There are currently 431 American colleges and universities classified as Division III for NCAA competition, making it the largest division in the NCAA by school count. Schools from 34 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented.
All schools do not provide athletic scholarships to students.
Conference affiliations listed in this table are primary affiliations as of the current 2024–25 school year. Many schools will house some sports in other conferences if their primary leagues do not sponsor a given sport.
Division III institutions
- Reclassifying institutions in yellow.
- Departing institutions in red.
- Notes
- ^ Bryn Athyn will discontinue all athletic programs after the 2024–25 academic year.[2]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mount Mary is transitioning to the NAIA after the 2024–25 academic year, joining the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
- ^ Northland to permanently close its doors after the 2024–25 academic year.[6]
- ^ Rosemont will merge with Villanova University beginning in 2027, and will discontinue all varsity athletic programs after the 2025–26 academic year.[7]
- ^ UT Dallas is to reclassify to Division II after the 2024–25 academic year, joining the Lone Star Conference.
Pending
These school are actively pursuing Division III membership, pending NCAA approval.
School | Nickname | City | State/ province |
Conference | Current affiliation | Latest attempt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Azusa Pacific University[9] | Cougars | Azusa | CA | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2026–27) | Pacific West Conference (NCAA Division II) | March 2025 |
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte[10] | Wildcats | Charlotte | NC | Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (2025–26) | United States Collegiate Athletic Association | January 2025 |
Regent University[11] | Royals | Virginia Beach | VA | National Christian College Athletic Association | November 2024 | |
Saint Francis University[12] | Red Flash | Loretto | PA | Presidents' Athletic Conference (2026–27) | Northeast Conference (NCAA Division I) | March 2025 |
See also
- 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Second-year provisional Division III member.
- ^ A combined team of Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, and Scripps College branded as Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
- ^ Combined enrollment.
- ^ a b c d Plays men's ice hockey in Division I and is allowed to award scholarships.[4]
- ^ a b c Plays women's ice hockey in Division I and is allowed to award scholarships.[4]
- ^ 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 Third-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.
- ^ First-year provisional Division III member.
- ^ A combined team of Pomona College and Pitzer College branded as Pomona-Pitzer.
- ^ Combined enrollment.
- ^ 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.
- ^ While formally named The University of the South, the athletic program is branded by the school's alternate name of Sewanee.
References
- ^ "Division III Members". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "Bryn Athyn College to end athletic program offerings at the end of 2025 school year" (Press release). Bryn Athyn College. March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Northland College to Close" (Press release). Northland College. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
- ^ "Rosemont College To Merge With Villanova University" (Press release). Rosemont College. April 1, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ "UTD To Begin NCAA Division II Move, Join Lone Star Conference" (Press release). University of Texas at Dallas. July 20, 2023.
- ^ "APU Announces Return of Football". Azusa Pacific University. March 17, 2025. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ^ "C2C Announces Johnson & Wales University Charlotte as Newest Member". Coast-To-Coast (Press release). January 15, 2025.
- ^ "C2C Welcomes Regent University as Newest Member". Coast-To-Coast (Press release). November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Saint Francis Announces Move to NCAA Division III Athletics" (Press release). Saint Francis University. March 25, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
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