NAIA independent football schools

NAIA independent schools are 4-year institutional members of the NAIA that play college football independent of any formal conference affiliation. In sports other than football, these schools compete in a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA.

NAIA football independents (as of 2012 season)

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Team	Primary Conference	Future Conference	Year Leaving
Ave Maria University	Ave Maria, Florida	1998	Private	1,200	Gyrenes	The Sun	?	?
Dakota State University	Madison, South Dakota	1881	Public	3,102	Trojans	none	North Star	2014
Edward Waters College	Jacksonville, Florida	1866	Private	800	Tigers	Gulf Coast (GCAC)	?	?
Haskell Indian Nations University	Lawrence, Kansas	1884	Tribal	1,000	Fighting Indians	MCAC	?	?
Jamestown College	Jamestown, North Dakota	1883	Private	967	Jimmies	none	North Star	2014
Lindenwood University–Belleville	Belleville, Illinois	2003	Private	2,600	Lynx	none	MSFA	2015
Mayville State University	Mayville, North Dakota	1889	Public	825	Comets	none	North Star	2014
Menlo College	Atherton, California	1927	Private	650	Oaks	CalPac	?	?
Point University	West Point, Georgia	1937	Private	1,035	Skyhawks	AAC	?	?
Robert Morris University	Chicago, Illinois	1913	Private	7,277	Eagles	Chicagoland (CCAC)	MSFA	2013
Valley City State University	Valley City, North Dakota	1890	Public	1,340	Vikings	none	North Star	2014
Webber International University	Babson Park, Florida	1927	Private	616	Warriors	The Sun	?	?

See also

• List of NAIA football programs
• NAIA independent schools