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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.
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.
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.
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
The idea is that larger schools will naturally acquire more influence, and thus rank more highly, simply in virtue of their size. Concentrated influence, by controlling for size, attempts to correct for this imbalance. [4] Academic Influence's top schools for undergraduates as gauged by concentrated influence are as follows. [5]
Team School City Conference Sport sponsorship Foot-ball Basketball Base-ball Soft-ball Soccer M W M W Arizona Christian Firestorm: Arizona Christian University
(Top) 1 NCAA. Toggle NCAA subsection. 1.1 Division I. 1.2 Division II. 1.3 Division III. 2 NAIA. 3 USCAA. 4 NCCAA. 5 NJCAA. ... Full NCAA Division III member colleges ...
(Top) 1 NCAA. Toggle NCAA subsection. 1.1 Division I. 1.2 Division II. 1.3 Division III. 2 NJCAA. 3 See also. ... Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Connecticut.