NCAA

All Student Athletes Interested In Participating At the college level NCAA DIVISION I and II MUST REGISTER With the

Click here to apply for the NCAA Eligibility Center

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is a college athletics association for small colleges and universities in North America.

The NAIA is a smaller association than the NCAA, with just over 60,000 students. It includes two divisions (Division I and II) and Division I in the NAIA is comparable to Division II in the NCAA. Over 90% of schools in the NAIA offer scholarships and NAIA athletes receive an average of $7,000 of financial aid.
Most NAIA schools are comparable to NCAA DIII schools, with the top programs being comparable to NCAA DII. The competition level for NAIA schools is on the rise. Like many smaller schools, the biggest difference in the level of competition isn't how good the best athletes are, but how deep the talent pool is.

Click here to apply for NAIA Eligibility Center.

NAIA Eligibility Center

120 W. 12th Street, Suite 700

Kansas City, Mo. 64105

New Freshmen GPA Requirements

Incoming freshmen seeking fall 2023 eligibility can get NAIA eligible without a test score or class rank beginning May 1, 2022, provided they meet the following minimum GPA (on a 4.0 scale):
2.3 GPA for recent graduates
2.8 GPA for students who have completed their 7th semester
3.3 GPA for students who have completed their junior year
Students who do not meet the 2.3 minimum GPA upon graduation may still gain eligibility by meeting two of the following three criteria:
2.0 GPA
Rank in top 50% of graduating class
Qualifying test score:
ACT: 18
SAT: 970 (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Math)

NAIA does not accept Parchment.

General Transcript Policies

NAIA requires that high school transcripts be uploaded through the NAIA High School Portal. The portal guide can be found here.
If assistance is needed for registering in the portal, please contact ecinfo@naia.org with your name, school, staff position, and CEEB code.
Students must complete their profile before the transcript request will appear in the portal. If there is no option to send a transcript, please confirm with the student that they have finished completing their profile.
If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact your school’s IT department and ask them to “whitelist” the following email address: noreply@naia.org.
Please note, we do not accept high school transcripts via Parchment, email, or physical mail.

Page updated

Report abuse