NAIA independent schools

For schools 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.^[1] Many NAIA independent schools are members of the Association of Independent Institutions (AII), which allows members to have a formal route to NAIA tournaments.

Non-football-related independents

AII

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Nickname
Allen University	Columbia, South Carolina	1870	600	Yellow Jackets
Ashford University	Clinton, Iowa	1918	500	Saints
British Columbia !University of British Columbia	Vancouver, British Columbia	1908	50,304	Thunderbirds
Central Christian College of Kansas	McPherson, Kansas	1884	518	Tigers
Clarke University	Dubuque, Iowa	1843	1,230	Crusaders
Delhi !State University of New York at Delhi	Delhi, New York	1913	2,825	Broncos
Fisher College	Boston, Massachusetts	1903	1,121	Falcons
Fisk University	Nashville, Tennessee	1866	800	Bulldogs
Georgia Gwinnett College	Lawrenceville, Georgia	2006	9,000	Grizzlies
Governors State University	University Park, Illinois	1969	2,632	Jaguars
Haskell Indian Nations University	Lawrence, Kansas	1884	958	Fighting Indians
Indiana University Northwest	Gary, Indiana	1959	4,760	Redhawks
Johnson & Wales University–Denver	Denver, Colorado	1914	1,700	Wildcats
Kentucky Christian University	Grayson, Kentucky	1919	550	Knights
Lincoln Christian University	Lincoln, Illinois	1944	1,050	Red Lions
Morris College	Sumter, South Carolina	1908	871	Hornets
Mount Mercy University	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	1928	1,490	Mustangs
Northern New Mexico University	Española, New Mexico	1909	3,873	Eagles
Ozarks !College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout, Missouri	1906	1,380	Bobcats
Rochester College	Rochester Hills, Michigan	1959	1,084	Warriors
Texas A&M University–Texarkana	Texarkana, Texas	1971	1,950	Eagles
Trinity Lutheran College	Everett, Washington	1944	175	Eagles
Victoria !University of Victoria	Victoria, British Columbia	1903	16,961	Vikes
Voorhees College	Denmark, South Carolina	1897	600	Tigers
Washington Adventist University	Takoma Park, Maryland	1904	1,493	Shock
Wilberforce University	Wilberforce, Ohio	1856	900	Bulldogs
Winnipeg !University of Winnipeg	Winnipeg, Manitoba	1967	9,868	Wesmen
York College	York, Nebraska	1890	459	Panthers

Trinity Lutheran College — Associate member.
Clarke University — will join the Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2016.
Governors State University — will join the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference in 2016.
Mount Mercy University — will join the Heart of America Athletic Conference in 2016.
York College - will join the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference in 2016.

References

↑ "NAIA Member Schools". NAIA. Retrieved 2012-08-24.

External links

Association of Independent Institutions

NAIA conferences

Football conferences	Central States Football League Frontier Conference Great Plains Athletic Conference Heart of America Athletic Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Mid-South Conference Mid-States Football Association North Star Athletic Association The Sun Conference NAIA independent football schools

Non-football conferences	American Midwest Conference Appalachian Athletic Conference California Pacific Conference Cascade Collegiate Conference Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Crossroads League Golden State Athletic Conference Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Red River Athletic Conference Sooner Athletic Conference Southern States Athletic Conference Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference NAIA independent schools

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