Rugby

58 US Colleges sponsor varsity Rugby teams:

Rugby is an NCAA Division I and II emerging sport for women and  is an equivalency sport which means athletic scholarships can be split into partial awards in any proportion up to the maximum allowed. For example an NCAA I school can award 24 women each a 1/2 athletic scholarship and still comply with the team limit of 12.  See our page on scholarship limits for more information. Rugby is not an NCAA sport for men and varsity level men’s teams compete primarily against club programs and generally do not award athletic based scholarships.

* Average Athletic Scholarship is the average annual amount of athletically related student aid per athlete for ALL varsity sports sponsored by the specific school. Some athletes receive full awards, some receive partial and many receive none. Additionally some sports within a school may be fully funded, some partially and some sports provide no athletic scholarships. Private schools generally have higher tuition than public schools and the average award will reflect this.

Do you have the skills to compete in College Rugby?

What level of athlete are coaches looking for and who are you competing with for a roster spot? A good way to get an idea is to look at the high-school bios of players currently on the roster of schools that interest you.

Stats & Links to all US Colleges sponsoring varsity Rugby teams:

Hover over individual states on the map below to see how many schools sponsor varsity rugby programs. The following table has information on each sponsoring schools and links to all 58 team sites.

Schools sponsoring varsity Rugby teams 2022-23

US Colleges with varsity Rugby teams 2022-23	City / Main Campus		State	Division		tea	ms	Avr Men's Scholarship	Avr Women's Scholarship		Avr SAT Math	Avr ACT Comp	Admission Rate	In-State Tuition	Out of State Tuition
California Maritime Academy	Vallejo		CA	NAIA		M		184	530				82%	5,742	17,622
MiraCosta College	Oceanside		CA	CCCAA		M	W	-	-					1,104	8,472
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley		CA	NCAA  I		M		13,577	12,778		725	33	17%	11,442	41,196
Quinnipiac University	Hamden		CT	NCAA  I			W	27,161	29,256				82%	48,680	48,680
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield		CT	NCAA  I			W	13,525	12,026				66%	44,960	44,960
University of New Haven	West Haven		CT	NCAA II			W	9,274	9,332		560	25	91%	41,370	41,370
Ave Maria University	Ave Maria		FL	NAIA		M		6,434	4,484		555	25	92%	23,521	23,521
St Thomas University	Miami Gardens		FL	NAIA		M	W	9,355	11,009		490	19	60%	31,800	31,800
Life University	Marietta		GA	NAIA		M	W	6,039	4,968		485	20	97%	12,420	12,420
Iowa Central CC	Fort Dodge		IA	NJCAA		M		1,392	2,379					5,280	7,930
McKendree University	Lebanon		IL	NCAA II		M	W	5,724	6,250		540	23	70%	31,700	31,700
Principia College	Elsah		IL	NCAA III		M					547	26	93%	29,970	29,970
Bethel College	Mishawaka		IN	NAIA		M		5,875	3,764				93%	30,270	30,270
Marian University	Indianapolis		IN	NAIA		M		12,748	10,759				64%	36,600	36,600
Thomas More University	Crestview Hills		KY	NCAA II		M		-	-				92%	33,060	33,060
American International College	Springfield		MA	NCAA II			W	10,150	9,166		500	26	69%	39,370	39,370
Harvard University	Cambridge		MA	NCAA  I			W	-	-		770	34	5%	51,143	51,143
Frostburg State University	Frostburg		MD	NCAA II		M	W	-	-		505	20	74%	6,834	21,320
Mount St Mary's University	Emmitsburg		MD	NCAA  I			W	9,731	11,303		527	22	80%	43,250	43,250
U.S. Naval Academy	Annapolis		MD	NCAA  I		M	W				680	31	9%	full	ride
Bowdoin College	Brunswick		ME	NCAA III			W	-	-				9%	57,776	57,776
University of New England	Biddeford		ME	NCAA III			W	-	-				87%	38,420	38,420
Adrian College	Adrian		MI	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		509	22	61%	38,032	38,032
Aquinas College	Grand Rapids		MI	NAIA		M	W	6,585	6,199		555	23	71%	35,384	35,384
Davenport University	Grand Rapids		MI	NCAA II			W	6,293	9,780				93%	20,064	20,064
University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy	Saint Louis		MO	NAIA		M		9,202	9,885		624	27	78%	30,108	30,108
Belmont Abbey College	Belmont		NC	NCAA II		M		3,172	3,577		535	22	80%	18,500	18,500
Guilford College	Greensboro		NC	NCAA III			W	-	-		520	21	78%	40,400	40,400
Queens University of Charlotte	Charlotte		NC	NCAA II			W	13,554	15,506		565	24	68%	37,348	37,348
Colby-Sawyer College	New London		NH	NCAA III			W	-	-				91%	45,454	45,454
Dartmouth College	Hanover		NH	NCAA  I			W	-	-		760	34	9%	58,953	58,953
New England College	Henniker		NH	NCAA III		M	W	-	-				96%	39,390	39,390
Princeton University	Princeton		NJ	NCAA  I			W	-	-		770	34	6%	56,010	56,010
Long Island University	Brooklyn		NY	NCAA  I			W	19,761	20,151		595	26	85%	37,296	37,296
Manhattanville College	Purchase		NY	NCAA III			W	-	-				90%	38,880	38,880
Paul Smith's College	Paul Smiths		NY	USCAA		M	W	-	-				67%	31,080	31,080
Siena College	Loudonville		NY	NCAA  I		M	W	14,878	21,271				81%	39,925	39,925
St Bonaventure University	Saint Bonaventure		NY	NCAA  I		M		11,528	12,262		569	25	76%	36,520	36,520
U.S. Military Academy	West Point		NY	NCAA  I		M	W				670	31	9%	Full	Ride
Vassar College	Poughkeepsie		NY	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		725	33	25%	61,940	61,940
Franciscan University of Steubenville	Steubenville		OH	NCAA III		M		-	-		575	26	73%	29,720	29,720
Notre Dame College	Cleveland		OH	NCAA II		M	W	5,105	4,607				87%	30,650	30,650
Tiffin University	Tiffin		OH	NCAA II			W	5,169	4,920				62%	27,780	27,780
University of Rio Grande	Rio Grande		OH	NAIA		M	W	6,711	5,474					19,400	19,400
Southern Nazarene University	Bethany		OK	NCAA II		M	W	7,937	9,848					26,040	26,040
Marywood University	Scranton		PA	NCAA III		M	W	-	-		535	24	82%	35,534	35,534
West Chester University	West Chester		PA	NCAA II			W	2,581	3,080		540	23	86%	7,716	19,290
Brown University	Providence		RI	NCAA  I			W	-	-		760	34	8%	60,944	60,944
Lander University	Greenwood		SC	NCAA II			W	5,832	7,156		495	19	57%	10,700	20,300
Newberry College	Newberry		SC	NCAA II			W	5,058	8,778		490	18	57%	25,650	25,650
Christendom College	Front Royal		VA	USCAA		M								29,400	29,400
Emory & Henry College (2023-24)	Emory		VA	NCAA II			W	-	-		515	21	75%	34,500	34,500
Southern Virginia University	Buena Vista		VA	NCAA III		M		-	-		599	24	99%	17,960	17,960
Castleton University	Castleton		VT	NCAA III			W	-	-		515	19	88%	11,832	28,800
Norwich University	Northfield		VT	NCAA III		M	W	-	-				74%	41,624	41,624
Central Washington University	Ellensburg		WA	NCAA II		M	W	4,459	4,296		515	21	86%	6,656	23,184
Alderson Broaddus University	Philippi		WV	NCAA II		M	W	5,020	8,983		470	20	53%	29,720	29,720
Wheeling  University	Wheeling		WV	NCAA II		M		7,645	8,136		490	20	77%	29,090	29,090