List of college athletic programs in Connecticut

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

NCAA

Division I

Central Connecticut

UConn

Fairfield

New Haven

Quinnipiac

Sacred Heart

Yale

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

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Ice hockey		Soccer
					M	W			M	W	M	W
Central Connecticut Blue Devils	Central Connecticut State University	New Britain	Northeast	FCS
Connecticut Huskies [a]	University of Connecticut	Storrs	Big East	FBS [b]					[c]	[c]
Fairfield Stags	Fairfield University	Fairfield	MAAC
New Haven Chargers	University of New Haven [d]	West Haven	Northeast	FCS
Quinnipiac Bobcats	Quinnipiac University	Hamden	MAAC						[e]	[e]
Sacred Heart Pioneers	Sacred Heart University	Fairfield	MAAC	FCS [f]					[g]	[h]
Yale Bulldogs	Yale University	New Haven	Ivy League	FCS					[e]	[e]

1. While national media use "Connecticut" in score listings and standings, the short form of "UConn" is widely used as well.
2. Connecticut's football team competes as an independent.
3. Connecticut's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East.
4. As of the 2025–26 academic year, New Haven is in the first year of a three-year transition to Division I and will be an active member in 2028–29.
5. Quinnipiac and Yale's men's and women's ice hockey teams all compete in ECAC Hockey.
6. Sacred Heart's football team competes as an independent.
7. Sacred Heart's men's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey America.
8. Sacred Heart's women's ice hockey team competes in the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.

Division II

Bridgeport

Post

Southern Connecticut

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Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Connecticut.
– Football, – Non-Football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Ice hockey		Soccer
					M	W			M	W	M	W
Bridgeport Purple Knights	University of Bridgeport	Bridgeport	Central Atlantic
Post Eagles	Post University	Waterbury	Central Atlantic	[a]					[b]	[c]
Southern Connecticut Owls	Southern Connecticut State University	New Haven	Northeast-10

1. Post's football team competes in the Northeast-10 Conference as an affiliate.
2. Post's men's ice hockey team competes as an affiliate in the Northeast-10 Conference.
3. Post's women's ice hockey team competes in Division I as a member of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance.

Division III

Albertus Magnus

Coast Guard

Connecticut College

Eastern Connecticut

Hartford

Mitchell

Saint Joseph

Trinity

Wesleyan

Western Connecticut

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Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Connecticut.
– Football, – Non-football

Team	School	City	Conference	Sport sponsorship
				Foot- ball	Basketball		Base- ball	Soft- ball	Ice hockey		Soccer
					M	W			M	W	M	W
Albertus Magnus Falcons	Albertus Magnus College	New Haven	Great Northeast						[a]	[b]
Coast Guard Bears	United States Coast Guard Academy	New London	NEWMAC
Connecticut College Camels	Connecticut College	New London	NESCAC
Eastern Connecticut Warriors	Eastern Connecticut State University	Willimantic	Little East
Hartford Hawks	University of Hartford	West Hartford	Conference of New England
Mitchell Mariners	Mitchell College	New London	Great Northeast
Saint Joseph Blue Jays	University of Saint Joseph	West Hartford	Great Northeast
Trinity Bantams	Trinity College	Hartford	NESCAC
Wesleyan Cardinals	Wesleyan University	Middletown	NESCAC
Western Connecticut Wolves	Western Connecticut State University	Danbury	Little East	[c]

1. Albertus Magnus's men's ice hockey team competes as an independent.
2. Albertus Magnus;s women's ice hockey team competes in the NCHA.
3. Western Connecticut's football team competes in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.

NJCAA

Team	School	City	Conference
Gateway Lions	Gateway Community College	New Haven	Massachusetts CC
UConn–Avery Point Pointers	University of Connecticut at Avery Point	Groton	Massachusetts CC

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