List of college athletic programs in Indiana

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

NCAA

Division I

List of college athletic programs in Indiana is located in Indiana

Ball State

Butler

Evansville

Indiana

Indiana State

IUPUI

Notre Dame

Purdue

Purdue Fort Wayne

Southern Indiana

Valparaiso

Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Indiana.

– FBS Football,

– FCS Football,

– Non-football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Ice hockey		Soccer
				Foot- ball	M	W	Base- ball	Soft- ball	M	W	M	W
Ball State Cardinals	Ball State University	Muncie	MAC	FBS
Butler Bulldogs	Butler University	Indianapolis	Big East	FCS ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Evansville Purple Aces	University of Evansville	Evansville	Missouri Valley
Indiana Hoosiers	Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington	Big Ten	FBS
Indiana State Sycamores	Indiana State University	Terre Haute	Missouri Valley	FCS ^{[lower-alpha 2]}
IUPUI Jaguars^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Horizon
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame	ACC	FBS ^{[lower-alpha 4]}					^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Purdue Boilermakers	Purdue University	West Lafayette	Big Ten	FBS
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons	Purdue University Fort Wayne	Fort Wayne	Horizon
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles	University of Southern Indiana	Evansville	Ohio Valley ^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Valparaiso Beacons	Valparaiso University	Valparaiso	Missouri Valley	FCS ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

1 2 Butler and Valparaiso's football teams compete in the Pioneer Football League.
↑ Indiana State's football team competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
↑ Indiana University and Purdue University have announced that IUPUI will split into two separate institutions in 2024, and the new IU Indianapolis will inherit IUPUI's athletic teams. As of Fall 2023, the future of athletics at Purdue Indianapolis remains unclear.
↑ Notre Dame's football team competes as an independent.
↑ Notre Dame's men's ice hockey team competes in the Big Ten Conference.
↑ As of the 2023–24 academic year, Southern Indiana is in the second year of a four-year transition to Division I and will become an active Division I member in 2026–27.

Division II

Indianapolis

Purdue Northwest

Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Indiana.

– Football,

– Non-football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
				Foot- ball	M	W	Base- ball	Soft- ball	M	W
Indianapolis Greyhounds	University of Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Great Lakes Valley
Purdue Northwest Pride	Purdue University Northwest	Hammond	GLIAC

Division III

Anderson

DePauw

Earlham

Franklin

Hanover

Manchester

Rose-Hulman

Saint Mary’s

Trine

Wabash

Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Indiana.

– HCAC,

– Michigan,

– North Coast

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Ice hockey		Soccer
				Foot- ball	M	W	Base- ball	Soft- ball	M	W	M	W
Anderson Ravens	Anderson University	Anderson	HCAC
DePauw Tigers	DePauw University	Greencastle	North Coast
Earlham Hustlin' Quakers	Earlham College	Richmond	HCAC
Franklin Grizzlies	Franklin College	Franklin	HCAC
Hanover Panthers	Hanover College	Hanover	HCAC
Manchester Spartans	Manchester University	North Manchester	HCAC
Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Terre Haute	HCAC
St. Mary's Belles	Saint Mary's College	Notre Dame	Michigan
Trine Thunder	Trine University	Angola	Michigan						^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Wabash Little Giants	Wabash College	Crawfordsville	North Coast

1 2 Trine's ice hockey teams compete in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association.

NAIA

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
				Foot- ball	M	W	Base- ball	Soft- ball	M	W
Bethel Pilots	Bethel University	Mishawaka	Crossroads
CCSJ Crimson Wave	Calumet College of St. Joseph	Whiting	CCAC	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Goshen Maple Leafs	Goshen College	Goshen	Crossroads
Grace Lancers	Grace College	Winona Lake	Crossroads
Holy Cross Saints	Holy Cross College	Notre Dame	CCAC
Huntington Foresters	Huntington University	Huntington	Crossroads
Indiana–East Red Wolves	Indiana University East	Richmond	RSC
Indiana–Kokomo Cougars	Indiana University Kokomo	Kokomo	RSC
Indiana–Northwest Redhawks	Indiana University Northwest	Gary	CCAC
Indiana–South Bend Titans	Indiana University South Bend	South Bend	CCAC
Indiana–Southeast Grenadiers	Indiana University Southeast	New Albany	RSC
Indiana Tech Warriors	Indiana Institute of Technology	Fort Wayne	WHAC
Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats	Indiana Wesleyan University	Marion	Crossroads	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
IUPUC Crimson Pride	Indiana University–Purdue University Columbus	Columbus	RSC
Marian Knights	Marian University	Indianapolis	Crossroads	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Oakland City Mighty Oaks	Oakland City University	Oakland City	RSC	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Saint Francis Cougars	University of Saint Francis	Fort Wayne	Crossroads	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Pomeroys	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College	St. Mary's	RSC	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Taylor Trojans	Taylor University	Upland	Crossroads	^{[lower-alpha 2]}

1 2 3 Calumet, Oakland City, and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods field teams in sprint football, a weight-restricted form of football not governed by the NCAA, as members of the Midwest Sprint Football League.
1 2 3 4 Indiana Wesleyan, Marian, Saint Francis, and Taylor's football teams compete in the Mid-States Football Association.

NJCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Ancilla Chargers	Ancilla College	Donaldson	Michigan CC
Vincennes Trailblazers	Vincennes University	Vincennes	NJCCA Region XII

USCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Pomeroys ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College	St. Mary's

↑ Saint Mary-of-the-Woods also competes in the NAIA. Its conference affiliation is the River States Conference.