This is an up-to-date list of every school that has a Division I cheerleading program.
If you’re interested in reaching out to cheerleading coaches, Contact College Coaches offers a complete list of college cheerleading coaches’ contact information. It’s updated once-per-month. It includes email addresses, phone numbers and social-media information for head coaches, assistant coaches, recruiting specialists, graduate assistants and directors of operations at every program in all five divisions.
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Cheer programs (Division I)
| Sport | State | School | Conference | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheerleading | Alabama | Alabama | SEC | South |
| Cheerleading | Alabama | Alabama A&M | Southwestern (SWAC) | South |
| Cheerleading | Alabama | Alabama State | Southwestern (SWAC) | South |
| Cheerleading | Alabama | Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) | AAC | South |
| Cheerleading | Alabama | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | South |
| Cheerleading | Alabama | North Alabama | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Cheerleading | Alabama | Samford | Southern | South |
| Cheerleading | Alabama | South Alabama | Sun Belt | South |
| Cheerleading | Alabama | Troy | Sun Belt | South |
| Cheerleading | Arizona | Grand Canyon | WAC | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Arkansas | Arkansas | SEC | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Arkansas | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Arkansas | Central Arkansas | Southland | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | California | Cal Poly | Big West | West |
| Cheerleading | California | Cal State-Bakersfield | Big West | West |
| Cheerleading | California | Cal State-Fullerton | Big West | West |
| Cheerleading | California | Cal State-Northridge | Big West | West |
| Cheerleading | California | California Baptist | WAC | West |
| Cheerleading | California | California-Berkeley | Pac-12 | West |
| Cheerleading | California | California-Davis | Big West | West |
| Cheerleading | California | California-Irvine | Big West | West |
| Cheerleading | California | California-San Diego | Big West | West |
| Cheerleading | California | Long Beach State | Big West | West |
| Cheerleading | California | San Diego | West Coast | West |
| Cheerleading | California | San Diego State | Mountain West | West |
| Cheerleading | California | San Jose State | Mountain West | West |
| Cheerleading | California | Stanford | Pac-12 | West |
| Cheerleading | Colorado | Air Force | Mountain West | West |
| Cheerleading | Colorado | Colorado | Pac-12 | West |
| Cheerleading | Colorado | Colorado State | Mountain West | West |
| Cheerleading | Colorado | Northern Colorado | Big Sky | West |
| Cheerleading | Connecticut | Central Connecticut State | Northeast | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | Connecticut | Connecticut (UCONN) | AAC | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | Connecticut | Fairfield | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | Connecticut | Sacred Heart (CT) | Northeast | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | Delaware | Delaware | Colonial | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Delaware | Delaware State | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | District of Columbia | American | Patriot | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Florida | Bethune-Cookman | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | South |
| Cheerleading | Florida | Central Florida (UCF) | Big 12 | South |
| Cheerleading | Florida | Florida A&M | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | South |
| Cheerleading | Florida | Florida Atlantic | AAC | South |
| Cheerleading | Florida | Florida Gulf Coast | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Cheerleading | Florida | Florida International | Conference USA | South |
| Cheerleading | Florida | Florida State | ACC | South |
| Cheerleading | Florida | Jacksonville | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Cheerleading | Florida | North Florida | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Cheerleading | Florida | South Florida | AAC | South |
| Cheerleading | Florida | Stetson | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Cheerleading | Georgia | Georgia | SEC | South |
| Cheerleading | Georgia | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | South |
| Cheerleading | Georgia | Georgia State | Sun Belt | South |
| Cheerleading | Georgia | Georgia Tech | ACC | South |
| Cheerleading | Georgia | Kennesaw State | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Cheerleading | Georgia | Mercer (GA) | Southern | South |
| Cheerleading | Hawaii | Hawaii | Big West | West |
| Cheerleading | Idaho | Boise State | Mountain West | West |
| Cheerleading | Idaho | Idaho | Big Sky | West |
| Cheerleading | Idaho | Idaho State | Big Sky | West |
| Cheerleading | Illinois | Bradley | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Illinois | DePaul | Big East | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Illinois | Eastern Illinois | Ohio Valley | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Illinois | Illinois | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Illinois | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Illinois | Illinois-Chicago (UIC) | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Illinois | Loyola (IL) | Atlantic 10 | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Illinois | Northwestern (IL) | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Illinois | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Illinois | Western Illinois | Summit | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Indiana | Ball State | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Indiana | Butler | Big East | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Indiana | Evansville | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Indiana | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Indiana | Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis (IUPUI) | Horizon | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Indiana | Notre Dame (IN) | ACC | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Indiana | Southern Indiana | Ohio Valley | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Indiana | Valparaiso | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Iowa | Drake | Missouri Valley | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Iowa | Iowa State | Big 12 | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Kansas | Kansas | Big 12 | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Kansas | Kansas State | Big 12 | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Kansas | Wichita State | AAC | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Kentucky | Bellarmine | Atlantic Sun | South |
| Cheerleading | Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky | Ohio Valley | South |
| Cheerleading | Kentucky | Kentucky | SEC | South |
| Cheerleading | Kentucky | Louisville | ACC | South |
| Cheerleading | Kentucky | Morehead State | Ohio Valley | South |
| Cheerleading | Kentucky | Murray State (KY) | Missouri Valley | South |
| Cheerleading | Kentucky | Northern Kentucky | Horizon | South |
| Cheerleading | Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | South |
| Cheerleading | Louisiana | Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | South |
| Cheerleading | Louisiana | LSU (Louisiana State) | SEC | South |
| Cheerleading | Louisiana | New Orleans | Southland | South |
| Cheerleading | Louisiana | Southern-Baton Rouge | Southwestern (SWAC) | South |
| Cheerleading | Louisiana | Tulane | AAC | South |
| Cheerleading | Maryland | Coppin State | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Maryland | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Maryland | Maryland | Big Ten | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Maryland | Maryland-Eastern Shore | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Maryland | Morgan State | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Maryland | Mount St. Mary's (MD) | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Maryland | Towson | Colonial | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Massachusetts | Boston College | ACC | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | Massachusetts | Massachusetts (UMASS) | Atlantic 10 | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | Michigan | Detroit | Horizon | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Michigan | Eastern Michigan | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Michigan | Michigan | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Michigan | Michigan State | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Michigan | Western Michigan | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Minnesota | Minnesota | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Minnesota | St. Thomas (MN) | Summit | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Mississippi | Alcorn State | Southwestern (SWAC) | South |
| Cheerleading | Mississippi | Jackson State (MS) | Southwestern (SWAC) | South |
| Cheerleading | Mississippi | Mississippi | SEC | South |
| Cheerleading | Mississippi | Mississippi State | SEC | South |
| Cheerleading | Mississippi | Mississippi Valley State | Southwestern (SWAC) | South |
| Cheerleading | Mississippi | Southern Mississippi | Sun Belt | South |
| Cheerleading | Missouri | Lindenwood (MO) | Ohio Valley | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Missouri | Southeast Missouri State | Ohio Valley | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Missouri | St. Louis | Atlantic 10 | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Montana | Montana State | Big Sky | West |
| Cheerleading | Nebraska | Nebraska | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Nebraska | Nebraska-Omaha | Summit | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Nevada | Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) | Mountain West | West |
| Cheerleading | Nevada | Nevada-Reno | Mountain West | West |
| Cheerleading | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | America East | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | New Jersey | Fairleigh Dickinson | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | New Jersey | Rider | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | New Jersey | Rutgers | Big Ten | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | New Jersey | Seton Hall | Big East | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | New Jersey | St. Peter's (NJ) | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | New Mexico | New Mexico | Mountain West | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | New Mexico | New Mexico State | Conference USA | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | New York | Albany | America East | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | New York | Binghamton | America East | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | New York | Buffalo | MAC (Mid-American) | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | New York | Canisius | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | New York | Fordham | Atlantic 10 | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | New York | LIU-Brooklyn | Northeast | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | New York | Manhattan | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | New York | Marist | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | New York | St. Bonaventure | Atlantic 10 | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | New York | St. John's (NY) | Big East | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | New York | Syracuse | ACC | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | New York | Wagner | Northeast | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | Campbell | Big South | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | Davidson | Atlantic 10 | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | Duke | ACC | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | East Carolina | AAC | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | Elon | Colonial | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | Gardner-Webb | Big South | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | North Carolina | ACC | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | North Carolina A&T State | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | North Carolina Central | Mid-Eastern (MEAC) | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | North Carolina State | ACC | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | North Carolina-Asheville | Big South | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | North Carolina-Charlotte | AAC | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | North Carolina-Greensboro | Southern | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | North Carolina-Wilmington | Colonial | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | Queens (NC) | South Atlantic | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | Wake Forest | ACC | South |
| Cheerleading | North Carolina | Western Carolina | Southern | South |
| Cheerleading | North Dakota | North Dakota | Big Sky | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | North Dakota | North Dakota State | Summit | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Ohio | Akron | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Ohio | Cincinnati | Big 12 | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Ohio | Cleveland State | Horizon | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Ohio | Kent State | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Ohio | Miami (OH) | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Ohio | Ohio State | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Ohio | Ohio University | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Ohio | Toledo | MAC (Mid-American) | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Ohio | Youngstown State | Horizon | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Oklahoma | Oral Roberts | Summit | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Oklahoma | Tulsa | AAC | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Oregon | Portland State | Big Sky | West |
| Cheerleading | Pennsylvania | Bucknell | Patriot | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Pennsylvania | Drexel | Colonial | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Pennsylvania | Duquesne | Atlantic 10 | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Pennsylvania | La Salle | Atlantic 10 | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Pennsylvania | Lafayette (PA) | Patriot | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Pennsylvania | Penn State | Big Ten | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Ivy League | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | ACC | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Pennsylvania | Robert Morris (PA) | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Pennsylvania | St. Francis (PA) | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Pennsylvania | St. Joseph's (PA) | Atlantic 10 | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Pennsylvania | Temple (PA) | AAC | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Pennsylvania | Villanova | Big East | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Rhode Island | Bryant | Northeast | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | Rhode Island | Providence (RI) | Big East | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 | Northeast |
| Cheerleading | South Carolina | Charleston Southern | Big South | South |
| Cheerleading | South Carolina | Clemson | ACC | South |
| Cheerleading | South Carolina | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | South |
| Cheerleading | South Carolina | College of Charleston (SC) | Colonial | South |
| Cheerleading | South Carolina | Furman | Southern | South |
| Cheerleading | South Carolina | Presbyterian (SC) | Big South | South |
| Cheerleading | South Carolina | South Carolina | SEC | South |
| Cheerleading | South Carolina | South Carolina-Upstate | Big South | South |
| Cheerleading | South Carolina | The Citadel | Southern | South |
| Cheerleading | South Carolina | Winthrop | Big South | South |
| Cheerleading | South Carolina | Wofford | Southern | South |
| Cheerleading | South Dakota | South Dakota | Summit | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Tennessee | Austin Peay State | Ohio Valley | South |
| Cheerleading | Tennessee | Belmont | Missouri Valley | South |
| Cheerleading | Tennessee | East Tennessee State | Southern | South |
| Cheerleading | Tennessee | Memphis | AAC | South |
| Cheerleading | Tennessee | Tennessee | SEC | South |
| Cheerleading | Tennessee | Tennessee State | Ohio Valley | South |
| Cheerleading | Tennessee | Tennessee Tech | Ohio Valley | South |
| Cheerleading | Tennessee | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Southern | South |
| Cheerleading | Tennessee | Tennessee-Martin | Ohio Valley | South |
| Cheerleading | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | SEC | South |
| Cheerleading | Texas | Abilene Christian | Southland | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Texas | Baylor | Big 12 | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Texas | Incarnate Word | Southland | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Texas | North Texas | AAC | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Texas | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Texas | Tarleton State | WAC | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Texas | Texas | SEC | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Texas | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Southland | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Texas | Texas Christian (TCU) | Big 12 | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Texas | Texas State | Sun Belt | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Texas | Texas-El Paso (UTEP) | Conference USA | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Texas | Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) | AAC | Southwest |
| Cheerleading | Utah | Brigham Young (BYU) | Big 12 | West |
| Cheerleading | Utah | Southern Utah | Big Sky | West |
| Cheerleading | Utah | Utah | Pac-12 | West |
| Cheerleading | Utah | Utah Tech | WAC | West |
| Cheerleading | Utah | Weber State | Big Sky | West |
| Cheerleading | Virginia | George Mason | Atlantic 10 | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Virginia | James Madison | Sun Belt | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Virginia | Liberty | Conference USA | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Virginia | Longwood | Big South | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Virginia | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Virginia | Radford | Big South | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Virginia | Richmond | Atlantic 10 | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Virginia | Virginia | ACC | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Virginia | Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) | Atlantic 10 | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Virginia | Virginia Tech | ACC | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Washington | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | West |
| Cheerleading | Washington | Gonzaga | West Coast | West |
| Cheerleading | Washington | Washington (WA) | Pac-12 | West |
| Cheerleading | Washington | Washington State | Pac-12 | West |
| Cheerleading | West Virginia | Marshall | Sun Belt | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | West Virginia | West Virginia | Big 12 | Mid-Atlantic |
| Cheerleading | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Wisconsin | Wisconsin-Green Bay | Horizon | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Wisconsin | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Horizon | Midwest |
| Cheerleading | Wyoming | Wyoming | Mountain West | West |
Note: This list was compiled on Dec. 28, 2022. Some schools add and eliminate athletic programs as time goes on, so this information can change. Those changes are completely up-to-date in our databases.