Your Complete List of Women’s D2 Track and Field Colleges
NCAA Division 2 track and field colleges have plenty to offer. Here are a few reasons they’re the top choice among more than 6,000 college-athletes:
- Competitive athletic programs. D2 programs offer highly competitive opportunities. In fact, top Division 2 track and field colleges typically have the same level of athletic talent as their D1 counterparts.
- Athletic scholarships. Division 2 track and field coaches can offer a maximum of 12.6 scholarships per team. With the average team being made up of 22 athletes, most coaches award partial scholarships to athletes.
- A more balanced collegiate experience. Competing at one of the nation’s D2 women’s track and field colleges is a huge commitment, but recruits will also find time to focus on their studies and have more free time outside of their sport.
- Smaller campuses and classroom sizes. D2 track and field colleges tend to be smaller than those at the D1 level. This means smaller campuses, enrollments and classroom sizes. These schools offer a great fit for athletes who may be overwhelmed at large state schools or who need more academic support, such as one-on-one tutoring, in the classroom.
How many Division 2 women’s track and field teams are there in the U.S.?
There are nearly 300 NCAA Division 2 track and field colleges across the U.S., with a mix of indoor-only, outdoor-only, or both indoor and outdoor programs. Student-athletes will also find that distance runners tend to compete on cross-country teams in addition to their regular track season.
For a complete list of D2 track and field colleges, including their geographic region and athletic conference, check out our D2 track and field colleges list below. If you’re looking for the best D2 track and field colleges, the NCSA Power Rankings and the NCAA women’s track and field rankings offer a great starting point.
NCAA Division 2 women's track and field rankings
The Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS), the NCAA and the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) both regularly update the NCAA women’s track and field rankings for D2 track and field colleges. Here are the top NCAA Division 2 track and field colleges according to the NCSA Power Rankings:
- University of California – San Diego
- Truman State University
- Western Washington University
- Grand Valley State University
- Hillsdale College
- California State Polytechnic University – Pomona
- California State University – Chico
- Point Loma Nazarene University
- Bentley University
- Colorado School of Mines
Check out the NCSA Power Rankings for a complete list of the best D2 track and field colleges. Then, take a look at the NCAA Division 2 track and field rankings here.
Full list of women’s D2 track and field colleges
School
City and State
Region
Conference
Division
Albany, GEORGIA
South East
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Philippi, WEST VIRGINIA
Mid East
Great Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Springfield, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Northeast-10 Conference
NCAA II
Anderson, SOUTH CAROLINA
South East
South Atlantic Conference
NCAA II
Ashland, OHIO
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Augusta, GEORGIA
South East
Peach Bell Conference (Division II)
NCAA II
Sioux Falls, SOUTH DAKOTA
North West
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA II
Bemidji, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA II
Columbia, SOUTH CAROLINA
South East
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Spearfish, SOUTH DAKOTA
North West
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Bloomsburg, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Bowie, MARYLAND
North East
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Pomona, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
California Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Chico, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
California Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Carson, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
California Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Hayward, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
California Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
California Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Seaside, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
California Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
San Bernardino, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
California Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
San Marcos, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
California Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Turlock, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
California Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
California, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Warrensburg, MISSOURI
Mid West
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
NCAA II
Wilberforce, OHIO
Great Lakes
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Ellensburg, WASHINGTON
West Coast
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
NCAA II
Cheyney, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Murfreesboro, NORTH CAROLINA
Mid East
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Orangeburg, SOUTH CAROLINA
South East
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Clarion, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Atlanta, GEORGIA
South East
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Lakewood, COLORADO
South West
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Takoma Park, MARYLAND
North East
Association of Independent Institutions
NCAA II
Saint Paul, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA II
Bronxville, NEW YORK
North East
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
NCAA II
Portland, OREGON
West Coast
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Grand Rapids, MICHIGAN
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
San Rafael, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
Pacific West Conference
NCAA II
East Stroudsburg, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Edinboro, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Elizabeth City, NORTH CAROLINA
Mid East
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Emporia, KANSAS
Mid West
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
NCAA II
Fayetteville, NORTH CAROLINA
Mid East
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Big Rapids, MICHIGAN
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Hays, KANSAS
Mid West
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
NCAA II
Fort Valley, GEORGIA
South East
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Lakewood, NEW JERSEY
North East
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
NCAA II
Wilmington, DELAWARE
North East
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
NCAA II
Allendale, MICHIGAN
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Hillsdale, MICHIGAN
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
NCAA II
Indiana, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA
Mid East
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Frankfort, KENTUCKY
Mid East
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Kutztown, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Sault Ste Marie, MICHIGAN
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Memphis, TENNESSEE
Mid East
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Jefferson City, MISSOURI
Mid West
Great Lakes Valley Conference
NCAA II
Lincoln University, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Saint Charles, MISSOURI
Mid West
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
NCAA II
Salisbury, NORTH CAROLINA
Mid East
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Lock Haven, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Mansfield, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Grand Junction, COLORADO
South West
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Denver, COLORADO
South West
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Houghton, MICHIGAN
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Millersville, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Mankato, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA II
Moorhead, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA II
Minot, NORTH DAKOTA
North West
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA II
Joplin, MISSOURI
Mid West
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
NCAA II
Saint Joseph, MISSOURI
Mid West
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
NCAA II
Billings, MONTANA
North West
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Las Vegas, NEW MEXICO
South West
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Marquette, MICHIGAN
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Aberdeen, SOUTH DAKOTA
North West
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA II
Maryville, MISSOURI
Mid West
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
NCAA II
Midland, MICHIGAN
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
West Palm Beach, FLORIDA
South East
Sunshine State Conference
NCAA II
Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
NCAA II
Pittsburg, KANSAS
Mid West
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
NCAA II
Hammond, INDIANA
Great Lakes
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
University Center, MICHIGAN
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
San Francisco, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
California Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Seattle, WASHINGTON
West Coast
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Greensburg, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Raleigh, NORTH CAROLINA
Mid East
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Shippensburg, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Slippery Rock, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Rohnert Park, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
California Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
New Haven, CONNECTICUT
New England
Northeast-10 Conference
NCAA II
Manchester, NEW HAMPSHIRE
New England
Northeast-10 Conference
NCAA II
Marshall, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA II
Weatherford, OKLAHOMA
Mid South
Great American Conference
NCAA II
Raleigh, NORTH CAROLINA
Mid East
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Saint Cloud, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA II
Waterbury, CONNECTICUT
New England
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (Division II)
NCAA II
Nashville, TENNESSEE
Mid East
Great Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Tuskegee, ALABAMA
South East
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Anchorage, ALASKA
West Coast
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Fairbanks, ALASKA
West Coast
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Monticello, ARKANSAS
Mid South
Great American Conference
NCAA II
La Jolla, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
Division II Independents
NCAA II
Edmond, OKLAHOMA
Mid South
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
NCAA II
Colorado Springs, COLORADO
South West
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
North East
East Coast Conference
NCAA II
Findlay, OHIO
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Springfield, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Valley Conference
NCAA II
Bismarck, NORTH DAKOTA
North West
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA II
Crookston, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA II
Duluth, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA II
Rolla, MISSOURI
Mid West
Great Lakes Valley Conference
NCAA II
Kearney, NEBRASKA
Mid West
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
NCAA II
Pembroke, NORTH CAROLINA
Mid East
Division II Independents
NCAA II
Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
NCAA II
Johnstown, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Sioux Falls, SOUTH DAKOTA
North West
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA II
Pueblo, COLORADO
South West
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Evansville, INDIANA
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Valley Conference
NCAA II
Wise, VIRGINIA
Mid East
Mountain East Conference
NCAA II
Kenosha, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Valley Conference
NCAA II
Petersburg, VIRGINIA
Mid East
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Richmond, VIRGINIA
Mid East
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
North Canton, OHIO
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Topeka, KANSAS
Mid West
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
NCAA II
Detroit, MICHIGAN
Great Lakes
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
West Chester, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA II
West Liberty, WEST VIRGINIA
Mid East
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Gunnison, COLORADO
South West
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Bellingham, WASHINGTON
West Coast
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
NCAA II
Salt Lake City, UTAH
South West
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
NCAA II
New Castle, DELAWARE
North East
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
NCAA II
Winston-Salem, NORTH CAROLINA
Mid East
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA II
Rapid City, SOUTH DAKOTA
North West
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
NCAA II
