College softball in Iowa
Iowa has 36 college softball programs in this directory: 4 NCAA Division I, 1 NCAA Division II, 10 NCAA Division III, 11 NAIA, and 10 NJCAA. They play in 8 conferences, including American Rivers Conference, Big 12, Big Ten, and GLVC. CageList lists 17 cages and academies in Iowa where players train between seasons.
- NCAA Division I
- NCAA Division II
- NCAA Division III
- NAIA
- NJCAA
Programs are grouped by level, and each row shows the school, its city and its conference. Open a program for its facts, a map, and the batting cages and academies within 40miles of campus. Rankings are the publishers' work, so we do not copy them here.
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division III
- Storm Lake, IA · American Rivers ConferenceD3
- Pella, IA · American Rivers ConferenceD3
- Cedar Rapids, IA · American Rivers ConferenceD3
- Mount Vernon, IA · Midwest ConferenceD3
- Grinnell, IA · Midwest ConferenceD3
- Dubuque, IA · American Rivers ConferenceD3
- Decorah, IA · Midwest ConferenceD3
- Indianola, IA · American Rivers ConferenceD3
- Dubuque, IA · American Rivers ConferenceD3
- Waverly, IA · American Rivers ConferenceD3
NAIA
- Sioux City, IA · Great Plains Athletic ConferenceNAIA
- Dubuque, IA · Heart of America Athletic ConferenceNAIA
- Sioux Center, IA · Great Plains Athletic ConferenceNAIA
- Lamoni, IA · Heart of America Athletic ConferenceNAIA
- Des Moines, IA · Heart of America Athletic ConferenceNAIA
- Sioux City, IA · Great Plains Athletic ConferenceNAIA
- Cedar Rapids, IA · Heart of America Athletic ConferenceNAIA
- Orange City, IA · Great Plains Athletic ConferenceNAIA
- Davenport, IA · Heart of America Athletic ConferenceNAIA
- Forest City, IA · Great Plains Athletic ConferenceNAIA
- Oskaloosa, IA · Heart of America Athletic ConferenceNAIA
NJCAA
School, level and location facts come from the U.S. Department of Education (the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act 2024-25 filings and the IPEDS institution directory). Nicknames and conferences are compiled from public lists and left blank when we could not match them with confidence. Sources: EADA athletics data, IPEDS institution directory. Spot a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.