Chestnut Hill College is an
NCAA Division II institution that competes in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (
CACC). The College sponsors 15 varsity intercollegiate sports teams.
The College's athletic programs offer a wonderful complement to students' academic experience. Chestnut Hill College offers opportunities to achieve athletic and personal goals through intercollegiate athletics, club sports and intramural programs. Whether playing among themselves or competing on one of the Griffins' 15 intercollegiate teams, students of all interest and ability levels discover the benefits of an active lifestyle. Prospective students interested in the athletic program and encouraged to fill out a
survey.
We stress participation, growth, and a commitment to excellence at every level. Athletics at Chestnut Hill College are demanding and challenging, but we emphasize that they are, first and foremost, designed to teach students the importance of teamwork, discipline, perseverance, commitment, and sportsmanship. These values support the mission of the College by helping to create a well-rounded individual, someone who possesses strong character that athletics has helped to foster.
A member of the NCAA Division II, student-athletes at Chestnut Hill College are subject to the same policies, procedures, and criteria as non-athletes, with respect to such matters as admission standards, administration of financial aid, credit-granting, progress toward and achievement of academic degrees, and transfer. Chestnut Hill College operates in full compliance with the rules and regulations of the NCAA and of those athletic conferences to which the College belongs.
The CACC members include: Bloomfield College in Bloomfield, New Jersey, Caldwell College in Caldwell, New Jersey, Concordia College in Bronxville, NY, Dominican College in Orangeburg, New York, Felician College in Rutherford, New Jersey, Georgian Court University in Lakewood, New Jersey, Goldey Beacom College in Wilmington, Delaware, Holy Family University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nyack College in Nyack, New York, Philadelphia University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Post University in Waterbury, Connecticut, The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington University in New Castle, Delaware.
