NAIA independent schools

For school that are independent in football only, see NAIA independent football schools.

NAIA independent schools are 4-year institutional members of the NAIA that play independent of any formal conference affiliation. Many NAIA independent schools are members of the Association of Independent Institutions (AII), which allows members to have a formal route to NAIA tournaments.

Institution	Team	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
University of Alberta	Golden Bears and Pandas	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	1908	Public	36,962
Allen University	Yellow Jackets	Columbia, South Carolina, United States	1870	Private	600
Benedictine University at Springfield	Bulldogs	Springfield, Illinois, United States	1929	Private	981
University of British Columbia	Thunderbirds	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	1906	Public	47,711
California State University, San Marcos	Cougars	San Marcos, California, United States	1989	Public	9,159
State University College of Technology at Delhi	Broncos	Delhi, New York, United States	1913	Public	2,825
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott	Eagles	Prescott, Arizona, United States	1978	Private	1,719
University of Houston–Victoria	Jaguars	Victoria, Texas, United States	1973	Public	3,174
Indiana University Northwest	Redhawks	Gary, Indiana, United States	1959	Public	4,760
Johnson & Wales University	Wildcats	Denver, Colorado, United States	2000	Private	1,500
Life University	Eagles	Marietta, Georgia, United States	1974	Private	3,100
Louisiana State University at Alexandria	Generals	Alexandria, Louisiana, United States	1959	Public	3,100
Morris College	Hornets	Sumter, South Carolina, United States	1908	Private	871
National American University	Mavericks	Rapid City, South Dakota, United States	1941	Private	400
Northland College	LumberJacks and LumberJills	Ashland, Wisconsin, United States	1906	Private	748
Patten University	Lions	Oakland, California, United States	1944	Private	758
Rochester College	Warriors	Rochester, Michigan, United States	1959	Private	1084
University of Regina	Cougars	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	1910	Public	11,554
University of Saint Thomas	Celts	Houston, Texas, United States	1947	Private	3,246
Soka University of America	Lions	Aliso Viejo, California, United States	2001	Private	363
Southern Virginia University	Knights	Buena Vista, Virginia, United States	1867	Private	752
Tennessee Temple University	Crusaders	Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States	1946	Private	500
Thomas University	Night Hawks	Thomasville, Georgia, United States	1950	Private	1100
University of Victoria	Vikes	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	1903	Public	16,961
Voorhees College	Tigers	Denmark, South Carolina, United States	1897	Private	710

See also

• List of NAIA Institutions
• List of college athletic conferences
• List of college athletic programs by U.S. State