List of NAIA institutions
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has 235 member colleges and universities for athletic competition in the 2025–26 season.[1]
NAIA institutions
- Note: Non-basketball playing institutions are denoted by *.
- Departing members are highlighted in red.
- ^ a b c d e Women's only institution in undergraduate programs, therefore it does not compete in men's sports.
- ^ a b c UBC, Trinity Western, and Victoria hold concurrent membership in Canada's governing body for university athletics, U Sports, where their basketball teams compete.
- ^ UHSP will merge with Washington University in St. Louis and drop its athletic programs after the 2026–27 academic year.[3]
- ^ Lourdes will permanently close its doors after the 2025–26 academic year.[4]
- ^ a b c d Combined enrollment of both campuses.
- ^ Shawnee State will start a transition to NCAA Division II no later than July 2026, joining the Mountain East Conference, before starting full NCAA competition by that time.
- ^ Siena Heights will permanently close its doors after the 2025–26 academic year.[7]
- ^ Texas A&M-Texarkana will start a transition to NCAA Division II no later than July 2027, joining the Lone Star Conference, pending NCAA approval.
- ^ Texas Wesleyan will start a transition to NCAA Division II no later than July 2028, before starting full NCAA competition by that time, pending NCAA approval.[8]
- ^ Trinity Christian will permanently close its doors after the 2025–26 academic year.[9]
- ^ The women's basketball team uses the nickname Flying Queens.
Future institutions
| School | Nickname | City | State/ province |
Enrollment (Fall 2024) |
Current affiliation | Conference | Joins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew College | Fighting Tigers | Cuthbert | Georgia | 496 | Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (NJCAA) | Southern States Athletic Conference | July 2026[10] |
| Wesleyan College[a] | Wolves | Macon | 859 | Collegiate Conference of the South (NCAA Division III) | |||
| Georgia Southern University East Georgia | Golden Eagles | Swainsboro | 1,826 | GCAA (NJCAA) as East Georgia State | TBD | TBA[11] |
- ^ Women's only institution in undergraduate programs, therefore it does not compete in men's sports.
See also
- List of NCAA Division I institutions
- List of NCAA Division II institutions
- List of NCAA Division III institutions
- List of USCAA institutions
- List of NCCAA institutions
- List of NJCAA Division I schools
- List of NJCAA Division II schools
- List of NJCAA Division III schools
- List of NAIA football programs
- NAIA lacrosse
References
- ^ "2025-26 NAIA Member Institutions" (PDF). naia.org. NAIA.
- ^ "[Member institutions]". Continental Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ "University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy and Washington University in St. Louis Announce Agreement to Acquire UHSP's Campus and St. Louis College of Pharmacy" (Press release). University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
- ^ "An Important Message from the Board of Trustees". Lourdes University. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- ^ "Baptist Bible College is Now Mission University". Baptist Bible Tribune. January 26, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "Members". Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ "Siena Heights University Announces Closure at the Conclusion of the 2025-2026 Academic Year". Siena Heights University. June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "Texas Wesleyan Board Approves Application Process to Transition to NCAA Division II". Texas Wesleyan University. February 24, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
- ^ "Trinity Christian College Announces Closure at the Conclusion of the 2025-2026 Academic Year". Trinity Christian College. November 4, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ "NAIA Announces Pair of New Members, as Wesleyan (Ga.) and Andrew (Ga.) Approved for Membership". NAIA. September 29, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
- ^ "Golden Eagles to land at Georgia Southern University's East Georgia Campus". Georgia Southern University. February 16, 2026.