For many student-athletes, the charm of NAIA schools comes from their smaller class sizes and overall flexibility between athletics, academics and a social life. Furthermore, NAIA volleyball schools are allowed to manage their own recruiting process, which means there are no timelines or calendars to memorize. Coaches can recruit at any time, and the window of opportunity is often open longer than at the other division levels. The level of competition at NAIA volleyball schools is often compared to NCAA Division 2 schools, so athletes should expect to face elite volleyball players.
Do NAIA volleyball schools give athletic scholarships?
Yes, NAIA schools can provide a maximum of eight scholarships for talented athletes. Because NAIA volleyball is considered an equivalency sport, coaches can split up their scholarship dollars however they want. This means that only the very top, most impactful athletes on a team will get a full-ride scholarship, while the others will likely get partial scholarships. This helps coaches attract as many high-quality athletes as possible.
NAIA volleyball rankings
Student-athletes and their families need to take into consideration several factors when searching for the right college fit. Student-athletes are searching for a school that meets their academic, athletic, social and financial needs. To help student-athletes through the decision-making process, NCSA’s Power Rankings rank the top NAIA volleyball schools, based on tuition cost, location, size and academics.
- University of California – Merced
- Indiana Wesleyan University
- John Brown University
- University of Michigan – Dearborn
- Westmont College
- Columbia College – South Carolina
- Taylor University
- Marian University – Indiana
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- Huntington University
View the complete list of NAIA volleyball schools below.
Full list of NAIA volleyball schools
School
City and State
Type
Conference
Division
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Phoenix, Arizona
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
Ave Maria, Florida
Private
Sun Conference
NAIA
Kansas City, Missouri
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Baldwin City, Kansas
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Bellevue, Nebraska
Private
North Star Athletic Association
NAIA
Atchison, Kansas
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Mesa, Arizona
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Lindsborg, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
North Newton, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Mishawaka, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
McKenzie, Tennessee
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Blue Mountain, Mississippi
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Bluefield, Virginia
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Gainesville, Georgia
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Owensboro, Kentucky
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
Mount Vernon, Georgia
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Sioux City, Iowa
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Dayton, Tennessee
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Eugene, Oregon
Private
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Whiting, Indiana
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Campbellsville, Kentucky
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
Helena, Montana
Private
Frontier Conference
NAIA
Conway, Arkansas
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
McPherson, Kansas
Private
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Fayette, Missouri
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Dubuque, Iowa
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Brunswick, Georgia
Public
Sun Conference
NAIA
Omaha, Nebraska
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Columbia, Missouri
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Columbia, South Carolina
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Seward, Nebraska
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Salem, Oregon
Private
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Paragould, Arkansas
Private
Continental Athletic Conference (Independent)
NAIA
Canton, Missouri
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Lebanon, Tennessee
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Madison, South Dakota
Public
North Star Athletic Association
NAIA
Mitchell, South Dakota
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Dickinson, North Dakota
Public
North Star Athletic Association
NAIA
New Orleans, Louisiana
Private
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
NAIA
Crete, Nebraska
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Sioux Center, Iowa
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
La Grande, Oregon
Public
Frontier Conference
NAIA
Prescott, Arizona
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Springfield, Missouri
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Olympia, Washington
Public
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Montgomery, Alabama
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Boston, Massachusetts
Private
Continental Athletic Conference (Independent)
NAIA
Nashville, Tennessee
Private
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
NAIA
Temple Terrace, Florida
Private
Continental Athletic Conference (Independent)
NAIA
Miami Gardens, Florida
Private
Sun Conference
NAIA
Henderson, Tennessee
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Wichita, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Georgetown, Kentucky
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Goshen, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Winona Lake, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Lamoni, Iowa
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Des Moines, Iowa
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Hannibal, Missouri
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Saint Louis, Missouri
Public
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Hastings, Nebraska
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Fullerton, California
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
Huntington, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Austin, Texas
Private
Red River Athletic Conference
NAIA
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Richmond, Indiana
Public
River States Conference
NAIA
Kokomo, Indiana
Public
River States Conference
NAIA
Gary, Indiana
Public
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
South Bend, Indiana
Public
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
New Albany, Indiana
Public
River States Conference
NAIA
Marion, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Hawkins, Texas
Private
Red River Athletic Conference
NAIA
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Private
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Knoxville, Tennessee
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Elgin, Illinois
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Salina, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
West Palm Beach, Florida
Public
The Sun Conference
NAIA
Grayson, Kentucky
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Riverside, California
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Langston, Oklahoma
Public
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Southfield, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Lewiston, Idaho
Public
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
San Dimas, California
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
Marietta, Georgia
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Columbia, Kentucky
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Pineville, Louisiana
Private
Red River Athletic Conference
NAIA
Sylvania, Ohio
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
New Orleans, Louisiana
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Batesville, Arkansas
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Livonia, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Indianapolis, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Mayville, North Dakota
Public
North Star Athletic Association
NAIA
McPherson, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Atherton, California
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Private
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Olathe, Kansas
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Macon, Georgia
Public
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Fremont, Nebraska
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Midway, Kentucky
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
Milligan University, Tennessee
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Saint Louis, Missouri
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Marshall, Missouri
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Havre, Montana
Public
Frontier Conference
NAIA
Butte, Montana
Public
Frontier Conference
NAIA
Montreat, North Carolina
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Sioux City, Iowa
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Sumter, South Carolina
Private
Continental Athletic Conference (Independent)
NAIA
Yankton, South Dakota
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Portland, Oregon
Private
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Kirkland, Washington
Private
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Orange City, Iowa
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Oakland City, Indiana
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
Circleville, Ohio
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Private
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Goodwell, Oklahoma
Public
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Bourbonnais, Illinois
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Public
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Ottawa, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Phoenix, Arizona
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
San Antonio, Texas
Private
Red River Athletic Conference
NAIA
Angwin, California
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Parkville, Missouri
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Dallas, Texas
Private
Red River Athletic Conference
NAIA
Peru, Nebraska
Public
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
West Point, Georgia
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Pasadena, California
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Waleska, Georgia
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Billings, Montana
Private
Frontier Conference
NAIA
Chicago, Illinois
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Chicago, Illinois
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Santee, California
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
Portsmouth, Ohio
Public
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Adrian, Michigan
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Redding, California
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Lakeland, Florida
Private
Sun Conference
NAIA
Ashland, Oregon
Public
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
New Orleans, Louisiana
Public
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
NAIA
Waxahachie, Texas
Private
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Bethany, Oklahoma
Private
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Winfield, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Spring Arbor, Michigan
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Davenport, Iowa
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Miami, Florida
Private
The Sun Conference
NAIA
Columbia, Missouri
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Sterling, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Hillsboro, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Talladega, Alabama
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Upland, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
Athens, Tennessee
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Tyler, Texas
Private
Red River Athletic Conference
NAIA
Fort Worth, Texas
Private
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Caldwell, Idaho
Private
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Santa Clarita, California
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
Tougaloo, Mississippi
Private
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
NAIA
Palos Heights, Illinois
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Cleveland, Georgia
Private
Appalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Barbourville, Kentucky
Private
Apalachian Athletic Conference
NAIA
Lancaster, California
Public
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Merced, California
Public
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Saint Louis, Missouri
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Jamestown, North Dakota
Private
Great Plains Athletic Conference
NAIA
Dearborn, Michigan
Public
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Mobile, Alabama
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Dillon, Montana
Public
Frontier Conference
NAIA
Lima, Ohio
Private
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
NAIA
Pikeville, Kentucky
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Great Falls, Montana
Private
Frontier Conference
NAIA
Rio Grande, Ohio
Private
River States Conference
NAIA
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Private
Crossroads League
NAIA
San Marcos, California
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Leavenworth, Kansas
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Public
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Joliet, Illinois
Private
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Private
Mid-South Conference
NAIA
Hobbs, New Mexico
Private
Red River Athletic Conference
NAIA
Valley City, North Dakota
Public
North Star Athletic Association
NAIA
Costa Mesa, California
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Private
North Star Athletic Association
NAIA
Forest City, Iowa
Private
North Star Athletic Conference
NAIA
Portland, Oregon
Private
Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA
Lake Wales, Florida
Private
The Sun Conference
NAIA
Takoma Park, Maryland
Private
Continental Athletic Conference (Independent)
NAIA
Plainview, Texas
Private
Sooner Athletic Conference
NAIA
Babson Park, Florida
Private
Sun Conference
NAIA
Beckley, West Virginia
Public
River States Conference
NAIA
Irvine, California
Private
California Pacific Conference
NAIA
Marshall, Texas
Private
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
NAIA
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Private
Southern States Athletic Conference
NAIA
Rocklin, California
Private
Golden State Athletic Conference
NAIA
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Private
Heart of America Athletic Conference
NAIA
Fulton, Missouri
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Private
American Midwest Conference
NAIA
New Orleans, Louisiana
Private
Red River Athletic Conference
NAIA
York, Nebraska
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
York, Nebraska
Private
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA
