NCAA Division III independent schools

NCAA Division III independents are four-year institutions that compete in college athletics at the NCAA’s Division III level, but do so independently of an established athletic conference. These same institutions often compete as members of an intercollegiate athletic conference in some sports. The reason for independent status varies among institutions, but it is frequently because the primary athletic conference to which the institution belongs does not sponsor a particular sport. Independent programs for Division III:

Football-only independents

Institution	Team	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Primary Conference	Future Conference
Washington University in St. Louis	Bears	St. Louis, Missouri	1853	Private	14,117	UAA	SAA
University of Chicago	Maroons	Chicago, Illinois	1890	Private	14,954	UAA	SAA

All-sport independents

Institution	Team	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Football	Future Conference
Alfred State College	Pioneers	Alfred, New York	1908	Public	3,500	Yes	ECFC^2
Berea College	Mountaineers	Berea, Kentucky	1855	Private	1,613	No
University of California, Santa Cruz	Banana Slugs	Santa Cruz, California	1965	Public	15,825	No	GSAC^1
Finlandia University	Lions	Hancock, Michigan	1896	Private	500	Yes	GSAC^1
Illinois Institute of Technology	Scarlet Hawks	Chicago, Illinois	1890	Private	7,787	No
University of Maine at Presque Isle	Owls	Presque Isle, Maine	1903	Public	1,600	No
Maranatha Baptist University	Sabercats	Watertown, Wisconsin	1968	Private	1,169	Yes
Nebraska Wesleyan University†	Prairie Wolves	Lincoln, Nebraska	1887	Private	2,100	Yes	IIAC
College of New Rochelle^	Blue Angels	New Rochelle, New York	1904	Private	6,800	No
State University of New York at Canton	Roos	Canton, New York	1906	Public	3,320	No
Pine Manor College	Gators	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	1911	Private	480	No	GSAC^1
Rust College	Bearcats	Holly Springs, Mississippi	1866	Private	1,200	No
Trinity Washington University^	Tigers	Washington, D.C.	1897	Private	2,100	No
University of Valley Forge	Patriots	Phoenixville, Pennsylvania	1939	Private	1,146	No

^ - Women's college
† - Nebraska Wesleyan currently holds dual membership with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) but will become a full time member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2016.
¹ - California-Santa Cruz, Finlandia, and Pine Manor are co-educational colleges, but compete in women's sports in the Great South Athletic Conference (GSAC), while the men's sports will still be competing as Independents.
² - Football only.

References

External links

• The Association of Division III Independents