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Division III Colleges: 268 Compared

Lens covers 268 Division III colleges, 69 public and 199 private. They range from Greensboro College (708 undergraduates) to New York University (28,663). Acceptance rates run from 3% to 99%, and 211 of the 268 admit at least half of applicants.

Division III colleges compete in NCAA Division III, which gives no athletic scholarships; many students play (Equity in Athletics, 2024–25).

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The 268 Division III colleges

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CollegeLocationUndergraduatesAcceptance rateTuition & fees (before aid)
Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven, Connecticut99159%$41,908
Albion CollegeAlbion, Michigan1,30081%$56,950
Albright CollegeReading, Pennsylvania1,21776%$29,082
Alfred UniversityAlfred, New York1,42374%$41,500
Allegheny CollegeMeadville, Pennsylvania1,15655%$56,550
Alma CollegeAlma, Michigan1,14857%$49,552
Alvernia UniversityReading, Pennsylvania2,15258%$45,000
Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts1,9119%$70,480
Anderson UniversityAnderson, Indiana1,05779%$37,240
Anderson UniversityAnderson, South Carolina3,18355%$34,970
Anna Maria CollegePaxton, Massachusetts90650%$44,571
Arcadia UniversityGlenside, Pennsylvania1,94880%$49,610
Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota2,49482%$45,452
Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois2,49063%$51,598
Aurora UniversityAurora, Illinois3,97481%$29,170
Austin CollegeSherman, Texas1,16548%$48,680
Babson CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts2,72817%$57,152
Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, Ohio2,84276%$39,832
Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, New York2,41452%$66,436
Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine1,76013%$66,590
Beloit CollegeBeloit, Wisconsin92663%$60,886
Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky1,51319%$51,658
Berry CollegeMount Berry, Georgia2,24564%$41,686
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine1,8737%$67,832
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts3,61840%$68,080
Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater, Virginia1,40092%$16,090
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts7,82988%$11,808 in-state · $17,948 out-of-state
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York16,15448%$7,464 in-state · $15,414 out-of-state
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York10,54358%$7,452 in-state · $15,402 out-of-state
CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York12,50560%$7,340 in-state · $15,290 out-of-state
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York16,28954%$7,382 in-state · $15,332 out-of-state
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York11,59057%$7,470 in-state · $15,420 out-of-state
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York10,69657%$7,410 in-state · $15,360 out-of-state
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York3,23386%$7,352 in-state · $15,302 out-of-state
CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York4,34564%$7,358 in-state · $15,308 out-of-state
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California9873%$65,898
California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California2,29676%$52,560
Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan3,19371%$39,350
Capital UniversityColumbus, Ohio1,58570%$43,234
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota2,08620%$68,892
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania7,30412%$66,246
Carroll UniversityWaukesha, Wisconsin2,52367%$38,890
Carthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin2,66087%$38,750
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio6,43737%$66,608
Centre CollegeDanville, Kentucky1,40054%$52,820
Chapman UniversityOrange, California7,47865%$64,984
Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania1,23262%$44,626
Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, Virginia4,36586%$16,828 in-state · $31,178 out-of-state
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California1,38810%$67,980
Clark UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts2,21440%$58,867
Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York2,19677%$59,398
Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa1,16464%$54,666
Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine2,4077%$69,600
Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado2,01418%$70,734
Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota1,82963%$31,170
Concordia University–ChicagoRiver Forest, Illinois1,32393%$37,488
Concordia University–WisconsinMequon, Wisconsin2,19778%$35,470
Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut1,93737%$67,242
Curry CollegeMilton, Massachusetts1,78088%$47,970
DePauw UniversityGreencastle, Indiana1,90557%$59,070
DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, Pennsylvania2,12877%$46,800
Dean CollegeFranklin, Massachusetts1,08974%$46,526
Denison UniversityGranville, Ohio2,38017%$67,000
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania2,27342%$65,650
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, Illinois2,56190%$38,978
Drew UniversityMadison, New Jersey1,53368%$47,100
Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, Connecticut3,41883%$13,928 in-state · $17,428 out-of-state
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, Pennsylvania1,86878%$37,950
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, Illinois3,00674%$42,955
Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts3,87051%$57,056
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, Massachusetts1,85476%$48,550
Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia7,29811%$64,280
Endicott CollegeBeverly, Massachusetts3,12571%$40,650
Fairleigh Dickinson University–FlorhamMadison, New Jersey1,99095%$38,004
Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York9,55263%$8,626 in-state · $18,536 out-of-state
Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, Massachusetts2,75287%$11,346 in-state · $17,426 out-of-state
Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts2,56684%$11,920 in-state · $18,000 out-of-state
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania1,79928%$70,794
George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon2,69994%$42,750
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania2,09939%$66,640
Goucher CollegeBaltimore, Maryland96478%$53,350
Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, North Carolina70870%$21,000
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa1,72915%$68,106
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, North Carolina1,00180%$41,362
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, Minnesota1,87861%$56,076
Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York2,03014%$68,960
Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota1,77688%$50,004
Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbilene, Texas1,28390%$32,960
Hartwick CollegeOneonta, New York1,08770%$54,962
Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania1,43012%$70,688
Hendrix CollegeConway, Arkansas1,10056%$38,200
Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, New York1,78664%$65,117
Hood CollegeFrederick, Maryland1,19478%$47,700
Hope CollegeHolland, Michigan3,28879%$41,970
Illinois CollegeJacksonville, Illinois93078%$38,676
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois2,83355%$52,386
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, Illinois1,58239%$57,704
Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York4,24269%$53,540
John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, Ohio2,27481%$50,500
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland5,6936%$65,230
Johnson & Wales University–CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina1,18480%$42,419
Johnson & Wales University–ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island3,86888%$42,419
Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan1,14975%$61,050
Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey11,43376%$14,299 in-state · $22,446 out-of-state
Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire2,69990%$14,784 in-state · $26,840 out-of-state
Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio1,73231%$71,520
King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania1,48493%$44,100
Knox CollegeGalesburg, Illinois1,12771%$57,903
Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, Illinois1,81357%$56,402
Lawrence UniversityAppleton, Wisconsin1,39664%$56,982
LeTourneau UniversityLongview, Texas1,46838%$37,160
Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, Oregon2,12078%$64,828
Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota2,13129%$68,104
Manchester UniversityNorth Manchester, Indiana93671%$37,135
Manhattanville UniversityPurchase, New York1,36287%$44,604
Marymount UniversityArlington, Virginia1,81093%$40,920
Maryville CollegeMaryville, Tennessee1,00561%$39,284
Marywood UniversityScranton, Pennsylvania1,78461%$41,420
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts4,5355%$62,396
McDaniel CollegeWestminster, Maryland1,61778%$52,081
McMurry UniversityAbilene, Texas1,17657%$32,340
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont2,73811%$67,600
Millikin UniversityDecatur, Illinois1,38267%$26,892
Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin2,65459%$50,480
Misericordia UniversityDallas, Pennsylvania1,67271%$40,370
Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey18,37688%$15,912 in-state · $26,022 out-of-state
Moravian UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania1,94954%$53,500
Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, New York1,14889%$43,450
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania1,72772%$62,805
Nazareth UniversityRochester, New York1,87375%$42,450
Neumann UniversityAston, Pennsylvania1,53381%$39,100
New England CollegeHenniker, New Hampshire1,02292%$41,938
New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey3,68198%$14,460
New York UniversityNew York, New York28,6639%$62,796
North Central CollegeNaperville, Illinois2,42877%$45,726
North Park UniversityChicago, Illinois1,81869%$36,710
Norwich UniversityNorthfield, Vermont2,42874%$49,740
Oberlin CollegeOberlin, Ohio2,88734%$67,366
Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California1,87744%$66,274
Ohio Northern UniversityAda, Ohio2,48974%$39,800
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, Ohio1,51656%$53,888
Otterbein UniversityWesterville, Ohio2,15785%$35,548
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, Washington2,40178%$52,254
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania3,24097%$15,972 in-state · $26,958 out-of-state
Pennsylvania State University–Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania2,87797%$15,268 in-state · $25,664 out-of-state
Pennsylvania State University–Penn State AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania2,36798%$15,972 in-state · $26,958 out-of-state
Pennsylvania State University–Penn State BerksReading, Pennsylvania1,87299%$15,972 in-state · $26,958 out-of-state
Pennsylvania State University–Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania4,03198%$15,972 in-state · $26,958 out-of-state
Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California1,22725%$65,192
Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire3,15388%$14,626 in-state · $25,566 out-of-state
Pomona CollegeClaremont, California1,6667%$65,420
Pratt Institute–MainBrooklyn, New York3,91073%$61,845
Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey4,89871%$16,777 in-state · $27,708 out-of-state
Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland, Virginia1,63987%$49,466
Regis CollegeWeston, Massachusetts95670%$49,680
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York5,71463%$64,081
Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island5,04992%$11,300 in-state · $27,299 out-of-state
Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee1,83650%$57,110
Roanoke CollegeSalem, Virginia1,76783%$38,068
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York13,21567%$59,274
Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island3,94688%$44,418
Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana2,30977%$58,649
Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey15,84178%$16,574 in-state · $26,932 out-of-state
Rutgers University–CamdenCamden, New Jersey3,75366%$17,764 in-state · $37,276 out-of-state
Rutgers University–NewarkNewark, New Jersey7,70971%$17,250 in-state · $36,762 out-of-state
SUNY BrockportBrockport, New York5,78471%$8,752 in-state · $15,822 out-of-state
SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York5,09773%$8,533 in-state · $19,653 out-of-state
SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, New York3,86966%$8,999 in-state · $19,569 out-of-state
SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, New York1,82378%$8,768 in-state · $18,678 out-of-state
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York1,90484%$8,768 in-state · $18,678 out-of-state
SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York3,56376%$8,892 in-state · $16,837 out-of-state
SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York2,74192%$8,742 in-state · $13,572 out-of-state
SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, New York2,84389%$8,772 in-state · $12,762 out-of-state
SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York1,92392%$8,825 in-state · $19,245 out-of-state
SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York4,16284%$8,422 in-state · $18,842 out-of-state
SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York4,64370%$8,831 in-state · $19,781 out-of-state
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York1,84981%$8,625 in-state · $21,215 out-of-state
SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, New York2,75578%$8,831 in-state · $19,771 out-of-state
SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York3,19774%$8,953 in-state · $19,203 out-of-state
Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere, Wisconsin1,66286%$45,580
Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts4,29196%$12,338 in-state · $19,531 out-of-state
Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, Maryland6,05787%$11,084 in-state · $22,174 out-of-state
Salve Regina UniversityNewport, Rhode Island2,12168%$50,100
Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, New York1,53062%$66,862
Shenandoah UniversityWinchester, Virginia2,11677%$36,950
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York2,69421%$67,290
Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts2,54421%$65,178
Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, Texas1,44043%$53,813
Springfield CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts1,75172%$45,174
St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York1,91854%$65,900
St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota3,09348%$59,760
St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, New York2,56566%$41,190
St. Joseph's University–New YorkBrooklyn, New York3,14472%$36,550
St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's City, Maryland1,60369%$15,298 in-state · $31,374 out-of-state
State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York5,90160%$8,874 in-state · $18,784 out-of-state
State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York6,08662%$8,572 in-state · $18,822 out-of-state
State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New York5,47381%$8,825 in-state · $18,735 out-of-state
State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York3,76978%$9,035 in-state · $18,945 out-of-state
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey4,22248%$63,462
Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, Maryland3,10279%$40,560
Stockton UniversityGalloway, New Jersey7,53789%$16,266 in-state · $24,524 out-of-state
Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts4,26882%$47,550
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, Pennsylvania2,16381%$59,850
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania1,6137%$65,494
The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, District of Columbia3,15483%$58,378
The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey7,10562%$19,632 in-state · $25,752 out-of-state
The College of WoosterWooster, Ohio1,73060%$61,640
The University of the SouthSewanee, Tennessee1,60757%$56,120
Trine UniversityAngola, Indiana2,32485%$36,560
Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut2,14629%$70,770
Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas2,50526%$53,676
Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts7,06111%$70,704
Union CollegeSchenectady, New York2,04644%$69,039
University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California17,94066%$16,005 in-state · $50,205 out-of-state
University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois7,5694%$70,662
University of DallasIrving, Texas1,40353%$53,930
University of HartfordWest Hartford, Connecticut4,14696%$49,075
University of La VerneLa Verne, California3,05071%$49,470
University of LynchburgLynchburg, Virginia1,57743%$36,750
University of Mary Hardin–BaylorBelton, Texas2,75996%$32,020
University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, Virginia3,56680%$14,640 in-state · $27,560 out-of-state
University of Massachusetts–BostonBoston, Massachusetts11,51284%$15,908 in-state · $38,125 out-of-state
University of Massachusetts–DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts5,22191%$15,612 in-state · $32,567 out-of-state
University of Mount Saint VincentBronx, New York2,69285%$44,540
University of Mount UnionAlliance, Ohio1,99578%$36,600
University of New EnglandBiddeford, Maine2,13592%$44,210
University of Pittsburgh–BradfordBradford, Pennsylvania99589%$14,770 in-state · $26,644 out-of-state
University of Puget SoundTacoma, Washington1,59472%$62,898
University of RedlandsRedlands, California2,04983%$60,878
University of RochesterRochester, New York6,33140%$67,080
University of ScrantonScranton, Pennsylvania3,55481%$53,983
University of Southern MainePortland, Maine4,22279%$11,284 in-state · $27,944 out-of-state
University of Wisconsin–Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin8,89582%$9,642 in-state · $19,228 out-of-state
University of Wisconsin–La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin9,27776%$10,070 in-state · $19,517 out-of-state
University of Wisconsin–OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin6,87786%$8,532 in-state · $16,446 out-of-state
University of Wisconsin–PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin5,83789%$8,644 in-state · $17,603 out-of-state
University of Wisconsin–River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin4,20582%$9,008 in-state · $17,470 out-of-state
University of Wisconsin–Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin7,30692%$9,488 in-state · $18,508 out-of-state
University of Wisconsin–WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin9,40586%$8,616 in-state · $18,716 out-of-state
Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, Pennsylvania1,49192%$61,210
Utica UniversityUtica, New York2,27892%$26,930
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York2,44419%$71,030
Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia1,25673%$37,500
Wartburg CollegeWaverly, Iowa1,45276%$26,250
Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, Pennsylvania1,29581%$29,392
Washington CollegeChestertown, Maryland89157%$55,326
Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri7,85712%$65,790
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia1,88114%$68,045
Webster UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri2,30486%$31,750
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts2,30014%$67,176
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts3,74791%$42,884
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut3,06716%$70,342
Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury, Connecticut3,51187%$13,401 in-state · $16,901 out-of-state
Western New England UniversitySpringfield, Massachusetts2,60383%$47,820
Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts3,61581%$12,179 in-state · $18,259 out-of-state
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, Massachusetts1,77368%$63,960
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington1,53138%$64,050
Whittier CollegeWhittier, California76481%$51,350
Whitworth UniversitySpokane, Washington1,85890%$52,880
Widener UniversityChester, Pennsylvania2,95171%$55,730
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania1,98591%$43,496
Willamette UniversitySalem, Oregon1,59277%$51,156
William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey6,61490%$15,704 in-state · $25,344 out-of-state
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts2,0768%$68,560
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, Ohio1,21572%$45,940
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts5,44760%$60,965
Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts3,93088%$11,786 in-state · $17,866 out-of-state
York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania3,26574%$25,588

Sources: IPEDS (fall 2024 enrollment and admissions); College Scorecard (published tuition and fees before aid, about 2023–24). You may pay less if receiving grants or scholarships.

FAQ

Which Division III colleges admit at least half of applicants? 211 of the 268: Albertus Magnus College, Albion College, Albright College, Alfred University, Allegheny College, Alma College, Alvernia University, Anderson University, Anderson University, Anna Maria College, Arcadia University, Augsburg University and 199 more (fall 2024).

What are the largest and smallest Division III colleges? New York University is the largest, with 28,663 undergraduates, and Greensboro College is the smallest, with 708 (fall 2024).

How many Division III colleges are public? 69 of the 268 are public and 199 are private.

Where these numbers come from

Lens covers the 850 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges that receive the most applications, so some smaller colleges are not listed. Enrollment, acceptance rates and degrees come from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education, fall 2024); published prices from the College Scorecard. Each college's page lists its own sources. See the data behind Lens.

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