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Colleges With Gymnastics Teams: Every NCAA Program by Division

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How many colleges have gymnastics teams? Fewer than most families expect. In the NCAA’s own directory, 83 schools sponsor women’s gymnastics and 15 sponsor men’s, out of more than 1,000 NCAA members.

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The women’s teams are split across the NCAA’s three divisions: 61 in Division I, 4 in Division II and 18 in Division III. The division affects scholarships and championships, so it shapes the college search as much as the school itself.

This guide lists every program by division, from the NCAA directory checked on 2 November 2026, and explains the club option for gymnasts whose college has no varsity team.

College Gymnastics Teams at a Glance

DivisionWomen’s teamsMen’s teamsAthletics scholarships
Division I6112May be offered; availability and funding vary by school
Division II40Partial scholarships
Division III183None; aid is need- or merit-based
Total8315

Women’s gymnastics doesn’t have a separate championship for each division. Teams from all three compete for one national title, the National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships, and 36 teams qualify for regionals based on National Qualifying Score (NQS), not a simple average of every meet. Division III women also have their own national championship, run by the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA).

Division I Women’s Gymnastics Teams

Division I holds most of the sport: 61 teams, including every recent national champion. Our guide to how the NCAA gymnastics championships work explains how those teams qualify for the postseason.

SchoolState
Air ForceCO
AlabamaAL
Alaska AnchorageAK
ArizonaAZ
Arizona StateAZ
ArkansasAR
AuburnAL
Ball StateIN
Boise StateID
Bowling GreenOH
BrownRI
BYUUT
California (Berkeley)CA
Central MichiganMI
ClemsonSC
CornellNY
DenverCO
Eastern MichiganMI
FloridaFL
George WashingtonDC
GeorgiaGA
IllinoisIL
Illinois StateIL
IowaIA
Kent StateOH
KentuckyKY
LIUNY
LSULA
MarylandMD
MichiganMI
Michigan StateMI
MinnesotaMN
MissouriMO
NC StateNC
NebraskaNE
New HampshireNH
North CarolinaNC
Northern IllinoisIL
Ohio StateOH
OklahomaOK
Oregon StateOR
PennPA
Penn StatePA
PittsburghPA
RutgersNJ
Sacramento StateCA
San Jose StateCA
Southeast Missouri StateMO
Southern UtahUT
StanfordCA
TemplePA
TowsonMD
UC DavisCA
UCLACA
UtahUT
Utah StateUT
WashingtonWA
West VirginiaWV
Western MichiganMI
William & MaryVA
YaleCT

Division II and Division III Women’s Teams

Only four Division II schools sponsor women’s gymnastics. They compete against Division I teams during the season and for the same national championship.

SchoolState
BridgeportCT
Southern Connecticut StateCT
Texas Woman’sTX
West ChesterPA

Division III has 18 teams, eight of them in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Ten compete in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in 2026–27, including Greenville, which joined as an affiliate for this season. Division III schools don’t give athletics scholarships, so financial aid depends on need and academics.

SchoolState
Centenary (La.)LA
GreenvilleIL
Gustavus AdolphusMN
HamlineMN
IthacaNY
Rhode Island CollegeRI
SimpsonIA
SpringfieldMA
SUNY BrockportNY
SUNY CortlandNY
UrsinusPA
UticaNY
UW-Eau ClaireWI
UW-La CrosseWI
UW-OshkoshWI
UW-StoutWI
UW-WhitewaterWI
Winona StateMN

In 2026, the NCGA championships were held at SUNY Cortland, with six teams qualifying from an East regional and the WIAC championship.

Men’s College Gymnastics Teams

Men’s college gymnastics is much smaller: 15 NCAA programs, 12 in Division I and 3 in Division III. Thirteen of the schools also have women’s teams; Army and Navy have men’s teams only. All 15 compete for one national title, and in 2026 two Division III teams, Greenville and Springfield, reached the 12-team championships.

SchoolDivisionState
Air ForceICO
Army (West Point)INY
California (Berkeley)ICA
GreenvilleIIIIL
IllinoisIIL
MichiganIMI
NavyIMD
NebraskaINE
Ohio StateIOH
OklahomaIOK
Penn StateIPA
SimpsonIIIIA
SpringfieldIIIMA
StanfordICA
William & MaryIVA

Where the Teams Are

The women’s programs are spread across 37 states and Washington, D.C., but unevenly. California, New York and Pennsylvania have six teams each, Michigan and Wisconsin five, and many states have none. For a gymnast who wants to stay close to home, the list can narrow a college search quickly.

The list also changes. Iowa State, a Division I program, announced the discontinuation of women’s gymnastics on 3 March 2026. Check a school’s current athletics site before planning around it.

Club Gymnastics at College

A college without an NCAA team may still have a gymnastics club. The National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC) has roughly 2,000 members in about 100 clubs across 40 states, according to USA Gymnastics. Clubs are student-run, train with a wide range of levels, and compete at an NAIGC national championship each spring.

Club gymnastics can suit both experienced competitors and people new to the sport. Before choosing a college for its club, ask about coaching, equipment, practice times, dues and travel; those arrangements vary by campus. Our comparison of NCAA and elite gymnastics covers the bigger choice between those two paths.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do Division III Schools Give Gymnastics Scholarships?

No. Division III schools don’t award athletics scholarships; gymnasts can still receive need-based and academic aid.

Are There College Gymnastics Teams Outside the NCAA?

Yes. Wilberforce University has a women’s varsity program outside the NCAA and competed against NCAA opponents in 2026. Fisk also competed that season, but its university announced that spring 2026 would be its final gymnastics season; it should not be treated as a current recruiting option. NAIGC clubs provide another route outside NCAA varsity gymnastics.

How Many College Gymnastics Teams Make the Postseason?

Thirty-six women’s teams reach the NCAA regionals, selected by National Qualifying Score (NQS), and 12 men’s teams reach the men’s championships. Our guide to how NCAA gymnastics rankings work explains the women’s selection score.

Final Takeaway

Eighty-three NCAA colleges have women’s gymnastics teams, most of them in Division I, and only 15 have men’s teams. Division I and II schools can offer athletics scholarships; Division III schools can’t.

Because the list is short and clustered in a few states, start with the division and location that fit, then check each school’s current program. For students who want to keep training without a varsity commitment, NAIGC club gymnastics is another option.

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