# List of college athletic programs in Ohio

This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Ohio.

## NCAA
### Division I

| Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship |
| Team | School | City | Conference | Football | Basketball | Basketball | Baseball | Softball | Ice hockey | Ice hockey | Soccer | Soccer |
| Team | School | City | Conference | Football | M | W | Baseball | Softball | M | W | M | W |
| Akron Zips | University of Akron | Akron | Mid-American | FBS | | | | | | | | |
| Bowling Green Falcons | Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green | Mid-American | FBS | | | | | | | | |
| Cincinnati Bearcats | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Big 12 | FBS | | | | | | | | |
| Cleveland State Vikings | Cleveland State University | Cleveland | Horizon | | | | | | | | | |
| Dayton Flyers | University of Dayton | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | FCS | | | | | | | | |
| Kent State Golden Flashes | Kent State University | Kent | Mid-American | FBS | | | | | | | | |
| Miami RedHawks | Miami University | Oxford | Mid-American | FBS | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio Bobcats | Ohio University | Athens | Mid-American | FBS | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State University | Columbus | Big Ten | FBS | | | | | | | | |
| Toledo Rockets | University of Toledo | Toledo | Mid-American | FBS | | | | | | | | |
| Wright State Raiders | Wright State University | Fairborn | Horizon | | | | | | | | | |
| Xavier Musketeers | Xavier University | Cincinnati | Big East | | | | | | | | | |
| Youngstown State Penguins | Youngstown State University | Youngstown | Horizon | FCS | | | | | | | | |
* ↑ Akron's men's soccer team competes in the Big East Conference.
* ↑ Bowling Green's men's ice hockey team competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.
* ↑ Bowling Green's men's soccer team competes in the Missouri Valley Conference.
* ↑ Cleveland State will drop softball after the 2025 season.
* ↑ Dayton's football team competes in the Pioneer Football League.
* ↑ Miami's men's ice hockey team competes in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.
* ↑ Ohio State's women's ice hockey team competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
* ↑ Wright State is located within the city limits of Fairborn, but has a Dayton mailing address.
* ↑ Youngstown State's football team competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

### Division II

| Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship |
| Team | School | City | Conference | Foot- ball | Basketball | Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Soccer | Soccer |
| Team | School | City | Conference | Foot- ball | M | W | Base- ball | Soft- ball | M | W |
| Ashland Eagles | Ashland University | Ashland | Great Midwest | | | | | | | |
| Cedarville Yellow Jackets | Cedarville University | Cedarville | Great Midwest | | | | | | | |
| Central State Marauders | Central State University | Wilberforce | SIAC | | | | | | | |
| Findlay Oilers | University of Findlay | Findlay | Great Midwest | | | | | | | |
| Lake Erie Storm | Lake Erie College | Painesville | Great Midwest | | | | | | | |
| Malone Pioneers | Malone University | Canton | Great Midwest | | | | | | | |
| Ohio Dominican Panthers | Ohio Dominican University | Columbus | Great Midwest | | | | | | | |
| Tiffin Dragons | Tiffin University | Tiffin | Great Midwest | | | | | | | |
| Ursuline Arrows | Ursuline College | Pepper Pike | Great Midwest | | | | | | | |
| Walsh Cavaliers | Walsh University | North Canton | Great Midwest | | | | | | | |
* ↑ Walsh additionally fields a team in sprint football, a weight-restricted form of football not governed by the NCAA, as a member of the Midwest Sprint Football League.

### Division III

| Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship |
| Team | School | City | Conference | Foot- ball | Basketball | Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Soccer | Soccer |
| Team | School | City | Conference | Foot- ball | M | W | Base- ball | Soft- ball | M | W |
| Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets | Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | Ohio | | | | | | | |
| Bluffton Beavers | Bluffton University | Bluffton | HCAC | | | | | | | |
| Capital Comets | Capital University | Bexley | Ohio | | | | | | | |
| Case Western Reserve Spartans | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland | UAA | | | | | | | |
| Denison Big Red | Denison University | Granville | North Coast | | | | | | | |
| Franciscan Barons | Franciscan University of Steubenville | Steubenville | Presidents' | | | | | | | |
| Heidelberg Student Princes | Heidelberg University | Tiffin | Ohio | | | | | | | |
| Hiram Terriers | Hiram College | Hiram | North Coast | | | | | | | |
| John Carroll Blue Streaks | John Carroll University | University Heights | Ohio | | | | | | | |
| Kenyon Owls | Kenyon College | Gambier | North Coast | | | | | | | |
| Marietta Pioneers | Marietta College | Marietta | Ohio | | | | | | | |
| Mount Union Purple Raiders | University of Mount Union | Alliance | Ohio | | | | | | | |
| Mount St. Joseph Lions | Mount St. Joseph University | Cincinnati | HCAC | | | | | | | |
| Muskingum Fighting Muskies | Muskingum University | New Concord | Ohio | | | | | | | |
| Oberlin Yeomen | Oberlin College | Oberlin | North Coast | | | | | | | |
| Ohio Northern Polar Bears | Ohio Northern University | Ada | Ohio | | | | | | | |
| Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops | Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware | North Coast | | | | | | | |
| Otterbein Cardinals | Otterbein University | Westerville | Ohio | | | | | | | |
| Wilmington Quakers | Wilmington College | Wilmington | Ohio | | | | | | | |
| Wittenberg Tigers | Wittenberg University | Springfield | North Coast | | | | | | | |
| Wooster Fighting Scots | College of Wooster | Wooster | North Coast | | | | | | | |
* ↑ Case Western Reserve's football team competes in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.

## NAIA

| Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship |
| Team | School | City | Conference | Foot- ball | Basketball | Basketball | Base- ball | Soft- ball | Soccer | Soccer |
| Team | School | City | Conference | Foot- ball | M | W | Base- ball | Soft- ball | M | W |
| Defiance Yellow Jackets | Defiance College | Defiance | HCAC | | | | | | | |
| Lourdes Gray Wolves | Lourdes University | Sylvania | Wolverine–Hoosier | | | | | | | |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene Cougars | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon | Crossroads | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern Ohio Racers | University of Northwestern Ohio | Lima | Wolverine–Hoosier | | | | | | | |
| Ohio Christian Trailblazers | Ohio Christian University | Circleville | River States | | | | | | | |
| Rio Grande RedStorm | University of Rio Grande | Rio Grande | River States | | | | | | | |
| Shawnee State Bears | Shawnee State University | Portsmouth | Mid-South | | | | | | | |
| Wilberforce Bulldogs | Wilberforce University | Wilberforce | Mid-South | | | | | | | |

## NJCAA

| Team | School | City | Conference |
| Bryant & Stratton Bobcats | Bryant & Stratton College | Solon | Ohio CC |
| Clark State Eagles | Clark State Community College | Springfield | Ohio CC |
| Cuyahoga Triceratops (formerly Challengers) | Cuyahoga Community College | Cleveland | Ohio CC |
| Edison Chargers | Edison Community College | Piqua | Ohio CC |
| Hocking Hawks | Hocking College | Nelsonville | Ohio CC |
| Lakeland Lakers | Lakeland Community College | Kirtland | Ohio CC |
| Lorain County Commodores | Lorain County Community College | Elyria | Ohio CC |
| Owens Express | Owens Community College | Toledo | Ohio CC |
| Terra State Titans | Terra State Community College | Fremont | Ohio CC |

## Ohio Regional Campus Conference

| Team | School | City |
| Miami-Hamilton Harriers | Miami University Hamilton | Hamilton |
| Miami-Middletown ThunderHawks | Miami University Middletown | Middletown |
| Ohio University-Lancaster Cougars | Ohio University Lancaster | Lancaster |
* 1 2 Also holds USCAA membership.

## USCAA

| Team | School | City | Conference |
| Bryant & Stratton Bobcats | Bryant & Stratton College | Solon | Independent |
| Cincinnati-Clermont Cougars | University of Cincinnati Clermont College | Batavia | Independent |
| Kent State Tuscarawas Golden Eagles | Kent State University at Tuscarawas | New Philadelphia | Independent |
| Kent State Trumbull Golden Flashes | Kent State University at Trumbull | Warren | Independent |
| Wright State-Lake Lakers | Wright State University Lake Campus | Celina | Independent |