List of NAIA institutions

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has 252 member colleges and universities for athletic competition.[1]

NAIA institutions

  • Note: The NAIA once had basketball teams split into two divisions. The association discontinued its Division II basketball championships for both men and women after the 2019–20 season,[2] when the 2020 championships were canceled at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Non-basketball playing institutions are denoted by *.
List of NAIA institutions
School Nickname City State/
Province/
Territory
Conference
Alice Lloyd College EaglesPippa PassesKentuckyRiver States Conference
Allen University Yellow JacketsColumbiaSouth CarolinaAppalachian Athletic Conference
University of Antelope Valley PioneersLancasterCaliforniaCalifornia Pacific Conference
Aquinas College SaintsGrand RapidsMichiganWolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Arizona Christian University FirestormPhoenixArizonaGolden State Athletic Conference
Asbury University EaglesWilmoreKentuckyRiver States Conference
Ave Maria University GyrenesAve MariaFloridaSun Conference
Avila University EaglesKansas CityMissouriKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Bacone College WarriorsMuskogeeOklahomaSooner Athletic Conference
Baker University WildcatsBaldwin CityKansasHeart of America Athletic Conference
Bellevue University BruinsBellevueNebraskaNorth Star Athletic Association
Benedictine College RavensAtchisonKansasHeart of America Athletic Conference
Benedictine University at Mesa RedhawksMesaArizonaCalifornia Pacific Conference
Bethany College SwedesLindsborgKansasKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Bethel College (IN) PilotsMishawakaIndianaCrossroads League
Bethel College (KS) ThreshersNorth NewtonKansasKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Bethel University WildcatsMcKenzieTennesseeMid-South Conference
Blue Mountain College ToppersBlue MountainMississippiSouthern States Athletic Conference
Bluefield College RamsBluefieldVirginiaAppalachian Athletic Conference
Brenau University Golden TigersGainesvilleGeorgiaAppalachian Athletic Conference
Brescia University BearcatsOwensboroKentuckyRiver States Conference
Brewton–Parker College BaronsMount VernonGeorgiaSouthern States Athletic Conference
Briar Cliff University ChargersSioux CityIowaGreat Plains Athletic Conference
University of British Columbia* ThunderbirdsVancouverBritish ColumbiaCascade Collegiate Conference
Bryan College LionsDaytonTennesseeAppalachian Athletic Conference
California State University Maritime Academy KeelhaulersVallejoCaliforniaCalifornia Pacific Conference
University of California, Merced Golden BobcatsMercedCaliforniaCalifornia Pacific Conference
Calumet College of St. Joseph Crimson WaveWhitingIndianaChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Campbellsville University TigersCampbellsvilleKentuckyMid-South Conference
Cardinal Stritch University WolvesMilwaukeeWisconsinChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Carlow University CelticsPittsburghPennsylvaniaRiver States Conference
Carroll College Fighting SaintsHelenaMontanaFrontier Conference
Central Baptist College MustangsConwayArkansasAmerican Midwest Conference
Central Christian College of Kansas TigersMcPhersonKansasSooner Athletic Conference
Central Methodist University EaglesFayetteMissouriHeart of America Athletic Conference
Clarke University CrusadersDubuqueIowaHeart of America Athletic Conference
Cleary University* CougarsHowellMichiganWolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
College of Coastal Georgia MarinersBrunswickGeorgiaSun Conference
Columbia College (MO) CougarsColumbiaMissouriAmerican Midwest Conference
Columbia College (SC) KoalasColumbiaSouth CarolinaAppalachian Athletic Conference
Columbia International University RamsColumbiaSouth CarolinaAppalachian Athletic Conference
Concordia University–Michigan CardinalsAnn ArborMichiganWolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Concordia University–Nebraska BulldogsSewardNebraskaGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Corban University WarriorsSalemOregonCascade Collegiate Conference
Cornerstone University Golden EaglesGrand RapidsMichiganWolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Cottey College CometsNevadaMissouriAssociation of Independent Institutions
Crowley's Ridge College PioneersParagouldArkansasAssociation of Independent Institutions
Culver–Stockton College WildcatsCantonMissouriHeart of America Athletic Conference
Cumberland University PhoenixLebanonTennesseeMid-South Conference
University of the Cumberlands PatriotsWilliamsburgKentuckyMid-South Conference
Dakota State University TrojansMadisonSouth DakotaNorth Star Athletic Association
Dakota Wesleyan University TigersMitchellSouth DakotaGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Dalton State College RoadrunnersDaltonGeorgiaSouthern States Athletic Conference
Dickinson State University Blue HawksDickinsonNorth DakotaNorth Star Athletic Association
Dillard University Blue DevilsNew OrleansLouisianaGulf Coast Athletic Conference
Doane College TigersCreteNebraskaGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Dordt College DefendersSioux CenterIowaGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Eastern Oregon University MountaineersLa GrandeOregonCascade Collegiate Conference
Edward Waters College TigersJacksonvilleFloridaGulf Coast Athletic Conference
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott EaglesPrescottArizonaCalifornia Pacific Conference
Evangel University CrusadersSpringfieldMissouriHeart of America Athletic Conference
The Evergreen State College GeoducksOlympiaWashingtonCascade Collegiate Conference
Faulkner University EaglesMontgomeryAlabamaSouthern States Athletic Conference
Fisher College FalconsBostonMassachusettsAssociation of Independent Institutions
Fisk University BulldogsNashvilleTennesseeAssociation of Independent Institutions
Florida College FalconsTemple TerraceFloridaSouthern States Athletic Conference
Florida Memorial University LionsMiami GardensFloridaSun Conference
Florida National University ConquistadorsMiamiFloridaAssociation of Independent Institutions[3]
Freed–Hardeman University LionsHendersonTennesseeMid-South Conference
Friends University FalconsWichitaKansasKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Georgetown College TigersGeorgetownKentuckyMid-South Conference
Georgia Gwinnett College* GrizzliesLawrencevilleGeorgiaAssociation of Independent Institutions
Goshen College Maple LeafsGoshenIndianaCrossroads League
Governors State University JaguarsUniversity ParkIllinoisChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Grace College & Seminary LancersWinona LakeIndianaCrossroads League
Graceland University YellowjacketsLamoniIowaHeart of America Athletic Conference
Grand View University VikingsDes MoinesIowaHeart of America Athletic Conference
Hannibal–LaGrange University TrojansHannibalMissouriAmerican Midwest Conference
Harris–Stowe State University HornetsSt. LouisMissouriAmerican Midwest Conference
Haskell Indian Nations University IndiansLawrenceKansasAssociation of Independent Institutions
Hastings College BroncosHastingsNebraskaGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Holy Cross College SaintsNotre DameIndianaChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Hope International University RoyalsFullertonCaliforniaGolden State Athletic Conference
University of Houston–Victoria* JaguarsVictoriaTexasRed River Athletic Conference
Huntington University ForestersHuntingtonIndianaCrossroads League
Huston–Tillotson University RamsAustinTexasRed River Athletic Conference
College of Idaho CoyotesCaldwellIdahoCascade Collegiate Conference
Indiana Institute of Technology WarriorsFort WayneIndianaWolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Indiana Wesleyan University WildcatsMarionIndianaCrossroads League
Indiana University East Red WolvesRichmondIndianaRiver States Conference
Indiana University Kokomo CougarsKokomoIndianaRiver States Conference
Indiana University Northwest RedhawksGaryIndianaChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Indiana University South Bend TitansSouth BendIndianaChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Indiana University Southeast GrenadiersNew AlbanyIndianaRiver States Conference
University of Jamestown JimmiesJamestownNorth DakotaGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Jarvis Christian College BulldogsHawkinsTexasRed River Athletic Conference
John Brown University Golden EaglesSiloam SpringsArkansasSooner Athletic Conference
Johnson & Wales University–North Miami WildcatsNorth MiamiFloridaSun Conference
Judson University EaglesElginIllinoisChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Kansas Wesleyan University CoyotesSalinaKansasKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Keiser University SeahawksWest Palm BeachFloridaSun Conference
Kentucky Christian University KnightsGraysonKentuckyAppalachian Athletic Conference
La Sierra University Golden EaglesRiversideCaliforniaCalifornia Pacific Conference
Langston University LionsLangstonOklahomaSooner Athletic Conference
Lawrence Technological University Blue DevilsSouthfieldMichiganWolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Lewis–Clark State College WarriorsLewistonIdahoCascade Collegiate Conference
Life Pacific University WarriorsSan DimasCaliforniaGolden State Athletic Conference
Life University EaglesMariettaGeorgiaMid-South Conference
Lincoln College LynxLincolnIllinoisChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Lincoln Christian University Red LionsLincolnIllinoisAssociation of Independent Institutions
Lindsey Wilson College Blue RaidersColumbiaKentuckyMid-South Conference
Louisiana State University at Alexandria GeneralsAlexandriaLouisianaRed River Athletic Conference
Louisiana State University in Shreveport Pilots & Lady PilotsShreveportLouisianaRed River Athletic Conference
Lourdes University Gray WolvesSylvaniaOhioWolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Loyola University New Orleans WolfpackNew OrleansLouisianaSouthern States Athletic Conference
Lyon College ScotsBatesvilleArkansasAmerican Midwest Conference
Madonna University CrusadersLivoniaMichiganWolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
University of Maine at Fort Kent BengalsFort KentMaineAssociation of Independent Institutions
Marian University KnightsIndianapolisIndianaCrossroads League
Martin Methodist College Red HawksPulaskiTennesseeMid-South Conference
Marymount California University* MarinersRancho Palos VerdesCaliforniaCalifornia Pacific Conference
The Master's University MustangsSanta ClaritaCaliforniaGolden State Athletic Conference
Mayville State University CometsMayvilleNorth DakotaNorth Star Athletic Association
McPherson College BulldogsMcPhersonKansasKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Menlo College OaksAthertonCaliforniaGolden State Athletic Conference
University of Michigan–Dearborn WolverinesDearbornMichiganWolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Mid-America Christian University EvangelsOklahoma CityOklahomaSooner Athletic Conference
MidAmerica Nazarene University PioneersOlatheKansasHeart of America Athletic Conference
Middle Georgia State University KnightsCochranGeorgiaSouthern States Athletic Conference
Midland University WarriorsFremontNebraskaGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Midway University EaglesMidwayKentuckyRiver States Conference
Milligan University BuffaloesElizabethtonTennesseeAppalachian Athletic Conference
Missouri Baptist University SpartansSt. LouisMissouriAmerican Midwest Conference
Missouri Valley College VikingsMarshallMissouriHeart of America Athletic Conference
University of Mobile RamsPrichardAlabamaSouthern States Athletic Conference
Montana State University–Northern LightsHavreMontanaFrontier Conference
Montana Technological University OrediggersButteMontanaFrontier Conference
University of Montana–Western BulldogsDillonMontanaFrontier Conference
Montreat College CavaliersMontreatNorth CarolinaAppalachian Athletic Conference
Morningside College MustangsSioux CityIowaGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Morris College HornetsSumterSouth CarolinaAssociation of Independent Institutions[4]
Mount Marty University LancersYanktonSouth DakotaGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Mount Mercy University MustangsCedar RapidsIowaHeart of America Athletic Conference
Mount Vernon Nazarene University CougarsMount VernonOhioCrossroads League
Multnomah University LionsPortlandOregonCascade Collegiate Conference
University of North Texas at Dallas TrailblazersDallasTexasSooner Athletic Conference
Northern New Mexico College EaglesEspañolaNew MexicoAssociation of Independent Institutions
Northwest University EaglesKirklandWashingtonCascade Collegiate Conference
Northwest Christian University BeaconsEugeneOregonCascade Collegiate Conference
Northwestern College Red RaidersOrange CityIowaGreat Plains Athletic Conference
University of Northwestern Ohio RacersLimaOhioWolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Oakland City University Mighty OaksOakland CityIndianaRiver States Conference
Ohio Christian University TrailblazersCirclevilleOhioRiver States Conference
Oklahoma City University StarsOklahoma CityOklahomaSooner Athletic Conference
Oklahoma Panhandle State University AggiesGoodwellOklahomaSooner Athletic Conference
Oklahoma Wesleyan University EaglesBartlesvilleOklahomaKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Olivet Nazarene University TigersBourbonnaisIllinoisChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Oregon Institute of Technology OwlsKlamath FallsOregonCascade Collegiate Conference
Ottawa University BravesOttawaKansasKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Ottawa University Arizona SpiritSurpriseArizonaGolden State Athletic Conference
Our Lady of the Lake University SaintsSan AntonioTexasRed River Athletic Conference
College of the Ozarks BobcatsPoint LookoutMissouriAssociation of Independent Institutions
Pacific Union College PioneersAngwinCaliforniaCalifornia Pacific Conference
Park University PiratesParkvilleMissouriHeart of America Athletic Conference
Park University Gilbert BuccaneersGilbertArizonaCalifornia Pacific Conference
Paul Quinn College TigersDallasTexasRed River Athletic Conference
Penn State Schuylkill Nittany LionsSchuylkill HavenPennsylvaniaAssociation of Independent Institutions
Peru State College BobcatsPeruNebraskaHeart of America Athletic Conference
Philander Smith College PanthersLittle RockArkansasGulf Coast Athletic Conference
University of Pikeville BearsPikevilleKentuckyMid-South Conference
Point University SkyhawksWest PointGeorgiaAppalachian Athletic Conference
Point Park University PioneersPittsburghPennsylvaniaRiver States Conference
Presentation College SaintsAberdeenSouth DakotaNorth Star Athletic Association
University of Providence[5] ArgonautsGreat FallsMontanaFrontier Conference
Providence Christian College* Sea BeggarsPasadenaCaliforniaCalifornia Pacific Conference
Reinhardt University EaglesWaleskaGeorgiaAppalachian Athletic Conference
University of Rio Grande Red StormRio GrandeOhioRiver States Conference
Rochester University WarriorsRochesterMichiganWolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Rocky Mountain College Battlin' BearsBillingsMontanaFrontier Conference
Roosevelt University LakersChicagoIllinoisChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Rust College BearcatsHolly SpringsMississippiGulf Coast Athletic Conference[6]
St. Ambrose University Fighting Bees & Queen BeesDavenportIowaChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
St. Andrews University KnightsLaurinburgNorth CarolinaAppalachian Athletic Conference
University of St. Francis Fighting SaintsJolietIllinoisChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
University of Saint Francis CougarsFort WayneIndianaCrossroads League
University of Saint Katherine FirebirdsSan MarcosCaliforniaCalifornia Pacific Conference
St. Louis College of Pharmacy EutecticsSt. LouisMissouriAmerican Midwest Conference
University of Saint Mary SpiresLeavenworthKansasKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
College of Saint Mary FlamesOmahaNebraskaGreat Plains Athletic Conference
St. Thomas University BobcatsMiami GardensFloridaSun Conference
Saint Xavier University CougarsChicagoIllinoisChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
San Diego Christian College HawksEl CajonCaliforniaGolden State Athletic Conference
Savannah College of Art and Design BeesSavannahGeorgiaSun Conference
Savannah College of Art and Design–Atlanta AtlantaAppalachian Athletic Conference
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma DroversChickashaOklahomaSooner Athletic Conference
Shawnee State University BearsPortsmouthOhioMid-South Conference
Siena Heights University SaintsAdrianMichiganWolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference
Sierra Nevada University* EaglesIncline Village, NevadaNevadaCalifornia Pacific Conference
Simpson University Red HawksReddingCaliforniaCalifornia Pacific Conference
Soka University of America* LionsAliso ViejoCaliforniaCalifornia Pacific Conference
University of South Carolina Beaufort* Sand SharksBeaufortSouth CarolinaSun Conference
Southeastern University FireLakelandFloridaSun Conference
Southern Oregon University RaidersAshlandOregonCascade Collegiate Conference
Southern University at New Orleans Black KnightsNew OrleansLouisianaGulf Coast Athletic Conference
University of the Southwest MustangsHobbsNew MexicoRed River Athletic Conference
Southwestern Assemblies of God University LionsWaxahachieTexasSooner Athletic Conference
Southwestern Christian University EaglesBethanyOklahomaSooner Athletic Conference
Southwestern College MoundbuildersWinfieldKansasKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Spring Arbor University CougarsSpring ArborMichiganCrossroads League
Stephens College StarsColumbiaMissouriAmerican Midwest Conference
Sterling College WarriorsSterlingKansasKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Stillman College TigersTuscaloosaAlabamaSouthern States Athletic Conference
Tabor College BluejaysHillsboroKansasKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Talladega College TornadoesTalladegaAlabamaGulf Coast Athletic Conference
Taylor University TrojansUplandIndianaCrossroads League
Tennessee Wesleyan College BulldogsAthensTennesseeAppalachian Athletic Conference
Texas A&M University–San Antonio* JaguarsSan AntonioTexasRed River Athletic Conference
Texas A&M University–Texarkana* EaglesTexarkanaTexasRed River Athletic Conference
Texas College SteersTylerTexasRed River Athletic Conference
Texas Wesleyan University RamsFort WorthTexasSooner Athletic Conference
Thomas University Night HawksThomasvilleGeorgiaSun Conference
Thomas More University SaintsCrestview HillsKentuckyMid-South Conference
Tougaloo College BulldogsTougalooMississippiGulf Coast Athletic Conference
Trinity Christian College TrollsPalos HeightsIllinoisChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Trinity International University TrojansDeerfieldIllinoisChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Truett McConnell University BearsClevelandGeorgiaAppalachian Athletic Conference
Union College BulldogsBarbourvilleKentuckyAppalachian Athletic Conference
Valley City State University VikingsValley CityNorth DakotaNorth Star Athletic Association
Vanguard University LionsCosta MesaCaliforniaGolden State Athletic Conference
University of Victoria* VikesVictoriaBritish ColumbiaAssociation of Independent Institutions
University of the Virgin Islands BuccaneersSaint ThomasVirgin IslandsAssociation of Independent Institutions
Viterbo University V-HawksLa CrosseWisconsinNorth Star Athletic Association
Voorhees College TigersDenmarkSouth CarolinaAssociation of Independent Institutions
Waldorf University WarriorsForest CityIowaNorth Star Athletic Association
Walla Walla University WolvesCollege PlaceWashingtonCascade Collegiate Conference
Warner University RoyalsLake WalesFloridaSun Conference
Warner Pacific University KnightsPortlandOregonCascade Collegiate Conference
Washington Adventist University ShockTakoma ParkMarylandAssociation of Independent Institutions
Wayland Baptist University PioneersPlainviewTexasSooner Athletic Conference
Webber International University WarriorsBabson ParkFloridaSun Conference
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Golden BearsMontgomeryWest VirginiaRiver States Conference
Westcliff University WarriorsIrvineCaliforniaCalifornia Pacific Conference
Westmont College WarriorsSanta BarbaraCaliforniaGolden State Athletic Conference
Wilberforce University BulldogsWilberforceOhioAssociation of Independent Institutions
Wiley College WildcatsMarshallTexasRed River Athletic Conference
William Carey University CrusadersHattiesburgMississippiSouthern States Athletic Conference
William Jessup University WarriorsRocklinCaliforniaGolden State Athletic Conference
William Penn University StatesmenOskaloosaIowaHeart of America Athletic Conference
William Woods University OwlsFultonMissouriAmerican Midwest Conference
Williams Baptist University EaglesWalnut RidgeArkansasAmerican Midwest Conference
Xavier University of Louisiana Gold Rush & Gold NuggetsNew OrleansLouisianaGulf Coast Athletic Conference
York College PanthersYorkNebraskaKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
  • British Columbia and Victoria – hold concurrent membership in U Sports (formerly Canadian Interuniversity Sport, CIS).
  • Johnson & Wales–North Miami – closing after the 2020–21 academic year.
  • Southern–New Orleans – athletics suspended in 2020.
  • Texas A&M–San Antonio – adding basketball in 2022.

Future institutions

School Nickname City State/
Province
Conference Joins
Iowa Wesleyan University TigersMount PleasantIowaTBD2021
Louisiana College WildcatsPinevilleLouisianaTBD2021[7]
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See also

References

  1. "2019-20 NAIA Member Institutions by Conference" (PDF). naia.org. NAIA.
  2. "NAIA to Combine Basketball Divisions". NAIA. April 16, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  3. "Association of Independent Institutions". www.aiisports.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  4. "Association of Independent Institutions - 2019-20 Men's Basketball-D2". www.aiisports.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  5. Sarah Dettmer (July 13, 2017). "So long, University of Great Falls; Welcome, University of Providence". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  6. "Gulf Coast Athletic Conference - Members". www.gcaconf.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  7. "Louisiana College applies for NAIA for 2021-22 school year". WBRZ. Associated Press. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
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