Swimming in College
Selecting a University is one of the most important things a person will do. Help yourself make the right choice personally, academically, and swimming wise.
Here are some links to information that may be helpful to high school swimmers as they start to think about where to go to college, and whether to continue in the sport.
Here is a Link to the application form to be filled out by the Swimmer or Parent for USA Swimming’s Scholastic All-America Team.
College Swimming 101
College Swimming
Be Recruited
| Organizations |
Athletic Scholarships |
Maximum Men’s |
Maximum Women’s |
Website |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| NCAA I | yes | 9.9 | 14 | www.ncaa.org |
140 | 189 | 329 |
| NCAA II | yes | 8.1 | 8.1 | www.ncaa.org | 50 | 67 | 117 |
| NCAA III | no | 0 | 0 | www.ncaa.org | 191 | 236 | 427 |
| NAIA I | yes | 8 | 8 | www.naia.org |
20 | 22 | 42 |
| NJCAA | yes | 15, only 3 foreign | 15, only 3 foreign | www.njcaa.org |
20 | 21 | 41 |
| COA (CALI CC) | no | 0 | 0 | www.coasports.org |
107 | 107 | 214 |