List of NCAA Division III institutions
There are currently 438 American colleges and universities classified as Division III for NCAA competition. Schools from 35 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented.
Conference affiliations listed in this table are primary affiliations as of the current 2022–23 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.
- Notes
- Cazenovia to permanently close its doors after the 2022–23 academic year.
- Finlandia to permanently close its doors after the 2022–23 academic year.
- Medaille to permanently close its doors after the 2022–23 academic year.
- Notre Dame (MD) will compete in men's sports from the 2023–24 academic year.
- Sul Ross State to reclassify to Division II after the 2023–24 academic year, rejoining the Lone Star Conference.
Pending
These schools are actively pursuing Division III membership.
| School | Nickname | City | State/ province |
Conference | Current affiliation | Latest attempt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow University[9] | Celtics | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (2023–24) | River States (NAIA) | July 2022 |
| University of Hartford[10] | Hawks | West Hartford | Connecticut | Commonwealth Coast Conference (2023–24) | NCAA D-I independent | January 2022 |
Exploratory
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine[11] | Lions | Media | Pennsylvania | Penn State (USCAA) | February 2023 |
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
- Women-only institution in undergraduate programs, therefore it does not compete in men's sports.
- Second-year provisional Division III member.
- Third-year provisional Division III member.
- Conference renamed from Capital Athletic Conference on November 18, 2020.
- A combined team of Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, and Scripps College branded as Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
- Plays men's ice hockey in Division I and is allowed to award scholarships.[4]
- 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.
- Conference renamed from North Eastern Athletic Conference on August 2, 2021.
- Fields a Division I men's lacrosse team, but is not allowed to award lacrosse scholarships.
- Hobart (men) and William Smith (women) are together the Colleges of the Seneca and usually grouped together, but they participate separately in athletics.
- 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.
- First-year provisional Division III member.
- Competes in Division I in women's rowing, but is not allowed to award scholarships.
- Non-basketball member.
- A combined team of Pomona College and Pitzer College branded as Pomona-Pitzer.
- Plays men's ice hockey in Division I, but is not allowed to award scholarships.
- Plays women's ice hockey in Division I, but is not allowed to award scholarships.
- 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
- "Division III Members". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- "Conference History". American Rivers Conference.
- Cazenovia College To Permanently Close After Current Academic Year
- "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.
- Finlandia University will not enroll students for the Fall 2023 semester
- "Member Institutions". North Atlantic Conference.
- Medaille University announces it will close in August
- "Sul Ross Applies to Move to NCAA Division II Level" (Press release). Sul Ross State University. February 1, 2023.
- "Carlow University Athletics to join AMCC, NCAA Division III". Carlow Celtics. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- "Athletics Transition" (Press release). University of Hartford. May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- "NCAA approves Penn State Brandywine's application for exploratory year". Penn State Brandywine Lions. February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
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