# Which colleges use TicketReturn?

29 of 1,098 NCAA athletic departments covered by Whistle (3%) use TicketReturn, the ticketing, as of 27 Oct 2026: 17 Division I, 6 Division II, 4 Division III. The conference with the most TicketReturn schools is the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (3 of 12). It ranks No. 6 of 9 ticketing 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/ticketreturn.csv).
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/technology/ticketreturn_

## TicketReturn at a glance

- **What it is:** Ticketing
- **Category:** Ticketing
- **NCAA athletic departments using it:** 29 (3% of covered schools)
- **NCAA Division I:** 17 of 379 (4%)
- **NCAA Division II:** 6 of 279 (2%)
- **NCAA Division III:** 4 of 405 (1%)
- **Rank in category:** No. 6 of 9

## Which schools use TicketReturn?

| School | Conference | Division | Location |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alabama State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/alabamastate) | [SWAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/swac) | Division I | Montgomery, Alabama |
| [Cal State-Dominguez Hills](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/cal-st-dom-hills) | [California Collegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/california-collegiate-athletic-association) | Division II | Carson, California |
| [Charleston Southern University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/charlestonsouthern) | [Big South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-south) | Division I | Charleston, South Carolina |
| [Chicago State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/chicagostate) | [Northeast Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northeast-conference) | Division I | Chicago, Illinois |
| [Christopher Newport University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/chris-newport) | [Coast-To-Coast Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/coast-to-coast-athletic) | Division III | Newport News, Virginia |
| [Colorado Christian University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/colo-christian) | [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) | Division II | Lakewood, Colorado |
| [Coppin State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/coppin) | [MEAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/meac) | Division I | Baltimore, Maryland |
| [Johnson C. Smith University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/johnson-c-smith) | [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | Division II | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| [Le Moyne College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lemoyne) | [Northeast Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northeast-conference) | Division I | Syracuse, New York |
| [Livingstone College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/livingstone) | [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | — | Salisbury, North Carolina |
| [Lyon College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lyon) | [St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/st-louis-intercollegiate-athletic) | Division III | Batesville, Arkansas |
| [McNeese State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mcneese) | [Southland](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southland) | Division I | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| [North Carolina Central University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/nccu) | [MEAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/meac) | Division I | Durham, North Carolina |
| [Purdue University Fort Wayne](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/purdueftwayne) | [Horizon League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/horizon-league) | Division I | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| [Queens University of Charlotte](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/queensnc) | [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) | Division I | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| [Rowan University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/rowan) | [New Jersey Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/new-jersey-athletic) | Division III | Glassboro, New Jersey |
| [South Carolina State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/scstate) | [MEAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/meac) | Division I | Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| [Southeastern Louisiana University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southeasternla) | [Southland](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southland) | Division I | Hammond, Louisiana |
| [Texas A&M International University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/tex-am-intl) | [Lone Star](https://gowhistle.io/directory/lone-star) | Division II | Laredo, Texas |
| [The Citadel](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/citadel) | [Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference) | Division I | Charleston, South Carolina |
| [University at Albany](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/albany) | [America East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/america-east) | Division I | Albany, New York |
| [University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/uapb) | [SWAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/swac) | Division I | Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| [University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ark-pine-bluff) | [SWAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/swac) | Division I | Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| [University of Mary Hardin-Baylor](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/mary-hardin-baylor) | [American Southwest](https://gowhistle.io/directory/american-southwest) | Division III | Belton, Texas |
| [University of South Carolina Aiken](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/sc-aiken) | [Peach Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/peach-belt) | Division II | Aiken, South Carolina |
| [University of South Carolina Upstate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/uscupstate) | [Big South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-south) | Division I | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| [Virginia Military Institute](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/vmi) | [Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference) | Division I | Lexington, Virginia |
| [Wingate University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wingate) | [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) | Division II | Wingate, North Carolina |
| [Winston-Salem State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/winston-salem) | [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | — | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |

## Which conferences use TicketReturn most?

| Conference | Schools using TicketReturn | Covered schools in conference | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/central-intercollegiate-athletic-association) | 3 | 12 | 25% |
| [MEAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/meac) | 3 | 8 | 38% |
| [SWAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/swac) | 3 | 13 | 23% |
| [Big South](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-south) | 2 | 9 | 22% |
| [Northeast Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northeast-conference) | 2 | 10 | 20% |
| [Southern Conference](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-conference) | 2 | 10 | 20% |
| [Southland](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southland) | 2 | 11 | 18% |
| [America East](https://gowhistle.io/directory/america-east) | 1 | 9 | 11% |
| [American Southwest](https://gowhistle.io/directory/american-southwest) | 1 | 7 | 14% |
| [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) | 1 | 13 | 8% |
| [California Collegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/california-collegiate-athletic-association) | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| [Coast-To-Coast Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/coast-to-coast-athletic) | 1 | 5 | 20% |
| [Horizon League](https://gowhistle.io/directory/horizon-league) | 1 | 12 | 8% |
| [Lone Star](https://gowhistle.io/directory/lone-star) | 1 | 18 | 6% |
| [New Jersey Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/new-jersey-athletic) | 1 | 9 | 11% |
| [Peach Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/peach-belt) | 1 | 11 | 9% |
| [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) | 1 | 15 | 7% |
| [South Atlantic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/south-atlantic) | 1 | 13 | 8% |
| [St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/st-louis-intercollegiate-athletic) | 1 | 8 | 13% |

## TicketReturn vs other ticketing vendors

| Vendor | NCAA schools | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Hudl Tickets](https://gowhistle.io/technology/hudl-tickets) | 272 | 25% |
| [Paciolan](https://gowhistle.io/technology/paciolan) | 205 | 19% |
| [Ticketmaster](https://gowhistle.io/technology/ticketmaster) | 110 | 10% |
| [AudienceView](https://gowhistle.io/technology/audienceview) | 72 | 7% |
| [SeatGeek](https://gowhistle.io/technology/seatgeek) | 72 | 7% |
| **TicketReturn** | 29 | 3% |
| [Fevo](https://gowhistle.io/technology/fevo) | 23 | 2% |
| [Etix](https://gowhistle.io/technology/etix) | 18 | 2% |
| [GoFan](https://gowhistle.io/technology/gofan) | 7 | 1% |

## 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 TicketReturn?**

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

**Which Division I schools use TicketReturn?**

Alabama State University, Charleston Southern University, Chicago State University, Coppin State University, Le Moyne College, McNeese State University, North Carolina Central University, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Queens University of Charlotte, South Carolina State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, The Citadel, University at Albany, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and 2 more listed above.

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

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).

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