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Division I golf schools, and what Division I changes

The Division I programs we track, and what the label actually changes.

CAMPUS EditorialUpdated Sep 23, 20266 min read
A golfer seen from behind at the top of his backswing with a driver, on an open course under a cloudy sky

Key takeaways

  • CAMPUS holds 339 NCAA Division I colleges with a golf program: 315 men's teams and 323 women's. All of them are in the table on this page.
  • Division I is the level with the most athletics aid, and the label covers a wide range. Some Division I teams and some Division II teams shoot the same scores, which is why the division alone will not tell you where you would play.
  • Division I golf money is divisible, so a partial offer is the normal offer. Ask a coach what share of a scholarship an offer is, in dollars.
  • The Division I team scoring averages CAMPUS holds are 72.46 for men (n=312) and 75.15 for women (n=288), for the 2026-27 season (Clippd season 2027).

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How many Division I golf schools are there?

A Division I college is not the same thing as a Division I program. Some of these colleges field a men's team only, some a women's team only, and most field both. The list on this page is one row per college, with a column saying which teams it fields.

Division I colleges with a golf program on file
339
men's Division I programs24 of the 339 colleges field no men's team.
315
women's Division I programs16 field no women's team.
323
conferences named across those collegesWe hold a playability report for 33 of them.
33

What Division I changes for a recruit

Most families start with the division because they read it as a measure of quality. It is more useful than that, and narrower: it settles what the college is allowed to offer you.

What changes between the three NCAA divisions
What changesDivision IDivision IIDivision III
Athletics aid in golfYes, and divisible across the roster.Yes, and divisible across the roster.None, in any sport.
What a typical offer looks likeA share of a scholarship, rarely all of one.A share, usually a smaller one.Academic and need-based aid, arranged with admissions.
Who to have the money conversation withThe coach, then financial aid.The coach, then financial aid.Admissions and financial aid. The coach can support you.
Colleges on file here339240325

Three things the NCAA says plainly are worth carrying into those conversations. Most athletes on athletics aid receive a partial award rather than a full ride. Athletics aid is normally awarded a year at a time, and a school that intends to reduce or not renew it has to tell the athlete in writing by July 1, with a right of appeal. Division I stopped using the National Letter of Intent in 2024 and signs a financial aid agreement instead.

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Where the Division I programs are

Division I golf is not spread evenly. California has the most of these colleges, and the 12 states below hold 187 of the 339 on file. If travel cost or staying near home is a constraint, this is a quick way to cut the list down.

Division I colleges by state, top 12

  • California

    26

  • Texas

    25

  • New York

    19

  • North Carolina

    19

  • Florida

    14

  • Illinois

    13

  • Ohio

    13

  • Pennsylvania

    13

  • South Carolina

    12

  • Tennessee

    12

  • Indiana

    11

  • Alabama

    10
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Division I colleges by state, top 12
StateColleges
California26
Texas25
New York19
North Carolina19
Florida14
Illinois13
Ohio13
Pennsylvania13
South Carolina12
Tennessee12
Indiana11
Alabama10
CAMPUS college database, 339 Division I colleges across 48 states and regions, read Oct 31, 2026. The full state list is in the filter below.

What Division I teams shoot

A division tells you what a school may offer. A scoring average tells you whether you would be in the lineup. These are the Division I team averages CAMPUS holds, with the number of teams behind each one.

Division I team scoring averages, 2026-27 season (Clippd season 2027)
TeamsAverageTeams with an average on file
Men72.46312 of 315
Women75.15288 of 323

Lower is better here, so a card under one of those numbers is the stronger one. They are means across whole divisions, though, so read them as a starting point for the conversation rather than a cut-off. The number that answers "would I play here" is per program, not per division: it is how much freshman scoring is already on that roster, which is what the conference playability reports measure.

Division I conferences we hold a report for

A playability report reads one conference at a time and asks how plausible it is that an incoming freshman gets into the lineup at each school in it. We hold 64 for Division I.

Men's conferences32

Women's conferences32

The Division I golf schools we track

Every Division I college with a golf program on file, alphabetically. Narrow it by teams, state or conference; the rows are in the page itself, so nothing is held back behind a signup.

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Showing 339 of 339 colleges

NCAA Division I339 colleges

NCAA Division I, the first 25 colleges alphabetically, with each one's state, city, conference and teams.
CollegeStateTeams
Abilene Christian UniversityTexasMen, Women
Alabama A&M UniversityAlabamaMen, Women
Alabama State UniversityAlabamaMen, Women
Appalachian State UniversityNorth CarolinaMen, Women
Arizona State UniversityArizonaMen, Women
Arkansas State UniversityArkansasMen, Women
Auburn UniversityAlabamaMen, Women
Augusta UniversityGeorgiaMen, Women
Austin Peay State UniversityTennesseeMen, Women
Ball State UniversityIndianaMen, Women
Baylor UniversityTexasMen, Women
Bellarmine UniversityKentuckyMen, Women
Belmont UniversityTennesseeMen, Women
Bethune-Cookman UniversityFloridaWomen
Binghamton UniversityNew YorkMen
Boise State UniversityIdahoMen, Women
Boston CollegeMassachusettsMen, Women
Boston UniversityMassachusettsWomen
Bowling Green State UniversityOhioMen, Women
Bradley UniversityIllinoisMen, Women
Brigham Young UniversityUtahMen, Women
Brown UniversityRhode IslandMen, Women
Bryant UniversityRhode IslandMen, Women
Bucknell UniversityPennsylvaniaMen, Women
Butler UniversityIndianaMen, Women
Show the remaining 314 colleges
NCAA Division I, the remaining 314 colleges alphabetically.
CollegeStateTeams
California Baptist UniversityCaliforniaMen, Women
California Polytechnic State University – San Luis ObispoCaliforniaMen, Women
California State University – FresnoCaliforniaMen, Women
California State University – FullertonCaliforniaMen, Women
California State University – Long BeachCaliforniaMen, Women
California State University – NorthridgeCaliforniaMen, Women
California State University – SacramentoCaliforniaMen, Women
California State University, BakersfieldCaliforniaWomen
Campbell UniversityNorth CarolinaMen, Women
Canisius CollegeNew YorkMen, Women
Central Michigan UniversityMichiganMen, Women
Charleston Southern UniversitySouth CarolinaMen, Women
Chicago State UniversityIllinoisMen, Women
Clemson UniversitySouth CarolinaMen, Women
Cleveland State UniversityOhioMen
Coastal Carolina UniversitySouth CarolinaMen, Women
Colgate UniversityNew YorkMen, Women
College of CharlestonSouth CarolinaMen, Women
College of the Holy CrossMassachusettsMen, Women
Colorado State UniversityColoradoMen, Women
Columbia UniversityNew YorkMen, Women
Coppin State UniversityMarylandMen, Women
Cornell UniversityNew YorkMen, Women
Creighton UniversityNebraskaMen, Women
Dartmouth CollegeNew HampshireMen, Women
Davidson CollegeNorth CarolinaMen, Women
Delaware State UniversityDelawareWomen
DePaul UniversityIllinoisMen
Drake UniversityIowaMen, Women
Drexel UniversityPennsylvaniaMen
Duke UniversityNorth CarolinaMen, Women
Duquesne UniversityPennsylvaniaWomen
East Carolina UniversityNorth CarolinaMen, Women
East Tennessee State UniversityTennesseeMen, Women
Eastern Illinois UniversityIllinoisMen, Women
Eastern Kentucky UniversityKentuckyMen, Women
Eastern Michigan UniversityMichiganMen, Women
Eastern Washington UniversityWashingtonMen, Women
Elon UniversityNorth CarolinaMen, Women
Fairfield UniversityConnecticutMen, Women
Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityNew JerseyMen, Women
Florida A&M UniversityFloridaMen, Women
Florida Atlantic UniversityFloridaMen, Women
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFloridaMen, Women
Florida International UniversityFloridaWomen
Florida State UniversityFloridaMen, Women
Fordham UniversityNew YorkMen, Women
Francis Marion UniversitySouth CarolinaMen
Furman UniversitySouth CarolinaMen, Women
Gardner-Webb UniversityNorth CarolinaMen, Women
George Mason UniversityVirginiaMen
George Washington UniversityDistrict Of ColumbiaMen
Georgetown UniversityDistrict Of ColumbiaMen, Women
Georgia Southern UniversityGeorgiaMen, Women
Georgia State UniversityGeorgiaMen, Women
Georgia TechGeorgiaMen, Women
Gonzaga UniversityWashingtonMen, Women
Grand Canyon UniversityArizonaMen, Women
Harvard UniversityMassachusettsMen, Women
High Point UniversityNorth CarolinaMen, Women
Hofstra UniversityNew YorkMen, Women
Houston Christian UniversityTexasMen, Women
Howard UniversityDistrict Of ColumbiaMen, Women
Idaho State UniversityIdahoWomen
Illinois State UniversityIllinoisMen, Women
Indiana State UniversityIndianaWomen
Indiana UniversityIndianaMen, Women
Indiana University-Purdue University – Indianapolis (IUPUI)IndianaMen, Women
Iona UniversityNew YorkMen, Women
Iowa State UniversityIowaMen, Women
Jackson State UniversityMississippiMen, Women
Jacksonville State UniversityAlabamaMen, Women
Jacksonville UniversityFloridaMen, Women
James Madison UniversityVirginiaMen, Women
Kansas State UniversityKansasMen, Women
Kennesaw State UniversityGeorgiaMen, Women
Kent State UniversityOhioMen, Women
La Salle UniversityPennsylvaniaMen, Women
Lafayette CollegePennsylvaniaMen, Women
Lamar UniversityTexasMen, Women
Le Moyne CollegeNew YorkMen, Women
Lehigh UniversityPennsylvaniaMen, Women
Liberty UniversityVirginiaMen, Women
Lindenwood UniversityMissouriMen, Women
Lipscomb UniversityTennesseeMen, Women
Long Island UniversityNew YorkMen, Women
Longwood UniversityVirginiaMen, Women
Louisiana State University (LSU)LouisianaMen, Women
Louisiana Tech UniversityLouisianaMen, Women
Loyola Marymount UniversityCaliforniaMen, Women
Loyola University ChicagoIllinoisMen, Women
Loyola University MarylandMarylandMen
Manhattan CollegeNew YorkMen, Women
Marquette UniversityWisconsinMen, Women
Marshall UniversityWest VirginiaMen, Women
Mercer UniversityGeorgiaMen, Women
Mercyhurst UniversityPennsylvaniaMen, Women
Merrimack CollegeMassachusettsMen, Women
Miami UniversityOhioMen, Women
Michigan State UniversityMichiganMen, Women
Middle Tennessee State UniversityTennesseeMen, Women
Mississippi State UniversityMississippiMen, Women
Missouri State UniversityMissouriMen, Women
Monmouth UniversityNew JerseyMen, Women
Montana State UniversityMontanaWomen
Morehead State UniversityKentuckyMen, Women
Mount St. Mary's UniversityMarylandMen, Women
Murray State UniversityKentuckyMen, Women
New Mexico State UniversityNew MexicoMen, Women
Niagara UniversityNew YorkMen, Women
Nicholls State UniversityLouisianaMen
North Carolina A&T State UniversityNorth CarolinaMen, Women
North Carolina Central UniversityNorth CarolinaMen, Women
North Carolina State UniversityNorth CarolinaMen, Women
North Dakota State UniversityNorth DakotaMen, Women
Northern Arizona UniversityArizonaWomen
Northern Illinois UniversityIllinoisMen, Women
Northern Kentucky UniversityKentuckyMen, Women
Northwestern UniversityIllinoisMen, Women
Oakland UniversityMichiganMen, Women
Ohio State UniversityOhioMen, Women
Ohio UniversityOhioMen, Women
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahomaMen, Women
Old Dominion UniversityVirginiaMen, Women
Oral Roberts UniversityOklahomaMen, Women
Oregon State UniversityOregonMen, Women
Penn StatePennsylvaniaMen, Women
Pepperdine UniversityCaliforniaMen, Women
Portland State UniversityOregonWomen
Prairie View A&M UniversityTexasMen, Women
Presbyterian CollegeSouth CarolinaMen, Women
Princeton UniversityNew JerseyMen, Women
Providence CollegeRhode IslandMen, Women
Purdue UniversityIndianaMen, Women
Purdue University – Fort WayneIndianaMen, Women
Queens University of CharlotteNorth CarolinaMen, Women
Quinnipiac UniversityConnecticutWomen
Radford UniversityVirginiaMen, Women
Rice UniversityTexasMen, Women
Rider UniversityNew JerseyMen
Robert Morris University – PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaMen, Women
Rutgers UniversityNew JerseyMen, Women
Sacred Heart UniversityConnecticutMen, Women
Saint Joseph's UniversityPennsylvaniaMen, Women
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaCaliforniaMen
Saint Peter's UniversityNew JerseyMen
Sam Houston State UniversityTexasMen, Women
Samford UniversityAlabamaMen, Women
San Diego State UniversityCaliforniaMen, Women
San Jose State UniversityCaliforniaMen, Women
Santa Clara UniversityCaliforniaMen, Women
Seattle UniversityWashingtonMen, Women
Seton Hall UniversityNew JerseyMen, Women
Siena CollegeNew YorkMen
South Dakota State UniversitySouth DakotaMen, Women
Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLouisianaMen, Women
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleIllinoisMen, Women
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIllinoisMen, Women
Southern Methodist University – SMUTexasMen, Women
Southern University and A&M CollegeLouisianaMen, Women
Southern Utah UniversityUtahMen, Women
St. Bonaventure UniversityNew YorkMen, Women
St. Francis CollegeNew YorkNot recorded
St. John's University – New YorkNew YorkMen, Women
Stanford UniversityCaliforniaMen, Women
Stephen F Austin State UniversityTexasWomen
Stetson UniversityFloridaMen, Women
Stonehill CollegeMassachusettsMen, Women
Tarleton State UniversityTexasMen, Women
Temple UniversityPennsylvaniaMen, Women
Tennessee State UniversityTennesseeMen, Women
Tennessee Technological UniversityTennesseeMen, Women
Texas A&M UniversityTexasMen, Women
Texas A&M University – CommerceTexasMen, Women
Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiTexasWomen
Texas Christian UniversityTexasMen, Women
Texas Southern UniversityTexasMen, Women
Texas State UniversityTexasMen, Women
Texas Tech UniversityTexasMen, Women
The CitadelSouth CarolinaWomen
Towson UniversityMarylandMen, Women
Troy UniversityAlabamaMen, Women
Tulane UniversityLouisianaWomen
United States Air Force AcademyColoradoMen
United States Military AcademyNew YorkMen, Women
United States Naval AcademyMarylandMen, Women
University at AlbanyNew YorkWomen
University of AkronOhioWomen
University of AlabamaAlabamaMen, Women
University of Alabama – BirminghamAlabamaMen, Women
University of ArizonaArizonaMen, Women
University of ArkansasArkansasMen, Women
University of Arkansas at Little RockArkansasMen, Women
University of Arkansas at Pine BluffArkansasMen, Women
University of California – BerkeleyCaliforniaMen, Women
University of California – DavisCaliforniaMen, Women
University of California – IrvineCaliforniaMen, Women
University of California – Los Angeles – UCLACaliforniaMen, Women
University of California – RiversideCaliforniaMen, Women
University of California – San DiegoCaliforniaMen, Women
University of California, Santa BarbaraCaliforniaMen, Women
University of Central ArkansasArkansasMen, Women
University of Central FloridaFloridaMen, Women
University of CincinnatiOhioMen, Women
University of Colorado – BoulderColoradoMen, Women
University of ConnecticutConnecticutMen, Women
University of DaytonOhioMen, Women
University of DelawareDelawareMen, Women
University of DenverColoradoMen, Women
University of Detroit MercyMichiganMen, Women
University of EvansvilleIndianaMen, Women
University of FloridaFloridaMen, Women
University of GeorgiaGeorgiaMen, Women
University of Hawaii at ManoaHawaiiMen, Women
University of HoustonTexasMen, Women
University of IdahoIdahoMen, Women
University of IllinoisIllinoisMen, Women
University of Illinois ChicagoIllinoisWomen
University of IowaIowaMen, Women
University of KansasKansasMen, Women
University of KentuckyKentuckyMen, Women
University of LouisianaLouisianaMen, Women
University of Louisiana – MonroeLouisianaMen, Women
University of LouisvilleKentuckyMen, Women
University of MarylandMarylandMen, Women
University of Maryland Eastern ShoreMarylandMen, Women
University of MemphisTennesseeMen, Women
University of MiamiFloridaWomen
University of MichiganMichiganMen, Women
University of MinnesotaMinnesotaMen, Women
University of MississippiMississippiMen, Women
University of MissouriMissouriMen, Women
University of Missouri – Kansas CityMissouriMen
University of MontanaMontanaWomen
University of NebraskaNebraskaMen, Women
University of Nebraska at OmahaNebraskaMen, Women
University of Nevada – Las VegasNevadaMen, Women
University of Nevada – RenoNevadaMen, Women
University of New HavenConnecticutMen, Women
University of New MexicoNew MexicoMen, Women
University of New OrleansLouisianaMen, Women
University of North AlabamaAlabamaMen, Women
University of North Carolina – GreensboroNorth CarolinaMen, Women
University of North Carolina – WilmingtonNorth CarolinaMen, Women
University of North Carolina at AshevilleNorth CarolinaWomen
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth CarolinaMen, Women
University of North Carolina at CharlotteNorth CarolinaMen, Women
University of North DakotaNorth DakotaMen, Women
University of North FloridaFloridaMen, Women
University of North TexasTexasMen, Women
University of Northern ColoradoColoradoMen, Women
University of Northern IowaIowaMen, Women
University of Notre DameIndianaMen, Women
University of OklahomaOklahomaMen, Women
University of OregonOregonMen, Women
University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaMen, Women
University of Rhode IslandRhode IslandMen, Women
University of RichmondNot recordedMen, Women
University of San DiegoCaliforniaMen, Women
University of San FranciscoCaliforniaMen, Women
University of South AlabamaAlabamaMen, Women
University of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaMen, Women
University of South Carolina – UpstateSouth CarolinaMen, Women
University of South DakotaSouth DakotaMen, Women
University of South FloridaFloridaMen, Women
University of Southern CaliforniaCaliforniaMen, Women
University of Southern IndianaIndianaMen, Women
University of Southern MississippiMississippiMen, Women
University of St. Thomas – MinnesotaMinnesotaMen, Women
University of TennesseeTennesseeMen, Women
University of Tennessee – ChattanoogaTennesseeMen, Women
University of Tennessee – MartinTennesseeMen, Women
University of Texas – ArlingtonTexasMen, Women
University of Texas – AustinTexasMen, Women
University of Texas – El PasoTexasMen, Women
University of Texas – Rio Grande ValleyTexasMen, Women
University of Texas – San AntonioTexasMen, Women
University of the Incarnate WordTexasMen, Women
University of the PacificCaliforniaMen, Women
University of ToledoOhioMen, Women
University of TulsaOklahomaMen, Women
University of UtahUtahMen, Women
University of VirginiaVirginiaMen, Women
University of WashingtonWashingtonMen, Women
University of West FloridaFloridaMen, Women
University of West GeorgiaGeorgiaMen, Women
University of WisconsinWisconsinMen, Women
University of Wisconsin – Green BayWisconsinMen, Women
University of WyomingWyomingMen, Women
Utah State UniversityUtahMen, Women
Utah Tech University (Formerly Dixie State University)UtahMen, Women
Utah Valley UniversityUtahMen, Women
Valparaiso UniversityIndianaMen, Women
Vanderbilt UniversityTennesseeMen, Women
Villanova UniversityPennsylvaniaMen, Women
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginiaMen, Women
Virginia TechVirginiaMen, Women
Wagner CollegeNew YorkMen, Women
Wake Forest UniversityNorth CarolinaMen, Women
Washington State UniversityWashingtonMen, Women
Weber State UniversityUtahMen, Women
West Virginia UniversityWest VirginiaMen, Women
Western Carolina UniversityNorth CarolinaMen, Women
Western Illinois UniversityIllinoisMen, Women
Western Kentucky UniversityKentuckyMen, Women
Western Michigan UniversityMichiganWomen
Wichita State UniversityKansasMen, Women
William & MaryVirginiaMen, Women
Winthrop UniversitySouth CarolinaMen, Women
Wofford CollegeSouth CarolinaMen, Women
Wright State UniversityOhioMen, Women
Xavier UniversityOhioMen, Women
Yale UniversityConnecticutMen, Women
Youngstown State UniversityOhioMen, Women
How many D1 schools are there for golf?

CAMPUS holds 339 NCAA Division I colleges with a golf program: 315 with a men's team and 323 with a women's team. They are all in the table above.

What is the best D1 golf school?

CAMPUS publishes no opinion on that. Several pages that rank Division I schools are ranking something other than results: recruit interest, cost, or a preseason editorial pick. The ranked tables that measure results are listed on the college golf directory, and every one of them ranks inside a single division. The question worth asking instead is which of these 339 schools you would actually play at.

How hard is it to go D1 in golf?

Division I is 315 men's and 323 women's teams out of 2,239 college golf programs in total, and golf rosters are small. The more useful question is whether you would be in the lineup at a given program rather than whether a roster spot exists somewhere in the division.

How good are D1 college golfers?

The Division I team scoring averages CAMPUS holds average 72.46 for men across 312 teams and 75.15 for women across 288, for the 2026-27 season (Clippd season 2027). Those are team averages, so an individual in the lineup is usually inside them. Read the gap between that number and your own, over a stated number of rounds.

Where do the numbers on this page come from?

The counts come from the CAMPUS college database and the scoring averages from Clippd, both read at build time and shown with the date they were last synced. How each figure was counted is written out beside it, and the editorial policy covers how these pages are written and checked.

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