Student-athletes looking for an all-around college experience may very well find the school of their dreams at one of the many NCAA Division 3 field hockey colleges. With athletics being less demanding than at the NCAA Division 1 or Division 2 levels, there is plenty of time to take part in all a college campus has to offer. Joining clubs or even studying abroad for a semester are far more feasible at a D3 college. There are no athletic scholarships for Division 3 field hockey colleges, but there are other opportunities to lessen college costs through financial aid or academic grants.
At Division 3 field hockey colleges, coaches and potential recruits may begin to communicate on the phone from freshman year on. The caveat is the athlete has to call the coach but it allows both the athlete and recruiting coach to build a rapport. A longer process allows a field hockey athlete to observe the culture of a team, as well as use unofficial visits to get a feel for the student body/campus life.
How many Division 3 field hockey teams are there?
There are 158 Division 3 field hockey teams, which makes this the largest number of programs in any division of the NCAA. These Division 3 field hockey colleges and their athletic programs differ immensely school by school, so doing research and building a list of target schools is a great first step in finding the right fit.
D3 field hockey rankings
NCSA’s Power Rankings consider factors that go beyond team performance. The graduation rate is an important factor, as college is supposed to prepare a student-athlete for more than sports. Average cost after financial aid is particularly important to review for Division 3 field hockey colleges, since athletic scholarships are not available. NCSA creates these rankings to give a clear idea of what colleges have to offer beyond what happens on the field of competition. Below are the top D3 field hockey colleges:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT
- Johns Hopkins University
- Tufts University
- Amherst College
- Williams College
- University of Rochester
- Bowdoin College
- Washington & Lee University
- Swarthmore College
- Middlebury College
The Division 3 Field Hockey NCAA rankings are based on performance on a national level.
Full List of D3 Field Hockey Colleges
School
City and State
Type
Conference
Division
New Haven, Connecticut
Private
Division III Independents
NCAA D3
Reading, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Reading, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Amherst, Massachusetts
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Paxton, Massachusetts
Private
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
NCAA D3
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Lewiston, Maine
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Brunswick, Maine
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Bridgewater, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Public
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA D3
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Castleton, Vermont
Public
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
NCAA D3
Washington, District Of Columbia
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Private
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Danville, Kentucky
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Newport News, Virginia
Public
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Worcester, Massachusetts
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Waterville, Maine
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
New London, New Hampshire
Private
North Atlantic Conference
NCAA D3
Wooster, Ohio
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Mequon, Wisconsin
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
New London, Connecticut
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Franklin, Massachusetts
Private
Eastern Collegiate Football 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
Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
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
Willimantic, Connecticut
Public
Little East Conference
NCAA D3
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Private
Landmark Conference
NCAA D3
Elmira, New York
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Chicopee, Massachusetts
Private
New England Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Beverly, Massachusetts
Private
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA D3
Madison, New Jersey
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Ferrum, Virginia
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Public
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA D3
Framingham, Massachusetts
Public
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial 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
Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Clinton, New York
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Oneonta, New York
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Geneva, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
Frederick, Maryland
Private
MAC Commonwealth Conference
NCAA D3
Houghton, New York
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Bangor, Maine
Private
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
NCAA D3
East Whitehead, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Ithaca, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
Baltimore, Maryland
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Providence, Rhode Island
Private
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Union, New Jersey
Public
New Jersey Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Keene, New Hampshire
Public
Little East Conference
NCAA D3
Gambier, Ohio
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Keuka Park, New York
Private
North Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
La Plume, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Private
Division III Independents
NCAA D3
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Private
Other
NCAA D3
Newton, Massachusetts
Private
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Annville, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Purchase, New York
Private
MAC Freedom Conference
NCAA D3
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Westminster, Maryland
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Buffalo, New York
Private
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Raleigh, North Carolina
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Middlebury, Vermont
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Dallas, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Montclair, New Jersey
Public
New Jersey Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
South Hadley, Massachusetts
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Rochester, New York
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Aston, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Henniker, New Hampshire
Private
North Atlantic Conference
NCAA D3
Dudley, Massachusetts
Private
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA D3
Baltimore, Maryland
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Oberlin, Ohio
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Delaware, Ohio
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Plymouth, New Hampshire
Public
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Mahwah, New Jersey
Public
New Jersey Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Ashland, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Weston, Massachusetts
Private
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Troy, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
Memphis, Tennessee
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Nashua, New Hampshire
Private
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Salem, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Bristol, Rhode Island
Private
Commonwealth Coast Conference
NCAA D3
Glassboro, New Jersey
Public
New Jersey Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Troy, New York
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Standish, Maine
Private
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Salem, Massachusetts
Public
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Salisbury, Maryland
Public
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Newport, Rhode Island
Private
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA D3
Sewanee, Tennessee
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Winchester, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Boston, Massachusetts
Private
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Saratoga Springs, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
Northampton, Massachusetts
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Buena Vista, Virginia
Private
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Springfield, Massachusetts
Private
ECAC (Division III, Football I-AA), Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (Division III), Empire Eight (Division III), New England College Wrestling Association (Division III), New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (Division III), Pilgrim League (Division III)
NCAA D3
Rochester, New York
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Canton, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
St. Mary's City, Maryland
Public
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Hoboken, New Jersey
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Stevenson, Maryland
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Galloway, New Jersey
Public
New Jersey Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Brockport, New York
Public
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Oneonta, New York
Public
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Cortland, New York
Public
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Geneseo, New York
Public
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Morrisville, New York
Public
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
New Paltz, New York
Public
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Oswego, New York
Public
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Sweet Briar, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Ewing, New Jersey
Public
New Jersey Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Waterville, Maine
Private
North Atlantic Conference
NCAA D3
Lexington, Kentucky
Private
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Hartford, Connecticut
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Medford, Massachusetts
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Schenectady, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
Lynchburg, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Farmington, Maine
Public
North Atlantic Conference
NCAA D3
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Public
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Public
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Biddeford, Maine
Private
Commonwealth Coast Conference
NCAA D3
Rochester, New York
Private
University Athletic Association
NCAA D3
West Hartford, Connecticut
Private
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Private
Landmark Conference
NCAA D3
Portland, Maine
Public
Little East 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
Washington, Pennsylvania
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Lexington, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Chestertown, Maryland
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Aurora, New York
Private
North Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Boston, Massachusetts
Private
Commonwealth Coast Conference
NCAA D3
Middletown, Connecticut
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Danbury, Connecticut
Public
Freedom Football Conference
NCAA D3
Springfield, Massachusetts
Private
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA D3
Westfield, Massachusetts
Public
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA D3
Norton, Massachusetts
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Chester, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Wayne, New Jersey
Public
New Jersey Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Springfield, Ohio
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Worcester, Massachusetts
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Worcester, Massachusetts
Public
Commonwealth Coast Football
NCAA D3
York, Pennsylvania
Private
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
