COLLEGE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS IN OHIO
2016 DIVISION I (NCAA)
• University of Akron • Bowling Green State University • University of Cincinnati • Cleveland State University • University of Dayton • Kent State University • Miami University • Ohio University • Ohio State University • University of Toledo • Wright State University • Xavier University • Youngtown State University FYI
• Divisions I and II offer athletic scholarships • Division II has expanded in recent years in Ohio • Division I institutions in Ohio are both public and private • Division II institutions in Ohio are private • Division III institutions do not offer athletic scholarships but award aid according to “need” • All NCAA Divisions and NAIA institutions participate in national championships, and athletes may be recognized as All-Americans in all sports • Some sports offer “full-ride” scholarships; some sports offer scholarships that may be awarded by $ amounts or by units (tuition, room, board, books, out-of-state surcharge) • WWW.NCAA.ORG – great resource for information, including academic eligibility for Divisions I and II DIVISION II (NCAA)
• Ashland University • Cedarville University • Central State University • University of Findlay • Lake Erie College • Malone University • Notre Dame University (Ohio) • Ohio Dominican University • Tiffin University • Urbana University • Ursuline College • Walsh University DIVISION III (NCAA)
• Ohio has 22 institutions that offer Division III athletic programs; all are private • Baldwin Wallace University, Bluffton University, Capital University, Case Western Reserve University, Defiance College, Denison University, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Heidelberg University, Hiram College, John Carroll University, Kenyon College, Marietta College, University of Mount Union, College of Mount St. Joseph, Muskingum University, Oberlin College, Ohio Northern University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Otterbein University, Wilmington College, Wittenberg University, College of Wooster COLLEGE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS IN WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION I (NCAA) Marshall University West Virginia University DIVISION II (NCAA)
• W. VA. has 14 institutions that offer Division II athletic programs. They are both public and private. • Alderson-Broaddus University, Bluefield State College, University of Charleston, Concord University, Davis and Elkins College, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Ohio Valley University, Salem International University, Shepherd University, West Liberty University, West Virginia State University, West Virginia Wesleyan University, Wheeling Jesuit University DIVISION III (NCAA)
• Bethany College NAIA Programs in Ohio and West Virginia • Cincinnati Christian University, Lourdes University, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, University of Northwestern Ohio, Ohio Christian University, University of Rio Grande, Shawnee State University, Wilberforce University • West Virginia Institute of Technology