NCAA Division III Programs in Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Coach: Chris Klimchock
D3 Basketball Programs in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has one of the deepest NCAA Division III basketball landscapes in the nation. Two conferences serve the bulk of the state’s D3 programs. The Eastern College Athletic Conference / Middle Atlantic Colleges (MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom) include Alvernia University (Reading), Delaware Valley University (Doylestown), Eastern University (St. Davids), Gwynedd Mercy University, Immaculata University, Keystone College (La Plume), King’s College (Wilkes-Barre), Lycoming College (Williamsburg), Messiah University (Mechanicsburg), Misericordia University (Dallas), Muhlenberg College (Allentown), Neumann University (Aston), and others. The Landmark Conference and independent programs add additional Pennsylvania D3 options, including Juniata College (Huntingdon) and Gettysburg College.
Division III programs in Pennsylvania offer no athletic scholarships. Financial aid is merit- and need-based, and the variation between a PASSHE-affiliated D3 program and a private liberal arts college is substantial. Recruits should run the net price calculator at every school in their search — sticker price and net cost are frequently very different at Pennsylvania’s private D3 institutions, many of which have significant institutional aid budgets. The admissions office makes the final call, and coaches can advocate but cannot override an academic decision.
The MAC Freedom and MAC Commonwealth together represent among the most geographically concentrated D3 basketball footprints in the country — many programs sit within 90 minutes of Philadelphia. For a Pennsylvania recruit who values competitive basketball, genuine academic investment, and flexibility without the scholarship power dynamic, the state’s D3 conference landscape is exceptional. Programs like Muhlenberg and Messiah have produced nationally ranked D3 teams in recent seasons. FCP athletes who meet the academic profiles of MAC-affiliated schools gain a meaningful recruiting angle at a level with serious competition.
By Conference
MAC Commonwealth Conference 6
- Albright College
- Alvernia University
- Eastern University
- Messiah University
- Widener University
- York College
Presidents' Athletic Conference 9
- Allegheny College
- Chatham University
- Geneva College
- Grove City College
- Saint Vincent College
- Thiel College
- Washington and Jefferson College
- Waynesburg University
- Westminster College
MAC Freedom Conference 6
- Arcadia University
- DeSales University
- Delaware Valley University
- King's College
- Lebanon Valley College
- Misericordia University
Centennial Conference 8
- Bryn Athyn College
- Dickinson College
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Gettysburg College
- Haverford College
- Muhlenberg College
- Swarthmore College
- Ursinus College
Middle Atlantic Conferences 1
- Cabrini University
United East Conference 9
- Cairn University
- Keystone College
- Lancaster Bible College
- Penn State Berks College
- Penn State Harrisburg
- Penn State University, Abington
- Pennsylvania College of Technology
- University of Valley Forge
- Wilson College
University Athletic Association 1
- Carnegie Mellon University
Colonial States Athletic Conference 2
- Clarks Summit University
- Rosemont College
Landmark Conference 7
- Elizabethtown College
- Juniata College
- Lycoming College
- Moravian University
- Susquehanna University
- University of Scranton
- Wilkes University
Atlantic East Conference 4
- Gwynedd Mercy University
- Immaculata University
- Marywood University
- Neumann University
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference 6
- La Roche University
- Mount Aloysius College
- Penn State University, Altoona
- Pennsylvania State Univ. Erie, the Behrend College
- University of Pittsburgh, Bradford
- University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg
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