# List of college athletic programs in Massachusetts

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

## 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 |
| Boston College Eagles | Boston College | Chestnut Hill | ACC | FBS | | | | | | | | |
| Boston University Terriers | Boston University | Boston | Patriot | | | | | | | | | |
| Harvard Crimson | Harvard University | Cambridge | Ivy League | FCS | | | | | | | | |
| Holy Cross Crusaders | College of the Holy Cross | Worcester | Patriot | FCS | | | | | | | | |
| UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst | Atlantic 10 | FBS | | | | | | | | |
| Merrimack Warriors | Merrimack College | North Andover | Metro Atlantic | FCS | | | | | | | | |
| Northeastern Huskies | Northeastern University | Boston | Coastal | | | | | | | | | |
| Stonehill Skyhawks | Stonehill College | Easton | Northeast | FCS | | | | | | | | |
| UMass Lowell River Hawks | University of Massachusetts Lowell | Lowell | America East | | | | | | | | | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 The men's and women's ice hockey teams of Boston College, Boston University, Massachusetts, Merrimack, and Northeastern all compete in Hockey East, as do the UMass Lowell men's and Holy Cross women's teams.
* 1 2 Harvard's ice hockey teams compete in ECAC Hockey.
* ↑ Holy Cross's men's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey.
* ↑ While national media generally use "Massachusetts", the shortened "UMass" is in wide usage, especially in Massachusetts itself.
* ↑ Massachusetts's football team competes as an independent.
* ↑ As of the 2024–25 academic year, Stonehill is in the third year of a four-year transition to Division I and will become an active Division I member in 2026–27.
* ↑ Stonehill's women's ice hockey team competes in Division I as a member of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.

### Division II

| 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 |
| American International Yellow Jackets | American International College | Springfield | Northeast-10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Assumption Greyhounds | Assumption University | Worcester | Northeast-10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bentley Falcons | Bentley University | Waltham | Northeast-10 | | | | | | | | | |
* 1 2 American International and Bentley's men's ice hockey teams compete in Division I as members of Atlantic Hockey.
* ↑ Assumption women's ice hockey team competes in Division I as member of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.

### Division III

| 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 |
| Amherst Mammoths | Amherst College | Amherst | NESCAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Anna Maria AmCats | Anna Maria College | Paxton | Great Northeast | | | | | | | | | |
| Babson Beavers | Babson College | Wellesley | NEWMAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Brandeis Judges | Brandeis University | Waltham | UAA | | | | | | | | | |
| Bridgewater State Bears | Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | MASCAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Clark Cougars | Clark University | Worcester | NEWMAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Curry Colonels | Curry College | Milton | Commonwealth Coast | | | | | | | | | |
| Dean Bulldogs | Dean College | Franklin | Great Northeast | | | | | | | | | |
| Elms Blazers | Elms College | Chicopee | Great Northeast | | | | | | | | | |
| Emerson Lions | Emerson College | Boston | NEWMAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Emmanuel Saints | Emmanuel College | Boston | Great Northeast | | | | | | | | | |
| Endicott Gulls | Endicott College | Beverly | Commonwealth Coast | | | | | | | | | |
| Fitchburg State Falcons | Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | MASCAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Framingham State Rams | Framingham State University | Framingham | MASCAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Gordon Fighting Scots | Gordon College | Wenham | Commonwealth Coast | | | | | | | | | |
| Lasell Lasers | Lasell University | Auburndale | Great Northeast | | | | | | | | | |
| Lesley Lynx | Lesley University | Cambridge | North Atlantic | | | | | | | | | |
| MCLA Trailblazers | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | North Adams | MASCAC | | | | | | | | | |
| MIT Engineers | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | NEWMAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers | Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buzzards Bay | MASCAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Mount Holyoke Lyons | Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley | NEWMAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Nichols Bison | Nichols College | Dudley | Commonwealth Coast | | | | | | | | | |
| Regis Pride | Regis College | Weston | Great Northeast | | | | | | | | | |
| Salem State Vikings | Salem State University | Salem | MASCAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Simmons Sharks | Simmons University | Boston | Great Northeast | | | | | | | | | |
| Smith Pioneers | Smith College | Northampton | NEWMAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Springfield Pride | Springfield College | Springfield | NEWMAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Suffolk Rams | Suffolk University | Boston | Commonwealth Coast | | | | | | | | | |
| Tufts Jumbos | Tufts University | Medford | NESCAC | | | | | | | | | |
| UMass Boston Beacons | University of Massachusetts Boston | Boston | Little East | | | | | | | | | |
| UMass Dartmouth Corsairs | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | Little East | | | | | | | | | |
| Wellesley Blue | Wellesley College | Wellesley | NEWMAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Wentworth Leopards | Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston | Commonwealth Coast | | | | | | | | | |
| Western New England Golden Bears | Western New England University | Springfield | Commonwealth Coast | | | | | | | | | |
| Westfield State Owls | Westfield State University | Westfield | MASCAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Wheaton Lyons | Wheaton College | Norton | NEWMAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Williams Ephs | Williams College | Williamstown | NESCAC | | | | | | | | | |
| Worcester State Lancers | Worcester State University | Worcester | MASCAC | | | | | | | | | |
| WPI Engineers | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester | NEWMAC | | | | | | | | | |
* 1 2 Anna Maria and Dean's football teams compete in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference.
* 1 2 Anna Maria's ice hockey teams compete as independents.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 The men's ice hockey teams of Babson, Suffolk, and UMass Boston compete in the New England Hockey Conference, as do the women's ice hockey teams of Salem State, Suffolk, and UMass Boston.
* 1 2 Endicott and Nichols's women's ice hockey teams compete in the Colonial Hockey Conference.
* 1 2 UMass Dartmouth's football and men's ice hockey teams compete in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
* ↑ Worcester State's women's ice hockey team competes as an independent.

## NAIA

| Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship | Sport sponsorship |
| Team | School | City | Conference | Basketball | Basketball | Baseball | Softball | Soccer | Soccer |
| Team | School | City | Conference | M | W | Baseball | Softball | M | W |
| Fisher Falcons | Fisher College | Boston | Independent | | | | | | |

## USCAA

| Team | School | City | Conference |
| Bay Path Wildcats | Bay Path University | Longmeadow | |
| Hampshire Black Sheep | Hampshire College | Amherst | Yankee Small College Conference |

## NJCAA

| Team | School | City | Conference |
| Bristol Bees | Bristol Community College | Fall River | Massachusetts CC |
| Bunker Hill Bulldogs | Bunker Hill Community College | Boston | Massachusetts CC |
| Holyoke Cougars | Holyoke Community College | Holyoke | Massachusetts CC |
| Mass Bay Buccaneers | Massachusetts Bay Community College | Wellesley Hills | Massachusetts CC |
| Massasoit Warriors | Massasoit Community College | Brockton | Massachusetts CC |
| Northern Essex Knights | Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill | Massachusetts CC |
| Quincy Granite | Quincy College | Quincy | Massachusetts CC |
| Quinsigamond Wyverns | Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester | Massachusetts CC |
| Roxbury Tigers | Roxbury Community College | Roxbury Crossing | Massachusetts CC |
| Springfield Tech Rams | Springfield Technical Community College | Springfield | Massachusetts CC |

## Other/None

| Team | School | City | Conference |
| Stockbridge School of Agriculture | Stockbridge School of Agriculture | Amherst | |
$^1$The Stockbridge School of Agriculture, a division of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has separate athletic programs from UMass in basketball and golf.