List of NCAA Division III institutions

There are currently 432 American colleges and universities classified as Division III for NCAA competition. Schools from 34 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented.

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

Exploratory
These schools are actively exploring Division III membership and were granted the exploratory membership for one year.