List of NAIA institutions


The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has 235 member colleges and universities for athletic competition in the 2025–26 season.

NAIA institutions

  • Note: Non-basketball playing institutions are denoted by *.
  • Departing members are highlighted in red.
SchoolNicknameCityState/
province/
territory
Enrollment
Conference
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeGolden StallionsTiftonGeorgia3,768Southern States Athletic Conference
Alice Lloyd CollegeEaglesPippa PassesKentucky553Continental Athletic Conference
Aquinas CollegeSaintsGrand RapidsMichigan1,295Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Arizona Christian UniversityFirestormPhoenixArizona1,233Great Southwest Athletic Conference
Arkansas Baptist CollegeBuffaloesLittle RockArkansas373Continental Athletic Conference
Ave Maria UniversityGyrenesAve MariaFlorida1,335Sun Conference
Avila UniversityEaglesKansas CityMissouri1,733Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Baker UniversityWildcatsBaldwin CityKansas1,945Heart of America Athletic Conference
Bellevue UniversityBruinsBellevueNebraska14,476Frontier Conference
Benedictine CollegeRavensAtchisonKansas2,465Heart of America Athletic Conference
Benedictine University at MesaRedhawksMesaArizona2,989Great Southwest Athletic Conference
Bethany CollegeSwedesLindsborgKansas637Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
ThreshersNorth NewtonKansas502Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Bethel University (IN)PilotsMishawakaIndiana1,222Crossroads League
Bethel University (TN)WildcatsMcKenzieTennessee2,974Mid-South Conference
Bismarck State CollegeMysticsBismarckNorth Dakota4,065Frontier Conference
Blue Mountain Christian UniversityToppersBlue MountainMississippi971Southern States Athletic Conference
Bluefield UniversityRamsBluefieldVirginia989Appalachian Athletic Conference
Brenau UniversityGolden TigersGainesvilleGeorgia2,420Appalachian Athletic Conference
Brescia UniversityBearcatsOwensboroKentucky638River States Conference
Brewton–Parker Christian UniversityBaronsMount VernonGeorgia1,123Southern States Athletic Conference
Briar Cliff UniversityChargersSioux CityIowa940Great Plains Athletic Conference
*ThunderbirdsVancouverBritish Columbia60,863Cascade Collegiate Conference
Bryan CollegeLionsDaytonTennessee1,548Appalachian Athletic Conference
Bushnell UniversityBeaconsEugeneOregon758Cascade Collegiate Conference
Cal Poly Maritime Academy KeelhaulersVallejoCalifornia805California Pacific Conference
Calumet College of St. Joseph Crimson WaveWhitingIndiana674Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Campbellsville UniversityTigersCampbellsvilleKentucky12,451Mid-South Conference
Carolina UniversityBruinsWinston-SalemNorth Carolina893Continental Athletic Conference
Carroll CollegeFighting SaintsHelenaMontana1,103Frontier Conference
Central Baptist CollegeMustangsConwayArkansas550American Midwest Conference
Central Christian College of KansasTigersMcPhersonKansas455Sooner Athletic Conference
Central Methodist UniversityEaglesFayetteMissouri1,017Heart of America Athletic Conference
Clarke UniversityCrusadersDubuqueIowa1,025Heart of America Athletic Conference
Cleary UniversityCougarsHowellMichigan1,040Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
MarinersBrunswickGeorgia3,189Sun Conference
CougarsColumbiaMissouri6,046American Midwest Conference
KoalasColumbiaSouth Carolina1,572Appalachian Athletic Conference
RamsColumbiaSouth Carolina2,631Appalachian Athletic Conference
Concordia University–NebraskaBulldogsSewardNebraska3,423Great Plains Athletic Conference
Corban UniversityWarriorsSalemOregon866Cascade Collegiate Conference
Cornerstone UniversityGolden EaglesGrand RapidsMichigan1,735Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Cottey CollegeCometsNevadaMissouri266American Midwest Conference
Crowley's Ridge CollegePioneersParagouldArkansas225American Midwest Conference
Culver–Stockton CollegeWildcatsCantonMissouri1,069Heart of America Athletic Conference
Cumberland UniversityPhoenixLebanonTennessee3,072Mid-South Conference
PatriotsWilliamsburgKentucky20,327Mid-South Conference
Dakota State UniversityTrojansMadisonSouth Dakota3,508Frontier Conference
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityTigersMitchellSouth Dakota886Great Plains Athletic Conference
Dalton State CollegeRoadrunnersDaltonGeorgia4,902Southern States Athletic Conference
Defiance CollegeYellow Jackets and Lady JacketsDefianceOhio511Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Dickinson State UniversityBlue HawksDickinsonNorth Dakota1,453Frontier Conference
Dillard UniversityBleu Devils & Lady Bleu DevilsNew OrleansLouisiana1,122HBCU Athletic Conference
Doane CollegeTigersCreteNebraska1,948Great Plains Athletic Conference
Dordt UniversityDefendersSioux CenterIowa1,929Great Plains Athletic Conference
Eastern Oregon UniversityMountaineersLa GrandeOregon2,798Cascade Collegiate Conference
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, PrescottEaglesPrescottArizona3,286Great Southwest Athletic Conference
Evangel UniversityValorSpringfieldMissouri2,157Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
GeoducksOlympiaWashington2,320Cascade Collegiate Conference
Faulkner UniversityEaglesMontgomeryAlabama2,933Southern States Athletic Conference
Fisher CollegeFalconsBostonMassachusetts1,501Continental Athletic Conference
Fisk UniversityBulldogsNashvilleTennessee1,005HBCU Athletic Conference
Florida CollegeFalconsTemple TerraceFlorida657Continental Athletic Conference
Florida Memorial UniversityLionsMiami GardensFlorida1,365Sun Conference
Florida National UniversityConquistadorsMiamiFlorida2,638Continental Athletic Conference
Freed–Hardeman UniversityLionsHendersonTennessee2,294Mid-South Conference
Friends UniversityFalconsWichitaKansas1,927Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Georgetown CollegeTigersGeorgetownKentucky1,463Mid-South Conference
Georgia Gwinnett CollegeGrizzliesLawrencevilleGeorgia11,907Continental Athletic Conference
Goshen CollegeMaple LeafsGoshenIndiana824Crossroads League
Governors State UniversityJaguarsUniversity ParkIllinois4,337Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Grace College & SeminaryLancersWinona LakeIndiana2,271Crossroads League
Graceland UniversityYellowjacketsLamoniIowa1,195Heart of America Athletic Conference
Grand View UniversityVikingsDes MoinesIowa1,796Heart of America Athletic Conference
Hannibal–LaGrange UniversityTrojansHannibalMissouri441American Midwest Conference
Harris–Stowe State UniversityHornetsMissouri1,098American Midwest Conference
Haskell Indian Nations UniversityFighting IndiansLawrenceKansas878Continental Athletic Conference
Hastings CollegeBroncosHastingsNebraska1,011Great Plains Athletic Conference
EutecticsMissouri631American Midwest Conference
Hesston CollegeLarksHesstonKansas308Continental Athletic Conference
Holy Cross CollegeSaintsNotre DameIndiana547Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Hope International UniversityRoyalsFullertonCalifornia1,140Great Southwest Athletic Conference
Huntington UniversityForestersHuntingtonIndiana1,504Crossroads League
Huston–Tillotson UniversityRamsAustinTexas1,029HBCU Athletic Conference
CoyotesCaldwellIdaho1,076Cascade Collegiate Conference
Indiana Institute of Technology WarriorsFort WayneIndiana2,862Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Crimson PrideColumbusIndiana932River States Conference
Red WolvesRichmondIndiana2,985River States Conference
CougarsKokomoIndiana2,892River States Conference
RedhawksGaryIndiana3,045Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
TitansSouth BendIndiana4,446Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
GrenadiersNew AlbanyIndiana3,752River States Conference
Indiana Wesleyan UniversityWildcatsMarionIndiana2,207Crossroads League
Jarvis Christian UniversityBulldogsHawkinsTexas800Red River Athletic Conference
John Brown UniversityGolden EaglesSiloam SpringsArkansas2,341Sooner Athletic Conference
Johnson UniversityRoyalsKimberlin HeightsTennessee950Appalachian Athletic Conference
Judson UniversityEaglesElginIllinois1,058Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Kansas Wesleyan UniversityCoyotesSalinaKansas951Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Keiser UniversitySeahawksWest Palm BeachFlorida20,102Sun Conference
Kentucky Christian UniversityKnightsGraysonKentucky541River States Conference
La Sierra UniversityGolden EaglesRiversideCalifornia1,611Great Southwest Athletic Conference
Langston UniversityLionsLangstonOklahoma1,910Sooner Athletic Conference
Lawrence Technological University
Blue DevilsSouthfieldMichigan3,260Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Lewis–Clark State CollegeWarriorsLewistonIdaho3,706Cascade Collegiate Conference
Life UniversityEaglesMariettaGeorgia2,711Southern States Athletic Conference
Life Pacific UniversityWarriorsSan DimasCalifornia504Great Southwest Athletic Conference
Lindsey Wilson UniversityBlue RaidersColumbiaKentucky4,055Mid-South Conference
Louisiana Christian UniversityWildcatsPinevilleLouisiana950Red River Athletic Conference
Louisiana State University at Alexandria GeneralsAlexandriaLouisiana5,330Red River Athletic Conference
Louisiana State University in Shreveport Pilots & Lady PilotsShreveportLouisiana9,736Red River Athletic Conference
Lourdes UniversityGray WolvesSylvaniaOhio1,014Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Loyola University New OrleansWolf PackNew OrleansLouisiana4,351Southern States Athletic Conference
Madonna UniversityCrusadersLivoniaMichigan2,054Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Marian UniversityKnightsIndianapolisIndiana3,586Crossroads League
MustangsSanta ClaritaCalifornia2,799Great Southwest Athletic Conference
Mayville State UniversityCometsMayvilleNorth Dakota1,025Frontier Conference
McPherson CollegeBulldogsMcPhersonKansas788Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
WolverinesDearbornMichigan8,035Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
EvangelsOklahoma CityOklahoma2,183Sooner Athletic Conference
MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityPioneersOlatheKansas1,539Heart of America Athletic Conference
Midland UniversityWarriorsFremontNebraska1,557Great Plains Athletic Conference
Midway UniversityEaglesMidwayKentucky1,945River States Conference
Milligan UniversityBuffaloesElizabethtonTennessee1,200Appalachian Athletic Conference
Mission UniversityPatriotsSpringfieldMissouri377American Midwest Conference
Missouri Baptist UniversitySpartansMissouri5,641Heart of America Athletic Conference
Missouri Valley CollegeVikingsMarshallMissouri1,619Heart of America Athletic Conference
RamsPrichardAlabama1,911Southern States Athletic Conference
Montana State University–NorthernLights and SkylightsHavreMontana1,021Frontier Conference
Montana Technological University
OrediggersButteMontana1,622Frontier Conference
BulldogsDillonMontana1,458Frontier Conference
Montreat CollegeCavaliersMontreatNorth Carolina932Appalachian Athletic Conference
Morningside UniversityMustangsSioux CityIowa2,158Great Plains Athletic Conference
Morris CollegeHornetsSumterSouth Carolina421Continental Athletic Conference
Mount Marty UniversityLancersYanktonSouth Dakota1,314Great Plains Athletic Conference
Mount Mary UniversityBlue AngelsMilwaukeeWisconsin1,224Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Mount Mercy UniversityMustangsCedar RapidsIowa1,451Heart of America Athletic Conference
Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityCougarsMount VernonOhio1,845Crossroads League
Nelson UniversityLionsWaxahachieTexas1,725Sooner Athletic Conference
New College of FloridaMighty BanyansSarasotaFlorida732Sun Conference
North American UniversityStallionsStaffordTexas923Red River Athletic Conference
TrailblazersDallasTexas3,797Red River Athletic Conference
Northern New Mexico CollegeEaglesEspañolaNew Mexico1,310California Pacific Conference
EaglesKirklandWashington999Cascade Collegiate Conference
Northwestern CollegeRed RaidersOrange CityIowa1,665Great Plains Athletic Conference
RacersLimaOhio2,606Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Oakland City UniversityMighty OaksOakland CityIndiana650River States Conference
Oakwood UniversityAmbassadors & Lady AmbassadorsHuntsvilleAlabama1,319HBCU Athletic Conference
Oklahoma City UniversityStarsOklahoma CityOklahoma2,763Sooner Athletic Conference
Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityAggiesGoodwellOklahoma1,071Sooner Athletic Conference
Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityEaglesBartlesvilleOklahoma947Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Olivet Nazarene UniversityTigersBourbonnaisIllinois3,275Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Oregon Institute of Technology
OwlsKlamath FallsOregon5,103Cascade Collegiate Conference
Ottawa UniversityBravesOttawaKansas1,055Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Ottawa University ArizonaSpiritSurpriseArizona836Great Southwest Athletic Conference
Our Lady of the Lake UniversitySaintsSan AntonioTexas2,096Red River Athletic Conference
BobcatsPoint LookoutMissouri1,427Sooner Athletic Conference
Pacific Union CollegePioneersAngwinCalifornia938California Pacific Conference
Park UniversityPiratesParkvilleMissouri6,634Heart of America Athletic Conference
Park University GilbertBuccaneersGilbertArizona6,634Great Southwest Athletic Conference
Paul Quinn CollegeTigersDallasTexas602HBCU Athletic Conference
Peru State CollegeBobcatsPeruNebraska1,638Heart of America Athletic Conference
Philander Smith UniversityPanthersLittle RockArkansas866HBCU Athletic Conference
BearsPikevilleKentucky2,610Appalachian Athletic Conference
SkyhawksWest PointGeorgia2,827Southern States Athletic Conference
ArgonautsGreat FallsMontana677Frontier Conference
Reinhardt UniversityEaglesWaleskaGeorgia1,170Appalachian Athletic Conference
RedStormRio GrandeOhio2,168River States Conference
Rochester Christian UniversityWarriorsRochesterMichigan1,170Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Rocky Mountain CollegeBattlin' BearsBillingsMontana991Frontier Conference
Rust CollegeBearcatsHolly SpringsMississippi429HBCU Athletic Conference
Fighting Bees & Queen BeesDavenportIowa2,703Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Fighting SaintsJolietIllinois3,185Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
CougarsFort WayneIndiana1,852Crossroads League
SpiresLeavenworthKansas1,414Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
FlamesOmahaNebraska733Great Plains Athletic Conference
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College PomeroysSaint Mary'sIndiana1,227River States Conference
BobcatsMiami GardensFlorida6,455Sun Conference
Saint Xavier UniversityCougarsChicagoIllinois3,457Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Savannah College of Art and Design*BeesSavannahGeorgia17,575Sun Conference
Savannah College of Art and Design–Atlanta*BeesAtlantaGeorgia17,575Appalachian Athletic Conference
DroversChickashaOklahoma914Sooner Athletic Conference
Shawnee State UniversityBearsPortsmouthOhio3,206River States Conference
Siena Heights UniversitySaintsAdrianMichigan1,832Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Simpson UniversityRed HawksReddingCalifornia907California Pacific Conference
Soka University of America*LionsAliso ViejoCalifornia476Great Southwest Athletic Conference
Southeastern UniversityFireLakelandFlorida10,400Sun Conference
Knights and Lady KnightsNew OrleansLouisiana2,059HBCU Athletic Conference
Southern Oregon UniversityRaidersAshlandOregon5,371Cascade Collegiate Conference
MustangsHobbsNew Mexico1,034Red River Athletic Conference
Southwestern CollegeMoundbuildersWinfieldKansas1,139Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Southwestern Christian UniversityEaglesBethanyOklahoma364Sooner Athletic Conference
Spartanburg Methodist CollegePioneersSaxonSouth Carolina1,029Appalachian Athletic Conference
Spring Arbor UniversityCougarsSpring ArborMichigan2,390Crossroads League
Stanton UniversityElksAnaheimCalifornia404California Pacific Conference
Stephens CollegeStarsColumbiaMissouri532American Midwest Conference
Sterling CollegeWarriorsSterlingKansas707Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Stillman CollegeTigersTuscaloosaAlabama779HBCU Athletic Conference
Tabor CollegeBluejaysHillsboroKansas664Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Talladega CollegeTornadoesTalladegaAlabama837HBCU Athletic Conference
Taylor UniversityTrojansUplandIndiana2,398Crossroads League
FireHawksPulaskiTennessee978Southern States Athletic Conference
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityBulldogsAthensTennessee1,074Appalachian Athletic Conference
Texas A&M University–San AntonioJaguarsSan AntonioTexas7,584Red River Athletic Conference
Texas A&M University–TexarkanaEaglesTexarkanaTexas2,109Red River Athletic Conference
Texas A&M University–Victoria*JaguarsVictoriaTexas3,784Red River Athletic Conference
Texas CollegeSteersTylerTexas644Red River Athletic Conference
Texas Wesleyan UniversityRamsFort WorthTexas2,595Sooner Athletic Conference
Thomas UniversityNight HawksThomasvilleGeorgia1,583Southern States Athletic Conference
Tougaloo CollegeBulldogsTougalooMississippi725HBCU Athletic Conference
Trinity Christian CollegeTrollsPalos HeightsIllinois883Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Trinity Western University*SpartansLangleyBritish Columbia6,000Cascade Collegiate Conference
Truett McConnell UniversityBearsClevelandGeorgia2,714Appalachian Athletic Conference
Union Commonwealth UniversityBulldogsBarbourvilleKentucky1,129Appalachian Athletic Conference
Valley City State UniversityVikingsValley CityNorth Dakota1,754Frontier Conference
*VikesVictoriaBritish Columbia22,020Continental Athletic Conference
BuccaneersSaint ThomasUS Virgin Islands1,739HBCU Athletic Conference
Viterbo UniversityV-HawksLa CrosseWisconsin2,301Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Voorhees UniversityTigersDenmarkSouth Carolina515HBCU Athletic Conference
Waldorf UniversityWarriorsForest CityIowa2,657Great Plains Athletic Conference
Walla Walla UniversityWolvesCollege PlaceWashington1,397Cascade Collegiate Conference
RoyalsLake WalesFlorida891Sun Conference
Warner Pacific UniversityKnightsPortlandOregon350Cascade Collegiate Conference
Washington Adventist UniversityShockTakoma ParkMaryland695Continental Athletic Conference
Wayland Baptist UniversityPioneers & Flying QueensPlainviewTexas2,861Sooner Athletic Conference
Webber International UniversityWarriorsBabson ParkFlorida930Sun Conference
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Golden BearsBeckleyWest Virginia1,448River States Conference
Westcliff UniversityWarriorsIrvineCalifornia6,532California Pacific Conference
Wilberforce UniversityBulldogsWilberforceOhio617HBCU Athletic Conference
Wiley UniversityWildcatsMarshallTexas636HBCU Athletic Conference
William Carey UniversityCrusadersHattiesburgMississippi5,448Southern States Athletic Conference
William Penn UniversityStatesmenOskaloosaIowa1,536Heart of America Athletic Conference
William Woods UniversityOwlsFultonMissouri1,729Heart of America Athletic Conference
Williams Baptist UniversityEaglesWalnut RidgeArkansas514American Midwest Conference
Xavier University of LouisianaGold Rush & Gold NuggetsNew OrleansLouisiana3,181Red River Athletic Conference
York UniversityPanthersYorkNebraska585Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

Future institutions

SchoolNicknameCityState/
province
Enrollment
Current affiliationConferenceJoins
Andrew CollegeFighting TigersCuthbertGeorgia496Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Southern States Athletic ConferenceJuly 2026
Wesleyan CollegeWolvesMaconGeorgia614Collegiate Conference of the South Southern States Athletic ConferenceJuly 2026