The Complete List of NCAA Division 3 Colleges (Updated)

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The NCAA—the major governing body for intercollegiate sports—separates its member institutions by divisions. Division III colleges are generally the smallest and have the fewest resources for their athletic teams; however, Division III is the biggest division in terms of number of schools and student-athletes. Many Division III schools take pride in their sports teams, and athletes comprise a significant percentage of the student population.

In this article, I’ll give you a basic understanding of Division III as well as a complete list of current Division III schools, organized by state.

UPDATE: NCAA Changes Due to COVID-19

As a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, NCAA has made temporary changes to player eligibility. First, prospective Division I and Division II players initially enrolling during the 2021/2022 academic year don't need to submit ACT or SAT scores. Their academic eligibility will only be based on their GPA. Additionally, the NCAA is granting spring and fall 2020 athletes an additional year of eligibility and season of competition. You can find more NCAA Division III updates here.

Why Are There NCAA Divisions?

The NCAA made divisions to create competitive balance and a level playing field. The existence of divisions is meant to enable schools to compete against other schools of a similar size and with similar resources.

What Makes Division III Unique?

In Division III, there are no athletic scholarships. Sports teams have shorter practice times and playing seasons than they do in Divisions I and II. Additionally, in Division III, the focus is more on the participant than it is on generating revenue or creating events for spectators.

Here are some fun facts to know about Division III:

There are more than 170,000 athletes in Division III
80% of Division III schools are private
Each Division III school sponsors an average of 19 sports

Complete List of NCAA Division III Colleges

Below, we give you the complete list of NCAA Division III colleges for the 2022-2023 school year. At present, there are more than 430 schools in Division III.

But how can you use this list? If there's a particular college you're considering applying to, you can look at this list to determine whether that school is a Division III institution or not.

You can also check to see which colleges are Division III in a certain sport you're interested in. Note that some Division III schools might compete in Division I for one or two sports.

Alabama

Birmingham-Southern College
Huntingdon College

Arkansas

Hendrix College
Lyon College
University of the Ozarks (Arkansas)

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California

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
California Lutheran University
Chapman University
Claremont McKenna–Harvey Mudd–Scripps Colleges
Occidental College
Pomona–Pitzer Colleges
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of La Verne
University of Redlands
Whittier College

Colorado

Colorado College

Connecticut

Albertus Magnus College
Connecticut College
Eastern Connecticut State University
Mitchell College
Trinity College (Connecticut)
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
University of Hartford
University of St. Joseph (Connecticut)
Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
Western Connecticut State University

District of Columbia

Catholic University
Gallaudet University
Trinity Washington University

Georgia

Agnes Scott College
Berry College
Covenant College
Emory University
LaGrange College
Oglethorpe University
Piedmont College
Wesleyan College (Georgia)

Iowa

Buena Vista University
Central College (Iowa)
Coe College
Cornell College
Grinnell College
Loras College
Luther College
Simpson College
University of Dubuque
Wartburg College

Illinois

Augustana College (Illinois)
Aurora University
Benedictine University (Illinois)
Blackburn College
Concordia University Chicago
Dominican University (Illinois)
Elmhurst College
Eureka College
Greenville University
Illinois College
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Wesleyan University
Knox College
Lake Forest College
Millikin University
Monmouth College (Illinois)
North Central College
North Park University
Principia College
Rockford University
University of Chicago
Wheaton College (Illinois)

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Indiana

Anderson University (Indiana)
DePauw University
Earlham College
Franklin College
Hanover College
Manchester University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Saint Mary's College (Indiana)
Trine University
Wabash College

Kentucky

Asbury University
Berea College
Centre College
Spalding University
Transylvania University

Louisiana

Centenary College (Louisiana)

Massachusetts

Amherst College
Anna Maria College
Babson College
Brandeis University
Bridgewater State University
Clark University (Massachusetts)
Curry College
Dean College
Eastern Nazarene College
Elms College
Emerson College
Emmanuel College (Massachusetts)
Endicott College
Fitchburg State University
Framingham State University
Gordon College
Lasell College
Lesley University
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Mount Holyoke College
Nichols College
Regis College (Massachusetts)
Salem State University
Simmons University
Smith College
Springfield College
Suffolk University
Tufts University
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Wellesley College
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Western New England University
Westfield State University
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Williams College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester State University

Maryland

Goucher College
Hood College
Johns Hopkins University
McDaniel College
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Salisbury University
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Stevenson University
Washington College (Maryland)

Maine

Bates College
Bowdoin College
Colby College
Husson University
Maine Maritime Academy
Saint Joseph's College (Maine)
Thomas College
University of Maine at Presque Isle
University of Maine, Farmington
University of New England
University of Southern Maine

Michigan

Adrian College
Albion College
Alma College
Calvin College
Finlandia University
Hope College
Kalamazoo College
Olivet College

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Minnesota

Augsburg University
Bethany Lutheran College
Bethel University (Minnesota)
Carleton College
College of Saint Benedict
Concordia College, Moorhead
Crown College (Minnesota)
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hamline University
Macalester College
Martin Luther College
North Central University
Saint John's University (Minnesota)
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
St. Catherine University
St. Olaf College
The College of St. Scholastica
University of Minnesota, Morris
University of Northwestern–St. Paul
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)

Missouri

Fontbonne University
Washington University in St. Louis
Webster University
Westminster College (Missouri)

Mississippi

Belhaven University
Millsaps College
Mississippi University for Women

North Carolina

Brevard College
Greensboro College
Guilford College
Meredith College
Methodist University
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Pfeiffer University
Salem College (North Carolina)
Warren Wilson College
William Peace University

Nebraska

Nebraska Wesleyan University

New Hampshire

Colby-Sawyer College
Keene State College
New England College
Plymouth State University
Rivier University

New Jersey

Centenary College (New Jersey)
Drew University
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham
Kean University
Montclair State University
New Jersey City University
Ramapo College
Rowan University
Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Camden
Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark
Saint Elizabeth University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stockton University
The College of New Jersey
William Paterson University of New Jersey

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New York

Alfred State College
Alfred University
Bard College
Baruch College
Brooklyn College
Buffalo State, State University of New York
Cazenovia College
Clarkson University
College of Mount Saint Vincent
College of Staten Island
D'Youville College
Elmira College
Farmingdale State College
Hamilton College
Hartwick College
Hilbert College
Hobart College
Houghton College
Hunter College
Ithaca College
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Keuka College
Lehman College
Manhattanville College
Medaille College
Medgar Evers College
Morrisville State College
Mount Saint Mary College (New York)
Nazareth College
New York University
Plattsburgh State University of New York
Pratt Institute
Purchase College, State University of New York
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Rochester Institute of Technology
Russell Sage College
Sarah Lawrence College
Skidmore College
St. John Fisher College
St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn)
St. Joseph's College (Long Island)
St. Lawrence University
State University College at Old Westbury
State University of New York at Brockport
State University of New York at Canton
State University of New York at Cobleskill
State University of New York at Cortland
State University of New York at Delhi
State University of New York at Geneseo
State University of New York at New Paltz
State University of New York at Oneonta
State University of New York at Oswego
State University of New York at Potsdam
State University of New York Maritime College
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
The City College of New York
The State University of New York at Fredonia
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Union College (New York)
University of Rochester
Utica College
Vassar College
Wells College
Yeshiva University
York College (New York)

Ohio

Baldwin Wallace University
Bluffton University
Capital University
Case Western Reserve University
Defiance College
Denison University
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Heidelberg University
Hiram College
John Carroll University
Kenyon College
Marietta College
Mount St. Joseph University
Muskingum University
Oberlin College
Ohio Northern University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Otterbein University
The College of Wooster
University of Mount Union
Wilmington College (Ohio)
Wittenberg University

Oregon

George Fox University
Lewis & Clark College
Linfield College
Pacific University (Oregon)
Willamette University

Pennsylvania

Albright College
Allegheny College
Alvernia University
Arcadia University
Bryn Athyn College
Bryn Mawr College
Cabrini University
Cairn University
Carnegie Mellon University
Cedar Crest College
Chatham University
Clarks Summit University
Delaware Valley University
DeSales University
Dickinson College
Eastern University
Elizabethtown College
Franklin & Marshall College
Geneva College
Gettysburg College
Grove City College
Gwynedd Mercy University
Haverford College
Immaculata University
Juniata College
Keystone College
King's College (Pennsylvania)
La Roche College
Lancaster Bible College
Lebanon Valley College
Lycoming College
Marywood University
Messiah College
Misericordia University
Moravian College
Mount Aloysius College
Muhlenberg College
Neumann University
Penn State Berks College
Penn State Harrisburg
Penn State University, Abington
Penn State University, Altoona
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College
Rosemont College
Saint Vincent College
Susquehanna University
Swarthmore College
Thiel College
University of Pittsburgh, Bradford
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg
University of Scranton
University of Valley Forge
Ursinus College
Washington and Jefferson College
Waynesburg University
Westminster College (Pennsylvania)
Widener University
Wilkes University
Wilson College
York College (Pennsylvania)

Rhode Island

Johnson & Wales University (Providence)
Rhode Island College
Roger Williams University
Salve Regina University

South Carolina

Bob Jones University

Tennessee

Maryville College (Tennessee)
Rhodes College
University of the South

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Texas

Austin College
Concordia University Texas
East Texas Baptist University
Hardin-Simmons University
Howard Payne University
LeTourneau University
McMurry University
Schreiner University
Southwestern University (Texas)
Sul Ross State University
Texas Lutheran University
Trinity University (Texas)
University of Dallas
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
University of St. Thomas (Texas)
University of Texas at Dallas

Virginia

Averett University
Bridgewater College (Virginia)
Christopher Newport University
Eastern Mennonite University
Emory and Henry College
Ferrum College
Hampden-Sydney College
Hollins University
Mary Baldwin University
Marymount University (Virginia)
Randolph College
Randolph-Macon College
Roanoke College
Shenandoah University
Southern Virginia University
Sweet Briar College
University of Lynchburg
University of Mary Washington
Virginia Wesleyan College
Washington and Lee University

Vermont

Castleton University
Middlebury College
Northern Vermont University–Johnson
Northern Vermont University–Lyndon
Norwich University

Washington

Pacific Lutheran University
University of Puget Sound
Whitman College
Whitworth University

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Wisconsin

Alverno College
Beloit College
Carroll University (Wisconsin)
Carthage College
Concordia University Wisconsin
Edgewood College
Lakeland University
Lawrence University
Maranatha Baptist University
Marian University (Wisconsin)
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Mount Mary University
Northland College
Ripon College
St. Norbert College
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
University of Wisconsin–Platteville
University of Wisconsin–River Falls
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin–Stout
University of Wisconsin–Superior
University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
Wisconsin Lutheran College

West Virginia

Bethany College (West Virginia)

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Justin Berkman

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Justin has extensive experience teaching SAT prep and guiding high school students through the college admissions and selection process. He is firmly committed to improving equity in education and helping students to reach their educational goals. Justin received an athletic scholarship for gymnastics at Stanford University and graduated with a BA in American Studies.

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