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NAIA Men’s Golf Schools

Men's NAIA Golf Colleges

Student-athletes who are looking for athletic scholarship opportunities, high competition, smaller class sizes and a well-rounded college experience may just find their dream school in the NAIA. Plus, these coaches don’t have to follow the same restrictions as NCAA Division 1 and Division 2 college coaches. They can manage their own recruiting process and reach out to student-athletes at any point during high school.

Which schools play golf for NAIA?

There are 250 NAIA golf schools across the country. Like NCAA Division 1 and Division 2, student-athletes at this level compete for equivalency scholarships. The average NAIA team is made up of 10 golfers, and coaches can award a maximum of five scholarships per team. Therefore, they usually divide their funds into partial scholarships across several athletes. From a competitive standpoint, the top NAIA golfers are averaging scores in the low 70s, while mid-to-low tier programs see scores in the high 80s. This level is also a great option for student-athletes who decide to pursue college golf later in their high school career, as NAIA coaches often recruit into senior year.

NAIA golf rankings

Athletics is just one piece of the puzzle when it comes to making the college decision. To help student-athletes build their list of potential schools, we’ve conducted an in-depth analysis that incorporates several aspects, from cost to academics to school size. Here are the top 10 NAIA golf schools:

  1. Dordt University
  2. Indiana Wesleyan University
  3. Oklahoma City University
  4. University of Michigan – Dearborn
  5. Marian University – Indiana
  6. Madonna University
  7. Southeastern University
  8. Northwestern College – Iowa
  9. Taylor University
  10. St. Ambrose University

See the full list of top NAIA men’s golf colleges here. 

Full list of NAIA men's golf colleges

School
City and State
Type
Conference
Division
Pippa Passes, Kentucky
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Phoenix, Arizona
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
Ave Maria, Florida
Private
Sun Conference
NAIA
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Private
Continental Athletic Conference (Independent)
NAIA
Baldwin City, Kansas
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Bellevue, Nebraska
Private
North Star Athletic Association
NAIA
Mesa, Arizona
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Lindsborg, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
North Newton, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Mishawaka, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
McKenzie, Tennessee
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Blue Mountain, Mississippi
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Bluefield, Virginia
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Owensboro, Kentucky
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
Mount Vernon, Georgia
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Sioux City, Iowa
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Dayton, Tennessee
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Eugene, Oregon
Private
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Vallejo, California
Public
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Campbellsville, Kentucky
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
Helena, Montana
Private
Frontier Conference
NAIA
Conway, Arkansas
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
McPherson, Kansas
Private
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Fayette, Missouri
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Dubuque, Iowa
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Howell, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Brunswick, Georgia
Public
Sun Conference
NAIA
Columbia, Missouri
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Columbia, South Carolina
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Seward, Nebraska
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Salem, Oregon
Private
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Paragould, Arkansas
Private
Continental Athletic Conference (Independent)
NAIA
Canton, Missouri
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Lebanon, Tennessee
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Mitchell, South Dakota
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Dickinson, North Dakota
Public
North Star Athletic Association
NAIA
Crete, Nebraska
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Sioux Center, Iowa
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Prescott, Arizona
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Springfield, Missouri
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Montgomery, Alabama
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Temple Terrace, Florida
Private
Continental Athletic Conference (Independent)
NAIA
Henderson, Tennessee
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Wichita, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Georgetown, Kentucky
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Winona Lake, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Lamoni, Iowa
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Des Moines, Iowa
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Hannibal, Missouri
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Hastings, Nebraska
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Fullerton, California
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
Huntington, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Richmond, Indiana
Public
River States Conference
NAIA
Kokomo, Indiana
Public
River States Conference
NAIA
South Bend, Indiana
Public
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Marion, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Hawkins, Texas
Private
Red River Athletic Conference
NAIA
Elgin, Illinois
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Salina, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
West Palm Beach, Florida
Public
The Sun Conference
NAIA
Grayson, Kentucky
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Southfield, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Lewiston, Idaho
Public
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Columbia, Kentucky
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Pineville, Louisiana
Private
Red River Athletic Conference
NAIA
Sylvania, Ohio
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
New Orleans, Louisiana
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Batesville, Arkansas
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Livonia, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Indianapolis, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Mayville, North Dakota
Public
North Star Athletic Association
NAIA
Atherton, California
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
Olathe, Kansas
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Fremont, Nebraska
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Milligan University, Tennessee
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Saint Louis, Missouri
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Marshall, Missouri
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Havre, Montana
Public
Frontier Conference
NAIA
Butte, Montana
Public
Frontier Conference
NAIA
Montreat, North Carolina
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Sioux City, Iowa
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Yankton, South Dakota
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Portland, Oregon
Private
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Orange City, Iowa
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Oakland City, Indiana
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
Circleville, Ohio
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Private
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Goodwell, Oklahoma
Public
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Bourbonnais, Illinois
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Public
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Ottawa, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Phoenix, Arizona
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
San Antonio, Texas
Private
Red River Athletic Conference
NAIA
Parkville, Missouri
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
West Point, Georgia
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Pasadena, California
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Waleska, Georgia
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Billings, Montana
Private
Frontier Conference
NAIA
Chicago, Illinois
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Chicago, Illinois
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Savannah, Georgia
Private
Sun Conference
NAIA
Atlanta, Georgia
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Portsmouth, Ohio
Public
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Adrian, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Redding, California
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Lakeland, Florida
Private
Sun Conference
NAIA
Bethany, Oklahoma
Private
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Winfield, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Spring Arbor, Michigan
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Davenport, Iowa
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Miami, Florida
Private
The Sun Conference
NAIA
Sterling, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Hillsboro, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Talladega, Alabama
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Upland, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Athens, Tennessee
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Fort Worth, Texas
Private
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Caldwell, Idaho
Private
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Santa Clarita, California
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
Palos Heights, Illinois
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Cleveland, Georgia
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Barbourville, Kentucky
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Saint Louis, Missouri
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Jamestown, North Dakota
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Dearborn, Michigan
Public
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Mobile, Alabama
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Lima, Ohio
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Pikeville, Kentucky
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Great Falls, Montana
Private
Frontier Conference
NAIA
Rio Grande, Ohio
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Public
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Joliet, Illinois
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Hobbs, New Mexico
Private
Red River Athletic Conference
NAIA
Valley City, North Dakota
Public
North Star Athletic Association
NAIA
Costa Mesa, California
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Private
North Star Athletic Association
NAIA
Forest City, Iowa
Private
North Star Athletic Conference
NAIA
Plainview, Texas
Private
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Babson Park, Florida
Private
Sun Conference
NAIA
Beckley, West Virginia
Public
River States Conference
NAIA
Wilberforce, Ohio
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Rocklin, California
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Fulton, Missouri
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA