Best Men’s Swimming Colleges

Best Men’s Swimming Schools

NCSA analyzed over 500 four-year colleges with men’s college swimming programs across four division levels (D1, D2, D3 and NAIA) to develop a list of the Best Men’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 over 3 million 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

NCAA Division 1

$53,529 Tuition

$11,496 Avg. Cost After Aid

663 Favorites

5 General Rank

20 Grad Rank

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Princeton University

NCAA Division 1

$52,800 Tuition

$11,317 Avg. Cost After Aid

339 Favorites

1 General Rank

1 Grad Rank

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Harvard University

NCAA Division 1

$51,925 Tuition

$15,386 Avg. Cost After Aid

416 Favorites

1 General Rank

3 Grad Rank

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Yale University

NCAA Division 1

$55,500 Tuition

$17,549 Avg. Cost After Aid

340 Favorites

5 General Rank

2 Grad Rank

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT

NCAA Division 3

$53,790 Tuition

$16,636 Avg. Cost After Aid

314 Favorites

1 General Rank

9 Grad Rank

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University of California - Berkeley

NCAA Division 1

$44,007 Tuition

$15,329 Avg. Cost After Aid

652 Favorites

19 General Rank

31 Grad Rank

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University of Michigan

NCAA Division 1

$51,200 Tuition

$15,336 Avg. Cost After Aid

509 Favorites

19 General Rank

28 Grad Rank

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University of Florida

NCAA Division 1

$28,659 Tuition

$6,302 Avg. Cost After Aid

768 Favorites

25 General Rank

60 Grad Rank

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9

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NCAA Division 1

$36,159 Tuition

$12,352 Avg. Cost After Aid

388 Favorites

25 General Rank

42 Grad Rank

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Georgia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$33,794 Tuition

$14,739 Avg. Cost After Aid

375 Favorites

32 General Rank

48 Grad Rank

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11

University of Virginia

NCAA Division 1

$50,900 Tuition

$20,397 Avg. Cost After Aid

346 Favorites

22 General Rank

15 Grad Rank

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12

Columbia University

NCAA Division 1

$61,788 Tuition

$23,306 Avg. Cost After Aid

314 Favorites

1 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

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13

University of Georgia

NCAA Division 1

$31,120 Tuition

$13,649 Avg. Cost After Aid

506 Favorites

45 General Rank

66 Grad Rank

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14

University of California - San Diego

NCAA Division 1

$44,169 Tuition

$14,232 Avg. Cost After Aid

375 Favorites

30 General Rank

64 Grad Rank

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15

Duke University

NCAA Division 1

$58,031 Tuition

$27,020 Avg. Cost After Aid

475 Favorites

8 General Rank

17 Grad Rank

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16

University of Texas - Austin

NCAA Division 1

$38,326 Tuition

$18,023 Avg. Cost After Aid

625 Favorites

32 General Rank

75 Grad Rank

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17

University of Pennsylvania - Penn

NCAA Division 1

$57,770 Tuition

$25,802 Avg. Cost After Aid

272 Favorites

8 General Rank

4 Grad Rank

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18

Florida State University

NCAA Division 1

$18,786 Tuition

$9,789 Avg. Cost After Aid

454 Favorites

54 General Rank

90 Grad Rank

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19

Northwestern University

NCAA Division 1

$56,691 Tuition

$24,664 Avg. Cost After Aid

290 Favorites

8 General Rank

24 Grad Rank

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20

Ohio State University

NCAA Division 1

$32,061 Tuition

$17,616 Avg. Cost After Aid

428 Favorites

45 General Rank

71 Grad Rank

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21

University of Notre Dame

NCAA Division 1

$55,553 Tuition

$33,025 Avg. Cost After Aid

418 Favorites

17 General Rank

5 Grad Rank

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22

University of California - Santa Barbara

NCAA Division 1

$44,145 Tuition

$15,884 Avg. Cost After Aid

301 Favorites

25 General Rank

86 Grad Rank

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23

University of Wisconsin

NCAA Division 1

$37,785 Tuition

$17,708 Avg. Cost After Aid

263 Favorites

36 General Rank

62 Grad Rank

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24

Purdue University

NCAA Division 1

$28,794 Tuition

$13,986 Avg. Cost After Aid

416 Favorites

45 General Rank

104 Grad Rank

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25

Amherst College

NCAA Division 3

$58,640 Tuition

$18,524 Avg. Cost After Aid

131 Favorites

40 General Rank

7 Grad Rank

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26

University of Chicago

NCAA Division 3

$60,552 Tuition

$27,315 Avg. Cost After Aid

220 Favorites

5 General Rank

14 Grad Rank

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27

University of Southern California

NCAA Division 1

$58,195 Tuition

$29,528 Avg. Cost After Aid

455 Favorites

22 General Rank

34 Grad Rank

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28

California Institute of Technology

NCAA Division 3

$54,600 Tuition

$24,274 Avg. Cost After Aid

193 Favorites

8 General Rank

25 Grad Rank

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29

Brown University

NCAA Division 1

$58,404 Tuition

$29,392 Avg. Cost After Aid

242 Favorites

13 General Rank

6 Grad Rank

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30

Williams College

NCAA Division 3

$57,280 Tuition

$19,480 Avg. Cost After Aid

128 Favorites

40 General Rank

11 Grad Rank

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31

Johns Hopkins University

NCAA Division 3

$55,350 Tuition

$29,342 Avg. Cost After Aid

281 Favorites

8 General Rank

29 Grad Rank

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32

Emory University

NCAA Division 3

$53,804 Tuition

$23,734 Avg. Cost After Aid

226 Favorites

17 General Rank

46 Grad Rank

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33

William & Mary

NCAA Division 1

$46,854 Tuition

$19,800 Avg. Cost After Aid

165 Favorites

32 General Rank

44 Grad Rank

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34

Cornell University

NCAA Division 1

$57,222 Tuition

$40,126 Avg. Cost After Aid

331 Favorites

16 General Rank

18 Grad Rank

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35

Georgetown University

NCAA Division 1

$56,058 Tuition

$28,909 Avg. Cost After Aid

214 Favorites

19 General Rank

13 Grad Rank

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36

Indiana University

NCAA Division 1

$36,512 Tuition

$13,253 Avg. Cost After Aid

537 Favorites

71 General Rank

125 Grad Rank

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37

Davidson College

NCAA Division 1

$53,166 Tuition

$19,115 Avg. Cost After Aid

167 Favorites

56 General Rank

35 Grad Rank

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38

Dartmouth College

NCAA Division 1

$57,638 Tuition

$33,574 Avg. Cost After Aid

219 Favorites

13 General Rank

10 Grad Rank

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39

Swarthmore College

NCAA Division 3

$54,656 Tuition

$19,184 Avg. Cost After Aid

109 Favorites

40 General Rank

22 Grad Rank

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40

Washington University in St. Louis

NCAA Division 3

$55,292 Tuition

$26,869 Avg. Cost After Aid

134 Favorites

13 General Rank

16 Grad Rank

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41

North Carolina State University

NCAA Division 1

$29,220 Tuition

$16,458 Avg. Cost After Aid

433 Favorites

85 General Rank

106 Grad Rank

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42

Texas A&M University

NCAA Division 1

$38,602 Tuition

$19,057 Avg. Cost After Aid

551 Favorites

71 General Rank

107 Grad Rank

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43

Virginia Tech

NCAA Division 1

$32,835 Tuition

$21,198 Avg. Cost After Aid

347 Favorites

79 General Rank

73 Grad Rank

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44

Pomona-Pitzer Colleges

NCAA Division 3

$54,762 Tuition

$17,458 Avg. Cost After Aid

84 Favorites

43 General Rank

26 Grad Rank

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45

Boston College

NCAA Division 1

$57,910 Tuition

$35,899 Avg. Cost After Aid

242 Favorites

32 General Rank

23 Grad Rank

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46

Tufts University

NCAA Division 3

$58,578 Tuition

$30,744 Avg. Cost After Aid

177 Favorites

25 General Rank

21 Grad Rank

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47

University of Minnesota

NCAA Division 1

$33,325 Tuition

$17,740 Avg. Cost After Aid

218 Favorites

71 General Rank

91 Grad Rank

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48

Boston University

NCAA Division 1

$55,892 Tuition

$30,259 Avg. Cost After Aid

271 Favorites

36 General Rank

59 Grad Rank

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49

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA Division 3

$57,119 Tuition

$34,508 Avg. Cost After Aid

206 Favorites

22 General Rank

43 Grad Rank

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50

Colgate University

NCAA Division 1

$58,045 Tuition

$25,834 Avg. Cost After Aid

141 Favorites

59 General Rank

40 Grad Rank

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51

Villanova University

NCAA Division 1

$55,280 Tuition

$41,027 Avg. Cost After Aid

252 Favorites

45 General Rank

48 Grad Rank

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52

Michigan State University

NCAA Division 1

$39,766 Tuition

$19,173 Avg. Cost After Aid

256 Favorites

93 General Rank

113 Grad Rank

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53

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

NCAA Division 3

$56,475 Tuition

$22,161 Avg. Cost After Aid

84 Favorites

50 General Rank

36 Grad Rank

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54

Washington & Lee University

NCAA Division 3

$54,830 Tuition

$22,615 Avg. Cost After Aid

79 Favorites

53 General Rank

19 Grad Rank

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55

New York University

NCAA Division 3

$53,308 Tuition

$39,772 Avg. Cost After Aid

210 Favorites

25 General Rank

77 Grad Rank

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56

Bowdoin College

NCAA Division 3

$56,350 Tuition

$21,910 Avg. Cost After Aid

63 Favorites

43 General Rank

12 Grad Rank

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57

Lehigh University

NCAA Division 1

$55,240 Tuition

$29,301 Avg. Cost After Aid

116 Favorites

45 General Rank

48 Grad Rank

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58

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

NCAA Division 1

$23,833 Tuition

$21,595 Avg. Cost After Aid

222 Favorites

103 General Rank

103 Grad Rank

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59

University of Pittsburgh

NCAA Division 1

$33,746 Tuition

$27,938 Avg. Cost After Aid

207 Favorites

62 General Rank

94 Grad Rank

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60

Brigham Young University

NCAA Division 1

$5,790 Tuition

$13,322 Avg. Cost After Aid

111 Favorites

85 General Rank

133 Grad Rank

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61

Colby College

NCAA Division 3

$57,280 Tuition

$17,777 Avg. Cost After Aid

63 Favorites

59 General Rank

55 Grad Rank

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62

Hamilton College

NCAA Division 3

$56,530 Tuition

$25,440 Avg. Cost After Aid

69 Favorites

56 General Rank

27 Grad Rank

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63

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

NCAA Division 1

$35,710 Tuition

$22,501 Avg. Cost After Aid

120 Favorites

71 General Rank

105 Grad Rank

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64

University of Delaware

NCAA Division 1

$35,710 Tuition

$17,220 Avg. Cost After Aid

136 Favorites

121 General Rank

114 Grad Rank

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65

Bucknell University

NCAA Division 1

$58,196 Tuition

$42,502 Avg. Cost After Aid

141 Favorites

80 General Rank

45 Grad Rank

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66

Case Western Reserve University

NCAA Division 3

$50,924 Tuition

$35,428 Avg. Cost After Aid

118 Favorites

36 General Rank

80 Grad Rank

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67

Brandeis University

NCAA Division 3

$57,561 Tuition

$31,165 Avg. Cost After Aid

90 Favorites

36 General Rank

65 Grad Rank

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68

Vassar College

NCAA Division 3

$58,770 Tuition

$26,208 Avg. Cost After Aid

75 Favorites

63 General Rank

37 Grad Rank

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69

Colorado School of Mines

NCAA Division 2

$39,762 Tuition

$26,750 Avg. Cost After Aid

168 Favorites

93 General Rank

91 Grad Rank

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70

Wesleyan University

NCAA Division 3

$57,334 Tuition

$26,527 Avg. Cost After Aid

69 Favorites

59 General Rank

33 Grad Rank

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71

Lafayette College

NCAA Division 1

$55,752 Tuition

$32,551 Avg. Cost After Aid

122 Favorites

80 General Rank

61 Grad Rank

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72

Auburn University

NCAA Division 1

$31,124 Tuition

$24,104 Avg. Cost After Aid

417 Favorites

147 General Rank

123 Grad Rank

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73

Grinnell College

NCAA Division 3

$54,354 Tuition

$22,486 Avg. Cost After Aid

63 Favorites

56 General Rank

57 Grad Rank

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74

George Washington University

NCAA Division 1

$56,935 Tuition

$33,719 Avg. Cost After Aid

152 Favorites

64 General Rank

102 Grad Rank

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75

Kenyon College

NCAA Division 3

$58,570 Tuition

$32,897 Avg. Cost After Aid

89 Favorites

77 General Rank

41 Grad Rank

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76

University of Rochester

NCAA Division 3

$56,030 Tuition

$29,522 Avg. Cost After Aid

70 Favorites

30 General Rank

63 Grad Rank

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77

Texas Christian University

NCAA Division 1

$49,250 Tuition

$36,811 Avg. Cost After Aid

235 Favorites

93 General Rank

99 Grad Rank

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78

Middlebury College

NCAA Division 3

$56,216 Tuition

$25,656 Avg. Cost After Aid

58 Favorites

50 General Rank

30 Grad Rank

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79

Southern Methodist University - SMU

NCAA Division 1

$56,560 Tuition

$36,222 Avg. Cost After Aid

195 Favorites

71 General Rank

111 Grad Rank

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80

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - RPI

NCAA Division 3

$55,378 Tuition

$35,464 Avg. Cost After Aid

95 Favorites

54 General Rank

79 Grad Rank

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81

SUNY Binghamton University

NCAA Division 1

$27,791 Tuition

$19,353 Avg. Cost After Aid

86 Favorites

93 General Rank

108 Grad Rank

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82

Colorado College

NCAA Division 3

$58,086 Tuition

$26,753 Avg. Cost After Aid

89 Favorites

67 General Rank

89 Grad Rank

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83

Penn State

NCAA Division 1

$35,514 Tuition

$27,372 Avg. Cost After Aid

408 Favorites

64 General Rank

204 Grad Rank

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84

Bates College

NCAA Division 3

$55,683 Tuition

$29,321 Avg. Cost After Aid

67 Favorites

67 General Rank

38 Grad Rank

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85

Oberlin College

NCAA Division 3

$56,822 Tuition

$34,077 Avg. Cost After Aid

93 Favorites

80 General Rank

68 Grad Rank

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86

Miami University

NCAA Division 1

$35,937 Tuition

$24,323 Avg. Cost After Aid

258 Favorites

162 General Rank

110 Grad Rank

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87

University of Tennessee

NCAA Division 1

$31,664 Tuition

$18,825 Avg. Cost After Aid

378 Favorites

162 General Rank

189 Grad Rank

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88

Fordham University

NCAA Division 1

$54,393 Tuition

$36,761 Avg. Cost After Aid

106 Favorites

71 General Rank

97 Grad Rank

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89

Denison University

NCAA Division 3

$53,830 Tuition

$28,614 Avg. Cost After Aid

100 Favorites

88 General Rank

101 Grad Rank

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90

University of South Carolina

NCAA Division 1

$33,928 Tuition

$20,509 Avg. Cost After Aid

356 Favorites

210 General Rank

142 Grad Rank

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91

University of California - Santa Cruz

NCAA Division 3

$43,745 Tuition

$18,186 Avg. Cost After Aid

161 Favorites

162 General Rank

162 Grad Rank

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92

Truman State University

NCAA Division 2

$15,314 Tuition

$12,462 Avg. Cost After Aid

72 Favorites

112 General Rank

155 Grad Rank

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93

Bentley University

NCAA Division 2

$51,830 Tuition

$38,986 Avg. Cost After Aid

83 Favorites

103 General Rank

52 Grad Rank

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94

College of the Holy Cross

NCAA Division 1

$54,740 Tuition

$37,292 Avg. Cost After Aid

65 Favorites

78 General Rank

47 Grad Rank

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95

Providence College

NCAA Division 1

$52,438 Tuition

$38,296 Avg. Cost After Aid

86 Favorites

103 General Rank

67 Grad Rank

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96

American University

NCAA Division 1

$49,889 Tuition

$43,451 Avg. Cost After Aid

124 Favorites

85 General Rank

127 Grad Rank

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97

University of Utah

NCAA Division 1

$27,220 Tuition

$14,773 Avg. Cost After Aid

185 Favorites

147 General Rank

223 Grad Rank

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98

University of Denver

NCAA Division 1

$52,515 Tuition

$32,361 Avg. Cost After Aid

211 Favorites

121 General Rank

143 Grad Rank

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99

Carleton College

NCAA Division 3

$57,111 Tuition

$31,133 Avg. Cost After Aid

44 Favorites

50 General Rank

32 Grad Rank

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100

Loyola University Maryland

NCAA Division 1

$50,100 Tuition

$36,594 Avg. Cost After Aid

94 Favorites

112 General Rank

96 Grad Rank

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