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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.
There are 240 NCAA Division III football programs in the United States. ... Illinois College: ... Program dropped: University of Illinois, Chicago Circle [h]
Five Division III members are allowed to award athletic scholarships in their Division I sports—a practice otherwise not allowed for Division III schools. All of these schools sponsored a men's sport in the NCAA University Division, the predecessor to today's Division I, before the NCAA adopted its current three-division setup in 1974–75.
The College Division split again in 1973 when the NCAA went to its current naming convention: Division I, Division II, and Division III. 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.
Part of the University of Illinois system: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Urbana Champaign: 1867 56,916 Research University Part of the University of Illinois system: Northeastern Illinois University: Chicago: 1867 5,756 Master's Northern Illinois University: DeKalb: 1895 15,649 Research University Southern Illinois University ...
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.
NCAA Division III independent schools are four-year institutions that compete in college athletics at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III level, but do not belong to an established intercollegiate athletic conference for a particular sport.