# List of college athletic programs in North Carolina

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

## NCAA
### Division I

| 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 |
| Appalachian State Mountaineers | Appalachian State University | Boone | Sun Belt | FBS | | | | | | |
| Campbell Fighting Camels | Campbell University | Buies Creek | CAA | FCS | | | | | | |
| Charlotte 49ers | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | AAC | FBS | | | | | | |
| Davidson Wildcats | Davidson College | Davidson | Atlantic 10 | FCS | | | | | | |
| Duke Blue Devils | Duke University | Durham | ACC | FBS | | | | | | |
| East Carolina Pirates | East Carolina University | Greenville | AAC | FBS | | | | | | |
| Elon Phoenix | Elon University | Elon | CAA | FCS | | | | | | |
| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | Gardner–Webb University | Boiling Springs | Big South | FCS | | | | | | |
| High Point Panthers | High Point University | High Point | Big South | | | | | | | |
| NC State Wolfpack | North Carolina State University | Raleigh | ACC | FBS | | | | | | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | ACC | FBS | | | | | | |
| North Carolina A&T Aggies | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | Greensboro | CAA | FCS | | | | | | |
| North Carolina Central Eagles | North Carolina Central University | Durham | MEAC | FCS | | | | | | |
| Queens Royals | Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | ASUN | | | | | | | |
| UNC Asheville Bulldogs | University of North Carolina at Asheville | Asheville | Big South | | | | | | | |
| UNC Greensboro Spartans | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | Southern | | | | | | | |
| UNC Wilmington Seahawks | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Wilmington | CAA | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | ACC | FBS | | | | | | |
| Western Carolina Catamounts | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Southern | FCS | | | | | | |
* 1 2 3 Campbell, Elon, and North Carolina A&T's football teams all compete in CAA Football, the technically separate football league operated by the all-sports CAA.
* ↑ Davidson's football team competes in the Pioneer Football League.
* ↑ As of the 2024–25 academic year, Queens is in the third year of a four-year transition to Division I and will become an active Division I member in 2026–27.

### 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 |
| Barton Bulldogs | Barton College | Wilson | Carolinas | | | | | | | |
| Belmont Abbey Crusaders | Belmont Abbey College | Belmont | Carolinas | | | | | | | |
| Catawba Indians | Catawba College | Salisbury | South Atlantic | | | | | | | |
| Chowan Hawks | Chowan University | Murfreesboro | Carolinas | | | | | | | |
| Elizabeth City State Vikings | Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City | CIAA | | | | | | | |
| Fayetteville State Broncos | Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville | CIAA | | | | | | | |
| Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls | Johnson C. Smith University | Charlotte | CIAA | | | | | | | |
| Lees–McRae Bobcats | Lees–McRae College | Banner Elk | Carolinas | | | | | | | |
| Lenoir–Rhyne Bears | Lenoir–Rhyne University | Hickory | South Atlantic | | | | | | | |
| Livingstone Blue Bears | Livingstone College | Salisbury | CIAA | | | | | | | |
| Mars Hill Lions | Mars Hill University | Mars Hill | South Atlantic | | | | | | | |
| Mount Olive Trojans | University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | Carolinas | | | | | | | |
| Saint Augustine's Falcons | Saint Augustine's University | Raleigh | CIAA | | | | | | | |
| Shaw Bears | Shaw University | Raleigh | CIAA | | | | | | | |
| UNC Pembroke Braves | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | Carolinas | | | | | | | |
| Wingate Bulldogs | Wingate University | Wingate | South Atlantic | | | | | | | |
| Winston-Salem State Rams and Lady Rams | Winston-Salem State University | Winston-Salem | CIAA | | | | | | | |
* ↑ Barton's football team competes in the South Atlantic Conference. In 2025, it will move to Conference Carolinas.
* ↑ Chowan's football team competes in the Gulf South Conference. In 2025, it will move to Conference Carolinas.
* 1 2 Shaw's soccer teams compete as independents.
* ↑ UNC Pembroke's football team competes in the Mountain East Conference. In 2025, it will move to Conference Carolinas.

### 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 |
| Brevard Tornados | Brevard College | Brevard | USA South | | | | | | | |
| Greensboro Pride | Greensboro College | Greensboro | USA South | | | | | | | |
| Guilford Quakers | Guilford College | Greensboro | Old Dominion | | | | | | | |
| Meredith Angels | Meredith College | Raleigh | USA South | | | | | | | |
| Methodist Monarchs | Methodist University | Fayetteville | USA South | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops | North Carolina Wesleyan University | Rocky Mount | USA South | | | | | | | |
| Pfeiffer Falcons | Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer | USA South | | | | | | | |
| Salem Spirits | Salem College | Winston-Salem | USA South | | | | | | | |
| Warren Wilson Owls | Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa | C2C | | | | | | | |
| William Peace Pacers | William Peace University | Raleigh | USA South | | | | | | | |

## 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 |
| Montreat Cavaliers | Montreat College | Montreat | Appalachian | | | | | | | |
| St. Andrews Knights | St. Andrews University | Laurinburg | Appalachian | | | | | | | |

## USCAA

| Team | School | City |
| Johnson & Wales Wildcats | Johnson & Wales University | Charlotte |
| MACU Mustangs | Mid-Atlantic Christian University | Elizabeth City |
* ↑ Johnson & Wales joins NCAA Division III's Coast to Coast in 2025–26..

## NCCAA

| Team | School | City | Division |
| Carolina Bruins | Carolina University | Winston-Salem | 1 |

## NJCAA

| Team | School | City | Conference |
| Albemarle Dolphins | College of The Albemarle | Elizabeth City | Carolinas JC |
| Brunswick Dolphins | Brunswick Community College | Bolivia | Carolinas JC |
| Caldwell Cobras | Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute | Hudson | Carolinas JC |
| Cape Fear Sea Devils | Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Carolinas JC |
| Catawba Valley Red Hawks | Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory | Carolinas JC |
| Central Carolina Cougars | Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | Carolinas JC |
| Davidson County Storm | Davidson County Community College | Thomasville | Carolinas JC |
| Guilford Tech Titans | Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Carolinas JC |
| Johnston Jaguars | Johnston Community College | Smithfield | Carolinas JC |
| Lenoir Lancers | Lenoir Community College | Kinston | Carolinas JC |
| Louisburg Hurricanes | Louisburg College | Louisburg | Carolinas JC |
| Pitt Bulldogs | Pitt Community College | Greenville | Carolinas JC |
| Rockingham Eagles | Rockingham Community College | Wentworth | Carolinas JC |
| Sandhills Flyers | Sandhills Community College | Pinehurst | Carolinas JC |
| Southeastern Rams | Southeastern Community College | Whiteville | Carolinas JC |
| Surry Knights | Surry Community College | Dobson | Carolinas JC |
| Vance–Granville Vanguards | Vance–Granville Community College | Henderson | Carolinas JC |
| Wake Tech Eagles | Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Carolinas JC |