List of college athletic programs in New Jersey

Last updated November 11, 2023

This is a list of college athletic programs in New Jersey, United States.

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 sexes. (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 national media now use "Charleston" to describe 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

Fairleigh Dickinson

Monmouth

NJIT

Princeton

Rider

Rutgers

Saint Peter's

Seton Hall

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Full NCAA Division I member colleges in New Jersey.

– 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
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Teaneck	Northeast
Monmouth Hawks	Monmouth University	West Long Branch	CAA	FCS ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
NJIT Highlanders	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark	America East
Princeton Tigers	Princeton University	Princeton	Ivy League	FCS					^{[lower-alpha 2]}	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Rider Broncs	Rider University	Lawrenceville	MAAC
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Rutgers University–New Brunswick	New Brunswick	Big Ten	FBS
Saint Peter's Peacocks	Saint Peter's University	Jersey City	MAAC
Seton Hall Pirates	Seton Hall University	South Orange	Big East

↑ Monmouth's football team competes in CAA Football, a technically separate entity operated by the all-sports CAA.
1 2 Princeton's ice hockey teams compete in ECAC Hockey.

Division II

Bloomfield

Caldwell

Felician

Georgian Court

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Full NCAA Division II member colleges in New Jersey.

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
				Foot- ball	M	W	Base- ball	Soft- ball	M	W
Bloomfield Bears	Bloomfield College	Bloomfield	Central Atlantic
Caldwell Cougars	Caldwell University	Caldwell	Central Atlantic	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Felician Golden Falcons	Felician University	Lodi	Central Atlantic
Georgian Court Lions	Georgian Court University	Lakewood	Central Atlantic

↑ Caldwell fields a team in sprint football, a weight-restricted form of football not governed by the NCAA, as a member of the Collegiate Sprint Football League.

Division III

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Soccer
				Foot- ball	M	W	Base- ball	Soft- ball	M	W
Centenary Cyclones	Centenary University	Hackettstown	Atlantic East
Drew Rangers	Drew University	Madison	Landmark
FDU Florham Devils	Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham	Madison	MAC (Freedom)
Kean Cougars	Kean University	Union	New Jersey
Montclair State Red Hawks	Montclair State University	Upper Montclair	New Jersey
New Jersey City Gothic Knights	New Jersey City University	Jersey City	New Jersey
Ramapo Roadrunners	Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah	New Jersey
Rowan Profs	Rowan University	Glassboro	New Jersey
Rutgers–Camden Scarlet Raptors	Rutgers University–Camden	Camden	New Jersey
Rutgers–Newark Scarlet Raiders	Rutgers University–Newark	Newark	New Jersey
Saint Elizabeth Eagles	Saint Elizabeth University	Morristown	Colonial States
Stevens Ducks	Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken	MAC (Freedom)
Stockton Ospreys	Stockton University	Galloway	New Jersey
TCNJ Lions	The College of New Jersey	Ewing	New Jersey
William Paterson Pioneers	William Paterson University	Wayne	New Jersey

NJCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Atlantic Cape Buccaneers	Atlantic Cape Community College	Mays Landing	Garden State
Bergen County Bulldogs	Bergen Community College	Paramus	Garden State
Brookdale Jersey Blues	Brookdale Community College	Lincroft	Garden State
Burlington County Barons	Rowan College at Burlington County	Pemberton	Garden State
Camden County Cougars	Camden County College	Blackwood	Garden State
Cumberland County Dukes	Cumberland County College	Vineland	Garden State
Essex County Wolverines	Essex County College	Newark	Garden State
Gloucester County Roadrunners	Rowan College at Gloucester County	Sewell	Garden State
Mercer County Vikings	Mercer County Community College	Trenton	Garden State
Middlesex Colts	Middlesex College	Edison	Garden State
Morris County Titans	County College of Morris	Randolph	Garden State
Ocean County Vikings	Ocean County College	Toms River	Garden State
Passaic County Panthers	Passaic County Community College	Paterson	Garden State
Raritan Valley Golden Lions	Raritan Valley Community College	North Branch	Garden State
Sussex County Skylanders	Sussex County Community College	Newton	Garden State
Union County Owls	Union County College	Cranford	Garden State
Warren Golden Eagles	Warren County Community College	Washington	Garden State

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[1] Monmouth's football team competes in CAA Football, a technically separate entity operated by the all-sports CAA.

[pr-2] 1 2 Princeton's ice hockey teams compete in ECAC Hockey.

[3] Caldwell fields a team in sprint football, a weight-restricted form of football not governed by the NCAA, as a member of the Collegiate Sprint Football League.

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v t e College sports teams in New Jersey
College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (Northeast Conference) Monmouth Hawks (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) NJIT Highlanders (America East Conference) Princeton Tigers (Ivy League) Rider Broncs (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big Ten Conference) Saint Peter's Peacocks (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) Seton Hall Pirates (Big East Conference)
College athletics (NCAA Division II)	Bloomfield Bears (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference) Caldwell Cougars (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference) Felician Golden Falcons (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference) Georgian Court Lions (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference)
College athletics (NCAA Division III)	Centenary Deacons (Colonial States Athletic Conference) Drew Rangers (Landmark Conference) Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham Devils (MAC Freedom) Kean Cougars (New Jersey Athletic Conference) Montclair State Red Hawks (New Jersey Athletic Conference) New Jersey Lions (New Jersey Athletic Conference) New Jersey City Gothic Knights (New Jersey Athletic Conference) Ramapo Roadrunners (New Jersey Athletic Conference) Rowan Profs (New Jersey Athletic Conference) Rutgers–Camden Scarlet Raptors (New Jersey Athletic Conference) Rutgers–Newark Scarlet Raiders (New Jersey Athletic Conference) St. Elizabeth Eagles (Colonial States Athletic Conference) Stevens Ducks (MAC Freedom) Stockton Ospreys (New Jersey Athletic Conference) William Paterson Pioneers (New Jersey Athletic Conference)
College athletics (NJCAA)	Atlantic Cape Buccaneers (Garden State Athletic Conference) Bergen County Bulldogs (Garden State Athletic Conference) Brookdale County Jersey Blues (Garden State Athletic Conference) Burlington County Barons (Garden State Athletic Conference) Camden County Cougars (Garden State Athletic Conference) Cumberland County Dukes (Garden State Athletic Conference) Essex County Wolverines (Garden State Athletic Conference) Gloucester County Roadrunners (Garden State Athletic Conference) Mercer County Vikings (Garden State Athletic Conference) Middlesex County Colts (Garden State Athletic Conference) Morris County Titans (Garden State Athletic Conference) Ocean County Vikings (Garden State Athletic Conference) Passaic County Panthers (Garden State Athletic Conference) Raritan Valley Golden Lions (Garden State Athletic Conference) Sussex County Skylanders (Garden State Athletic Conference) Union County Owls (Garden State Athletic Conference)