List of NAIA institutions
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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.
- Women's only institution in undergraduate programs, therefore it does not compete in men's sports.
- UHSP will merge with Washington University in St. Louis and drop its athletic programs after the 2026–27 academic year.[3]
- 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.
- 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.
- The women's basketball team uses the nickname Flying Queens.
Future institutions
- 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