Your Complete List of Women’s D3 Track and Field Colleges
Don’t overlook NCAA Division 3 track and field colleges. With a balanced college experience, focus on academics, and highly competitive atmosphere, more than 8,000 student-athletes find a home at D3 schools.
- Balanced collegiate experience. D3 track and field programs require time, energy and commitment to practices, meets and traveling, but unlike D1 institutions where your sport is your life, student-athletes who compete at the D3 level have more free time to pursue challenging courses, internships/jobs and extracurriculars outside of track and field.
- Close-knit campus. D3 colleges are mostly made up of smaller, private institutions, with the median enrollment rate at about 2,750.
- Academically competitive courses. D3 track and field colleges are some of the most academically selective schools in the NCAA. Student-athletes with strong test scores, grades and a desire to excel academically should consider adding a few D3 schools to their target lists.
- Well-rounded financial aid packages. Many student-athletes shy away from Division 3 track and field colleges because they don’t offer athletic scholarships. However, these coaches work closely with the admissions department to offer student-athletes competitive scholarship packages made up of grants, academic scholarships, need-based aid and merit-based scholarships.
What is the number of women’s NCAA Division 3 track and field teams?
There are 324 NCAA Division 3 track and field colleges across the country, made up of both indoor-only, outdoor-only, indoor and outdoor, and cross-country programs. It’s relatively common for women’s track and field athletes to take part in both indoor and outdoor programs, when available. Altogether, about 1.9 percent of all high-school women’s track and field student-athletes end up competing at the Division 3 level.
Division 3 women’s track and field rankings
The Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) and the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) both offer a good overview of NCAA women’s track and field rankings for D3 track and field colleges. Here are the best D3 track and field colleges for women’s track recruits according to the NCSA Power Rankings:
- Williams College
- Amherst College
- Johns Hopkins
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Emory University
- University of Chicago
- Swarthmore College
- University of California – Santa Cruz
- California Institute of Technology
- New York University
View a comprehensive list of the best D3 women’s track and field colleges.
Then, take a look at the NCAA women’s track and field rankings for all division 3 track and field colleges.
Full list of women’s D3 track and field colleges
School
City and State
Region
Conference
Division
Amherst, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Anderson, INDIANA
Great Lakes
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Paxton, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
NCAA III
Minneapolis, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Rock Island, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA III
Wellesley, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Clarks Summit, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Lisle, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
Greensboro, NORTH CAROLINA
Mid East
United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA)
NCAA III
Bethany, WEST VIRGINIA
Mid East
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Saint Paul, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Carlinville, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Bridgewater, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA III
Pasadena, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Thousand Oaks, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Grand Rapids, MICHIGAN
Great Lakes
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA III
Northfield, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
University Athletic Association
NCAA III
Waukesha, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA III
Kenosha, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA III
Cleveland, OHIO
Great Lakes
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
North East
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Shreveport, LOUISIANA
Mid South
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Hackettstown, NEW JERSEY
North East
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Orange, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Claremont, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Worcester, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Cincinnati, OHIO
Great Lakes
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Baltimore, MARYLAND
North East
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA III
St. Joseph, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Saint Paul, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Morristown, NEW JERSEY
North East
North Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Duluth, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Point Lookout, MISSOURI
Mid West
Association of Independent Institutions
NCAA III
Colorado Springs, COLORADO
South West
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
River Forest, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
Moorhead, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Mequon, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
New London, CONNECTICUT
New England
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA III
River Forest, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
Willimantic, CONNECTICUT
New England
Little East Conference
NCAA III
Harrisonburg, VIRGINIA
Mid East
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Elmhurst, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA III
Boston, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Boston, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Madison, NEW JERSEY
North East
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA III
Ankeny, IOWA
Mid West
Midwest Christian College Conference
NCAA III
Fitchburg, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA III
St. Louis, MISSOURI
Mid West
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Framingham, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
North East
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
NCAA III
Wyoming, MICHIGAN
Great Lakes
National Christian College Athletic Association Division II
NCAA III
Saint Peter, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Gwynedd Valley, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Clinton, NEW YORK
North East
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Saint Paul, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Bloomington, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA III
Immaculata, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Providence, RHODE ISLAND
New England
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Johnson, VERMONT
New England
North Atlantic Conference
NCAA III
Kalamazoo, MICHIGAN
Great Lakes
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA III
Wilkes-Barre, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Division III Independents
NCAA III
Plymouth, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
Lyndonville, VERMONT
New England
North Atlantic Conference
NCAA III
Cambridge, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Castine, MAINE
New England
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
North Manchester, INDIANA
Great Lakes
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Fond du Lac, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
Fredericksburg, VIRGINIA
Mid East
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA III
North Adams, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Buzzards Bay, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA III
Middlebury, VERMONT
New England
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Decatur, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA III
Milwaukee, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
Cresson, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
South Hadley, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Lincoln, NEBRASKA
Mid West
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Jersey City, NEW JERSEY
North East
Eastern College Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Rocky Mount, NORTH CAROLINA
Mid East
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Naperville, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA III
Chicago, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA III
Saint Paul, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Northfield, VERMONT
New England
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Joplin, MISSOURI
Mid West
National Christian College Association (NCCAA), Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA)
NCAA III
Altoona, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
Erie, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
Williamsport, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
North Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Greensburg, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
Plymouth, NEW HAMPSHIRE
New England
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Claremont, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Elsah, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Rockford, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
Terre Haute, INDIANA
Great Lakes
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Salem, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Northampton, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Louisville, KENTUCKY
Mid East
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Springfield, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Collegeville, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Standish, MAINE
New England
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Notre Dame, INDIANA
Great Lakes
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA III
St. Mary's City, MARYLAND
North East
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Winona, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Northfield, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Latrobe, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Hoboken, NEW JERSEY
North East
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Fredonia, NEW YORK
North East
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Throggs Neck, NEW YORK
North East
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
NCAA III
Oneonta, NEW YORK
North East
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Plattsburgh, NEW YORK
North East
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Cobleskill, NEW YORK
North East
North Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Cortland, NEW YORK
North East
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA III
New Paltz, NEW YORK
North East
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Lexington, KENTUCKY
Mid East
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Hartford, CONNECTICUT
New England
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Medford, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA III
New London, CONNECTICUT
New England
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Kings Point, NEW YORK
North East
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Santa Cruz, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
Division III Independents
NCAA III
La Verne, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Presque Isle, MAINE
New England
Division III Independents
NCAA III
Boston, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Little East Conference
NCAA III
North Dartmouth, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Morris, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Redlands, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Saint Paul, MINNESOTA
Mid West
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Sewanee, TENNESSEE
Mid East
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA III
Eau Claire, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
La Crosse, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Menomonie, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Oshkosh, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Platteville, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
River Falls, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Stevens Point, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Superior, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Whitewater, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Washington, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Saint Louis, MISSOURI
Mid West
University Athletic Association
NCAA III
Saint Louis, MISSOURI
Mid West
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Wellesley, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Middletown, CONNECTICUT
New England
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Danbury, CONNECTICUT
New England
Freedom Football Conference
NCAA III
Springfield, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA III
Westfield, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA III
New Wilmington, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Wheaton, ILLINOIS
Great Lakes
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA III
Norton, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Whittier, CALIFORNIA
West Coast
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Williamstown, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Milwaukee, WISCONSIN
Great Lakes
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
Worcester, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Worcester, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA III
Longmeadow, MASSACHUSETTS
New England
New England Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
Allentown, PENNSYLVANIA
North East
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Steubenville, OHIO
Great Lakes
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
NCAA III
Flushing, NEW YORK
North East
Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference, Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference
NCAA III
New York, NEW YORK
North East
United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA)
NCAA III
Georgetown, TEXAS
Mid South
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Patchogue, NEW YORK
North East
Skyline Conference, Eastern College Athletic Conference
NCAA III
Denver, COLORADO
South West
Independent Far West Region
NCAA III
