NCAA Division III recruiting standards
NCAA Division III Women's 400 IM Recruiting Times
Real SCY time standards for the Women's 400 IM across NCAA Division III swimmers, plus the 80 programs at this level and where your time fits.
400 IM time standards (NCAA Division III).
From 21,993 women's NCAA Division III swimmers' best SCY times. Lower = faster.
Recruitable
4:15.67
Fastest / national level
The top of NCAA Division III in this event — high-major recruiting tier.
Competitive
4:46.94
Top-25% band
A strong, clearly-recruitable time for NCAA Division III programs.
Roster level
4:59.17
Median (typical)
The middle of NCAA Division III rosters; p75 5:14.45, p90 5:31.95.
NCAA Division III programs ranked by 400 IM.
By team median for this event (each swimmer's best, last 4 years). Click a school for full roster, cost and admissions.
| # | School | State | Team fastest | Team median | Swimmers | Last raced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MA | 4:19.58 | 4:27.09 | 13 | 2026-03-19 |
| 2 | Bowdoin College | ME | 4:16.59 | 4:28.69 | 4 | 2026-03-19 |
| 3 | Emory University | GA | 4:23.27 | 4:28.78 | 7 | 2026-03-19 |
| 4 | New York University | NY | 4:21.68 | 4:28.84 | 8 | 2026-03-19 |
| 5 | Williams College | MA | 4:20.58 | 4:29.40 | 10 | 2026-03-19 |
| 6 | Kenyon College | OH | 4:19.53 | 4:31.17 | 16 | 2026-03-19 |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | PA | 4:24.79 | 4:32.21 | 9 | 2026-02-21 |
| 8 | University of Chicago | IL | 4:23.09 | 4:32.24 | 6 | 2026-03-19 |
| 9 | Washington University in St Louis | MO | 4:27.28 | 4:32.89 | 11 | 2026-03-19 |
| 10 | Tufts University | MA | 4:23.04 | 4:35.25 | 10 | 2026-03-19 |
| 11 | Dickinson College | PA | 4:35.88 | 4:36.59 | 5 | 2026-02-21 |
| 12 | Washington & Lee University | VA | 4:30.91 | 4:37.00 | 7 | 2026-02-13 |
| 13 | Pomona-Pitzer joint team | CA | 4:22.54 | 4:37.12 | 8 | 2026-03-19 |
| 14 | Amherst College | MA | 4:32.11 | 4:38.47 | 5 | 2026-02-14 |
| 15 | Swarthmore College | PA | 4:20.51 | 4:39.47 | 8 | 2026-03-19 |
| 16 | Trinity University | TX | 4:15.67 | 4:40.14 | 8 | 2026-03-19 |
| 17 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) joint team | CA | 4:26.93 | 4:41.09 | 17 | 2026-02-20 |
| 18 | Hamilton College | NY | 4:28.62 | 4:41.23 | 6 | 2026-03-19 |
| 19 | Ithaca College | NY | 4:33.78 | 4:41.87 | 6 | 2026-02-19 |
| 20 | Middlebury College | VT | 4:37.24 | 4:42.70 | 8 | 2026-02-14 |
| 21 | SUNY College at Geneseo | NY | 4:35.24 | 4:43.30 | 7 | 2026-02-19 |
| 22 | Rhodes College | TN | 4:31.32 | 4:43.32 | 9 | 2026-02-13 |
| 23 | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | CT | 4:32.44 | 4:44.07 | 5 | 2026-02-21 |
| 24 | Ursinus College | PA | 4:21.94 | 4:44.21 | 6 | 2026-03-19 |
| 25 | Gettysburg College | PA | 4:27.78 | 4:44.25 | 8 | 2026-02-21 |
| 26 | Hope College | MI | 4:24.06 | 4:44.41 | 15 | 2026-03-19 |
| 27 | University of California-Santa Cruz | CA | 4:32.11 | 4:44.98 | 12 | 2026-02-12 |
| 28 | John Carroll University | OH | 4:33.78 | 4:44.98 | 6 | 2026-02-13 |
| 29 | Colby College (Men's team) | ME | 4:33.16 | 4:45.69 | 7 | 2026-02-14 |
| 30 | Colby College | ME | 4:33.16 | 4:45.69 | 7 | 2026-02-14 |
| 31 | Rowan University | NJ | 4:27.94 | 4:45.71 | 4 | 2026-03-19 |
| 32 | University of Rochester | NY | 4:34.03 | 4:45.93 | 10 | 2026-02-20 |
| 33 | Stevens Institute of Technology | NJ | 4:43.70 | 4:46.04 | 6 | 2026-02-13 |
| 34 | Trinity College | CT | 4:37.44 | 4:46.06 | 6 | 2026-02-14 |
| 35 | Chapman University | CA | 4:39.85 | 4:46.35 | 9 | 2026-02-20 |
| 36 | Case Western Reserve University | OH | 4:40.32 | 4:46.59 | 7 | 2026-02-13 |
| 37 | California Institute of Technology | CA | 4:35.11 | 4:48.01 | 7 | 2026-02-20 |
| 38 | Lake Forest College | IL | 4:25.36 | 4:48.11 | 5 | 2026-03-19 |
| 39 | DePauw University | IN | 4:28.91 | 4:48.24 | 8 | 2026-03-19 |
| 40 | California Lutheran University | CA | 4:44.03 | 4:48.36 | 3 | 2026-02-20 |
| 41 | Montclair State University | NJ | 4:31.04 | 4:48.37 | 8 | 2026-02-14 |
| 42 | Randolph-Macon College | VA | 4:37.71 | 4:48.63 | 4 | 2026-02-13 |
| 43 | Catholic University | DC | 4:37.35 | 4:48.74 | 6 | 2026-02-14 |
| 44 | Brandeis University | MA | 4:36.70 | 4:49.42 | 3 | 2026-02-13 |
| 45 | Marymount University | VA | 4:44.99 | 4:49.73 | 3 | 2026-02-11 |
| 46 | Vassar College | NY | 4:39.46 | 4:49.82 | 4 | 2026-02-19 |
| 47 | Bates College | ME | 4:38.28 | 4:50.29 | 10 | 2026-02-14 |
| 48 | Franklin College | IN | 4:41.00 | 4:50.37 | 4 | 2026-02-13 |
| 49 | Univ of Wisconsin- Eau Claire | WI | 4:33.97 | 4:50.55 | 8 | 2026-02-20 |
| 50 | SUNY College at Oswego | NY | 4:37.50 | 4:51.44 | 3 | 2026-02-20 |
| 51 | Smith College | MA | 4:43.56 | 4:52.13 | 3 | 2026-02-21 |
| 52 | Bridgewater College | VA | 4:43.83 | 4:52.41 | 4 | 2026-02-13 |
| 53 | Springfield College | MA | 4:39.97 | 4:52.88 | 4 | 2026-02-21 |
| 54 | University of Scranton | PA | 4:48.02 | 4:53.28 | 7 | 2026-02-14 |
| 55 | Univ of Wisconsin-La Crosse | WI | 4:33.94 | 4:53.45 | 11 | 2026-02-20 |
| 56 | University of Mary Washington | VA | 4:34.27 | 4:53.46 | 11 | 2026-02-14 |
| 57 | Penn State - Erie-Behrend College | PA | 4:40.44 | 4:54.31 | 6 | 2026-02-20 |
| 58 | George Fox University | OR | 4:49.12 | 4:55.12 | 5 | 2026-02-14 |
| 59 | St Olaf College | MN | 4:27.67 | 4:55.66 | 5 | 2026-02-13 |
| 60 | Carthage College | WI | 4:46.21 | 4:55.87 | 10 | 2026-02-20 |
| 61 | Southwestern University | TX | 4:42.23 | 4:56.14 | 6 | 2026-02-13 |
| 62 | Gustavus Adolphus College | MN | 4:35.46 | 4:56.18 | 13 | 2026-02-13 |
| 63 | St. Norbert College | WI | 4:46.34 | 4:56.72 | 8 | 2026-02-21 |
| 64 | College of Wooster | OH | 4:41.52 | 4:57.50 | 10 | 2026-02-21 |
| 65 | Colorado College (Men's Team) | CO | 4:50.47 | 4:58.15 | 8 | 2026-02-13 |
| 66 | Colorado College | CO | 4:50.47 | 4:58.15 | 8 | 2026-02-13 |
| 67 | Bryn Mawr College | PA | 4:49.73 | 4:58.41 | 5 | 2025-11-22 |
| 68 | Wesleyan University | CT | 4:43.21 | 4:58.48 | 7 | 2026-02-14 |
| 69 | Babson College | MA | 4:40.57 | 4:58.62 | 5 | 2026-02-21 |
| 70 | Centre College | KY | 4:40.00 | 4:58.62 | 12 | 2026-02-13 |
| 71 | US Merchant Marine Academy | NY | 4:42.26 | 4:58.70 | 6 | 2026-02-14 |
| 72 | Pacific Lutheran University | WA | 4:38.00 | 4:58.77 | 5 | 2026-02-14 |
| 73 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | NE | 4:44.05 | 4:58.85 | 6 | 2026-02-20 |
| 74 | Whittier College | CA | 4:48.59 | 4:58.85 | 4 | 2026-02-20 |
| 75 | University of Puget Sound | WA | 4:39.90 | 4:58.86 | 8 | 2026-02-14 |
| 76 | York College Pennsylvania | PA | 4:38.52 | 4:58.88 | 5 | 2026-02-13 |
| 77 | Hartwick College | NY | 4:40.04 | 4:58.97 | 4 | 2026-02-19 |
| 78 | Grinnell College | IA | 4:36.45 | 4:58.99 | 15 | 2026-02-21 |
| 79 | Occidental College | CA | 4:51.33 | 4:59.07 | 3 | 2026-02-20 |
| 80 | Susquehanna University | PA | 4:48.44 | 4:59.18 | 6 | 2026-02-14 |
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