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Women’s NAIA Lacrosse Colleges | List of NAIA Schools with Lacrosse

NAIA Women's Lacrosse Colleges

Student-athletes enjoy small class sizes, a balanced athletic and academic schedule, fewer eligibility and scholarship rules and a less regulated recruiting process at NAIA institutions. Women’s lacrosse is one of 13 sports sponsored by the NAIA. The majority of women’s NAIA lacrosse programs are located in the Midwest and Southeastern regions, giving student-athletes an alternative to competing in the Northeastern region at an NCAA institution. 

What schools make up NAIA for women’s lacrosse?

The NAIA offers 37 women’s lacrosse programs across five conferences: WHAC, KCAC, AAC, Mid-South Conference and Independents. We include a complete list of NAIA lacrosse colleges with women’s lacrosse in the Full List of NAIA Women’s Lacrosse Colleges below.

NAIA women’s lacrosse rankings

Athletics is just one of many factors that student-athletes consider when searching for the right college fit. Schools must also meet student-athletes’ expectations for academics, cost, size and more. To provide a comprehensive look at what college might be the right fit for an athlete, NCSA Power Rankings look at the factors that are most important to student-athletes and ranks the best NAIA lacrosse colleges. The top 10 are below:

  1. Madonna University
  2. Marian University – Indiana
  3. Culver-Stockton College
  4. Ave Maria University
  5. St. Ambrose University
  6. St. Thomas University – Florida
  7. University of the Cumberlands
  8. Lawrence Technological University
  9. Bethel University – Indiana
  10. Webber International University

The NAIA also produces its own list of the top 10 women’s lacrosse teams by polling head lacrosse coaches each year.

Full list NAIA women’s lacrosse colleges

School
City and State
Type
Conference
Division
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Ave Maria, Florida
Private
Sun Conference
NAIA
Atchison, Kansas
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Mishawaka, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Gainesville, Georgia
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Dubuque, Iowa
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Salem, Oregon
Private
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Canton, Missouri
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
La Grande, Oregon
Public
Frontier Conference
NAIA
Georgetown, Kentucky
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
West Palm Beach, Florida
Public
The Sun Conference
NAIA
Southfield, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Marietta, Georgia
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Sylvania, Ohio
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Livonia, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Indianapolis, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Fremont, Nebraska
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Saint Louis, Missouri
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Marshall, Missouri
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Montreat, North Carolina
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Sioux City, Iowa
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Portland, Oregon
Private
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Ottawa, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
West Point, Georgia
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Waleska, Georgia
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Savannah, Georgia
Private
Sun Conference
NAIA
Adrian, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Davenport, Iowa
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Miami, Florida
Private
The Sun Conference
NAIA
Athens, Tennessee
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Cleveland, Georgia
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Saint Louis, Missouri
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Leavenworth, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Lake Wales, Florida
Private
The Sun Conference
NAIA
Babson Park, Florida
Private
Sun Conference
NAIA
Irvine, California
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA