Fencing

46 US Colleges sponsor varsity Fencing teams:
 # of teamsTotal AthletesAverage team sizeScholarship limit Average Scholarship
DivisionMen'sWomen'sMenWomenMen'sWomen'sMenWomenMenWomen
NCAA I232844450619184.5516,80218,400
NCAA II11131213124.54.56,0317,197
NCAA III11152282412116--
NAIA115656--
Totals36456897651917

Fencing is an equivalency sport for NCAA scholarship purposes, so partial scholarships can  be awarded to meet the limit per school.  For example, an NCAA Division I school can award 10 female fencers each a 1/2 scholarship and not exceed the limit of 5 per team.  See our page on scholarship limits for more information. During 2020  Stanford University & Brown University announced they were discontinuing fencing as varsity level programs. 

* Average Athletic Scholarship is the average annual amount of athletically related student aid per athlete for ALL varsity sports sponsored by the specific school. Some athletes receive full awards, some receive partial and many receive none. Additionally some sports within a school may be fully funded, some partially and some sports provide no athletic scholarships. Private schools generally have higher tuition than public schools and the average award will reflect this.

Do you have the skills to compete in College Fencing?

What level of athlete are coaches looking for and who are you competing with for a roster spot? A good way to get an idea is to look at the high-school bios of fencers currently on the roster of schools that interest you.

Stats & Links to all US Colleges sponsoring Fencing teams:

Hover over individual states on the map below to see how many schools sponsor varsity fencing programs. The following table has information on each sponsoring school and and links to all 46 team sites.

Schools sponsoring varsity Fencing teams 2022-23

US Colleges with varsity
Fencing teams 2022-23
City / Main CampusStateDivisionTeamsAvr Men's ScholarshipAvr Women's ScholarshipAvr SAT MathAvr ACT CompAdmission Rate In-State Tuition  Out of State Tuition 
Stanford UniversityPalo AltoCANCAA  IMW   31,347    30,370            760               33 5%     55,473      55,473
University of California-San DiegoLa JollaCANCAA  IMW     2,677      2,353            710               31 37%     11,442      41,196
U.S. Air Force AcademyColorado SpringsCONCAA  IMW           675               31 13% full  ride 
Sacred Heart UniversityFairfieldCTNCAA  IMW   13,525    12,026       66%     44,960      44,960
Yale UniversityNew HavenCTNCAA  IMW            -               -              770               34 7%     59,950      59,950
Savannah College of Art & DesignAtlantaGANAIA  MW   18,380    13,887 78%     38,340      38,340
Northwestern UniversityEvanstonILNCAA  IW   44,002    36,951            760               34 9%     60,276      60,276
University of Notre DameNotre DameINNCAA  IMW   34,327    35,108            750               34 19%     58,336      58,336
Boston CollegeChestnut HillMANCAA  IMW   31,154    27,228            720               33 26%     60,530      60,530
Brandeis UniversityWalthamMANCAA III MW            -               -              735               32 33%     59,408      59,408
Harvard UniversityCambridgeMANCAA  IMW            -               -              770               34 5%     51,143      51,143
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMANCAA III MW            -               -              790               35 7%     55,510      55,510
Tufts UniversityMedfordMANCAA III W            -               -              740               34 16%     61,646      61,646
Wellesley CollegeWellesley MANCAA IIIW           720               33 20%     60,424      60,424
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreMDNCAA III  MW            -               -              775               35 11%     58,720      58,720
University of Detroit MercyDetroitMINCAA  IMW   14,030    19,141            585               25 79%     30,154      30,154
Wayne State UniversityDetroitMINCAA II MW     9,385    12,040            550               24 69%     12,376      28,346
Duke UniversityDurhamNCNCAA  IMW   32,384    41,803            775               35 8%     58,085      58,085
University of North Carolina Chapel HillNCNCAA  IMW   19,890    19,551            700               31 25%        7,019      34,882
Drew UniversityMadisonNJNCAA III MW            -               -         73%     41,820      41,820
Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityTeaneckNJNCAA  IW   20,543    27,348       89%     32,000      32,000
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewarkNJNCAA  IMW   10,636    21,398            665               28 66%     14,790      30,808
Princeton UniversityPrincetonNJNCAA  IMW            -               -              770               34 6%     56,010      56,010
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHobokenNJNCAA III MW            -               -              725               33 53%     54,780      54,780
Barnard  (Columbia Univ)New YorkNYNCAA  I W           720               33 14%     57,734      57,734
City College of New YorkNew YorkNYNCAA III W            -               -              590               27 51%        6,930      14,880
Columbia University New YorkNYNCAA  IMW            -               -              770               34 7%     60,514      60,514
Cornell UniversityIthacaNYNCAA  IW            -               -              755               34 11%     60,286      60,286
Hunter CollegeNew YorkNYNCAA III MW            -               -              640               28 40%        6,930      14,880
Long Island UniversityBrooklynNYNCAA  I MW   19,761    20,151            595               26 85%     37,296      37,296
New York UniversityNew YorkNYNCAA III MW            -               -              750               33 21%     53,770      53,770
St John's UniversityQueensNYNCAA  IMW   22,324    32,163            600               26 75%     44,450      44,450
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsieNYNCAA III MW            -               -              725               33 25%     61,940      61,940
Wagner CollegeStaten IslandNYNCAA  IMW   17,144    19,758       70%     48,730      48,730
Yeshiva UniversityNew YorkNYNCAA III MW            -               -              630               28 67%     44,300      44,300
Cleveland State UniversityClevelandOHNCAA  IMW     8,952    11,925            525               22 94%     11,610      16,573
Denison UniversityGranvilleOHNCAA III W            -               -              680               30 28%     57,500      57,500
Ohio State UniversityColumbusOHNCAA  IMW   19,950    20,353            680               29 68%     11,018      34,101
Haverford CollegeHaverfordPANCAA III MW            -               -              730               34 18%     60,442      60,442
Lafayette CollegeEastonPANCAA  IMW   20,385    19,157            680               31 36%     55,874      55,874
Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity ParkPANCAA  IMW   27,079    27,672 6302858%     19,286      38,651
Temple UniversityPhiladelphiaPANCAA  IW   28,376    28,133       71%     16,488      29,712
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPANCAA  IMW            -               -              775               34 9%     54,652      54,652
Brown UniversityProvidenceRINCAA  I W            -               -              760               34 8%     60,944      60,944
University of the Incarnate WordSan AntonioTXNCAA  IMW   21,057    28,161            515               20 97%     31,800      31,800
Lawrence UniversityAppletonWINCAA III MW            -               -              650               29 69%     52,101      52,101