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NCAA athletic departments in Iowa

Whistle covers 16 NCAA athletic departments in Iowa (4 NCAA Division I, 1 NCAA Division II, 10 NCAA Division III, 1 not yet assigned a division) with 1,599 tracked staff positions as of 2 Nov 2026, 1% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 7 conferences. The largest department is University of Iowa (302 positions). Each school page shows staff by role and sport, detected technology and recent hiring activity.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 16 Iowa schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.

Iowa college athletics at a glance

State
Iowa (Midwest region)
Athletic departments covered
16
By division
4 NCAA Division I, 1 NCAA Division II, 10 NCAA Division III, 1 not yet assigned a division
Conferences represented
7
Tracked staff positions
1,599
Newest directory refresh
2 Nov 2026

Which NCAA athletic departments are in Iowa?

SchoolDivisionConferenceCityTracked positionsDirectory last read
Buena Vista UniversityDivision IIIAmerican RiversStorm Lake592026-10-14
Central College (Iowa)Division IIIAmerican RiversPella832026-10-14
Clarke University—IndependentDubuque432026-10-14
Coe CollegeDivision IIIAmerican RiversCedar Rapids992026-10-15
Cornell CollegeDivision IIIMidwestMt. Vernon522026-10-14
Drake UniversityDivision IMVCDes Moines1102026-11-01
Grinnell CollegeDivision IIIMidwestGrinnell532026-10-14
Iowa State UniversityDivision IBig 12Ames2632026-11-01
Loras CollegeDivision IIIAmerican RiversDubuque742026-10-15
Luther CollegeDivision IIIMidwestDecorah562026-10-15
Simpson CollegeDivision IIIAmerican RiversIndianola462026-10-15
University of DubuqueDivision IIIAmerican RiversDubuque792026-10-15
University of IowaDivision IBig TenIowa City3022026-11-02
University of Northern IowaDivision IMVCCedar Falls1122026-11-01
Upper Iowa UniversityDivision IIGreat Lakes ValleyFayette592026-10-15
Wartburg CollegeDivision IIIAmerican RiversWaverly1092026-10-15

How are Iowa's athletic departments split by division and conference?

ConferenceDivisionIowa schools coveredTracked positions
American RiversDivision III7549
MidwestDivision III3161
MVCDivision I2222
Big 12Division I1263
Big TenDivision I1302
Great Lakes ValleyDivision II159
Independent—143

Other Midwest states

Method

A school is listed under the state of its campus as recorded from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS; a department is "covered" when its official athletics staff directory has been read. Counts are current (non-departed) positions. This page is published when at least 2 Iowa school pages meet Whistle's quality bar; a state with fewer is kept out of search indexes.

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Frequently asked questions

How many NCAA athletic departments are in Iowa?

Whistle covers 16 in Iowa as of 2 Nov 2026 (4 NCAA Division I, 1 NCAA Division II, 10 NCAA Division III, 1 not yet assigned a division), with 1,599 tracked staff positions between them.

Which Iowa school has the largest athletic department?

University of Iowa lists 302 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 2 Nov 2026).

Which conferences have schools in Iowa?

American Rivers (7), Midwest (3), MVC (2), Big 12 (1), Big Ten (1), Great Lakes Valley (1), Independent (1).

Where does this directory data come from?

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at gowhistle.io/remove-my-info.

Selling into Iowa? Whistle gives you every tracked position at these 16 departments with names, titles, emails and phones where published, filterable by state, and alerts when a buyer changes.