2,037 colleges. 27,288 programs.
Every college in the country that fields a team, by sport, state and division, with roster sizes and athletic aid dollars. Straight from the U.S. Department of Education's Equity in Athletics report, updated every year.
1,619 colleges with women's softball
ClearD2
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, Hawaii
12 programs23 on the softball roster1,772 students
D1 FBS
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii
19 programs27 on the softball roster12,640 students
NAIA
Briar Cliff University
Sioux City, Iowa
14 programs32 on the softball roster562 students
D3
Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa
17 programs19 on the softball roster1,195 students
D3
Central College
Pella, Iowa
21 programs28 on the softball roster1,050 students
NAIA
Clarke University
Dubuque, Iowa
17 programs34 on the softball roster724 students
D3
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
27 programs20 on the softball roster1,148 students
D3
Cornell College
Mount Vernon, Iowa
20 programs29 on the softball roster1,078 students
NJCAA
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, Iowa
9 programs25 on the softball roster5,103 students
NAIA
Dordt University
Sioux Center, Iowa
19 programs53 on the softball roster1,580 students
D1 FCS
Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa
14 programs23 on the softball roster2,486 students
NJCAA
Ellsworth Community College
Iowa Falls, Iowa
8 programs22 on the softball roster468 students
NAIA
Graceland University-Lamoni
Lamoni, Iowa
21 programs21 on the softball roster774 students
NAIA
Grand View University
Des Moines, Iowa
23 programs28 on the softball roster1,379 students
D3
Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa
20 programs17 on the softball roster1,725 students
NJCAA
Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, Iowa
15 programs23 on the softball roster1,756 students
NJCAA
Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa, Iowa
13 programs22 on the softball roster1,268 students
NJCAA
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, Iowa
26 programs22 on the softball roster2,383 students
NJCAA
Iowa Lakes Community College
Estherville, Iowa
15 programs15 on the softball roster659 students
D1 FBS
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
14 programs24 on the softball roster24,397 students
NJCAA
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, Iowa
23 programs30 on the softball roster1,832 students
NJCAA
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
6 programs18 on the softball roster3,940 students
D3
Loras College
Dubuque, Iowa
23 programs29 on the softball roster1,060 students
D3
Luther College
Decorah, Iowa
19 programs26 on the softball roster1,368 students
Other
Marshalltown Community College
Marshalltown, Iowa
7 programs13 on the softball roster591 students
NAIA
Morningside University
Sioux City, Iowa
21 programs38 on the softball roster1,114 students
NAIA
Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
21 programs37 on the softball roster1,073 students
NJCAA
North Iowa Area Community College
Mason City, Iowa
13 programs19 on the softball roster1,042 students
NAIA
Northwestern College
Orange City, Iowa
18 programs33 on the softball roster1,057 students
NAIA
Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa
28 programs31 on the softball roster1,805 students
D3
Simpson College
Indianola, Iowa
23 programs29 on the softball roster1,201 students
Other
Southeastern Community College
West Burlington, Iowa
12 programs21 on the softball roster1,139 students
NJCAA
Southwestern Community College
Creston, Iowa
10 programs16 on the softball roster534 students
D3
University of Dubuque
Dubuque, Iowa
23 programs19 on the softball roster1,256 students
D1 FBS
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
18 programs26 on the softball roster21,141 students
D1 FCS
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
13 programs22 on the softball roster6,904 students
D2
Upper Iowa University
Fayette, Iowa
14 programs21 on the softball roster1,093 students
NAIA
Waldorf University
Forest City, Iowa
19 programs22 on the softball roster1,253 students
D3
Wartburg College
Waverly, Iowa
24 programs24 on the softball roster1,404 students
NAIA
William Penn University
Oskaloosa, Iowa
25 programs36 on the softball roster1,238 students
D1 FBS
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho
14 programs24 on the softball roster14,092 students
NJCAA
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho
12 programs21 on the softball roster1,792 students
D1 FCS
Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho
11 programs24 on the softball roster6,233 students
NJCAA
North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
9 programs22 on the softball roster1,296 students
D2
Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, Idaho
11 programs25 on the softball roster934 students
NAIA
The College of Idaho
Caldwell, Idaho
19 programs35 on the softball roster1,031 students
D3
Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois
24 programs28 on the softball roster2,474 students
D3
Aurora University
Aurora, Illinois
24 programs38 on the softball roster3,660 students
D3
Benedictine University
Lisle, Illinois
18 programs56 on the softball roster1,814 students
NJCAA
Black Hawk College
Moline, Illinois
8 programs26 on the softball roster1,288 students
D3
Blackburn College
Carlinville, Illinois
13 programs20 on the softball roster457 students
D1
Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois
11 programs22 on the softball roster3,498 students
NJCAA
Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, Illinois
10 programs13 on the softball roster631 students
NJCAA
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
22 programs19 on the softball roster7,084 students
NJCAA
College of Lake County
Grayslake, Illinois
14 programs19 on the softball roster3,509 students
D3
Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, Illinois
19 programs23 on the softball roster1,185 students
NJCAA
Danville Area Community College
Danville, Illinois
8 programs22 on the softball roster828 students
D1
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois
11 programs20 on the softball roster13,234 students
D3
Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois
15 programs29 on the softball roster2,471 students
D1 FCS
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois
17 programs22 on the softball roster3,715 students
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis, 2024-25 reporting year, and the IPEDS institution directory. Participant counts are rostered athletes as reported by each school. Cheer and dance are not federal reporting sports and do not appear here.