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Women’s Division 3 Golf Colleges

Women's Division 3 Golf Colleges

Student-athletes looking for a traditional college experience, where they can balance their personal life with their sport, often find NCAA Division 3 to be the best fit. These schools tend to be smaller, private institutions and are known for their rigorous academic programs. Plus, coaches at this level don’t have to follow to the same contact requirements as Division 1 and 2 coaches. They can manage their own recruiting process and reach out to student-athletes at any point during high school. Families may find the window of opportunity is greater with Division 3 golf schools, as some coaches still recruit well into senior year. 

How many Division 3 women’s golf teams are there in the U.S.?

With 324 Division 3 golf schools, this level has more women’s golf colleges than any other division. It’s true that athletes can’t receive athletic scholarships. However, many coaches work with the admissions department to find ways to supplement financial aid packages with grants, merit-based aid, and academic scholarships. As private institutions, these funds tend to be readily available, so they can make a competitive offer. Student-athletes who excel academically will especially benefit from this and can receive a scholarship package that significantly reduces college costs. 

Division 3 women’s golf rankings

Sure, athletics are important but to find the best college fit, student-athletes should consider the factors that matter most to them, including academics and campus life. To help break this down, we conducted an analysis and created a comprehensive list of Power Rankings. Here are the top 10 Division 3 golf colleges

  1. Emory University
  2. Amherst College
  3. Washington University in St. Louis
  4. Carnegie Mellon University
  5. Williams College
  6. New York University
  7. Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
  8. Bowdoin College
  9. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
  10. University of California – Santa Cruz

The NCAA also compiles a list of D3 golf rankings to determine the best women’s golf programs. Their results are purely based on athletic performance.

Full list of D3 golf colleges

School
City and State
Type
Conference
Division
Reading, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Alma, Michigan
Private
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Reading, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Amherst, Massachusetts
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Anderson, Indiana
Private
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Wilmore, Kentucky
Private
River States Conference
NCAA D3
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Private
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Rock Island, Illinois
Private
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA D3
Aurora, Illinois
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Danville, Virginia
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Berea, Ohio
Private
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Lewiston, Maine
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Lisle, Illinois
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Mount Berry, Georgia
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Bethany, West Virginia
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Mankato, Minnesota
Private
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Private
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Birmingham, Alabama
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Carlinville, Illinois
Private
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Bluffton, Ohio
Private
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Brunswick, Maine
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Bridgewater, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Storm Lake, Iowa
Private
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Private
Division III Independents
NCAA D3
Thousand Oaks, California
Private
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Private
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Columbus, Ohio
Private
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Northfield, Minnesota
Private
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Private
University Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Private
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA D3
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Public
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA D3
Washington, District Of Columbia
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Shreveport, Louisiana
Private
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Pella, Iowa
Private
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Danville, Kentucky
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Orange, California
Private
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Newport News, Virginia
Public
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Claremont, California
Private
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III), Western Water Polo Association (Division III)
NCAA D3
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Private
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Bronx, New York
Private
Skyline Conference
NCAA D3
St. Joseph, Minnesota
Private
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Wooster, Ohio
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Moorhead, Minnesota
Private
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Austin, Texas
Private
American Southwest Conference
NCAA D3
Mequon, Wisconsin
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota
Private
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Franklin, Massachusetts
Private
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
NCAA D3
Defiance, Ohio
Private
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Granville, Ohio
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Greencastle, Indiana
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Madison, New Jersey
Private
Landmark Conference
NCAA D3
Richmond, Indiana
Private
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Marshall, Texas
Private
American Southwest Conference
NCAA D3
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Madison, Wisconsin
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Elmhurst, Illinois
Private
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA D3
Atlanta, Georgia
Private
University Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Madison, New Jersey
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Ferrum, Virginia
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
St. Louis, Missouri
Private
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Steubenville, Ohio
Private
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Franklin, Indiana
Private
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Newberg, Oregon
Private
Northwest Conference
NCAA D3
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Wenham, Massachusetts
Private
Commonwealth Coast Conference
NCAA D3
Baltimore, Maryland
Private
Landmark Conference
NCAA D3
Grinnell, Iowa
Private
Midwest Conference
NCAA D3
Grove City, Pennsylvania
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Saint Peter, Minnesota
Private
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Clinton, New York
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Hanover, Indiana
Private
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Abilene, Texas
Private
American Southwest Conference
NCAA D3
Tiffin, Ohio
Private
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Conway, Arkansas
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Hamburg, New York
Private
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Hiram, Ohio
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Geneva, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
Frederick, Maryland
Private
MAC Commonwealth Conference
NCAA D3
Holland, Michigan
Private
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Brownwood, Texas
Private
American Southwest Conference
NCAA D3
Montgomery, Alabama
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Bangor, Maine
Private
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
NCAA D3
Jacksonville, Illinois
Private
Midwest Conference
NCAA D3
Bloomington, Illinois
Private
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA D3
East Whitehead, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Ithaca, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
University Heights, Ohio
Private
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Private
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Keuka Park, New York
Private
North Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Private
Division III Independents
NCAA D3
Galesburg, Illinois
Private
Midwest Conference
NCAA D3
Lake Forest, Illinois
Private
Midwest Conference
NCAA D3
Plymouth, Wisconsin
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Private
Other
NCAA D3
Annville, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Portland, Oregon
Private
Northwest Conference
NCAA D3
McMinnville, Oregon
Private
Northwest Conference
NCAA D3
Dubuque, Iowa
Private
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Decorah, Iowa
Private
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
St. Paul, Minnesota
Private
Midwest Conference
NCAA D3
North Manchester, Indiana
Private
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Purchase, New York
Private
MAC Freedom Conference
NCAA D3
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Marietta, Ohio
Private
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
New Ulm, Minnesota
Private
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Arlington, Virginia
Private
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Maryville, Tennessee
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Westminster, Maryland
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Abilene, Texas
Private
American Southwest Conference
NCAA D3
Raleigh, North Carolina
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Middlebury, Vermont
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Decatur, Illinois
Private
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA D3
Jackson, Mississippi
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Dallas, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Rolla, Missouri
Public
Great Lakes Valley Conference
NCAA D3
Monmouth, Illinois
Private
Midwest Conference
NCAA D3
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Private
Division III Independents
NCAA D3
Newburgh, New York
Private
Skyline Conference
NCAA D3
Cincinnati, Ohio
Private
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
New Concord, Ohio
Private
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Rochester, New York
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Lincoln, Nebraska
Private
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Aston, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Jersey City, New Jersey
Public
Eastern College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
New York, New York
Private
University Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Dudley, Massachusetts
Private
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA D3
Naperville, Illinois
Private
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA D3
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Private
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Chicago, Illinois
Private
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA D3
Ashland, Wisconsin
Private
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Los Angeles, California
Private
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Atlanta, Georgia
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Ada, Ohio
Private
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Delaware, Ohio
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Olivet, Michigan
Private
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Westerville, Ohio
Private
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Tacoma, Washington
Private
Division III Independents
NCAA D3
Forest Grove, Oregon
Private
Northwest Conference
NCAA D3
Erie, Pennsylvania
Public
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Misenheimer, North Carolina
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Demorest, Georgia
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Claremont, California
Private
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Ashland, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Providence, Rhode Island
Public
Little East Conference
NCAA D3
Memphis, Tennessee
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Private
Independent Great Lakes Region
NCAA D3
Rockford, Illinois
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Terre Haute, Indiana
Private
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Troy, New York
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Standish, Maine
Private
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Notre Dame, Indiana
Private
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Kerrville, Texas
Private
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Sewanee, Tennessee
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Winchester, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Indianola, Iowa
Private
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Buena Vista, Virginia
Private
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Georgetown, Texas
Private
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Louisville, Kentucky
Private
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Private
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Rochester, New York
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Canton, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
De Pere, Wisconsin
Private
Midwest Conference
NCAA D3
Northfield, Minnesota
Private
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Stevenson, Maryland
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Galloway, New Jersey
Public
New Jersey Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Boston, Massachusetts
Private
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Canton, New York
Public
Other
NCAA D3
Cobleskill, New York
Public
North Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Cortland, New York
Public
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Delhi, New York
Public
Mountain Valley Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Geneseo, New York
Public
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Sweet Briar, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Seguin, Texas
Private
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Duluth, Minnesota
Private
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Greenville, Pennsylvania
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Lexington, Kentucky
Private
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Angola, Indiana
Private
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Hartford, Connecticut
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
San Antonio, Texas
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Schenectady, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
Santa Cruz, California
Public
Division III Independents
NCAA D3
Irving, Texas
Private
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Dubuque, Iowa
Private
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
West Hartford, Connecticut
Private
America East Conference
NCAA D3
La Verne, California
Private
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Lynchburg, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Farmington, Maine
Public
North Atlantic Conference
NCAA D3
Belton, Texas
Private
American Southwest Conference
NCAA D3
Morris, Minnesota
Public
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Alliance, Ohio
Private
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Private
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Tacoma, Washington
Private
Northwest Conference
NCAA D3
Redlands, California
Private
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Private
Landmark Conference
NCAA D3
Houston, Texas
Private
Red River Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Richardson, Texas
Public
American Southwest Conference
NCAA D3
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Public
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Public
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Public
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Platteville, Wisconsin
Public
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
River Falls, Wisconsin
Public
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Public
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Public
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Superior, Wisconsin
Public
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
West Bend, Wisconsin
Public
Wisconsin Collegiate Conference, Wisconsin Junior Collegiate Conference Association
NCAA D3
Whitewater, Wisconsin
Public
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Utica, New York
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Poughkeepsie, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
Norfolk, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Waverly, Iowa
Private
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Washington, Pennsylvania
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Lexington, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Chestertown, Maryland
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Saint Louis, Missouri
Private
University Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Middletown, Connecticut
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Westfield, Massachusetts
Public
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA D3
Fulton, Missouri
Private
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Wheaton, Illinois
Private
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA D3
Walla Walla, Washington
Private
Northwest Conference
NCAA D3
Whittier, California
Private
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Spokane, Washington
Private
Northwest Conference
NCAA D3
Chester, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Salem, Oregon
Private
Northwest Conference
NCAA D3
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Springfield, Ohio
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Worcester, Massachusetts
Public
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA D3
York, Pennsylvania
Private
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA D3