Swimming & Diving

687 US Colleges sponsor varsity Swimming teams:
 # of teamsTotal AthletesAverage team sizeScholarship limit Average Scholarship *
DivisionSchoolsMen'sWomen'sMenWomenMen'sWomen'sMenWomenMenWomen
NCAA I2021372004,0326,19629319.91418,89019,149
NCAA II10075991,6872,14123228.18.16,3887,540
NCAA III2742442684,5535,4531920
NAIA4138414745101212888,3417,883
CCCAA5650567447051513-
NJCAA14141414513110915151,5431,821
Totals68755867811,63515,1362122

Swimming is an equivalency sport for NCAA limits, so partial scholarships can be awarded as long as the combined equivalent awards do not exceed the limit. For example, an NCAA I school can award 21 women swimmers each a 2/3 equivalent scholarship and not exceed the limit of 14 per team.  For more information see our page on scholarship limits.

*Average Athletic Scholarship is the average award per athlete for ALL varsity sports sponsored by the specific school. Some athletes receive full awards, some receive partial and many receive none. Additionally some sports within a school may be fully funded, some partially and some sports provide no athletic scholarships. 

US Colleges & Universities sponsoring Swimming teams:

Hover over individual states on the map below to see how many schools sponsor varsity swimming & diving programs. The tables following the map have information on each sponsoring school and links to all 687 team sites. School listings are divided into 4 tables based on US regions: West, Midwest, Northeast & South:

Swimming - Midwest Schools 2024-25

Midwest schools with varsity Swimming
teams 2024-25
City / CampusStateDivisionTeams
Coe CollegeCedar RapidsIANCAA III MW
Grinnell CollegeGrinnellIANCAA III MW
Iowa Central CCFort DodgeIANJCAA MW
Iowa Lakes CCEsthervilleIANJCAA MW
Iowa State UniversityAmesIANCAA  IW
Loras CollegeDubuqueIANCAA III MW
Luther CollegeDecorahIANCAA III MW
Morningside CollegeSioux CityIANAIA  MW
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenportIANAIA  MW
Simpson CollegeIndianolaIANCAA III MW
University of IowaIowa CityIANCAA  I W
University of Northern IowaCedar FallsIANCAA  IW
Augustana CollegeRock IslandILNCAA III MW
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharlestonILNCAA  IMW
Illinois CollegeJacksonvilleILNCAA III MW
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicagoILNCAA III MW
Illinois State UniversityNormalILNCAA  IW
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomingtonILNCAA III MW
Knox CollegeGalesburgILNCAA III MW
Lake Forest CollegeLake ForestILNCAA III MW
Lewis UniversityRomeovilleILNCAA II MW
McKendree UniversityLebanonILNCAA II MW
Millikin UniversityDecaturILNCAA III MW
Monmouth CollegeMonmouthILNCAA III MW
North Central CollegeNapervilleILNCAA III MW
Northwestern UniversityEvanstonILNCAA  IMW
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnaisILNAIA  MW
Principia CollegeElsahILNCAA IIIMW
Quincy UniversityQuincyILNCAA II MW
Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondaleILNCAA  IMW
University of ChicagoChicagoILNCAA III MW
University of Illinois ChampaignILNCAA  IW
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoILNCAA  IMW
Wheaton CollegeWheatonILNCAA III MW
Anderson UniversityAndersonINNCAA III MW
Ball State UniversityMuncieINNCAA  IMW
Bethel CollegeMishawakaINNAIA  MW
Butler UniversityIndianapolisINNCAA  IW
DePauw UniversityGreencastleINNCAA III MW
Franklin CollegeFranklinINNCAA III MW
Hanover CollegeHanoverINNCAA III MW
Indiana State UniversityTerre HauteINNCAA  IW
Indiana UniversityBloomingtonINNCAA  IMW
Indiana Wesleyan UniversityMarionINNAIA  MW
Indiana-Purdue Univ- IndianapolisIndianapolisINNCAA  IMW
Manchester UniversityNorth ManchesterINNCAA III MW
Purdue UniversityWest LafayetteINNCAA  IMW
Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre HauteINNCAA III MW
University of EvansvilleEvansvilleINNCAA  IMW
University of IndianapolisIndianapolisINNCAA II MW
University of Notre DameNotre DameINNCAA  IMW
University of Southern IndianaEvansvilleINNCAA  IMW
Valparaiso UniversityValparaisoINNCAA  IMW
Wabash CollegeCrawfordsvilleINNCAA IIIM
Barton County CCGreat BendKSNJCAA MW
Sterling CollegeSterlingKSNAIA  MW
University of KansasLawrenceKSNCAA  IW
University of Saint MaryLeavenworthKSNAIA  MW
Asbury UniversityWilmoreKYNCAA III MW
Bellarmine UniversityLouisvilleKYNCAA  IMW
Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsvilleKYNAIA  MW
Centre CollegeDanvilleKYNCAA III MW
Lindsey Wilson CollegeColumbiaKYNAIA  MW
Midway UniversityMidwayKYNAIA  MW
Transylvania UniversityLexingtonKYNCAA III MW
Union CollegeBarbourvilleKYNAIA  MW
University of KentuckyLexingtonKYNCAA  IMW
University of LouisvilleLouisvilleKYNCAA  IMW
University of PikevillePikevilleKYNAIA  MW
University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburgKYNAIA  MW
Albion CollegeAlbionMINCAA III MW
Alma CollegeAlmaMINCAA III MW
Aquinas CollegeGrand RapidsMINAIA  MW
Calvin CollegeGrand RapidsMINCAA III MW
Davenport UniversityGrand RapidsMINCAA IIMW
Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilantiMINCAA  I W
Grand Valley State UniversityAllendaleMINCAA II MW
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdaleMINCAA IIW
Hope CollegeHollandMINCAA III MW
Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazooMINCAA III MW
Northern Michigan UniversityMarquetteMINCAA II MW
Oakland UniversityRochester HillsMINCAA  IMW
Olivet CollegeOlivetMINCAA III MW
Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity CenterMINCAA II MW
University of MichiganAnn ArborMINCAA  IMW
Wayne State UniversityDetroitMINCAA II MW
Augsburg CollegeMinneapolisMNNCAA III W
Carleton CollegeNorthfieldMNNCAA III MW
College of Saint BenedictSt. JosephMNNCAA IIIW
Concordia College at MoorheadMoorheadMNNCAA III W
Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint PaulMNNCAA II W
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint PeterMNNCAA III MW
Hamline UniversitySaint PaulMNNCAA III MW
Macalester CollegeSaint PaulMNNCAA III MW
Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorheadMNNCAA II W
Minnesota State University-MankatoMankatoMNNCAA II W
Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint CloudMNNCAA II MW
Saint John's UniversityCollegevilleMNNCAA IIIM
Southwest Minnesota State UnivMarshallMNNCAA II W
St Catherine UniversitySaint PaulMNNCAA III W
St Olaf CollegeNorthfieldMNNCAA III MW
University of MinnesotaMinneapolisMNNCAA  IMW
University of Minnesota-MorrisMorrisMNNCAA III W
University of St ThomasSaint PaulMNNCAA  IMW
Drury UniversitySpringfieldMONCAA II MW
Lindenwood UniversitySaint CharlesMONCAA  IMW
Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint LouisMONCAA II MW
Missouri State UniversitySpringfieldMONCAA  IMW
Missouri Univ of Science & TechnologyRollaMONCAA II M
Saint Louis UniversitySaint LouisMONCAA  IMW
Truman State UniversityKirksvilleMONCAA II MW
University of MissouriColumbiaMONCAA  IMW
University of Missouri-St LouisSaint LouisMONCAA II MW
Washington University in St LouisSaint LouisMONCAA III MW
William Jewell CollegeLibertyMONCAA II MW
University of JamestownJamestownNDNAIA  W
University of MaryBismarckNDNCAA II W
College of Saint MaryOmahaNENAIA W
Midland UniversityFremontNENAIA  MW
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincolnNENCAA III MW
University of NebraskaLincolnNENCAA  IW
University of Nebraska at KearneyKearneyNENCAA II W
University of Nebraska at OmahaOmahaNENCAA  IMW
Ashland UniversityAshlandOHNCAA II MW
Baldwin Wallace UniversityBereaOHNCAA III MW
Bluffton UniversityBlufftonOHNCAA III MW
Bowling Green State UniversityBowling GreenOHNCAA  IW
Case Western Reserve UniversityClevelandOHNCAA III MW
Cleveland State UniversityClevelandOHNCAA  IMW
College of WoosterWoosterOHNCAA III MW
Denison UniversityGranvilleOHNCAA III MW
Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenvilleOHNCAA III W
Heidelberg UniversityTiffinOHNCAA III MW
Hiram CollegeHiramOHNCAA III MW
John Carroll UniversityUniversity HgtsOHNCAA III MW
Kenyon CollegeGambierOHNCAA III MW
Malone UniversityCantonOHNCAA II MW
Miami UniversityOxfordOHNCAA  IMW
Oberlin CollegeOberlinOHNCAA III MW
Ohio Northern UniversityAdaOHNCAA III MW
Ohio State UniversityColumbusOHNCAA  IMW
Ohio UniversityAthensOHNCAA  IW
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelawareOHNCAA III MW
Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouthOHNAIA  MW
University of AkronAkronOHNCAA  IW
University of CincinnatiCincinnatiOHNCAA  IMW
University of FindlayFindlayOHNCAA II MW
University of Mount UnionAllianceOHNCAA III MW
University of ToledoToledoOHNCAA  IW
Wilmington CollegeWilmingtonOHNCAA III MW
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfieldOHNCAA III MW
Xavier UniversityCincinnatiOHNCAA  IMW
Youngstown State UniversityYoungstownOHNCAA  IMW
Augustana UniversitySioux FallsSDNCAA II MW
Northern State UniversityAberdeenSDNCAA II W
South Dakota State UniversityBrookingsSDNCAA  IMW
University of Sioux FallsSioux FallsSDNCAA II W
University of South DakotaVermillionSDNCAA  IMW
Beloit CollegeBeloitWINCAA III MW
Carroll UniversityWaukeshaWINCAA III MW
Carthage CollegeKenoshaWINCAA III MW
Lawrence UniversityAppletonWINCAA III MW
Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukeeWINCAA III MW
Ripon CollegeRiponWINCAA III MW
St. Norbert CollegeDe PereWINCAA III MW
Univ of Wisconsin- Eau ClaireEau ClaireWINCAA III MW
Univ of Wisconsin- WhitewaterWhitewaterWINCAA III MW
Univ of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen BayWINCAA  IMW
Univ of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa CrosseWINCAA III MW
Univ of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukeeWINCAA  IMW
Univ of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkoshWINCAA III MW
Univ of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens PointWINCAA III MW
University of WisconsinMadisonWINCAA  IMW
Bethany CollegeBethanyWVNCAA III MW
Bluefield State UniversityBluefieldWVNCAA II MW
Davis & Elkins CollegeElkinsWVNCAA II MW
Fairmont State UniversityFairmontWVNCAA II MW
Marshall UniversityHuntingtonWVNCAA  IW
Salem UniversitySalemWVNCAA II MW
West Virginia UniversityMorgantownWVNCAA  IMW
West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBuckhannonWVNCAA II MW
Wheeling  UniversityWheelingWVNCAA II MW
WVU Institute of TechnologyMontgomeryWVNAIA  MW

 

Swimming - Northeast Schools 2024-25

Northeast schools with varsity Swimming
teams 2024-25
City / CampusStateDivisionTeams
Albertus Magnus CollegeNew HavenCTNCAA III MW
Central Connecticut State UnivNew BritainCTNCAA  IW
Connecticut CollegeNew LondonCTNCAA III MW
Eastern Connecticut State UnivWillimanticCTNCAA III MW
Fairfield UniversityFairfieldCTNCAA  IMW
Sacred Heart UniversityFairfieldCTNCAA  IW
Southern Connecticut State UnivNew HavenCTNCAA II MW
Trinity CollegeHartfordCTNCAA III MW
U.S. Coast Guard AcademyNew LondonCTNCAA IIIMW
University of ConnecticutStorrsCTNCAA  I W
University of Saint JosephWest HartfordCTNCAA III MW
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletownCTNCAA III MW
Western Connecticut State UnivDanburyCTNCAA III MW
Yale UniversityNew HavenCTNCAA  IMW
American UniversityWashingtonDCNCAA  IMW
Catholic University WashingtonDCNCAA III MW
Gallaudet UniversityWashingtonDCNCAA III MW
George Washington UniversityWashingtonDCNCAA  IMW
Georgetown UniversityWashingtonDCNCAA  IMW
Howard UniversityWashingtonDCNCAA  IMW
University of DelawareNewarkDENCAA  IMW
Amherst CollegeAmherstMANCAA III MW
Assumption CollegeWorcesterMANCAA II  W
Babson CollegeWellesleyMANCAA III MW
Bentley UniversityWalthamMANCAA II MW
Boston CollegeChestnut HillMANCAA  IMW
Boston UniversityBostonMANCAA  IMW
Brandeis UniversityWalthamMANCAA III MW
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewaterMANCAA III MW
Clark UniversityWorcesterMANCAA III MW
Elms CollegeChicopeeMANCAA III MW
Gordon CollegeWenhamMANCAA III MW
Harvard UniversityCambridgeMANCAA  IMW
Holy CrossWorcesterMANCAA  IMW
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMANCAA III MW
Merrimack CollegeNorth AndoverMANCAA  IW
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth HadleyMANCAA IIIW
Northeastern UniversityBostonMANCAA  IW
Regis CollegeWestonMANCAA III MW
Simmons CollegeBostonMANCAA IIIW
Smith CollegeNorthamptonMANCAA IIIW
Springfield CollegeSpringfieldMANCAA III MW
Stonehill CollegeEastonMANCAA  IW
Tufts UniversityMedfordMANCAA III MW
Univ of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth DartmouthMANCAA III  W
University of MassachusettsAmherstMANCAA  IMW
Wellesley CollegeWellesley MANCAA IIIW
Western New England UniversitySpringfieldMANCAA III W
Westfield State UniversityWestfieldMANCAA III W
Wheaton CollegeNortonMANCAA III MW
Williams CollegeWilliamstownMANCAA III MW
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcesterMANCAA III MW
Frostburg State UniversityFrostburgMDNCAA IIMW
Goucher CollegeBaltimoreMDNCAA III MW
Hood CollegeFrederickMDNCAA III MW
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreMDNCAA III  MW
Loyola University MarylandBaltimoreMDNCAA  IMW
McDaniel CollegeWestminsterMDNCAA III MW
Mount St Mary's UniversityEmmitsburgMDNCAA  IMW
Salisbury UniversitySalisburyMDNCAA III MW
St Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's CityMDNCAA III MW
Stevenson UniversityStevensonMDNCAA III MW
Towson UniversityTowsonMDNCAA  IMW
U.S. Naval AcademyAnnapolisMDNCAA  IMW
University of Maryland- Baltimore CtyBaltimoreMDNCAA  IMW
Washington CollegeChestertownMDNCAA III MW
Bates CollegeLewistonMENCAA III MW
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswickMENCAA III MW
Colby CollegeWatervilleMENCAA III MW
Husson UniversityBangorMENCAA III MW
Maine Maritime AcademyCastineMENCAA III MW
Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandishMENCAA III MW
University of MaineOronoMENCAA  IMW
University of New EnglandBiddefordMENCAA III W
Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew LondonNHNCAA III MW
Dartmouth CollegeHanoverNHNCAA  IMW
Keene State CollegeKeeneNHNCAA III MW
Plymouth State UniversityPlymouthNHNCAA III MW
University of New HampshireDurhamNHNCAA  IW
College of New JerseyEwingNJNCAA III MW
Drew UniversityMadisonNJNCAA III MW
Fairleigh Dickinson Univ - FlorhamMadisonNJNCAA III MW
Felician UniversityRutherfordNJNCAA II W
Kean UniversityUnionNJNCAA III W
Monmouth UniversityWest Long BranchNJNCAA  IMW
Montclair State UniversityMontclairNJNCAA III MW
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewarkNJNCAA  IM
Princeton UniversityPrincetonNJNCAA  IMW
Ramapo College MahwahNJNCAA III MW
Rider UniversityLawrencevilleNJNCAA  IMW
Rowan UniversityGlassboroNJNCAA III MW
Rutgers UniversityNew BrunswickNJNCAA  IW
Saint Peter's UniversityJersey CityNJNCAA  IMW
Seton Hall UniversitySouth OrangeNJNCAA  IMW
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHobokenNJNCAA III MW
William Paterson University WayneNJNCAA III MW
Adelphi UniversityGarden CityNYNCAA II MW
Alfred State College of TechnologyAlfredNYNCAA III MW
Alfred UniversityAlfredNYNCAA III MW
Bard CollegeAnnandaleNYNCAA III MW
Barnard  (Columbia Univ)New YorkNYNCAA  I  W
Baruch CollegeNew YorkNYNCAA III MW
Binghamton UniversityVestalNYNCAA  IMW
Brooklyn CollegeBrooklynNYNCAA III MW
Buffalo State CollegeBuffaloNYNCAA III MW
Canisius CollegeBuffaloNYNCAA  IMW
Clarkson UniversityPotsdamNYNCAA III MW
Colgate UniversityHamiltonNYNCAA  IMW
College of Saint RoseAlbanyNYNCAA II MW
College of Staten Island Staten IslandNYNCAA IIMW
Columbia University New YorkNYNCAA  I MW
Cornell UniversityIthacaNYNCAA  IMW
Erie Community CollegeBuffaloNYNJCAA MW
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew YorkNYNJCAA  MW
Fordham UniversityBronxNYNCAA  IMW
Genesee Community CollegeBataviaNYNJCAA MW
Hamilton CollegeClintonNYNCAA III MW
Hartwick CollegeOneontaNYNCAA III MW
Herkimer CollegeHerkimerNYNJCAA MW
Hobart William Smith CollegesGenevaNYNCAA III MW
Hunter CollegeNew YorkNYNCAA III W
Iona CollegeNew RochelleNYNCAA  IMW
Ithaca CollegeIthacaNYNCAA III MW
Jamestown Community CollegeJamestownNYNJCAA MW
John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew YorkNYNCAA III W
Le Moyne CollegeSyracuseNYNCAA II MW
Lehman CollegeBronxNYNCAA III MW
Long Island UniversityBrooklynNYNCAA  IMW
Manhattan CollegeRiverdaleNYNCAA  IMW
Marist CollegePoughkeepsieNYNCAA  IMW
Medaille CollegeBuffaloNYNCAA III MW
Monroe Community CollegeRochesterNYNJCAA MW
Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburghNYNCAA III MW
Nazareth CollegeRochesterNYNCAA III MW
New York UniversityNew YorkNYNCAA III MW
Niagara UniversityNiagara UniversityNYNCAA  IMW
Pace UniversityNew YorkNYNCAA II MW
Queens CollegeQueensNYNCAA II  W
Queensborough CCBaysideNYNJCAA MW
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroyNYNCAA III MW
Roberts Wesleyan CollegeRochesterNYNCAA II MW
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochesterNYNCAA III  MW
Saint Joseph's University - Long IslandPatchogueNYNCAA III W
Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxvilleNYNCAA III MW
Siena CollegeLoudonvilleNYNCAA  IW
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga SpringsNYNCAA III MW
St Bonaventure UniversitySaint BonaventureNYNCAA  IMW
St Francis CollegeBrooklyn HeightsNYNCAA  IMW
St Lawrence UniversityCantonNYNCAA III MW
Stony Brook UniversityStony BrookNYNCAA  IW
SUNY at FredoniaFredoniaNYNCAA III MW
SUNY at New PaltzNew PaltzNYNCAA III MW
SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchaseNYNCAA III MW
SUNY College at BrockportBrockportNYNCAA III MW
SUNY College at CobleskillCobleskillNYNCAA III MW
SUNY College at CortlandCortlandNYNCAA III MW
SUNY College at DelhiDelhiNYNCAA III MW
SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseoNYNCAA III MW
SUNY College at OswegoOswegoNYNCAA III MW
SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdamNYNCAA III MW
SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs NeckNYNCAA III MW
SUNY OneontaOneontaNYNCAA III MW
U.S. Military AcademyWest PointNYNCAA  IMW
Union CollegeSchenectadyNYNCAA III MW
University at BuffaloBuffaloNYNCAA  IW
University of RochesterRochesterNYNCAA III MW
US Merchant Marine AcademyKings PointNYNCAA III MW
Utica CollegeUticaNYNCAA III MW
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsieNYNCAA III MW
Wagner CollegeStaten IslandNYNCAA  IMW
Wells CollegeAuroraNYNCAA III MW
York CollegeJamaicaNYNCAA III MW
Albright CollegeReadingPANCAA III MW
Allegheny CollegeMeadvillePANCAA III MW
Arcadia UniversityGlensidePANCAA III MW
Bloomsburg University BloomsburgPANCAA II MW
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr PANCAA IIIW
Bucknell UniversityLewisburgPANCAA  IMW
California University of PACaliforniaPANCAA II W
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPANCAA III MW
Cedar Crest CollegeAllentownPANCAA III W
Chatham UniversityPittsburghPANCAA III MW
Clarion University ClarionPANCAA II MW
Dickinson CollegeCarlislePANCAA III MW
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphiaPANCAA  IMW
Duquesne UniversityPittsburghPANCAA  IW
East Stroudsburg University East StroudsburgPANCAA II W
Edinboro University EdinboroPANCAA II MW
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtownPANCAA III MW
Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancasterPANCAA III MW
Gannon UniversityEriePANCAA II MW
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburgPANCAA III MW
Grove City CollegeGrove CityPANCAA IIIMW
Immaculata UniversityImmaculataPANCAA III MW
Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndianaPANCAA II MW
Juniata CollegeHuntingdonPANCAA III MW
King's CollegeWilkes-BarrePANCAA III MW
Kutztown University KutztownPANCAA II W
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphiaPANCAA  I MW
Lafayette CollegeEastonPANCAA  IMW
Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnvillePANCAA III MW
Lehigh UniversityBethlehemPANCAA  IMW
Lock Haven UniversityLock HavenPANCAA II W
Lycoming CollegeWilliamsportPANCAA III MW
Marywood UniversityScrantonPANCAA III MW
Messiah CollegeMechanicsburgPANCAA III MW
Millersville University MillersvillePANCAA II W
Misericordia UniversityDallasPANCAA III MW
Moravian CollegeBethlehemPANCAA III MW
Penn State - AltoonaAltoonaPANCAA III MW
Penn State - Erie-Behrend CollegeEriePANCAA III MW
Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity ParkPANCAA  IMW
Saint Francis UniversityLorettoPANCAA  IW
Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobePANCAA III MW
Shippensburg University ShippensburgPANCAA II MW
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrovePANCAA III MW
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmorePANCAA III MW
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPANCAA  IMW
University of PittsburghPittsburghPANCAA  IMW
University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradfordPANCAA III MW
University of ScrantonScrantonPANCAA III MW
Ursinus CollegeCollegevillePANCAA III MW
Villanova UniversityVillanovaPANCAA  IMW
Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashingtonPANCAA III MW
West Chester University West ChesterPANCAA II MW
Westminster CollegeNew WilmingtonPANCAA III MW
Widener UniversityChesterPANCAA III MW
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-BarrePANCAA III MW
York College PennsylvaniaYorkPANCAA III MW
Brown UniversityProvidenceRINCAA  IMW
Bryant UniversitySmithfieldRINCAA  IMW
Providence CollegeProvidenceRINCAA  IMW
Rhode Island CollegeProvidenceRINCAA III W
Roger Williams UniversityBristolRINCAA III MW
University of Rhode IslandKingstonRINCAA  IW
Bridgewater CollegeBridgewaterVANCAA III MW
College of William & MaryWilliamsburgVANCAA  IMW
Emory & Henry CollegeEmoryVANCAA IIMW
Ferrum CollegeFerrumVANCAA III MW
George Mason UniversityFairfaxVANCAA  IMW
Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-SydneyVANCAA III M
Hollins UniversityRoanokeVANCAA IIIW
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburgVANCAA  IW
Liberty UniversityLynchburgVANCAA  IW
Marymount UniversityArlingtonVANCAA III MW
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolkVANCAA  IMW
Randolph CollegeLynchburgVANCAA III MW
Randolph-Macon CollegeAshlandVANCAA III MW
Roanoke CollegeSalemVANCAA III MW
Southern Virginia UniversityBuena VistaVANCAA III MW
Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar VANCAA IIIW
University of LynchburgLynchburgVANCAA III MW
University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburgVANCAA III MW
University of RichmondRichmondVANCAA  IW
University of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVANCAA  IMW
Virginia Military InstituteLexingtonVANCAA  IMW
Virginia TechBlacksburgVANCAA  IMW
Virginia Wesleyan CollegeNorfolkVANCAA III MW
Washington & Lee UniversityLexingtonVANCAA III MW
Middlebury CollegeMiddleburyVTNCAA III MW
Norwich UniversityNorthfieldVTNCAA III MW
Saint Michael's CollegeColchesterVTNCAA II MW
University of VermontBurlingtonVTNCAA  IW

 

Swimming - Southern Schools 2024-25

Southern schools with varsity Swimming
teams 2024-25
City / CampusStateDivisionTeams
Auburn UniversityAuburn ALNCAA  IMW
University of AlabamaTuscaloosaALNCAA  IMW
University of MontevalloMontevalloALNCAA II MW
Henderson State UniversityArkadelphiaARNCAA II MW
Hendrix CollegeConwayARNCAA III MW
Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphiaARNCAA II MW
University of ArkansasFayettevilleARNCAA  IW
University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle RockARNCAA  IW
University of the OzarksClarksvilleARNCAA III MW
Williams Baptist CollegeWalnut RidgeARNAIA  MW
Ave Maria UniversityAve MariaFLNAIAMW
College of the Florida KeysKey WestFLNJCAAMW
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca RatonFLNCAA  IMW
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort MyersFLNCAA  IW
Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourneFLNCAA II MW
Florida International UniversityMiamiFLNCAA  IW
Florida Southern CollegeLakelandFLNCAA II MW
Florida State UniversityTallahasseeFLNCAA  IMW
Indian River State CollegeFort PierceFLNJCAA  MW
Keiser UniversityFort LauderdaleFLNAIA  MW
Lynn UniversityBoca RatonFLNCAA II MW
Nova Southeastern UniversityFort LauderdaleFLNCAA II MW
Rollins CollegeWinter ParkFLNCAA II MW
Saint Leo UniversitySaint LeoFLNCAA II MW
St Thomas UniversityMiami GardensFLNAIA  MW
University of FloridaGainesvilleFLNCAA  IMW
University of MiamiCoral GablesFLNCAA  IMW
University of North FloridaJacksonvilleFLNCAA  IW
University of TampaTampaFLNCAA II MW
University of West FloridaPensacolaFLNCAA II W
Berry CollegeMount BerryGANCAA III MW
Brenau UniversityGainesvilleGANAIA  W
Emmanuel CollegeFranklin SpringsGANCAA II MW
Emory UniversityAtlantaGANCAA III MW
Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlantaGANCAA  IMW
Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboroGANCAA  IW
Life UniversityMariettaGANAIA  MW
Piedmont CollegeDemorestGANCAA III MW
Point UniversityWest PointGANAIA  MW
Savannah College of Art & DesignSavannahGANAIA  MW
South Georgia State CollegeDouglasGANJCAA  MW
Thomas UniversityThomasvilleGANAIA  MW
University of GeorgiaAthensGANCAA  IMW
Centenary College of LouisianaShreveportLANCAA III MW
Louisiana State University Baton RougeLANCAA  IMW
Loyola University New OrleansNew OrleansLANAIA  MW
Tulane University New OrleansLANCAA  IW
Delta State UniversityClevelandMSNCAA II MW
Millsaps CollegeJacksonMSNCAA III MW
Barton CollegeWilsonNCNCAA II MW
Campbell UniversityBuies CreekNCNCAA  IW
Catawba CollegeSalisburyNCNCAA II MW
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboroNCNCAA II MW
Davidson CollegeDavidsonNCNCAA  IMW
Duke UniversityDurhamNCNCAA  IMW
East Carolina UniversityGreenvilleNCNCAA  I W
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling SpringsNCNCAA  IMW
Greensboro CollegeGreensboroNCNCAA III MW
Guilford CollegeGreensboroNCNCAA III W
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner ElkNCNCAA II MW
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickoryNCNCAA II MW
Mars Hill UniversityMars HillNCNCAA II MW
North Carolina State University RaleighNCNCAA  IMW
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimerNCNCAA III W
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotteNCNCAA  IMW
Salem CollegeWinston-SalemNCNCAA III W
St Andrews UniversityLaurinburgNCNAIA  MW
Univ of North Carolina at AshevilleAshevilleNCNCAA  IW
Univ of North Carolina at PembrokePembrokeNCNCAA II W
Univ of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmingtonNCNCAA  IMW
University of North Carolina Chapel HillNCNCAA  IMW
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoaNCNCAA III  W
William Peace UniversityRaleighNCNCAA III MW
Wingate UniversityWingateNCNCAA II MW
Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmondOKNCAA II MW
Columbia CollegeColumbiaSCNAIA  MW
Converse CollegeSpartanburgSCNCAA IIMW
University of South CarolinaColumbiaSCNCAA  IMW
Bethel UniversityMcKenzieTNNAIA  MW
Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson CityTNNCAA II MW
King UniversityBristolTNNCAA II MW
Milligan CollegeJohnson CityTNNAIA  MW
Rhodes CollegeMemphisTNNCAA III MW
Sewanee-The University of the SouthSewaneeTNNCAA III MW
University of TennesseeKnoxvilleTNNCAA  IMW
University of Tennessee-SouthernPulaskiTNNAIA  MW
Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleTNNCAA  IW
Austin CollegeShermanTXNCAA III MW
McMurry UniversityAbileneTXNCAA III MW
Rice UniversityHoustonTXNCAA  IW
Southern Methodist UniversityDallasTXNCAA  IMW
Southwestern UniversityGeorgetownTXNCAA III MW
Texas A & M UniversityCollege StationTXNCAA  IMW
Texas Christian UniversityFort WorthTXNCAA  IMW
Trinity UniversitySan AntonioTXNCAA III MW
University of HoustonHoustonTXNCAA  IW
University of North TexasDentonTXNCAA  IW
University of St Thomas (2023-24)HoustonTXNCAA IIIMW
University of Texas AustinTXNCAA  IMW
University of Texas Permian BasinOdessaTXNCAA II MW
University of the Incarnate WordSan AntonioTXNCAA  IMW

 

Swimming - Western Schools 2024-25

Western schools with varsity Swimming
teams 2024-25
City / CampusStateDivisionTeams
University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanksAKNCAA II W
Arizona Christian UniversityPhoenixAZNAIA  MW
Arizona State UniversityTempeAZNCAA  IMW
Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenixAZNCAA  IMW
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaffAZNCAA  IW
Ottawa University - ArizonaSurpriseAZNAIAMW
University of ArizonaTucsonAZNCAA  IMW
Allan Hancock CollegeSanta MariaCACCCAAMW
American River CollegeSacramentoCACCCAAMW
Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusaCANCAA II W
Bakersfield CollegeBakersfieldCACCCAAMW
Biola UniversityLa MiradaCANCAA IIMW
Cabrillo CollegeAptosCACCCAAMW
Cal Poly - San Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoCANCAA  IMW
Cal State - BakersfieldBakersfieldCANCAA  IMW
Cal State - East BayHaywardCANCAA II W
California Baptist UniversityRiversideCANCAA  IMW
California Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCANCAA III MW
California Lutheran UniversityThousand OaksCANCAA III MW
Cerritos CollegeNorwalkCACCCAAMW
Chabot CollegeHaywardCACCCAAMW
Chaffey CollegeRancho CucamongaCACCCAAMW
Chapman UniversityOrangeCANCAA III MW
Citrus CollegeGlendoraCACCCAAMW
City College of San FranciscoSan FranciscoCACCCAAW
Claremont McKenna (CMS)ClaremontCANCAA III MW
Clovis Community CollegeFresnoCACCCAAMW
College of MarinKentfieldCACCCAAMW
College of San MateoSan MateoCACCCAAMW
College of the CanyonsSanta ClaritaCACCCAAMW
College of the SequoiasVisaliaCACCCAAMW
Concordia University-IrvineIrvineCANCAA IIMW
Cosumnes River CollegeSacramentoCACCCAAW
Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipaCACCCAAMW
Cuesta CollegeSan Luis ObispoCACCCAAMW
Cypress CollegeCypressCACCCAAMW
De Anza CollegeCupertinoCACCCAAMW
Diablo Valley CollegePleasant HillCACCCAAMW
East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey ParkCACCCAAW
El Camino College TorranceCACCCAAMW
Foothill CollegeLos Altos HillsCACCCAAMW
Fresno City CollegeFresnoCACCCAAW
Fresno Pacific UniversityFresnoCANCAA II MW
Fresno State FresnoCANCAA  IW
Fullerton CollegeFullertonCACCCAAMW
Golden West CollegeHuntington BeachCACCCAAMW
Grossmont CollegeEl CajonCACCCAAMW
Hartnell CollegeSalinasCACCCAAMW
Harvey Mudd College (CMS)ClaremontCANCAA III MW
Laney CollegeOaklandCACCCAAW
Las Positas CollegeLivermoreCACCCAAMW
Long Beach City CollegeLong BeachCACCCAAMW
Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland HillsCACCCAAMW
Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley GlenCACCCAAMW
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos AngelesCANCAA  IW
Master's UniversitySanta ClaritaCANAIA  MW
Merced CollegeMercedCACCCAAMW
Modesto Junior CollegeModestoCACCCAAMW
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutCACCCAAMW
Occidental CollegeLos AngelesCANCAA III MW
Ohlone CollegeFremontCACCCAAMW
Orange Coast CollegeCosta MesaCACCCAAMW
Palomar CollegeSan MarcosCACCCAAMW
Pasadena City CollegePasadenaCACCCAAMW
Pepperdine UniversityMalibuCANCAA  IW
Pitzer College (Pomona-Pitzer)ClaremontCANCAA III MW
Pomona College (Pomona - Pitzer)ClaremontCANCAA III MW
Rio Hondo CollegeWhittierCACCCAAMW
Riverside City CollegeRiversideCACCCAAMW
Sacramento City CollegeSacramentoCACCCAAMW
Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoCACCCAAMW
San Diego Mesa CollegeSan DiegoCACCCAAMW
San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoCANCAA  IW
San Joaquin Delta CollegeStocktonCACCCAAMW
San Jose State UniversitySan JoseCANCAA  IW
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaCACCCAAMW
Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta BarbaraCACCCAAW
Santa Monica CollegeSanta MonicaCACCCAAMW
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaCACCCAAMW
Scripps College (CMS)ClaremontCANCAA III  W
Shasta CollegeReddingCACCCAAMW
Sierra CollegeRocklinCACCCAAMW
Simpson UniversityReddingCANAIAMW
Soka University of AmericaAliso ViejoCANAIA  MW
Solano Community CollegeFairfieldCACCCAAMW
Southwestern CollegeChula VistaCACCCAAMW
Stanford UniversityPalo AltoCANCAA  IMW
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeleyCANCAA  IMW
University of California-DavisDavisCANCAA  IW
University of California-Los AngelesLos AngelesCANCAA  IW
University of California-San DiegoLa JollaCANCAA  IMW
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraCANCAA  IMW
University of California-Santa CruzSanta CruzCANCAA III MW
University of La VerneLa VerneCANCAA III MW
University of RedlandsRedlandsCANCAA III MW
University of San DiegoSan DiegoCANCAA  IW
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesCANCAA  IMW
University of the PacificStocktonCANCAA  IMW
Ventura CollegeVenturaCACCCAAMW
West Valley CollegeSaratogaCACCCAAMW
Westcliff UniversityIrvineCANAIAMW
Westmont CollegeSanta BarbaraCANCAA IIW
Whittier CollegeWhittierCANCAA III MW
Adams State UniversityAlamosaCONCAA II MW
Colorado CollegeColorado SpringsCONCAA III MW
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand JunctionCONCAA II MW
Colorado School of MinesGoldenCONCAA II MW
Colorado State UniversityFort CollinsCONCAA  IW
Colorado State University-PuebloPuebloCONCAA II W
U.S. Air Force AcademyColorado SpringsCONCAA  IMW
University of DenverDenverCONCAA  IMW
University of Northern ColoradoGreeleyCONCAA  IW
Western Colorado UniversityGunnisonCONCAA II W
University of Hawaii at ManoaHonoluluHINCAA  IMW
College of IdahoCaldwellIDNAIA  MW
University of IdahoMoscowIDNCAA  IW
New Mexico State UniversityLas CrucesNMNCAA  IW
University of New MexicoAlbuquerqueNMNCAA  IW
University of NevadaRenoNVNCAA  IW
University of Nevada-Las VegasLas VegasNVNCAA  IMW
George Fox UniversityNewbergORNCAA III MW
Lewis & Clark CollegePortlandORNCAA III MW
Linfield CollegeMcMinnvilleORNCAA III MW
Pacific UniversityForest GroveORNCAA III MW
Southwestern Oregon CCCoos BayORNJCAAMW
Willamette UniversitySalemORNCAA III MW
Brigham Young UniversityProvoUTNCAA  IMW
University of UtahSalt Lake CityUTNCAA  IMW
Utah Tech UniversitySaint GeorgeUTNCAA  IW
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacomaWANCAA III MW
Seattle UniversitySeattleWANCAA  IMW
University of Puget SoundTacomaWANCAA III MW
Washington State UniversityPullmanWANCAA  IW
Whitman CollegeWalla WallaWANCAA III MW
Whitworth UniversitySpokaneWANCAA III MW
University of WyomingLaramieWYNCAA  IMW

Odds of a High School Swimmer competing in College:
College Swimming Odds 2022: Male Female
Number of US High School Swimmers 2021-22139,002168,948
Number of College Swimmers (see table below)11,63515,136
% of US HS Swimmers competing at any College Level7.6%8.1%
% of US HS Swimmers Competing at NCAA I Schools2.5%3.2%
Odds of a US HS Swimmer making any College Roster13:1
12:1
Odds of a US HS Swimmer making an NCAA I Roster40:132:1

These are the odds of a random US high school swimmer making a college roster – odds are adjusted for foreign student athlete participation. Actual odds are likely better for most athletes motivated to play in college due to several factors: High school participation includes multi-sport athletes who typically play only one sport in college, many high school athletes do not intend to compete at the college level, and unfortunately, a significant portion of high school students –  including athletes – do not go on to college.  See our page on the odds of competing in college for more information.

Do you have the skills to compete in College Swimming?

What level of athlete are coaches looking for and who are you competing with for a roster spot? A good way to get an idea is to look at the high-school bios of athletes currently on the roster of schools that interest you.

# of colleges with varsity Swimming programs by State:
# of Schools with varsity Swim
teams by State 2022-23
 Total NCAA INCAA IINCAA IIINAIACCCAANJCAA
Alaska                1 1
Alabama                4 211
Arkansas                7 2221
Arizona                6 42
California              96 17613456
Colorado              10 451
Connecticut              14 518
District of Columbia                6 42
Delaware                1 1
Florida              20 7832
Georgia              13 31351
Hawaii                1 1
Iowa              12 3522
Idaho                2 11
Illinois              22 63121
Indiana              20 10172
Kansas                4 121
Kentucky              12 336
Louisiana                4 211
Massachusetts              31 8221
Maryland              14 518
Maine                8 17
Michigan              16 3661
Minnesota              18 2511
Missouri              11 461
Mississippi                2 11
Montana               -  
North Carolina              25 10861
North Dakota                2 11
Nebraska                6 2112
New Hampshire                5 23
New Jersey              17 719
New Mexico                2 2
Nevada                2 2
New York              77 197447
Ohio              31 104161
Oklahoma                1 1
Oregon                6 51
Pennsylvania              58 111235
Rhode Island                6 42
South Carolina                3 111
South Dakota                5 23
Tennessee                9 2223
Texas              14 815
Utah                3 3
Virginia              24 9114
Vermont                4 112
Washington                6 24
Wisconsin              15 312
West Virginia              10 2611
Wyoming                1 1
Totals687202100274415614

 

 

Statistics compiled & edited by Patrick O’Rourke CPA, Washington, DC
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