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
ClearNJCAA
Elgin Community College
Elgin, Illinois
10 programs11 on the softball roster2,753 students
D3
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, Illinois
19 programs29 on the softball roster2,964 students
D3
Eureka College
Eureka, Illinois
14 programs19 on the softball roster521 students
NJCAA
Frontier Community College
Fairfield, Illinois
3 programs14 on the softball roster192 students
D3
Greenville University
Greenville, Illinois
15 programs22 on the softball roster878 students
NJCAA
Heartland Community College
Normal, Illinois
9 programs18 on the softball roster1,383 students
NJCAA
Highland Community College
Freeport, Illinois
9 programs15 on the softball roster536 students
NJCAA
Illinois Central College
East Peoria, Illinois
8 programs16 on the softball roster2,083 students
D3
Illinois College
Jacksonville, Illinois
16 programs21 on the softball roster868 students
NJCAA
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Olney, Illinois
4 programs22 on the softball roster1,196 students
D1 FCS
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois
15 programs20 on the softball roster18,057 students
NJCAA
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois
12 programs11 on the softball roster1,034 students
D3
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, Illinois
22 programs22 on the softball roster1,580 students
NJCAA
John A Logan College
Carterville, Illinois
7 programs20 on the softball roster1,248 students
NJCAA
John Wood Community College
Quincy, Illinois
7 programs17 on the softball roster820 students
NJCAA
Joliet Junior College
Joliet, Illinois
20 programs20 on the softball roster3,924 students
NAIA
Judson University
Elgin, Illinois
19 programs29 on the softball roster687 students
NJCAA
Kankakee Community College
Kankakee, Illinois
7 programs19 on the softball roster844 students
NJCAA
Kaskaskia College
Centralia, Illinois
10 programs17 on the softball roster1,225 students
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Kishwaukee College
Malta, Illinois
13 programs18 on the softball roster1,012 students
D3
Knox College
Galesburg, Illinois
15 programs19 on the softball roster1,118 students
D3
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Illinois
23 programs24 on the softball roster1,793 students
NJCAA
Lake Land College
Mattoon, Illinois
5 programs21 on the softball roster1,693 students
D2
Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois
20 programs20 on the softball roster3,411 students
NJCAA
Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, Illinois
8 programs16 on the softball roster1,378 students
NJCAA
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, Illinois
6 programs18 on the softball roster1,644 students
NJCAA
Lincoln Trail College
Robinson, Illinois
7 programs15 on the softball roster286 students
D1
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
11 programs18 on the softball roster11,272 students
NJCAA
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, Illinois
8 programs12 on the softball roster2,096 students
D2
McKendree University
Lebanon, Illinois
30 programs20 on the softball roster1,631 students
D3
Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois
22 programs22 on the softball roster1,324 students
D3
Monmouth College
Monmouth, Illinois
20 programs22 on the softball roster700 students
NJCAA
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, Illinois
12 programs15 on the softball roster3,972 students
NJCAA
Morton College
Cicero, Illinois
11 programs13 on the softball roster1,102 students
D3
North Central College
Naperville, Illinois
26 programs19 on the softball roster2,392 students
D3
North Park University
Chicago, Illinois
15 programs22 on the softball roster1,730 students
D1 FBS
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, Illinois
17 programs24 on the softball roster10,019 students
D1 FBS
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
19 programs20 on the softball roster8,948 students
NJCAA
Oakton College
Des Plaines, Illinois
10 programs12 on the softball roster2,002 students
NAIA
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois
17 programs19 on the softball roster2,517 students
NJCAA
Parkland College
Champaign, Illinois
9 programs15 on the softball roster1,735 students
NJCAA
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, Illinois
8 programs12 on the softball roster882 students
D3
Principia College
Elsah, Illinois
15 programs13 on the softball roster336 students
D2
Quincy University
Quincy, Illinois
25 programs20 on the softball roster989 students
NJCAA
Rend Lake College
Ina, Illinois
9 programs15 on the softball roster869 students
NJCAA
Rock Valley College
Rockford, Illinois
11 programs21 on the softball roster1,979 students
D3
Rockford University
Rockford, Illinois
14 programs26 on the softball roster930 students
D2
Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois
14 programs21 on the softball roster2,516 students
NAIA
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, Illinois
20 programs37 on the softball roster2,940 students
NJCAA
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, Illinois
14 programs11 on the softball roster627 students
NJCAA
Shawnee Community College
Ullin, Illinois
5 programs18 on the softball roster430 students
NJCAA
South Suburban College
South Holland, Illinois
7 programs14 on the softball roster780 students
NJCAA
Southeastern Illinois College
Harrisburg, Illinois
4 programs21 on the softball roster483 students
D1
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois
12 programs22 on the softball roster7,454 students
D1 FCS
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois
13 programs22 on the softball roster7,347 students
NJCAA
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, Illinois
11 programs25 on the softball roster2,704 students
NJCAA
Spoon River College
Canton, Illinois
6 programs17 on the softball roster426 students
NAIA
Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, Illinois
16 programs23 on the softball roster756 students
Other
Triton College
River Grove, Illinois
10 programs24 on the softball roster2,502 students
D3
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
16 programs19 on the softball roster7,562 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.