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Men’s Division 3 Lacrosse Colleges | D3 Lacrosse Schools

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Competing at a NCAA Division 3 school lends itself to a more traditional college experience that builds well-rounded student-athletes. Division 3 programs offer the most opportunities to play college lacrosse outside of the Northeast region, with schools in Illinois, Texas, Colorado and other Midwest and southern states. Division 3 lacrosse colleges are characterized by their academic rigor and flexibility to participate in extracurricular activities outside of athletics. Another characteristic of Division 3 programs is a more relaxed recruiting process that allows greater freedom to coaches and recruits.

While athletic scholarships are not offered at the Division 3 level, Divisions 3 lacrosse teams are not short of talent. As a matter of fact, the majority of NCAA men’s lacrosse programs are Division 3.

What D3 colleges have men’s lacrosse teams? 

There are over 200 four-year colleges that offer Divisions 3 lacrosse programs, with a majority located in the Northeast. Division 3 lacrosse schools are organized into 24 conferences;  AMCC, CAC, Centennial Conference, CCIW, CSAC, CCC, EAC,  GNAC, HCAC, Independents, Landmark Conference, Liberty League, LEC, MAC, MIAA, MLC, NECC, NESCAC, NEWMAC, NAC, NCAC, NEAC, OAC, ODAC, PAC, SC, SAA, SCAA, SUNYAC, and SAC.

D3 men’s lacrosse rankings 

We know that student-athletes consider more than just athletics when selecting a school. Taking into account the various factors that play into the decision-making process, such as size, location, academics and cost, we’ve identified the best D3 men’s lacrosse colleges in our Power Rankings. Student-athletes can also find a list of top D3 lacrosse schools that is produced by the NCAA.

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT
  2. Tufts University
  3. Amherst College
  4. Williams College
  5. Bowdoin College
  6. Washington & Lee University
  7. Swarthmore College
  8. Middlebury College
  9. Wesleyan University
  10. Hamilton College

Full List of D3 Lacrosse Schools

School
City and State
Type
Conference
Division
Adrian, Michigan
Private
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA D3
New Haven, Connecticut
Private
Division III Independents
NCAA D3
Albion, Michigan
Private
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Reading, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Alfred, New York
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
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
Amherst, Massachusetts
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Anderson, Indiana
Private
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Paxton, Massachusetts
Private
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
NCAA D3
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
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
Beloit, Wisconsin
Private
Midwest Conference
NCAA D3
Mount Berry, Georgia
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Bethany, West Virginia
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Birmingham, Alabama
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Brunswick, Maine
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Brevard, North Carolina
Private
South Atlantic Conference
NCAA D3
Bridgewater, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Private
Division III Independents
NCAA D3
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Private
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Columbus, Ohio
Private
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Private
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA D3
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Public
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
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
Shreveport, Louisiana
Private
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Hackettstown, New Jersey
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Danville, Kentucky
Private
Southern Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Newport News, Virginia
Public
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Worcester, Massachusetts
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Potsdam, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
Waterville, Maine
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Bronx, New York
Private
Skyline Conference
NCAA D3
Wooster, Ohio
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Private
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
River Forest, Illinois
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Mequon, Wisconsin
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
New London, Connecticut
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Mount Vernon, Iowa
Private
Midwest Conference
NCAA D3
Milton, Massachusetts
Private
Commonwealth Coast 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
Quincy, Massachusetts
Private
Commonwealth Coast Conference
NCAA D3
Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Madison, Wisconsin
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Private
Landmark Conference
NCAA D3
Elmhurst, Illinois
Private
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA D3
Boston, Massachusetts
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Boston, Massachusetts
Private
Great Northeast Athletic 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
Steubenville, Ohio
Private
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate 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
Greensboro, North Carolina
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Grove City, Pennsylvania
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Greensboro, North Carolina
Private
Old Dominion Athletic 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
Hampden Sydney, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Hanover, Indiana
Private
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Oneonta, New York
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial 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
Frederick, Maryland
Private
MAC Commonwealth Conference
NCAA D3
Holland, Michigan
Private
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA D3
Montgomery, Alabama
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Bangor, Maine
Private
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
NCAA D3
Chicago, Illinois
Private
Division III Independents
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
Providence, Rhode Island
Private
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Private
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Private
Division III Independents
NCAA D3
LaGrange, Georgia
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Lake Forest, Illinois
Private
Midwest Conference
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
Castine, Maine
Public
New England Women's & Men's 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
Arlington, Virginia
Private
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
North Adams, Massachusetts
Public
Massachusetts State Collegiate 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
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Middlebury, Vermont
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Private
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Dallas, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
New London, Connecticut
Private
New England Collegiate Conference
NCAA D3
Monmouth, Illinois
Private
Midwest Conference
NCAA D3
Montclair, New Jersey
Public
New Jersey Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
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
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
Naperville, Illinois
Private
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
NCAA D3
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Private
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Lyndonville, Vermont
Public
North Atlantic Conference
NCAA D3
Ashland, Wisconsin
Private
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Northfield, Vermont
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Oberlin, Ohio
Private
North Coast 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
Westerville, Ohio
Private
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Public
North Eastern Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Misenheimer, North Carolina
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Demorest, Georgia
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Plymouth, New Hampshire
Public
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Lynchburg, Virginia
Private
Old Dominion 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
Rochester, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
Bristol, Rhode Island
Private
Commonwealth Coast Conference
NCAA D3
Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Private
Colonial States Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Troy, New York
Private
Empire 8 Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Standish, Maine
Private
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Private
Presidents' 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
Saratoga Springs, New York
Private
Liberty League
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
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
Patchogue, New York
Private
Skyline Conference, Eastern College 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
Canton, New York
Public
Other
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
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
Farmingdale, New York
Public
Skyline Conference
NCAA D3
Geneseo, New York
Public
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Throggs Neck, New York
Public
Eastern Collegiate Football 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
Plattsburgh, New York
Public
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Potsdam, New York
Public
State University of New York Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Purchase, New York
Public
Skyline Conference
NCAA D3
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Private
Centennial Conference
NCAA D3
Greenville, Pennsylvania
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Waterville, Maine
Private
North Atlantic 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
Medford, Massachusetts
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Schenectady, New York
Private
Liberty League
NCAA D3
New London, Connecticut
Public
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Kings Point, New York
Public
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
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
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
Boston, Massachusetts
Public
Little East Conference
NCAA D3
Alliance, Ohio
Private
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Biddeford, Maine
Private
Commonwealth Coast Conference
NCAA D3
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Private
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
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
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Private
NCAA Division III & USCAA
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
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
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
Private
Presidents' Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Norton, Massachusetts
Private
New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Whittier, California
Private
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Chester, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Private
Middle Atlantic Conferences
NCAA D3
Raleigh, North Carolina
Private
USA South Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Private
New England Small College Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Wilmington, Ohio
Private
Ohio Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
Springfield, Ohio
Private
North Coast Athletic Conference
NCAA D3
York, Pennsylvania
Private
Capital Athletic Conference
NCAA D3