# Which colleges use JumpForward?

28 of 1,098 NCAA athletic departments covered by Whistle (3%) use JumpForward, the compliance and recruiting, as of 27 Oct 2026: 21 Division I, 2 Division II, 5 Division III. The conference with the most JumpForward schools is the MVC (3 of 13). It ranks No. 3 of 3 compliance & recruiting vendors in Whistle's data.

_Data as of 27 Oct 2026._
Source: automated detection on each department's public athletics website, vendor partner pages, job postings and staff titles, medium or higher confidence only; 1,098 covered schools. [Download the school list as CSV](https://gowhistle.io/technology/jumpforward.csv).
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/technology/jumpforward_

## JumpForward at a glance

- **What it is:** Compliance and recruiting
- **Category:** Compliance & recruiting
- **NCAA athletic departments using it:** 28 (3% of covered schools)
- **NCAA Division I:** 21 of 379 (6%)
- **NCAA Division II:** 2 of 279 (1%)
- **NCAA Division III:** 5 of 405 (1%)
- **Rank in category:** No. 3 of 3

## Which schools use JumpForward?

| School | Conference | Division | Location |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [American University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/american) | [Patriot League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/patriot-league) | Division I | Washington, District of Columbia |
| [Cal State-Los Angeles](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/cal-st-la) | [California Collegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/california-collegiate-athletic-association) | Division II | Los Angeles, California |
| [Cal State-Northridge](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/cal-st-northridge) | [Big West](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-west) | Division I | Northridge, California |
| [California State University, Northridge](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/csun) | [Big West](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-west) | Division I | Northridge, California |
| [Capital University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/capital) | [Ohio Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/ohio-athletic) | Division III | Columbus, Ohio |
| [Central Connecticut State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/centralconnecticut) | [Northeast Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northeast-conference) | Division I | New Britain, Connecticut |
| [Colorado State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/coloradostate) | [Pac-12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pac-12) | Division I | Fort Collins, Colorado |
| [Florida International University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/fiu) | [Conference USA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/conference-usa) | Division I | Miami, Florida |
| [Illinois State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ilstate) | [MVC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mvc) | Division I | Normal, Illinois |
| [Indiana State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/indiana-state) | [MVC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mvc) | Division I | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| [SUNY Oneonta](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/oneonta-st) | [State University of New York Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state-university-of-new-york-athletic) | Division III | Oneonta, New York |
| [Saint Francis University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/stfrancispa) | [Northeast Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northeast-conference) | Division I | Loretto, Pennsylvania |
| [Seattle University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/seattleu) | [WAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/wac) | Division I | Seattle, Washington |
| [South Carolina State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/scstate) | [MEAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/meac) | Division I | Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| [Southern Methodist University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/smu) | [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) | Division I | Dallas, Texas |
| [Spring Hill College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/spring-hill) | [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) | Division II | Mobile, Alabama |
| [St. Bonaventure University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/stbonaventure) | [Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10) | Division I | Saint Bonaventure, New York |
| [Temple University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/temple) | [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) | Division I | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| [Trinity University (Texas)](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/trinity-tx) | [Southern Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-athletic-association) | Division III | San Antonio, Texas |
| [University of Central Florida](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ucf) | [Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12) | Division I | Orlando, Florida |
| [University of Northern Iowa](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northerniowa) | [MVC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mvc) | Division I | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| [University of San Diego](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/sandiego) | [WCC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/wcc) | Division I | San Diego, California |
| [University of South Dakota](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southdakota) | [Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league) | Division I | Vermillion, South Dakota |
| [University of South Florida](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southflorida) | [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) | Division I | Tampa, Florida |
| [University of Wisconsin-Whitewater](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wis-whitewater) | [Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/wisconsin-intercollegiate-athletic) | Division III | Whitewater, Wisconsin |
| [Western Michigan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/westernmichigan) | [MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac) | Division I | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| [Whittier College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/whittier) | [Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-california-intercollegiate-athletic) | Division III | Whittier, California |
| [Wofford College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wofford) | [Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference) | Division I | Spartanburg, South Carolina |

## Which conferences use JumpForward most?

| Conference | Schools using JumpForward | Covered schools in conference | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [MVC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mvc) | 3 | 13 | 23% |
| [AAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/aac) | 2 | 13 | 15% |
| [Big West](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-west) | 2 | 10 | 20% |
| [Northeast Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northeast-conference) | 2 | 10 | 20% |
| [Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10) | 1 | 15 | 7% |
| [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc) | 1 | 19 | 5% |
| [Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12) | 1 | 15 | 7% |
| [California Collegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/california-collegiate-athletic-association) | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| [Conference USA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/conference-usa) | 1 | 10 | 10% |
| [MAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mac) | 1 | 13 | 8% |
| [MEAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/meac) | 1 | 8 | 13% |
| [Ohio Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/ohio-athletic) | 1 | 9 | 11% |
| [Pac-12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pac-12) | 1 | 9 | 11% |
| [Patriot League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/patriot-league) | 1 | 10 | 10% |
| [Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference) | 1 | 10 | 10% |
| [Southern Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-athletic-association) | 1 | 9 | 11% |
| [Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-california-intercollegiate-athletic) | 1 | 9 | 11% |
| [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| [State University of New York Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state-university-of-new-york-athletic) | 1 | 11 | 9% |
| [Summit League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/summit-league) | 1 | 11 | 9% |
| [WAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/wac) | 1 | 6 | 17% |
| [WCC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/wcc) | 1 | 10 | 10% |
| [Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/wisconsin-intercollegiate-athletic) | 1 | 8 | 13% |

## JumpForward vs other compliance & recruiting vendors

| Vendor | NCAA schools | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| [ARMS Software](https://gowhistle.io/technology/arms-software) | 304 | 28% |
| [Front Rush](https://gowhistle.io/technology/front-rush) | 63 | 6% |
| **JumpForward** | 28 | 3% |

## Method

A school is listed when its public athletics website, a vendor partner page, a job posting or a staff title references the vendor with at least medium confidence. Detection is automated and re-run as directories refresh: absence means not detected, not not used, and contracts change, so confirm with the department before relying on a single listing.

## Frequently asked questions

**How many colleges use JumpForward?**

28 of the 1,098 NCAA athletic departments Whistle covers (3%) as of 27 Oct 2026.

**Which Division I schools use JumpForward?**

American University, Cal State-Northridge, California State University, Northridge, Central Connecticut State University, Colorado State University, Florida International University, Illinois State University, Indiana State University, Saint Francis University, Seattle University, South Carolina State University, Southern Methodist University, St. Bonaventure University, Temple University, University of Central Florida, and 6 more listed above.

**How does Whistle know a school uses JumpForward?**

From vendor-specific links and markup on the department's own website (ticket, schedule and roster pages), vendor partner lists, job postings and staff titles. Only medium- or high-confidence matches are shown.

**Where does this technology 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).

Selling against JumpForward, or integrating with it? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) gives you the current compliance & recruiting contacts at each of these schools, and tells you the moment someone new takes over.

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