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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.
School Nickname City State/ province Enrollment Future conference Note Begins play New England College: Pilgrims Henniker: New Hampshire: 4,327 CNE: 2025 [2] [3]: Roanoke
D-III schools are not allowed to offer athletic scholarships, while D-II schools can. D-III is the NCAA's largest division with around 450 member institutions, which are 80% private and 20% public. The median undergraduate enrollment of D-III schools is about 2,750, although the range is from 418 to over 38,000.
The following table is a list of Division III schools competing in Division I, including those which play in sports that have only one national championship event open to members of all NCAA divisions. [1] Grandfathered schools, with their scholarship sports, are indicated in bold type.
The following is a list of current Division III schools that have participated in the playoffs leading to the NCAA Division III Football Championship. The playoffs began with four teams in 1973, expanded to eight teams to 1975, 16 teams in 1985, 28 teams in 1999, 32 teams in 2005, [1] and 40 teams in 2024. [2]
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is composed of athletic teams of more than a thousand member colleges and universities. They are listed by division: List of NCAA Division I institutions; List of NCAA Division II institutions; List of NCAA Division III institutions
^C Lebanon Valley previously competed in Division III from 1998–2010. The school dropped varsity hockey in 2010, competing at the ACHA Division I club level until 2016 when it re-elevated its men's team and added women's hockey. ^D Westfield State dropped its program from 1989 to 2008.
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