33 US Colleges sponsor varsity Sailing teams:
| # of teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Schools | Men's | Women's | |
| NCAA I | 15 |  | 13 | 15 |
| NCAA II | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| NCAA III | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals | 33 | 31 | 33 | |
Sailing is not an official NCAA sport. The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) is the governing authority for sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and does not allow competitors to receive scholarships or financial aid based on sailing ability.
US Colleges & Universities sponsoring varsity sailing teams:
Hover over individual states on the map below to see how many schools sponsor varsity sailing programs. The table following has information on sponsoring schools and links to all 33 team sites.
Schools with Varsity Sailing teams 2024-25
| US Colleges with varsity Sailing teams 2024-25 | City / Campus | State | Division | Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| California Maritime Academy | Vallejo | CA | NAIA | M | W | ||
| Stanford University | Palo Alto | CA | NCAA I | M | W | ||
| Connecticut College | New London | CT | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| U.S. Coast Guard Academy | New London | CT | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| Yale University | New Haven | CT | NCAA I | M | W | ||
| Georgetown University | Washington | DC | NCAA I | M | W | ||
| Eckerd College | Saint Petersburg | FL | NCAA II | M | W | ||
| Rollins College | Winter Park | FL | NCAA II | M | W | ||
| University of South Florida | Tampa | FL | NCAA I | W | |||
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Honolulu | HI | NCAA I | M | W | ||
| Tulane University | New Orleans | LA | NCAA I | M | W | ||
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | MA | NCAA I | M | W | ||
| Harvard University | Cambridge | MA | NCAA I | M | W | ||
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | MA | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buzzards Bay | MA | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| Tufts University | Medford | MA | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| St Mary's College of Maryland | St. Mary's City | MD | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| U.S. Naval Academy | Annapolis | MD | NCAA I | M | W | ||
| Washington College | Chestertown | MD | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick | ME | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| Maine Maritime Academy | Castine | ME | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| Dartmouth College | Hanover | NH | NCAA I | M | W | ||
| Cornell University | Ithaca | NY | NCAA I | W | |||
| Hobart William Smith Colleges | Geneva | NY | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| SUNY Maritime College | Throggs Neck | NY | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| Webb Institute | Glen Cove | NY | USCAA | M | W | ||
| Brown University | Providence | RI | NCAA I | M | W | ||
| Roger Williams University | Bristol | RI | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| Salve Regina University | Newport | RI | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| College of Charleston | Charleston | SC | NCAA I | M | W | ||
| Christopher Newport University | Newport News | VA | NCAA III | M | W | ||
| Hampton University | Hampton | VA | NCAA I | M | W | ||
| Old Dominion University | Norfolk | VA | NCAA I | M | W |
