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

Notes:

• This list is in a tabular format, with columns arranged in the following order, from left to right:
  • Athletic team description (short school name and nickname), with a link to the school's athletic program article if it exists. When only one nickname is listed, it is used for teams of both genders.(Note that in recent years, many schools have chosen to use the same nickname for men's and women's teams even when the nickname is distinctly masculine.) When two nicknames are given, the first is used for men's teams and the other is used for women's teams. Different nicknames for a specific sport within a school are noted separately below the table.
  • Full name of school.
  • Location of school.
  • Conference of the school (if conference column is left blank, the school is either independent or the conference is unknown).
• Apart from the ongoing conversions, the following notes apply:
  • Following the normal standard of U.S. sports media, the terms "University" and "College" are ignored in alphabetization, unless necessary to distinguish schools (such as Boston College and Boston University) or are actually used by the media in normally describing the school (formerly the case for the College of Charleston, but media now use "Charleston" for that school's athletic program).
  • Schools are also alphabetized by the names they are most commonly referred to by sports media, with non-intuitive examples included in parentheses next to the school name. This means, for example, that campuses bearing the name "University of North Carolina" may variously be found at "C" (Charlotte), "N" (North Carolina, referring to the Chapel Hill campus), and "U" (the Asheville, Greensboro, Pembroke, and Wilmington campuses, all normally referred to as UNC-{campus name}).
  • The prefix "St.", as in "Saint", is alphabetized as if it were spelled out.

NCAA

Division I

George Mason

Hampton

James Madison

Liberty

Longwood

Norfolk State

Old Dominion

Radford

Richmond

VCU

Virginia

VMI

Virginia Tech

William & Mary

Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Virginia.
– FBS Football, – FCS Football, – Non-football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
					M	W			M	W
George Mason Patriots	George Mason University	Fairfax	Atlantic 10
Hampton Pirates and Lady Pirates	Hampton University	Hampton	CAA	FCS [lower-alpha 1]
James Madison Dukes	James Madison University	Harrisonburg	Sun Belt	FBS
Liberty Flames and Lady Flames	Liberty University	Lynchburg	C-USA	FBS					[lower-alpha 2]
Longwood Lancers	Longwood University	Farmville	Big South
Norfolk State Spartans	Norfolk State University	Norfolk	MEAC	FCS			[lower-alpha 3]
Old Dominion Monarchs	Old Dominion University	Norfolk	Sun Belt	FBS
Radford Highlanders	Radford University	Radford	Big South
Richmond Spiders	University of Richmond	Richmond	Atlantic 10	FCS [lower-alpha 1]
VCU Rams	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	Atlantic 10
Virginia Cavaliers	University of Virginia	Charlottesville	ACC	FBS
VMI Keydets	Virginia Military Institute	Lexington	Southern	FCS
Virginia Tech Hokies	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [lower-alpha 4]	Blacksburg	ACC	FBS
William & Mary Tribe	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg	CAA	FCS [lower-alpha 1]

1. 1 2 3 Hampton, Richmond, and William & Mary's football teams all compete in CAA Football, the technically separate football league operated by the all-sports CAA.
2. ↑ Liberty's men's soccer team competes in the Ohio Valley Conference.
3. ↑ Norfolk State's baseball team competes as a member of the Northeast Conference.
4. ↑ The university prefers the shortened name "Virginia Tech" over its legal name for both athletic and non-athletic purposes.

Division II

Emory and Henry

Virginia State

Virginia Union

Virginia–Wise

Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Virginia.

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
					M	W			M	W
Emory and Henry Wasps [lower-alpha 1]	Emory and Henry College	Emory	SAC
Virginia State Trojans	Virginia State University	Ettrick	CIAA				[lower-alpha 2]
Virginia Union Panthers	Virginia Union University	Richmond	CIAA
Virginia–Wise Cavaliers	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise	SAC

1. ↑ As of the 2023–24 academic year, Emory & Henry is in the third year of a three-year transition to Division II and will be an active member in 2024–25.
2. ↑ Virginia State's baseball team competes as an independent.

Division III

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
					M	W			M	W
Averett Cougars	Averett University	Danville	Old Dominion
Bridgewater Eagles	Bridgewater College	Bridgewater	Old Dominion
Christopher Newport Captains	Christopher Newport University	Newport News	Coast to Coast	[lower-alpha 1]
Eastern Mennonite Royals	Eastern Mennonite University	Harrisonburg	Old Dominion
Ferrum Panthers	Ferrum College	Ferrum	Old Dominion
Hampden–Sydney Tigers	Hampden–Sydney College	Hampden Sydney	Old Dominion
Hollins[lower-alpha 2]	Hollins University	Hollins	Old Dominion
Lynchburg Hornets	University of Lynchburg	Lynchburg	Old Dominion
Mary Baldwin Fighting Squirrels	Mary Baldwin University	Staunton	USA South
Mary Washington Eagles	University of Mary Washington	Fredericksburg	Coast to Coast
Marymount Saints	Marymount University	Arlington	Atlantic East
Randolph WildCats	Randolph College	Lynchburg	Old Dominion
Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets	Randolph–Macon College	Ashland	Old Dominion
Roanoke Maroons	Roanoke College	Salem	Old Dominion
Shenandoah Hornets	Shenandoah University	Winchester	Old Dominion
Southern Virginia Knights	Southern Virginia University	Buena Vista	USA South	[lower-alpha 3]
Sweet Briar Vixens	Sweet Briar College	Sweet Briar	Old Dominion
Virginia Wesleyan Marlins	Virginia Wesleyan University	Virginia Beach	Old Dominion
Washington and Lee Generals	Washington and Lee University	Lexington	Old Dominion

1. ↑ Christopher Newport's football team competes in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.
2. ↑ Hollins does not have an official mascot, and the university's athletic programs do not have official nicknames.
3. ↑ Southern Virginia's football team competes in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

NAIA

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
					M	W			M	W
Bluefield Rams	Bluefield University	Bluefield	Appalachian Athletic

NJCAA

USCAA

Independent

See also

• List of NCAA Division I institutions
• List of NCAA Division II institutions
• List of NCAA Division III institutions
• List of NAIA institutions
• List of USCAA institutions
• List of NCCAA institutions