Athletics at Nazareth

Nursing majors are encouraged to participate in Nazareth's Athletic Programs. Nazareth College offers a wide variety of athletic opportunities for you: soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, basketball, swimming, lacrosse, field hockey, and equestrian programs. Nazareth's nationally ranked women's soccer, lacrosse, and volleyball teams made appearances at NCAA championship tournaments in 2001-2002. The men's lacrosse team has won the NCAA Division III national title three times in the past ten years.

In 2001, Nazareth gained acclaim from USA Today and the NCAA for having one of the nation's top student-athlete graduation rates of 89%. The student-athlete grade-point average for Spring 2002 was 3.11.