The Arcadia University Knights offer 26 NCAA Division III varsity intercollegiate programs that compete in the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC). Here at Arcadia, we are strongly committed to the Division III philosophy of ensuring that athletics programs are an integral part of students educational experience. Our student-athletes have been very successful both in the classroom and on the field, and we continually seek ways to increase their opportunities for competition. Arcadia is a premier academic institution that deserves an equally prominent athletics program. Providing a strong commitment to achieving excellence in athletics, to ensuring the academic and personal needs of all student-athletes, to introducing sports and recreation into the fabric of the collegiate experience, and to building relationships with the University and the community are the primary goals of the Department of Athletics at Arcadia. About Arcadia: The Arcadia Promise is a distinctively global, integrative and personal learning experience that prepares students to contribute and prosper in a diverse and dynamic world. Intercollegiate athletics is an important part of student life and activities on campus. Arcadia is a top-tier private university in metropolitan Philadelphia and a national leader in study abroad. News & World Report ranks Arcadia University among the top 25 master’s universities in the North, one of the top study abroad programs in the nation, and a Great School at a Great Price. The 2008 Open Doors report ranks Arcadia University #1 in the nation among master’s universities in the percentage of undergraduate students studying abroad. Arcadia offers more than 100 study abroad programs at some of the finest universities across the globe, and student-athletes are encouraged to study abroad.
