The count
How many college soccer teams are there?
The short answer
There are 2,215 four-year college soccer teams in the United States in 2026-27: 1,212 women’s and 1,003 men’s, at 1,231 colleges. 562 play in NCAA Division I, 460 in Division II, 820 in Division III and 373 in the NAIA. Two-year colleges are not in this count.
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| All teams | 2,215 |
|---|---|
| Women’s / men’s | 1,212 / 1,003 |
| Colleges | 1,231 |
| By level | D1 562 · D2 460 · D3 820 · NAIA 373 |
| Conferences | 113 |
| Where | 49 states and DC |
How many D1, D2, D3 and NAIA soccer teams are there?
| Level | Women’s teams | Men’s teams | All teams | Colleges |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division I | Women’s teams349 | Men’s teams213 | All teams562 | Colleges350 |
| NCAA Division II | Women’s teams259 | Men’s teams201 | All teams460 | Colleges261 |
| NCAA Division III | Women’s teams415 | Men’s teams405 | All teams820 | Colleges424 |
| NAIA | Women’s teams189 | Men’s teams184 | All teams373 | Colleges196 |
| All four | Women’s teams1,212 | Men’s teams1,003 | All teams2,215 | Colleges1,231 |
A college with a women’s and a men’s team is two teams and one college.
Each level has its own list: D1, D2, D3 and NAIA. What separates them is in D1 vs D2 vs D3 vs NAIA.
Are there more women’s or men’s college soccer teams?
There are 1,212 women’s teams and 1,003 men’s. Of the 1,231 colleges, 984 have both, 228 have a women’s team only and 19 have a men’s team only.
| Level | Both teams | Women’s only | Men’s only |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division I | Both teams212 | Women’s only137 | Men’s only1 |
| NCAA Division II | Both teams199 | Women’s only60 | Men’s only2 |
| NCAA Division III | Both teams396 | Women’s only19 | Men’s only9 |
| NAIA | Both teams177 | Women’s only12 | Men’s only7 |
How many college soccer teams are in each state?
The ten states with the most are New York (182), Pennsylvania (180), California (127), Texas (103), Massachusetts (98), Ohio (89), Illinois (86), North Carolina (76), Indiana (72), Florida (66). The fewest are in North Dakota (6), New Mexico (6), Nevada (3), British Columbia, Canada (2), Wyoming (1). The state with the most women’s teams is Pennsylvania (94); the most men’s teams, New York (91).
| State | Women’s teams | Men’s teams | All teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Women’s teams21 | Men’s teams12 | All teams33 |
| Arizona | Women’s teams9 | Men’s teams6 | All teams15 |
| Arkansas | Women’s teams13 | Men’s teams9 | All teams22 |
| British Columbia, Canada | Women’s teams1 | Men’s teams1 | All teams2 |
| California | Women’s teams66 | Men’s teams61 | All teams127 |
| Colorado | Women’s teams16 | Men’s teams12 | All teams28 |
| Connecticut | Women’s teams20 | Men’s teams20 | All teams40 |
| Delaware | Women’s teams4 | Men’s teams3 | All teams7 |
| Florida | Women’s teams35 | Men’s teams31 | All teams66 |
| Georgia | Women’s teams36 | Men’s teams26 | All teams62 |
| Hawaii | Women’s teams4 | Men’s teams3 | All teams7 |
| Idaho | Women’s teams5 | Men’s teams2 | All teams7 |
| Illinois | Women’s teams44 | Men’s teams42 | All teams86 |
| Indiana | Women’s teams39 | Men’s teams33 | All teams72 |
| Iowa | Women’s teams26 | Men’s teams23 | All teams49 |
| Kansas | Women’s teams22 | Men’s teams17 | All teams39 |
| Kentucky | Women’s teams24 | Men’s teams20 | All teams44 |
| Louisiana | Women’s teams15 | Men’s teams5 | All teams20 |
| Maine | Women’s teams12 | Men’s teams11 | All teams23 |
| Maryland | Women’s teams17 | Men’s teams16 | All teams33 |
| Massachusetts | Women’s teams51 | Men’s teams47 | All teams98 |
| Michigan | Women’s teams30 | Men’s teams24 | All teams54 |
| Minnesota | Women’s teams29 | Men’s teams19 | All teams48 |
| Mississippi | Women’s teams13 | Men’s teams7 | All teams20 |
| Missouri | Women’s teams34 | Men’s teams29 | All teams63 |
| Montana | Women’s teams5 | Men’s teams3 | All teams8 |
| Nebraska | Women’s teams11 | Men’s teams9 | All teams20 |
| Nevada | Women’s teams2 | Men’s teams1 | All teams3 |
| New Hampshire | Women’s teams10 | Men’s teams10 | All teams20 |
| New Jersey | Women’s teams25 | Men’s teams25 | All teams50 |
| New Mexico | Women’s teams5 | Men’s teams1 | All teams6 |
| New York | Women’s teams91 | Men’s teams91 | All teams182 |
| North Carolina | Women’s teams41 | Men’s teams35 | All teams76 |
| North Dakota | Women’s teams5 | Men’s teams1 | All teams6 |
| Ohio | Women’s teams48 | Men’s teams41 | All teams89 |
| Oklahoma | Women’s teams19 | Men’s teams12 | All teams31 |
| Oregon | Women’s teams16 | Men’s teams14 | All teams30 |
| Pennsylvania | Women’s teams94 | Men’s teams86 | All teams180 |
| Rhode Island | Women’s teams8 | Men’s teams8 | All teams16 |
| South Carolina | Women’s teams27 | Men’s teams22 | All teams49 |
| South Dakota | Women’s teams9 | Men’s teams3 | All teams12 |
| Tennessee | Women’s teams30 | Men’s teams22 | All teams52 |
| Texas | Women’s teams63 | Men’s teams40 | All teams103 |
| Utah | Women’s teams8 | Men’s teams3 | All teams11 |
| Vermont | Women’s teams7 | Men’s teams7 | All teams14 |
| Virginia | Women’s teams34 | Men’s teams32 | All teams66 |
| Washington | Women’s teams16 | Men’s teams13 | All teams29 |
| Washington, DC | Women’s teams5 | Men’s teams7 | All teams12 |
| West Virginia | Women’s teams16 | Men’s teams12 | All teams28 |
| Wisconsin | Women’s teams30 | Men’s teams26 | All teams56 |
| Wyoming | Women’s teams1 | Men’s teams0 | All teams1 |
A state’s name links to the list of every program in it.
How many college soccer conferences are there?
We list 113 conferences with soccer across the four levels. Each has a page with its members, their roster sizes and the schools’ facts: college soccer conferences.
What is not in this count?
- Two-year colleges. Junior and community college teams are a separate system that we do not list yet.
- Club teams. A student-run club team at a university is not a varsity program and is not counted.
The count is of varsity teams in the NCAA and the NAIA for 2026-27. It was last checked against our database on 2026-10-02.
Quick answers
- How many D1 soccer teams are there?
- 562 in 2026-27: 349 women’s and 213 men’s, at 350 colleges.
- How many D3 soccer teams are there?
- 820 in 2026-27: 415 women’s and 405 men’s. It is the level with the most teams.
- How many D2 soccer teams are there?
- 460 in 2026-27: 259 women’s and 201 men’s.
- How many NAIA soccer teams are there?
- 373 in 2026-27: 189 women’s and 184 men’s.
- How many colleges have women’s soccer?
- 1,212 four-year colleges have a women’s varsity team in 2026-27, and 1,003 have a men’s team.
How this was counted
Teams are the programs in our directory, which holds every NCAA Division I, II and III and NAIA varsity soccer program for 2026-27. Colleges are counted by pairing a school’s women’s and men’s programs, so a school with both is one college. The directory was last re-counted against our database on 2026-10-02.
Sources
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