Sport | College esports |
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Founded | 2016 |
Countries | United States Canada |
Official website | nacesports |
The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) is a North American collegiate esports association founded in 2016. [1] It is a nonprofit membership association organized by and on behalf of its members. With its members they are developing structure and tools needed to advance collegiate esports. Together, laying groundwork in: Eligibility, path to graduation, competition and scholarships. NACE is the largest member association of varsity esports programs in North America.
The association had 42 member colleges and universities in spring 2018 [3] and over 200 by late 2022 [4]
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Adrian College |
Albion College |
Albright College |
Anna Maria College [6] |
Aquinas College |
Arcadia University |
Ashland University |
Baldwin Wallace University |
Barry University |
Bellevue University |
Barton College |
Blinn College |
Boise State University |
Brewton-Parker College |
Bridgewater College Esports |
Bryant & Stratton - SYR Campus |
Bryant & Stratton Buffalo |
Bryant & Stratton College - Rochester |
Bryant & Stratton College Virginia |
Buena Vista University |
Bushnell University |
Butler University Esports |
Camden County College |
Campbellsville University |
Campbellsville University - Harrodsburg |
Capitol Technology University |
Carolina University |
Central Christian College of KS |
Central Michigan University |
Central Penn College |
Chowan University |
Clarke University |
Cleary University |
Coastal Bend |
Coffeyville Community College |
Colorado College |
Colorado School of Mines |
Concordia University St. Paul |
Concordia University-Seward NE |
Cornell College |
Cottey College |
Columbia College |
Columbia International University |
Concordia College |
Concordia University St. Paul |
Cornell College |
Cottey College |
County College of Morris |
Culver-Stockton College |
Dakota Wesleyan University |
Dallas Baptist University |
Davenport University |
DeSales University |
Dickinson State |
Drexel University |
Drury University |
Durham College |
East Tennessee University |
Eastern University |
ECPI University |
Edgewood College |
Edinboro University |
Fanshawe College |
Faulkner University |
Ferris State University |
Florida International University |
Florida Southern College |
Franklin College |
Full Sail University |
Gallaudet University Athletics |
George Fox University |
George Mason University |
Georgia State University |
Glenville State College |
Grand Valley State University |
Great Bay Community College |
Harding University |
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology |
Highland Community College |
Holy Family University |
Howard Payne University |
Immaculata University |
Independence Community College |
Indiana Tech |
Indiana University - East |
Iona College |
Iowa Central Community College |
Irvine Valley College |
Jacksonville State University |
James Madison University |
Juniata College |
Kansas State University Esports |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Keene State College |
Keiser University |
Keiser University - Jacksonville |
Keiser University - Lakeland |
Keiser University - Pembroke Pines |
Keiser University - Sarasota |
Kennesaw State University |
Kettering University |
Keyano College |
Kilgore College |
King's College |
Lackawanna College |
Lake Michigan College |
Lakeland University |
Lakeshore Technical College |
Lawrence Technological University |
Lebanon Valley College |
Louisiana Tech University |
Louisiana State University Shreveport |
Lourdes University |
Loyola University New Orleans |
Lubbock Christian University |
Manchester University |
Marian University - Wisconsin |
Marietta College |
Marymount University |
McMurry University |
Messiah University |
Michigan Technological University |
Mid-America Christian University |
Milligan University |
Milwaukee School of Engineering |
Minnesota State University, Mankato |
Misericordia University |
Mohave Community College |
Montgomery County Community College |
Mount Aloysius College |
Mount St. Joseph University Mount St. Mary's University |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
Neumann University |
Neumont College of Computer Science |
Newberry College |
Nichols College |
North Dakota State College of Science |
Northeastern State University |
Northeastern University |
Northern Kentucky University |
Northpoint Bible College |
Northwest State Community College |
Northwestern Michigan College |
Northwood University |
Ohio Christian University |
Ohio Wesleyan University |
Oklahoma City University |
Old Dominion University |
Ozarks Technical Community College |
Park University |
Pennsylvania College of Technology |
Point Park University |
Post University |
Presbyterian College |
Purdue University |
Randolph-Macon College |
Ringling College |
Roanoke College |
Robert Morris |
Rollins College |
Russell Sage College |
Saint Francis University |
Saint Leo University |
Salve Regina University |
Seton Hill University |
Shawnee State University |
Shenandoah University |
Siena Heights University |
Simpson College |
Southeastern Illinois College |
Southeastern University |
Southern Arkansas University |
Southern State Community College |
Southern Virginia University |
Southwest Minnesota State University |
Southwestern Assembly of God Univ. |
Spoon River College |
Spring Hill College |
St. Ambrose University |
St. Andrew's Presbyterian College |
St. Clair University |
St. Edward's University |
St. Lawrence University |
St. Louis College of Pharmacy |
Stephen F. Austin State University |
Tennessee Wesleyan University |
Texas A&M International University |
Texas A&M San Antonio |
Texas State University |
Texas Wesleyan University |
Trine University |
Truett McConnell |
University of Central Missouri |
University of Central Oklahoma |
University of Cincinnati |
University of Evansville [7] |
University of Guam |
University of Jamestown |
University of Kansas |
University of Michigan - Flint |
University of Mississippi |
University of Missouri |
University of Missouri-Kansas City |
University of Montana |
University of Providence |
University of South Carolina Sumter |
University of Southern Mississippi |
University of the Cumberlands |
University of West GA |
University of Windsor |
University of Wisconsin-Stout |
UNT Dallas |
Virginia Wesleyan |
Wagner College |
Waldorf University |
Wayland Baptist University |
Wayne State University |
West VA Univ Inst of Tech |
West Virginia Univ-Potomac State Col |
Westcliff University |
Western Kentucky University |
Wichita State University |
Widener University |
York College |
York County Community College [8] |
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