tuition

$16,239Avg. Cost After Aid

595Favorites

72General Rank

139Grad Rank

35

Virginia Tech logo

NCAA Division 1

$33,857Tuition

$20,927Avg. Cost After Aid

393Favorites

62General Rank

109Grad Rank

36

University of California - Davis logo

NCAA Division 1

$44,399Tuition

$14,920Avg. Cost After Aid

375Favorites

38General Rank

104Grad Rank

37

Dartmouth College logo

NCAA Division 1

$60,870Tuition

$33,023Avg. Cost After Aid

372Favorites

12General Rank

26Grad Rank

38

University of Illinois logo

NCAA Division 1

$32,892Tuition

$15,483Avg. Cost After Aid

261Favorites

41General Rank

136Grad Rank

39

Texas A&M University logo

NCAA Division 1

$40,134Tuition

$20,976Avg. Cost After Aid

670Favorites

67General Rank

165Grad Rank

40

William & Mary logo

NCAA Division 1

$47,038Tuition

$18,650Avg. Cost After Aid

318Favorites

41General Rank

64Grad Rank

41

University of Minnesota logo

NCAA Division 1

$33,818Tuition

$17,419Avg. Cost After Aid

193Favorites

62General Rank

142Grad Rank

42

Indiana University logo

NCAA Division 1

$38,352Tuition

$14,216Avg. Cost After Aid

553Favorites

72General Rank

209Grad Rank

43

Boston College logo

NCAA Division 1

$61,706Tuition

$38,412Avg. Cost After Aid

351Favorites

36General Rank

69Grad Rank

44

Boston University logo

NCAA Division 1

$59,816Tuition

$26,170Avg. Cost After Aid

489Favorites

41General Rank

80Grad Rank

45

University of Massachusetts - Amherst logo

NCAA Division 1

$36,964Tuition

$16,197Avg. Cost After Aid

251Favorites

67General Rank

149Grad Rank

46

University of Miami logo

NCAA Division 1

$54,760Tuition

$30,742Avg. Cost After Aid

574Favorites

55General Rank

163Grad Rank

47

Villanova University logo

NCAA Division 1

$59,020Tuition

$34,784Avg. Cost After Aid

332Favorites

51General Rank

62Grad Rank

48

Rutgers University logo

NCAA Division 1

$33,005Tuition

$15,365Avg. Cost After Aid

183Favorites

55General Rank

148Grad Rank

49

University of Pittsburgh logo

NCAA Division 1

$35,394Tuition

$27,926Avg. Cost After Aid

289Favorites

62General Rank

141Grad Rank

50

United States Naval Academy logo

NCAA Division 1

$4,799Tuition

$4,022Avg. Cost After Aid

141Favorites

6General Rank

54Grad Rank

51

Tufts University logo

NCAA Division 3

$63,000Tuition

$35,683Avg. Cost After Aid

333Favorites

32General Rank

20Grad Rank

52

Auburn University logo

NCAA Division 1

$31,986Tuition

$23,258Avg. Cost After Aid

482Favorites

97General Rank

208Grad Rank

53

Emory University logo

NCAA Division 3

$55,468Tuition

$25,424Avg. Cost After Aid

379Favorites

22General Rank

76Grad Rank

54

University of Connecticut logo

NCAA Division 1

$41,192Tuition

$21,724Avg. Cost After Aid

229Favorites

67General Rank

171Grad Rank

55

Davidson College logo

NCAA Division 1

$55,200Tuition

$17,057Avg. Cost After Aid

176Favorites

15General Rank

79Grad Rank

56

Amherst College logo

NCAA Division 3

$61,150Tuition

$17,304Avg. Cost After Aid

194Favorites

2General Rank

37Grad Rank

57

San Diego State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$20,016Tuition

$6,488Avg. Cost After Aid

530Favorites

151General Rank

268Grad Rank

58

Northeastern University logo

NCAA Division 1

$57,592Tuition

$34,255Avg. Cost After Aid

399Favorites

44General Rank

70Grad Rank

59

University of South Carolina logo

NCAA Division 1

$33,928Tuition

$20,796Avg. Cost After Aid

502Favorites

115General Rank

239Grad Rank

60

Washington University in St. Louis logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,866Tuition

$27,595Avg. Cost After Aid

191Favorites

15General Rank

28Grad Rank

61

University of Iowa logo

NCAA Division 1

$31,905Tuition

$19,443Avg. Cost After Aid

295Favorites

83General Rank

320Grad Rank

62

United States Air Force Academy logo

NCAA Division 1

$7,326Tuition

$11,513Avg. Cost After Aid

156Favorites

18General Rank

114Grad Rank

63

Penn State logo

NCAA Division 1

$36,476Tuition

$27,521Avg. Cost After Aid

618Favorites

77General Rank

372Grad Rank

64

Lehigh University logo

NCAA Division 1

$57,470Tuition

$32,698Avg. Cost After Aid

154Favorites

51General Rank

98Grad Rank

65

University of Tennessee logo

NCAA Division 1

$31,664Tuition

$18,853Avg. Cost After Aid

579Favorites

115General Rank

378Grad Rank

66

Brigham Young University logo

NCAA Division 1

$6,120Tuition

$13,522Avg. Cost After Aid

121Favorites

89General Rank

259Grad Rank

67

University of Delaware logo

NCAA Division 1

$36,880Tuition

$18,313Avg. Cost After Aid

271Favorites

89General Rank

185Grad Rank

68

Carnegie Mellon University logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,924Tuition

$37,846Avg. Cost After Aid

277Favorites

22General Rank

33Grad Rank

69

University of Rochester logo

NCAA Division 3

$59,378Tuition

$31,171Avg. Cost After Aid

131Favorites

36General Rank

126Grad Rank

70

Texas Christian University logo

NCAA Division 1

$51,660Tuition

$39,155Avg. Cost After Aid

312Favorites

89General Rank

176Grad Rank

71

University of Richmond logo

NCAA Division 1

$58,570Tuition

$29,232Avg. Cost After Aid

170Favorites

18General Rank

82Grad Rank

72

Iowa State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$25,446Tuition

$15,351Avg. Cost After Aid

227Favorites

127General Rank

271Grad Rank

73

Williams College logo

NCAA Division 3

$59,660Tuition

$14,739Avg. Cost After Aid

172Favorites

1General Rank

19Grad Rank

74

Miami University logo

NCAA Division 1

$37,379Tuition

$24,592Avg. Cost After Aid

245Favorites

105General Rank

172Grad Rank

75

University of San Diego logo

NCAA Division 1

$52,864Tuition

$28,071Avg. Cost After Aid

374Favorites

97General Rank

218Grad Rank

76

Arizona State University logo

NCAA Division 1

$29,438Tuition

$12,814Avg. Cost After Aid

572Favorites

121General Rank

551Grad Rank

77

New York University logo

NCAA Division 3

$56,500Tuition

$39,565Avg. Cost After Aid

436Favorites

25General Rank

107Grad Rank

78

Pepperdine University logo

NCAA Division 1

$59,702Tuition

$35,167Avg. Cost After Aid

427Favorites

55General Rank

174Grad Rank

79

University of Missouri logo

NCAA Division 1

$30,450Tuition

$17,899Avg. Cost After Aid

196Favorites

121General Rank

365Grad Rank

80

University of Alabama logo

NCAA Division 1

$31,090Tuition

$21,534Avg. Cost After Aid

336Favorites

137General Rank

375Grad Rank

81

James Madison University logo

NCAA Division 1

$29,564Tuition

$22,431Avg. Cost After Aid

290Favorites

151General Rank

192Grad Rank

82

University of Utah logo

NCAA Division 1

$28,345Tuition

$12,867Avg. Cost After Aid

240Favorites

105General Rank

518Grad Rank

83

Colgate University logo

NCAA Division 1

$61,966Tuition

$24,489Avg. Cost After Aid

179Favorites

18General Rank

73Grad Rank

84

University of Arizona logo

NCAA Division 1

$37,258Tuition

$15,601Avg. Cost After Aid

431Favorites

105General Rank

605Grad Rank

85

United States Military Academy logo

NCAA Division 1

$7,326Tuition

$18,623Avg. Cost After Aid

100Favorites

9General Rank

154Grad Rank

86

University of Kentucky logo

NCAA Division 1

$31,608Tuition

$18,268Avg. Cost After Aid

322Favorites

137General Rank

488Grad Rank

87

University of St. Thomas - Minnesota logo

NCAA Division 1

$48,329Tuition

$28,142Avg. Cost After Aid

122Favorites

137General Rank

241Grad Rank

88

Tulane University logo

NCAA Division 1

$60,814Tuition

$42,217Avg. Cost After Aid

267Favorites

44General Rank

122Grad Rank

89

Florida International University logo

NCAA Division 1

$18,963Tuition

$6,232Avg. Cost After Aid

365Favorites

151General Rank

523Grad Rank

90

Southern Methodist University - SMU logo

NCAA Division 1

$60,236Tuition

$40,452Avg. Cost After Aid

200Favorites

72General Rank

183Grad Rank

91

George Washington University logo

NCAA Division 1

$59,870Tuition

$26,272Avg. Cost After Aid

203Favorites

62General Rank

151Grad Rank

92

Louisiana State University (LSU) logo

NCAA Division 1

$28,635Tuition

$18,300Avg. Cost After Aid

360Favorites

176General Rank

456Grad Rank

93

California Institute of Technology logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,680Tuition

$29,279Avg. Cost After Aid

192Favorites

9General Rank

30Grad Rank

94

University of Cincinnati logo

NCAA Division 1

$27,932Tuition

$22,114Avg. Cost After Aid

223Favorites

151General Rank

348Grad Rank

95

Pomona-Pitzer Colleges logo

NCAA Division 3

$56,686Tuition

$9,170Avg. Cost After Aid

139Favorites

3General Rank

29Grad Rank

96

Saint Louis University logo

NCAA Division 1

$48,824Tuition

$27,544Avg. Cost After Aid

124Favorites

105General Rank

220Grad Rank

97

University of Arkansas logo

NCAA Division 1

$26,390Tuition

$14,998Avg. Cost After Aid

201Favorites

176General Rank

439Grad Rank

98

University of Kansas logo

NCAA Division 1

$28,034Tuition

$18,709Avg. Cost After Aid

172Favorites

121General Rank

550Grad Rank

99

Bowdoin College logo

NCAA Division 3

$58,322Tuition

$16,925Avg. Cost After Aid

103Favorites

6General Rank

21Grad Rank

100

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo logo

NCAA Division 1

$28,105Tuition

$20,633Avg. Cost After Aid

293Favorites

2General Rank

130Grad Rank

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