List of college athletic programs in Washington, D.C.
This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. federal district of Washington, D.C.

American
George Washington
Georgetown
Howard
Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Washington, D.C.
– FCS Football,
– Non-Football
| Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foot- ball |
Basketball | Base- ball |
Soft- ball |
Soccer | ||||||
| M | W | M | W | |||||||
| American Eagles | American University | Washington | Patriot | |||||||
| George Washington Revolutionaries | George Washington University | Washington | Atlantic 10 | |||||||
| Georgetown Hoyas | Georgetown University | Washington | Big East | FCS [a] | ||||||
| Howard Bison and Lady Bison | Howard University | Washington | MEAC | FCS | ||||||
- ^ Georgetown's football team competes in the Patriot League.
- ^ a b Howard's men's and women's soccer teams compete in the Northeast Conference.

UDC
Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Washington, D.C.
– Member location
| Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | Soccer | ||||||
| M | W | M | W | ||||
| UDC Firebirds | University of the District of Columbia | Washington | East Coast | ||||

Catholic
Gallaudet
Trinity Washington
Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Washington, D.C.
– Football member,
– Non-football member
| Team | School | City | Conference | Sport sponsorship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foot- ball |
Basketball | Base- ball |
Soft- ball |
Soccer | ||||||
| M | W | M | W | |||||||
| Catholic Cardinals | Catholic University of America | Washington | Landmark | |||||||
| Gallaudet Bison | Gallaudet University | Washington | United East | |||||||
| Trinity Washington Tigers | Trinity Washington University | Washington | Independent | |||||||
- ^ Gallaudet's football team competes in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference.
- ^ Gallaudet disbanded their baseball and women's soccer programs in May 2024.