In the 2023/2024 academic year, 45 colleges in total have NCAA sanctioned fencing teams across Division 1, 2 and 3.

There are 29 colleges in Division 1, 1 college in Division 2 and 15 college fencing teams in Division 3.

DIVISION 1 COLLEGES
WITH NCAA FENCING

Barnard College
(women’s only)
Boston College
Brown University
Cleveland State University
Columbia University
Cornell University
(women’s only)
Duke University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
(women’s only)
Harvard University
Lafayette College
Long Island University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
(women’s only)
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania State University
Princeton University
Sacred Heart University
St Johns University
Stanford University
Temple University
(women’s only)
United States Air Force Academy
University of California, San Diego
University of Detroit, Mercy
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of the Incarnate Word
Wagner College
(women only)
Yale University

DIVISION 2 COLLEGES
WITH NCAA FENCING

Wayne State University

The Differences Between
the Three Divisions

The main differences between the divisions are attributable to:

• the total amount of financial resources dedicated to promoting the sport within the school and the NCAA,

• the size of their teams,

• the commitment of the college to an active athlete recruitment program and

• the importance of fencing as a sport for the school.

Regardless of which division a college belongs to, their NCAA fencing teams regularly compete against each other during the season.

When deciding whether to attend a college Division 1 or Division 3, it is important to keep in mind that Division 3 schools have, typically, less demanding training schedules than Division 1 schools.

DIVISION 3 COLLEGES
WITH NCAA FENCING

Brandeis University
City College of New York
(women’s only)
Denison University
(women’s only)
Drew University
Haverford College
Hunter College
Johns Hopkins University
Lawrence University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New York University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Tufts University
(women’s only)
Vassar College
Wellesley College
(women’s only)
Yeshiva University