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Middlebury College | Westminster College | Ohio Northern University | Suny Oneonta | The University of Texas at Austin | Cleveland State University | Albion College | University of Delaware | Norwich University | Calvin College | Texas Christian University | University of the Cumberlands | Diablo Valley College | Carthage College | University of the Incarnate Word | Mt San Antonio College | Washington & Jefferson College | Williams College | Illinois Institute of Technology | Lindenwood University | Grand Valley State University | State University of New York Cortland | Loras College | The College of New Jersey | University of Virginia-Main Campus | University of LA Verne | University of Southern California | Bryant University | Villanova University | McKendree University | University of Pennsylvania | University of Denver | Berry College | Notre Dame College | Clark University | Miami University-Oxford | Canisius College | Babson College | Lake Forest College | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Brown University | University of Georgia | Kenyon College | Olivet Nazarene University | Colorado College | Oberlin College | Yale University | University of North Dakota | Le Moyne College | Loyola University Maryland | California Lutheran University | Stanford University | Niagara University | Wright State University-Main Campus | Ohio Wesleyan University | Suny College At Potsdam | Illinois Wesleyan University | Boston College | University of South Dakota | University of Evansville | Colorado Mesa University | Harvard University | The College of Wooster | College of Marin | Bethany College | Hamilton College | Depauw University | Nazareth College | Hartwick College | Drexel University | University of Wisconsin-Madison | John Carroll University | Austin College | Ouachita Baptist University | Springfield College | Northern Michigan University | Birmingham Southern College | South Dakota State University | Alfred University | Keene State College | Roger Williams University | Fordham University | New York University | Arizona State University-Tempe | University of Missouri-Columbia | Manchester University | University of Wyoming | Seton Hall University | Grand Canyon University | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | College of the Holy Cross | University of Maine | University of Arizona | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Suny College At Brockport | Brigham Young University-Provo | West Virginia University | University of Iowa | The University of Findlay | Skidmore College | Bowdoin College | Centre College | Bucknell University | Los Angeles Valley College | Tufts University | Baldwin Wallace University | Drury University | Hendrix College | Wesleyan University | Maryville University of Saint Louis | California Baptist University | University of Illinois at Chicago | Bard College | Suny College of Technology at Alfred | Trinity College | Susquehanna University | La Salle University | University of Connecticut | Chabot College | Old Dominion University | De Anza College | Marist College | Wayland Baptist University | Lehigh University | Western Illinois University | Pomona College | Grinnell College | Oakland University | Georgetown University | Genesee Community College | Suny Buffalo State | University of Notre Dame | Trinity University | Case Western Reserve University | Tiffin University | University at Buffalo the State University of New York | Catholic University Athletics | Carleton College | Cornell University | Ball State University | Colby College | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Marywood University | University of Indianapolis | Indian River State College | University of Nevada Las Vegas | Montclair State University | Denison University | Howard University | Michigan State University | Long Beach City College | Towson University | Princeton University | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Suny College At Oswego | Hope College | Suny At Fredonia | The College Of Saint Rose | University Of Hawaii At Manoa | Vassar College | New Jersey Institute Of Technology | Washington University In St. Louis | Northwestern University | University Of Cincinnati-Main Campus | State University Of New York At Geneseo | George Mason University | Dartmouth College | Fairfield University | Wayne State University | Lincoln College | American River College | St. Bonaventure University | Brandeis University | Colgate University | George Washington University | Pennsylvania Western University Clarion | Amherst College | University Of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Emory University | Sewanee-The University Of The South | American University | Saint Cloud State University | The University Of Chicago | Duke University | East Carolina University | Eastern Michigan University | Drew University | Carnegie Mellon University | Saginaw Valley State University

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Grand Canyon University, University of Arizona and Arizona State University-Tempe top the list of highest grossing men's college swimming and diving programs in the state in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.

Nationwide Top 200 Men's Swimming & Diving Programs by Revenue

Rank
State
School
Total Undergraduates
Athletes (#)
Revenue
Revenue Per Athlete
1
NC
East Carolina University
19,698
27
$947,967
$35,110
2
DC
George Washington University
10,343
28
$894,356
$31,941
3
AZ
Grand Canyon University
14,542
21
$646,869
$30,803
4
UT
Brigham Young University-Provo
28,012
28
$851,472
$30,410
5
NY
University at Buffalo
18,732
23
$685,492
$29,804
6
HI
University of Hawaii at Manoa
10,676
30
$888,459
$29,615
7
PA
Bucknell University
3,525
25
$726,255
$29,050
8
NV
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
18,237
22
$623,850
$28,357
9
MI
Wayne State University
11,953
19
$481,819
$25,359
10
NJ
Seton Hall University
5,484
24
$585,265
$24,386
11
TX
The University of Texas at Austin
37,026
41
$992,344
$24,204
12
PA
La Salle University
3,174
21
$499,156
$23,769
13
OH
Miami University-Oxford
16,109
24
$535,999
$22,333
14
NJ
Rider University
3,632
23
$501,398
$21,800
15
PA
Drexel University
13,258
26
$566,415
$21,785
16
MI
Eastern Michigan University
12,714
38
$813,861
$21,417
17
OH
The University of Findlay
2,561
25
$528,466
$21,139
18
MO
Maryville University of Saint Louis
2,147
8
$158,639
$19,830
19
VA
Old Dominion University
15,173
20
$387,785
$19,389
20
TX
Texas Christian University
8,591
33
$633,297
$19,191
21
MO
Drury University
2,349
28
$534,847
$19,102
22
CT
Yale University
5,468
33
$614,473
$18,620
23
CA
California Baptist University
5,878
32
$587,355
$18,355
24
MI
Oakland University
12,917
26
$463,930
$17,843
25
NY
Fordham University
8,725
29
$510,090
$17,589
26
TX
University of The Incarnate Word
4,488
31
$544,370
$17,560
27
WY
University of Wyoming
8,099
26
$450,325
$17,320
28
IN
University of Indianapolis
3,589
29
$488,654
$16,850
29
IL
McKendree University
1,820
16
$263,847
$16,490
30
PA
Lehigh University
4,990
22
$355,588
$16,163
31
MI
Northern Michigan University
6,254
29
$463,015
$15,966
32
WI
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
17,373
33
$525,636
$15,928
33
AZ
University of Arizona
29,049
30
$473,173
$15,772
34
MA
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
21,340
30
$472,261
$15,742
35
DC
Howard University
5,553
18
$273,675
$15,204
36
OH
Malone University
1,135
15
$225,290
$15,019
37
NY
St Bonaventure University
1,589
29
$433,326
$14,942
38
IL
University of Illinois at Chicago
16,408
28
$417,007
$14,893
39
MA
Harvard University
6,931
35
$498,966
$14,256
40
CT
University of Connecticut
18,538
31
$439,433
$14,175
41
OH
Cleveland State University
9,148
26
$366,597
$14,100
42
NY
Marist College
4,964
27
$378,217
$14,008
43
ND
University of North Dakota
8,787
24
$334,996
$13,958
44
OH
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
21,445
29
$400,604
$13,814
45
IL
Olivet Nazarene University
3,019
24
$330,189
$13,758
46
MD
Loyola University Maryland
4,030
21
$287,520
$13,691
47
IN
University of Evansville
2,015
28
$383,031
$13,680
48
IN
University of Notre Dame
8,480
33
$449,175
$13,611
49
OK
Oklahoma Baptist University
1,852
30
$400,352
$13,345
50
MI
Grand Valley State University
19,666
26
$344,210
$13,239
51
OH
Tiffin University
1,748
14
$184,992
$13,214
52
RI
Brown University
6,556
26
$343,548
$13,213
53
MD
Mount St Mary's University
1,627
14
$182,499
$13,036
54
WI
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
4,042
28
$360,918
$12,890
55
WI
University of Wisconsin-Madison
28,201
28
$354,132
$12,648
56
VA
George Mason University
19,024
24
$299,432
$12,476
57
NJ
New Jersey Institute of Technology
6,152
24
$292,953
$12,206
58
MO
Lindenwood University
6,755
49
$590,552
$12,052
59
PA
Villanova University
6,469
24
$286,525
$11,939
60
RI
Bryant University
3,399
27
$318,008
$11,778
61
IL
Lincoln College
727
14
$160,939
$11,496
62
NJ
Princeton University
5,236
39
$446,622
$11,452
63
NY
Cornell University
14,461
29
$330,259
$11,388
64
NY
The College of Saint Rose
2,510
12
$134,426
$11,202
65
FL
Indian River State College
5,143
20
$215,894
$10,795
66
NY
Colgate University
2,864
19
$201,994
$10,631
67
NH
Dartmouth College
4,230
28
$291,740
$10,419
68
OH
Wright State University-Main Campus
9,582
29
$297,114
$10,245
69
PA
Clarion University
3,567
23
$227,378
$9,886
70
OH
Notre Dame College
1,247
16
$154,020
$9,626
71
MI
Saginaw Valley State University
6,750
25
$239,573
$9,583
72
CA
College of Marin
1,288
3
$28,626
$9,542
73
KY
University of the Cumberlands
1,738
19
$171,841
$9,044
74
NJ
Montclair State University
14,857
21
$188,690
$8,985
75
IA
Iowa Lakes Community College
987
9
$80,694
$8,966
76
ME
Bowdoin College
1,798
23
$203,918
$8,866
77
CT
Wesleyan University
2,912
18
$158,871
$8,826
78
NY
Niagara University
2,913
24
$210,794
$8,783
79
MA
Springfield College
2,082
15
$131,408
$8,761
80
PA
University of Pennsylvania
10,231
29
$252,811
$8,718
81
MN
Carleton College
2,045
19
$163,151
$8,587
82
SD
South Dakota State University
8,442
24
$204,358
$8,515
83
TX
Trinity University
2,244
21
$174,769
$8,322
84
NY
New York University
24,702
44
$363,716
$8,266
85
OH
Oberlin College
2,869
11
$90,636
$8,240
86
NY
Union College
2,114
14
$114,110
$8,151
87
NY
Vassar College
2,390
14
$113,041
$8,074
88
IN
Ball State University
15,018
26
$209,556
$8,060
89
DC
American University
6,981
17
$136,753
$8,044
90
CA
Los Angeles Valley College
4,069
11
$87,604
$7,964
91
SD
University of South Dakota
4,922
28
$220,651
$7,880
92
GA
Berry College
2,046
14
$109,137
$7,796
93
CA
Stanford University
7,032
33
$256,508
$7,773
94
CT
Fairfield University
3,802
28
$215,008
$7,679
95
NJ
The College of New Jersey
6,419
14
$107,432
$7,674
96
MA
Babson College
2,283
13
$97,759
$7,520
97
NH
Keene State College
3,990
11
$82,582
$7,507
98
IN
Manchester University
1,247
7
$51,158
$7,308
99
NY
Canisius College
2,453
28
$204,180
$7,292
100
IL
Western Illinois University
7,482
14
$100,925
$7,209
101
NY
St Francis College
2,339
17
$122,199
$7,188
102
MD
Towson University
16,827
27
$192,760
$7,139
103
MA
Brandeis University
3,591
18
$127,758
$7,098
104
OH
Denison University
2,259
48
$337,726
$7,036
105
ME
Colby College
1,879
21
$146,704
$6,986
106
OH
Ohio Northern University
2,047
21
$143,667
$6,841
107
TN
Sewanee-The University of the South
1,713
15
$101,060
$6,737
108
AR
Ouachita Baptist University
1,461
23
$153,661
$6,681
109
WV
West Virginia University
20,524
36
$238,897
$6,636
110
PA
Washington & Jefferson College
1,369
13
$86,079
$6,621
111
MN
Saint Cloud State University
8,506
31
$205,115
$6,617
112
CA
American River College
6,254
12
$78,097
$6,508
113
NY
Nazareth College
2,039
16
$103,935
$6,496
114
IA
University of Iowa
20,690
32
$207,682
$6,490
115
DC
Georgetown University
6,874
29
$177,229
$6,111
116
WV
Bethany College
631
7
$42,557
$6,080
117
MA
Amherst College
1,846
25
$151,780
$6,071
118
AL
Birmingham Southern College
1,282
17
$103,014
$6,060
119
CO
Colorado Mesa University
7,252
33
$194,723
$5,901
120
CO
Colorado College
2,084
15
$88,310
$5,887
121
ME
University of Maine
8,082
23
$135,403
$5,887
122
NY
University of Rochester
6,138
23
$135,176
$5,877
123
IN
DePauw University
2,178
27
$157,822
$5,845
124
IL
The University of Chicago
5,956
32
$185,503
$5,797
125
DE
University of Delaware
17,736
32
$181,409
$5,669
126
NY
SUNY College at Geneseo
5,369
26
$147,333
$5,667
127
AZ
Arizona State University-Tempe
38,761
34
$190,845
$5,613
128
PA
Marywood University
1,717
8
$44,255
$5,532
129
NY
Hartwick College
1,362
21
$115,541
$5,502
130
NJ
Drew University
1,382
14
$76,984
$5,499
131
NY
Skidmore College
2,637
16
$85,119
$5,320
132
NY
SUNY Buffalo State
7,590
19
$100,953
$5,313
133
NY
SUNY at Fredonia
4,253
18
$95,526
$5,307
134
NY
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
6,197
32
$169,627
$5,301
135
NY
Bard College
1,867
10
$52,981
$5,298
136
CA
University of La Verne
3,812
14
$74,097
$5,293
137
CT
Trinity College
2,132
18
$93,288
$5,183
138
NY
SUNY College at Oswego
6,868
21
$107,574
$5,123
139
NY
State University of New York- Cortland
6,187
22
$111,201
$5,055
140
TX
Wayland Baptist University
1,073
38
$189,980
$4,999
141
MA
Williams College
2,044
30
$149,811
$4,994
142
DC
Catholic University Athletics
3,088
28
$137,596
$4,914
143
VT
Middlebury College
2,496
34
$163,243
$4,801
144
MA
Boston College
9,486
51
$244,370
$4,792
145
NY
SUNY College at Brockport
6,375
17
$80,942
$4,761
146
MA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
4,214
39
$185,356
$4,753
147
IL
Northwestern University
8,249
23
$109,003
$4,739
148
OH
Baldwin Wallace University
3,013
13
$61,602
$4,739
149
NY
Genesee Community College
2,313
10
$47,328
$4,733
150
NY
SUNY College at Potsdam
3,320
15
$70,206
$4,680
151
KY
Centre College
1,420
18
$84,099
$4,672
152
NY
Le Moyne College
2,531
25
$116,700
$4,668
153
IL
Illinois Wesleyan University
1,760
16
$74,049
$4,628
154
MA
College of the Holy Cross
2,689
20
$92,511
$4,626
155
NY
Hamilton College
1,866
24
$110,459
$4,602
156
IL
Lake Forest College
1,502
16
$72,722
$4,545
157
CA
Chabot College
3,911
11
$49,165
$4,470
158
IA
Grinnell College
1,653
34
$150,814
$4,436
159
MA
Clark University
2,219
13
$57,645
$4,434
160
IA
Loras College
1,400
11
$48,533
$4,412
161
NC
Duke University
6,449
30
$131,659
$4,389
162
MN
Macalester College
2,096
12
$51,863
$4,322
163
PA
Susquehanna University
2,124
23
$98,319
$4,275
164
NY
Alfred University
1,700
18
$76,547
$4,253
165
CA
Mt San Antonio College
9,984
25
$106,263
$4,251
166
VA
University of Virginia-Main Campus
15,420
27
$112,902
$4,182
167
WI
Carthage College
2,644
36
$150,006
$4,167
168
MO
Washington University in St Louis
6,863
41
$170,387
$4,156
169
MI
Albion College
1,384
30
$123,721
$4,124
170
RI
Roger Williams University
4,120
22
$90,003
$4,091
171
CA
University of Southern California
18,070
29
$118,469
$4,085
172
NY
SUNY Oneonta
5,604
18
$73,272
$4,071
173
MI
Michigan State University
35,280
27
$109,578
$4,058
174
AR
Hendrix College
1,311
13
$52,559
$4,043
175
CA
Claremont McKenna College
1,343
28
$110,290
$3,939
176
NY
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
3,445
17
$66,885
$3,934
177
MI
Calvin College
3,589
30
$117,931
$3,931
178
CA
Diablo Valley College
7,409
18
$69,433
$3,857
179
WI
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
9,142
23
$88,136
$3,832
180
GA
Emory University
6,639
30
$113,772
$3,792
181
CA
Pomona College
1,547
32
$120,807
$3,775
182
OH
Ohio Wesleyan University
1,621
17
$64,030
$3,766
183
OH
The College of Wooster
1,972
24
$89,810
$3,742
184
VT
Norwich University
2,445
21
$77,583
$3,694
185
OH
Kenyon College
1,688
44
$156,127
$3,548
186
OH
Case Western Reserve University
4,973
28
$99,161
$3,541
187
GA
University of Georgia
26,252
30
$105,063
$3,502
188
IL
Illinois Institute of Technology
2,709
20
$69,825
$3,491
189
PA
Carnegie Mellon University
6,068
34
$117,801
$3,465
190
CA
Long Beach City College
8,994
16
$54,803
$3,425
191
CA
De Anza College
10,392
15
$50,306
$3,354
192
MO
University of Missouri-Columbia
24,060
33
$108,492
$3,288
193
MA
Tufts University
5,414
43
$137,514
$3,198
194
MI
Hope College
3,020
23
$73,167
$3,181
195
TX
Austin College
1,258
11
$34,955
$3,178
196
CO
University of Denver
5,478
36
$114,377
$3,177
197
OH
John Carroll University
2,910
25
$77,827
$3,113
198
WI
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
9,350
26
$80,530
$3,097
199
CA
California Lutheran University
2,765
27
$83,160
$3,080
200
PA
Westminster College
1,147
27
$82,418
$3,053

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