# NCAA athletic departments in Minnesota

Whistle covers 30 NCAA athletic departments in Minnesota (2 NCAA Division I, 8 NCAA Division II, 19 NCAA Division III, 1 not yet assigned a division) with 2,440 tracked staff positions as of 3 Nov 2026, 3% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 6 conferences. The largest department is University of Minnesota (386 positions). Each school page shows staff by role and sport, detected technology and recent hiring activity.

_Data as of 3 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 30 Minnesota schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/minnesota_

## Minnesota college athletics at a glance

- **State:** Minnesota (Midwest region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 30
- **By division:** 2 NCAA Division I, 8 NCAA Division II, 19 NCAA Division III, 1 not yet assigned a division
- **Conferences represented:** 6
- **Tracked staff positions:** 2,440
- **Newest directory refresh:** 3 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in Minnesota?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Augsburg University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/augsburg) | Division III | [Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/minnesota-intercollegiate-athletic) | Minneapolis | 101 | 2026-10-13 |
| [Bemidji State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bemidji-st) | Division II | [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) | Bemidji | 64 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Bethany Lutheran College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bethany-lutheran) | Division III | [Upper Midwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/upper-midwest-athletic) | Mankato | 47 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Bethel University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bethel-mn) | Division III | [Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/minnesota-intercollegiate-athletic) | St. Paul | 103 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Carleton College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/carleton) | Division III | [Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/minnesota-intercollegiate-athletic) | Northfield | 68 | 2026-10-15 |
| [College of Saint Benedict](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-benedict) | Division III | [Independent](https://gowhistle.io/directory/independent) | St. Joseph | 57 | 2026-10-15 |
| [College of St. Scholastica](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-scholastica) | Division III | [Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/minnesota-intercollegiate-athletic) | Duluth | 69 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Concordia College-Moorhead](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/concordia-mhead) | Division III | [Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/minnesota-intercollegiate-athletic) | Moorhead | 46 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Concordia University, St. Paul](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/concordia-st-paul) | Division II | [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) | St. Paul | 79 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Crown College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/crown-mn) | Division III | [Upper Midwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/upper-midwest-athletic) | St. Bonifacius | 42 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Gustavus Adolphus College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/gust-adolphus) | Division III | [Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/minnesota-intercollegiate-athletic) | Saint Peter | 91 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Hamline University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/hamline) | Division III | [Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/minnesota-intercollegiate-athletic) | St. Paul | 99 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Macalester College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/macalester) | Division III | [Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/minnesota-intercollegiate-athletic) | St. Paul | 74 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Martin Luther College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/martin-luther) | Division III | [Upper Midwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/upper-midwest-athletic) | NEW ULM | 42 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Minnesota State Univ.-Moorhead](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/minn-st-moorhead) | — | [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) | Moorhead | 73 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Minnesota State University-Mankato](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/minn-st-mankato) | Division II | [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) | Mankato | 121 | 2026-10-15 |
| [North Central University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/north-central-mn) | Division III | [Upper Midwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/upper-midwest-athletic) | Minneapolis | 33 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Saint Mary's University (Minn.)](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-marys-mn) | Division III | [Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/minnesota-intercollegiate-athletic) | Winona | 36 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Southwest Minnesota St. University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southwest-minn-st) | Division II | [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) | Marshall | 72 | 2026-10-15 |
| [St. Catherine University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-catherine) | Division III | [Independent](https://gowhistle.io/directory/independent) | St. Paul | 41 | 2026-10-15 |
| [St. Cloud State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-cloud-st) | Division II | [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) | St. Cloud | 96 | 2026-10-15 |
| [St. John's University (Minn.)](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/saint-johns-mn) | Division III | [Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/minnesota-intercollegiate-athletic) | Collegeville | 48 | 2026-10-15 |
| [St. Olaf College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-olaf) | Division III | [Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/minnesota-intercollegiate-athletic) | Northfield | 90 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Minnesota](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/minnesota) | Division I | [Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten) | Minneapolis | 386 | 2026-11-03 |
| [University of Minnesota-Crookston](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/minn-crookston) | Division II | [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) | Crookston | 44 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Minnesota-Duluth](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/minn-duluth) | Division II | [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) | Duluth | 80 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Minnesota-Morris](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/minn-morris) | Division III | [Upper Midwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/upper-midwest-athletic) | Morris | 48 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of Northwestern-St. Paul](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northwestern-st-paul) | Division III | [Upper Midwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/upper-midwest-athletic) | St. Paul | 72 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of St. Thomas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/stthomas) | Division I | [Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league) | St. Paul | 159 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Winona State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/winona-st) | Division II | [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) | Winona | 59 | 2026-10-15 |

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

| Conference | Division | Minnesota schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/minnesota-intercollegiate-athletic) | Division III | 11 | 825 |
| [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) | Division II | 9 | 688 |
| [Upper Midwest Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/upper-midwest-athletic) | Division III | 6 | 284 |
| [Independent](https://gowhistle.io/directory/independent) | Division III | 2 | 98 |
| [Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten) | Division I | 1 | 386 |
| [Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league) | Division I | 1 | 159 |

## Other Midwest states

- [Ohio athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/ohio) — 44 schools
- [Illinois athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/illinois) — 40 schools
- [Wisconsin athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/wisconsin) — 28 schools
- [Indiana athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/indiana) — 23 schools
- [Michigan athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/michigan) — 23 schools
- [Missouri athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/missouri) — 23 schools
- [Iowa athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/iowa) — 16 schools
- [Kansas athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/kansas) — 8 schools
- [Nebraska athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/nebraska) — 7 schools
- [South Dakota athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/south-dakota) — 7 schools
- [North Dakota athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/north-dakota) — 4 schools

## 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota?**

Whistle covers 30 in Minnesota as of 3 Nov 2026 (2 NCAA Division I, 8 NCAA Division II, 19 NCAA Division III, 1 not yet assigned a division), with 2,440 tracked staff positions between them.

**Which Minnesota school has the largest athletic department?**

University of Minnesota lists 386 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 3 Nov 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in Minnesota?**

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic (11), Northern Sun Intercollegiate (9), Upper Midwest Athletic (6), Independent (2), Big Ten (1), Summit League (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](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

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