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Women’s Division 1 Swimming Colleges

division 1 womens swimming teams

Division 1 is the highest a women’s swimmer can go in terms of college swimming. Many swimmers dream of going to a school where their favorite Olympian is an alumnus. Before deciding on a D1 school to swim, there are variables that need to be considered:

How many women’s Division 1 swim teams are there?

There are 200 women’s Division 1 swimming colleges that span from coast to coast. Scholarships are offered at this level, but certain programs might have less than the maximum 14 scholarships that are allowed by the NCAA. The odds of receiving a full scholarship are low, as most swimmers receive partial scholarships.

Women’s Division 1 swimming rankings

The Division 1 level of women’s swimming is the most competitive division out there. NCSA has released power rankings that incorporate other factors beyond just team performance in ranking a school. An overall experience can be impacted by cost, as well as aid offered and other lifestyle variables. 

Best women’s Division 1 swimming colleges

  1. Stanford University
  2. Harvard University
  3. University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA)
  4. Princeton University
  5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  6. Yale University
  7. University of California
  8. Duke University
  9. Columbia University
  10. University of Florida

NCAA rankings are also available and are based solely on performance, which counts points scored as well as in-season meet results. During the regular season, rankings can shift due to dual meets won or lost against a ranked school.

Full List of D1 Women’s Swimming Colleges

School
City and State
Type
Conference
Division
Washington, District Of Columbia
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Tempe, Arizona
Public
Pacific-12 Conference
NCAA D1
Auburn, Alabama
Public
Southeastern Conference
NCAA D1
Muncie, Indiana
Public
Mid-American Conference
NCAA D1
Louisville, Kentucky
Private
ASUN Conference
NCAA D1
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Private
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Boston, Massachusetts
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Bowling Green, Ohio
Public
Mid-American Conference
NCAA D1
Provo, Utah
Private
West Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Providence, Rhode Island
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
Smithfield, Rhode Island
Private
American East Conference
NCAA D1
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Indianapolis, Indiana
Private
Big East Conference
NCAA D1
Riverside, California
Private
Western Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
San Luis Obispo, California
Public
Big Sky Conference
NCAA D1
Bakersfield, California
Public
Big West Conference
NCAA D1
Fresno, California
Public
Mountain West Conference
NCAA D1
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Private
Big South Conference
NCAA D1
Buffalo, New York
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
New Britain, Connecticut
Public
Northeast Conference
NCAA D1
Cleveland, Ohio
Public
Horizon League
NCAA D1
Hamilton, New York
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Worcester, Massachusetts
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Fort Collins, Colorado
Public
Mountain West Conference
NCAA D1
New York, New York
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
Ithaca, New York
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
Hanover, New Hampshire
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
Davidson, North Carolina
Private
Atlantic 10 conference
NCAA D1
Dover, Delaware
Public
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
Durham, North Carolina
Private
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Private
Altantic 10 Conference
NCAA D1
Greenville, North Carolina
Public
American Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Johnson City, Tennessee
Public
Southern Conference
NCAA D1
Charleston, Illinois
Public
Ohio Valley Conference
NCAA D1
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Public
Mid-American Conference
NCAA D1
Fairfield, Connecticut
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Boca Raton, Florida
Public
The american athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Fort Myers, Florida
Public
Atlantic Sun Conference
NCAA D1
Miami, Florida
Public
Conference USA
NCAA D1
Tallahassee, Florida
Public
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Bronx, New York
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Private
Big South Conference
NCAA D1
Fairfax, Virginia
Public
Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA D1
Washington, District Of Columbia
Private
Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA D1
Washington, District Of Columbia
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Statesboro, Georgia
Public
Sun Belt Conference
NCAA D1
Atlanta, Georgia
Public
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Phoenix, Arizona
Private
Western Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Public
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
Washington, District Of Columbia
Private
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Normal, Illinois
Public
Missouri Valley Conference
NCAA D1
Terre Haute, Indiana
Public
Missouri Valley Conference
NCAA D1
Bloomington, Indiana
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Indianapolis, Indiana
Public
Horizon League
NCAA D1
New Rochelle, New York
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Ames, Iowa
Public
Big 12 Conference
NCAA D1
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Public
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private
Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA D1
Easton, Pennsylvania
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Lynchburg, Virginia
Private
Conference USA
NCAA D1
Saint Charles, Missouri
Private
Ohio Valley Conference
NCAA D1
Long Island, New York
Private
Northeast Conference
NCAA D1
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Public
Southeastern Conference
NCAA D1
Los Angeles, California
Private
West Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Baltimore, Maryland
Private
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Riverdale, New York
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Poughkeepsie, New York
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Huntington, West Virginia
Public
Conference USA
NCAA D1
North Andover, Massachusetts
Private
Northeast Conference
NCAA D1
Oxford, Ohio
Public
Mid-American Conference
NCAA D1
Springfield, Missouri
Public
Missouri Valley Conference
NCAA D1
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Private
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Public
Sun Belt Conference
NCAA D1
Niagara University, New York
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Raleigh, North Carolina
Public
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Boston, Massachusetts
Private
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
Flagstaff, Arizona
Public
Big Sky Conference
NCAA D1
Evanston, Illinois
Private
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Rochester, Michigan
Public
Horizon League
NCAA D1
Columbus, Ohio
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Athens, Ohio
Public
Mid-American Conference
NCAA D1
Norfolk, Virginia
Public
Sunbelt Conference
NCAA D1
University Park, Pennsylvania
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Malibu, California
Private
West Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Princeton, New Jersey
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
Providence, Rhode Island
Private
Big East Conference
NCAA D1
West Lafayette, Indiana
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Charlotte, North Carolina
Private
Atlantic Sun Conference
NCAA D1
Houston, Texas
Private
Conference USA
NCAA D1
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Piscataway, New Jersey
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Fairfield, Connecticut
Private
Northeast Conference
NCAA D1
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Private
Northeast Conference
NCAA D1
St. Louis, Missouri
Private
Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA D1
Jersey City, New Jersey
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
San Diego, California
Public
Mountain West Conference
NCAA D1
San Jose, California
Public
Mountain West Conference
NCAA D1
Seattle, Washington
Private
Western Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
South Orange, New Jersey
Private
Big East Conference
NCAA D1
Loudonville, New York
Private
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Brookings, South Dakota
Public
Summit League Conference
NCAA D1
Carbondale, Illinois
Public
Missouri Valley Conference
NCAA D1
Dallas, Texas
Private
American Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Saint Bonaventure, New York
Private
Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA D1
Brooklyn Heights, New York
Private
Northeast Conference
NCAA D1
Stanford, California
Private
Pacific-12 Conference
NCAA D1
Easton, Massachusetts
Private
Northeast Conference
NCAA D1
Vestal, New York
Public
America East Conference
NCAA D1
Stony Brook, New York
Public
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
Buffalo, New York
Public
Mid-American Conference
NCAA D1
College Station, Texas
Public
Southeastern Conference
NCAA D1
Fort Worth, Texas
Private
Big 12 Conference
NCAA D1
Towson, Maryland
Public
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
New Orleans, Louisiana
Private
American Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Usafa, Colorado
Public
Mountain West Conference
NCAA D1
West Point, New York
Public
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Annapolis, Maryland
Public
Patriot League
NCAA D1
Akron, Ohio
Public
Mid-American Conference
NCAA D1
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Public
Southeastern Conference
NCAA D1
Tucson, Arizona
Public
Pacific-12 Conference
NCAA D1
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Public
Southeastern Conference
NCAA D1
Little Rock, Arkansas
Public
Sun Belt Conference
NCAA D1
Berkeley, California
Public
Pacific-12 Conference
NCAA D1
Davis, California
Public
Big Sky Conference
NCAA D1
Los Angeles, California
Public
Pacific-12 Conference
NCAA D1
La Jolla, California
Public
Big West Conference
NCAA D1
Santa Barbara, California
Public
Big West Conference
NCAA D1
Cincinnati, Ohio
Public
American Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Storrs, Connecticut
Public
Big East Conference
NCAA D1
Newark, Delaware
Public
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
Denver, Colorado
Private
The Summit League
NCAA D1
Evansville, Indiana
Private
Missouri Valley Conference
NCAA D1
Gainesville, Florida
Public
Southeastern Conference
NCAA D1
Athens, Georgia
Public
Southeastern Conference
NCAA D1
Honolulu, Hawaii
Public
Mountain West Conference
NCAA D1
Houston, Texas
Public
American Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Moscow, Idaho
Public
Big Sky Conference
NCAA D1
Champaign, Illinois
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Chicago, Illinois
Public
Missouri Valley Conference
NCAA D1
Iowa City, Iowa
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Lawrence, Kansas
Public
Big 12 Conference
NCAA D1
Lexington, Kentucky
Public
Southeastern Conference
NCAA D1
Louisville, Kentucky
Public
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Orono, Maine
Public
America East Conference
NCAA D1
Baltimore, Maryland
Public
America East Conference
NCAA D1
Amherst, Massachusetts
Public
Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA D1
Coral Gables, Florida
Private
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Columbia, Missouri
Public
Southeastern Conference
NCAA D1
Lincoln, Nebraska
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Omaha, Nebraska
Public
The Summit League
NCAA D1
Las Vegas, Nevada
Public
Mountain West Conference
NCAA D1
Reno, Nevada
Public
Mountain West Conference
NCAA D1
Durham, New Hampshire
Public
American East Conference
NCAA D1
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Public
Mountain West Conference
NCAA D1
Wilmington, North Carolina
Public
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
Asheville, North Carolina
Public
Big South Conference
NCAA D1
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Public
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Jacksonville, Florida
Public
Atlantic Sun Conference
NCAA D1
Denton, Texas
Public
Conference USA
NCAA D1
Greeley, Colorado
Public
Big Sky Conference
NCAA D1
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Public
Missouri Valley Conference
NCAA D1
Notre Dame, Indiana
Private
Division I-A Independents
NCAA D1
Norman, Oklahoma
Public
Big 12 Conference
NCAA D1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Public
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Kingston, Rhode Island
Public
Atlantic Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Virginia
Private
Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA D1
San Diego, California
Private
West Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Columbia, South Carolina
Public
Southeastern Conference
NCAA D1
Vermillion, South Dakota
Public
The Summit League
NCAA D1
Los Angeles, California
Private
Pacific-12 Conference
NCAA D1
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Private
The Summit League
NCAA D1
Knoxville, Tennessee
Public
Southeastern Conference
NCAA D1
Austin, Texas
Public
Big 12 Conference
NCAA D1
San Antonio, Texas
Private
Southland Conference
NCAA D1
Stockton, California
Private
West Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Toledo, Ohio
Public
Mid-American Conference
NCAA D1
Salt Lake City, Utah
Public
Pacific-12 Conference
NCAA D1
Burlington, Vermont
Public
America East Conference
NCAA D1
Charlottesville, Virginia
Public
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Madison, Wisconsin
Public
Big Ten Conference
NCAA D1
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Public
Horizon League
NCAA D1
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Public
Horizon League
NCAA D1
Laramie, Wyoming
Public
Mountain West Conference
NCAA D1
Saint George, Utah
Public
Western Athletic Conference
NCAA D1
Valparaiso, Indiana
Private
Missouri Valley Conference
NCAA D1
Nashville, Tennessee
Private
Southeastern Conference
NCAA D1
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Private
Big East Conference
NCAA D1
Lexington, Virginia
Public
Big South Conference
NCAA D1
Blacksburg, Virginia
Public
Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA D1
Staten Island, New York
Private
Northeast Conference
NCAA D1
Pullman, Washington
Public
Pacific-12 Conference
NCAA D1
Morgantown, West Virginia
Public
Big 12 Conference
NCAA D1
Williamsburg, Virginia
Public
Colonial Athletic Association
NCAA D1
Cincinnati, Ohio
Private
Big East Conference
NCAA D1
New Haven, Connecticut
Private
Ivy League
NCAA D1
Youngstown, Ohio
Public
Horizon League
NCAA D1