Which colleges and universities have varsity fencing teams?

Approximately 44 colleges have NCAA varsity fencing programs. These include all 8 Ivy League schools, major research universities like MIT, Duke, and Notre Dame, and strong D3 programs like NYU, Tufts, and Brandeis. The sport is concentrated in the Northeast, with strong programs also in the Midwest and California.

Key Points

• 8 Ivy League schools: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Penn, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth
• Top D1 non-Ivy: Duke, Notre Dame, Northwestern, MIT, Stanford (club)
• Strong D3 programs: NYU, Tufts, Brandeis, Stevens Institute
• Most programs are in the Northeast (NY, NJ, PA, MA)
• Check NCAA.org for the full list of varsity programs by division

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