List of NCAA Division III institutions
There are currently 436 American colleges and universities classified as Division III for NCAA competition. Schools from 34 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented.
Conference affiliations listed in this table are primary affiliations as of the current 2023–24 school year. Many schools will house some sports in other conferences if their primary leagues do not sponsor a given sport.
Division III institutions[edit]
- Reclassifying institutions in yellow.
- Departing institutions in red.
- Notes
- ^ Birmingham-Southern will permanently close its doors after the 2023–24 academic year.
- ^ Cabrini to permanently close its doors after the 2023–24 academic year.
- ^ Defiance will join NAIA in the 2024–25 academic year.
- ^ Ferrum is reclassifying to Division II after the 2024–25 academic year, joining the Conference Carolinas.
- ^ Fontbonne to permanently close its doors after the 2024–25 academic year.
- ^ Sul Ross State is reclassifying to Division II after the 2023–24 academic year, rejoining the Lone Star Conference.
- ^ UT Dallas is to reclassify to Division II after the 2024–25 academic year, joining the Lone Star Conference, pending NCAA approval.
Pending[edit]
These schools are actively pursuing Division III membership, pending NCAA approval.
| School | Nickname | City | State/ province |
Conference | Current affiliation | Latest attempt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine[7] | Lions | Media | PA | United East Conference (2024–25) | Penn State (USCAA) | January 2024 |
Exploratory[edit]
These schools are actively exploring Division III membership and were granted the exploratory membership for one year.
| School | Nickname | City | State/ province |
Current affiliation | Latest attempt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Wales University[8] | Wildcats | Charlotte | NC | Eastern Metro Athletic Conference (USCAA) | February 2024 |
| Mayville State University[8] | Comets | Mayville | ND | North Star Athletic Association (NAIA) | February 2024 |
| Regent University[9] | Royals | Virginia Beach | VA | National Christian College Athletic Association | March 2024 |
See also[edit]
- List of NCAA Division I institutions
- List of NCAA Division II institutions
- List of NCAA Division III football programs
- List of NCAA Division III ice hockey programs
- List of NAIA institutions
- List of USCAA institutions
- List of NCCAA institutions
- List of NJCAA Division I schools
- List of NJCAA Division II schools
- List of NJCAA Division III schools
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Women-only institution in undergraduate programs, therefore it does not compete in men's sports.
- ^ a b Third-year provisional Division III member.
- ^ a b c d e f g Conference renamed from Capital Athletic Conference on November 18, 2020.
- ^ First-year provisional Division III member.
- ^ A combined team of Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, and Scripps College branded as Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
- ^ a b c d Plays men's ice hockey in Division I and is allowed to award scholarships.[3]
- ^ a b c Plays women's ice hockey in Division I and is allowed to award scholarships.[3]
- ^ Plays women's soccer in Division I and is allowed to award scholarships.
- ^ Competes in Division I in men's wrestling, but is not allowed to award scholarships.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Conference renamed from North Eastern Athletic Conference on August 2, 2021.
- ^ a b Second-year provisional Division III member.
- ^ Fields a Division I men's lacrosse team, but is not allowed to award lacrosse scholarships.
- ^ a b Hobart (men) and William Smith (women) are together the Colleges of the Seneca and usually grouped together, but they participate separately in athletics.
- ^ a b c Men's only institution in undergratuate programs, therefore it does not compete in women's sports.
- ^ Johns Hopkins fields Division I teams in men's and women's lacrosse. Both teams are allowed to award scholarships.
- ^ Competes in Division I in women's rowing, but is not allowed to award scholarships.
- ^ a b c Non-basketball member.
- ^ A combined team of Pomona College and Pitzer College branded as Pomona-Pitzer.
- ^ a b Plays men's ice hockey in Division I, but is not allowed to award scholarships.
- ^ a b Plays women's ice hockey in Division I, but is not allowed to award scholarships.
- ^ a b Saint Benedict (women's) and Saint John's (men's) are together the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University and usually grouped together, but they participate separately in athletics.
References[edit]
- ^ "Division III Members". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Conference History". American Rivers Conference.
- ^ a b "Scholarships Will Continue For D-III 'Play Up' Schools". USCHO.com. January 12, 2004. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ^ "Member Institutions". North Atlantic Conference.
- ^ "Sul Ross Applies to Move to NCAA Division II Level" (Press release). Sul Ross State University. February 1, 2023.
- ^ "UTD To Begin NCAA Division II Move, Join Lone Star Conference" (Press release). University of Texas at Dallas. July 20, 2023.
- ^ "Penn State Brandywine to join United East Conference in 2024-25". PennState. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "Report of the NCAA Division III Membership Committee February 26, 2024, videoconference" (PDF). NCAA.
- ^ "Regent University Accepted into NCAA Exploratory Year". Regent University. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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