# College esports in the United States

College esports in the United States is played by teams of amateur student-athletes at American universities and colleges. In the late 2000s, schools began forming esports clubs to play video games in self-organized collegiate tournaments. The first officially recognized varsity esports program was created at Robert Morris University in 2014.
While there are thousands of schools that participate in collegiate esports competitions, in 2018, there were at least 73 college varsity esports programs, and by 2019 over 130 college varsity programs. College esports is often viewed as a starting path for gamers that aspire to go professional.

## Riot Games Collegiate League of Legends

In 2016, the North American Collegiate Championship (NACC) became the University League of Legends (uLoL) Campus Series, run by CSL, after IvyLoL and NACL stopped functioning and many of their staff were hired as Riot Games employees to orchestrate their collegiate activities. In the Fall of 2017, Riot Games announced that it would rebrand again as College League of Legends and switch official partners from CSL to Battlefy. In May 2019, Riot Games announced the formation of the Riot Scholastic Association of America (RSAA) as the governing body for collegiate and high school esports for League of Legends.

## Esports Collegiate Conference

The Esports Collegiate Conference was created on June 10, 2020, by member institutions of the Mid-American Conference, to facilitate esports competitions.

## National Association of Collegiate Esports

The National Association of Collegiate Esports, otherwise known as NACE or NAC Esports, was founded in 2016. As of 2021, its membership includes over 170 colligate organizations. The organization offers competition in Rocket League, League of Legends, Overwatch, and other titles.

## List of colleges and universities with esports teams

Colleges and universities with esports teams :
| School | Location |
| Albion College | Michigan |
| Albright College | Pennsylvania |
| Anderson University (IN) | Indiana |
| Aquinas College | Michigan |
| Arcadia University | Pennsylvania |
| Ashland University | Ohio |
| Averett University | Virginia |
| Ball State University | Indiana |
| Barry University | Florida |
| Barton Community College | Kansas |
| Bellevue University | Nebraska |
| Bemidji State University | Minnesota |
| Benedictine University at Mesa | Arizona |
| Bethel College | Indiana |
| Boise State University | Idaho |
| Bowling Green State University | Ohio |
| Brescia University | Kentucky |
| Bryant & Stratton College | Virginia |
| California State University, East Bay | California |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills | California |
| Campbellsville University | Kentucky |
| Central Methodist University | Missouri |
| Central Michigan University | Michigan |
| Centralia College | Washington |
| Cincinnati Christian University | Ohio |
| Coker College | South Carolina |
| College of St. Joseph | Vermont |
| Colorado College | Colorado |
| Columbia College | Missouri |
| Columbia College | South Carolina |
| Concordia University (Nebraska) | Nebraska |
| Concordia University (Texas) | Texas |
| Cottey College | Missouri |
| Crowder College | Missouri |
| Culver-Stockton College | Missouri |
| Cumberland University | Tennessee |
| Daemen College | New York |
| Davenport University | Michigan |
| Defiance College | Ohio |
| DeSales University | Pennsylvania |
| Dickinson State University | North Dakota |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology | Washington |
| Eastern Michigan University | Michigan |
| ECPI University | Virginia |
| Embry Riddle Aeronautical University | Arizona |
| Endicott College | Massachusetts |
| Fairfield University | Connecticut |
| Ferris State University | Michigan |
| Full Sail University | Florida |
| Fontbonne University | Missouri |
| Florida Southern College | Florida |
| Florida State University | Florida |
| George Fox University | Oregon |
| George Mason University | Virginia |
| Georgia Southern University | Georgia |
| Georgia State University | Georgia |
| Grand Valley State University | Michigan |
| Grand View University | Iowa |
| Harrisburg University | Pennsylvania |
| Hawkeye Community College | Iowa |
| Henderson State University | Arkansas |
| Illinois College | Illinois |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Illinois |
| Immaculata University | Pennsylvania |
| Indiana Institute of Technology | Indiana |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | Indiana |
| Juniata College | Pennsylvania |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | Kansas |
| Kean University | New Jersey |
| Kent State University | Ohio |
| Kettering University | Michigan |
| King University | Tennessee |
| King's College | Pennsylvania |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| Lackawanna College | Pennsylvania |
| Lambton College | Ontario |
| Lawrence Technological University | Michigan |
| Lebanon Valley College | Pennsylvania |
| Lees-McRae College | North Carolina |
| Lindenwood University | Missouri |
| Lourdes University | Ohio |
| Marietta College | Ohio |
| Maryville University | Missouri |
| Marywood University | Pennsylvania |
| McPherson College | Kansas |
| McMurry University | Texas |
| Menlo College | California |
| Messiah University | Pennsylvania |
| Miami University | Ohio |
| Michigan Technological University | Michigan |
| Michigan State University | Michigan |
| Midland University | Nebraska |
| Midway University | Kentucky |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato | Minnesota |
| Missouri Baptist University | Missouri |
| Missouri Valley College | Missouri |
| Monroe College | New York |
| Mount Aloysius College | Pennsylvania |
| Morningside College | Iowa |
| Neumann University | Pennsylvania |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | New Jersey |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | New Mexico |
| New Mexico State University | New Mexico |
| Niagara University | New York |
| University of North Alabama | Alabama |
| Northeastern University | Massachusetts |
| Northern Essex Community College | Massachusetts |
| Northern Virginia Community College | Virginia |
| Northwest Christian University | Oregon |
| Northwest State Community College | Ohio |
| Northwood University | Michigan |
| Norwich University | Vermont |
| Oakland University | Michigan |
| Ohio University | Ohio |
| Ohio Northern University | Ohio |
| Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | Oregon |
| Oregon State University | Oregon |
| Pennsylvania College of Art & Design | Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania |
| Point Park University | Pennsylvania |
| Pratt Community College | Kansas |
| Principia College | Illinois |
| Randolph-Macon College | Virginia |
| Robert Morris University Illinois | Illinois |
| Robert Morris University | Pennsylvania |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | New York |
| Rowan University | New Jersey |
| Rutgers University | New Jersey |
| Schreiner University | Texas |
| Seton Hill University | Pennsylvania |
| Shenandoah University | Virginia |
| Simpson College | Iowa |
| St. Louis College of Pharmacy | Missouri |
| South Dakota School of Mines & Technology | South Dakota |
| Southern Virginia University | Virginia |
| Southwestern College | Kansas |
| Southwest Baptist University | Missouri |
| St. Ambrose University | Iowa |
| St. Clair College | Ontario |
| St. Cloud State University | Minnesota |
| St. Francis University | Pennsylvania |
| St. John's University (New York City) | New York |
| St. Mary's University | Texas |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | New York |
| St. Thomas University | Florida |
| Stephens College | Missouri |
| Stockton University | New Jersey |
| Stevenson University | Maryland |
| SUNY Canton | New York |
| Sussex County Community College | New Jersey |
| Temple University | Pennsylvania |
| Tennessee Technological University | Tennessee |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio | Texas |
| Texas Wesleyan University | Texas |
| Thomas College | Maine |
| Tiffin University | Ohio |
| Trine University | Indiana |
| United States Air Force Academy | Colorado |
| University of Alaska, Anchorage | Alaska |
| University at Albany | New York |
| University of Akron | Ohio |
| University of Arizona | Arizona |
| University at Buffalo | New York |
| University of California-Berkeley | California |
| University of California-Irvine | California |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Colorado |
| University of Delaware | Delaware |
| University of Jamestown | North Dakota |
| University of Kentucky | Kentucky |
| University of Louisville | Kentucky |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Maryland |
| University of Missouri | Missouri |
| University of Montana | Montana |
| University of New Haven | Connecticut |
| University of New Mexico | New Mexico |
| University of North Dakota | North Dakota |
| University of North Texas | Texas |
| University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| University of Pikeville | Kentucky |
| University of Providence | Montana |
| University of Oregon | Oregon |
| University of Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | Illinois |
| University of Southern California | California |
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | South Carolina |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Tennessee |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Texas |
| University of Utah | Utah |
| University of Washington | Washington |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls | Wisconsin |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin |
| Utah Tech University | Utah |
| Valparaiso University | Indiana |
| Wake Forest University | North Carolina |
| Warner Pacific University | Oregon |
| Wartburg College | Iowa |
| West Virginia University | West Virginia |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | West Virginia |
| Western Kentucky University | Kentucky |
| Wichita State University | Kansas |
| Wilkes University | Pennsylvania |
| William & Mary | Virginia |
| Winthrop University | South Carolina |
| Yavapai College | Arizona |
| York County Community College | Maine |