Although faculties insist on governing themselves, they grant little prestige to a member who actively participates in college or university government.

Apart from being a member of the prestigious LERU and Universitas 21 networks, the university participates in the European Erasmus and Nordplus programmes.

It participates in the NCAA's Division II, and is the only NCAA conference in any division with a Canadian university as a member.

There are many university research institutes and Leiden participates in over forty nation-wide research schools, twelve of which being located in the heart of Leiden.

The library participates in an inter-campus loan program where students can order books from other university libraries in within the University System of Maryland for temporary use.

UConn participates in the New England Board of Higher Education's Regional Student Program ( NERSP ), which allows students from the five other New England states to enroll at the university at a reduced out-of-state tuition rate if their intended major is not provided by one of their in-state universities.

The university participates in a special guaranteed admissions program with the Connecticut Community Colleges ( CCC ) that is designed for academically qualified students who are attending a Connecticut community college and who are planning to transfer to the University of Connecticut in Liberal Arts & Sciences, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Business, or Engineering.

The university participates in the Big Ten Conference in all varsity sports except ice hockey, which competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.

It is involved in a number of business, management and research projects, particularly in supercomputing, where the university participates in a tri-continental array with nodes in Perth, Beijing and Edinburgh.

In this way, the university ensures that everyone has a voice in its decision-making processes and participates in its management.

Running Start provides up to two years of paid tuition at any state-run community college or four-year university that participates in the Running Start program.

The university participates in international exchange and cooperation.

However, the university participates in a student housing foundation, offering mediation services to students.

One of two campus buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Herring-Cole is the site of seminars, archival exhibitions about university history, guest lectures and receptions in which the entire campus community participates.

The university is also a member of Mortar Board national honors society for college seniors, and participates with the National Society of Collegiate Scholars in recognizing the academic achievements of first-and second-year students.

The university participates in a number of intercollegiate athletics as part of the NAIA in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.

RMU participates in inter-library lending consortia PALINET and PALCI that allow RMU students to borrow books on site from most of the college and university libraries in the Pittsburgh area.

Fielding athletic teams known as the SIU Edwardsville Cougars, the university participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) at the Division I level as a member of Ohio Valley Conference ( OVC ).

As a Texas public university and a member of the Texas A & M University System, Texas A & M University – Kingsville participates in the Texas " top-10 law ".

The University of Wisconsin Green Bay student body participates actively in issues regarding university governance through the Student Government Association.

The university participates in the ERASMUS programme, a partnership for student exchanges in Europe.

UNK participates in intercollegiate athletics at the NCAA at the Division II level and is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( MIAA ) for most of its sports ; women's swimming and diving competes in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference ( NSIC ), The university joined the MIAA in 2012 ; prior to joining the conference, UNK was a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference ( RMAC ).

The university actively participates in the European Union's SOCRATES programme as well as several TEMPUS programmes.

The university participates in well over 30 EU projects.

College athletes, unlike professionals, are not permitted by the NCAA to be paid salaries, though many do receive athletic scholarships and financial assistance from their university.

The United States holds two national level university tournaments including the NCAA championship and the USACFC National Championships tournaments in the USA and the BUCS fencing championships in the United Kingdom.

Also, in 1979, the university moved all of its athletic programs to NCAA Division I. Enrollment that year passed 11, 000.

Stanford has won 103 NCAA championships ( the second-most for a university ), and Stanford's athletic program has won the NACDA Directors ' Cup every year since 1995.

It is the only non-American university in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ).

In 2009, SFU became the first Canadian university to be accepted into the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ).

It is the first Canadian university to be accepted as a member of the NCAA at any level.

College and university students in the United States competing in collegiate wrestling do so in one of the following 10 weight classes set by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ):

As a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, the Bruins have won 125 national championships, including 108 NCAA team championships as of December 2011, more than any other university.

Of special note, the university had announced its desire to possibly enter the NCAA during the 2007 athletic season.

Today, the OVC is unique among NCAA Division I conferences in that it includes one historically black university, Tennessee State University, in a conference that otherwise consists of institutions that are not traditionally black.

On September 8, 2011, the university was confirmed as a full member of the MEAC Conference, making the Tigers eligible to participate in all conference championships and earn the conference's automatic berth to NCAA postseason competition in all sponsored sports.

* Pittsburg State University, a NCAA Division II public university located in Pittsburg, Kansas

< sup >*</ sup > The Apprentice School is not a college or university, and is not associated with either the NCAA or the NAIA.

Fielding athletic teams known as Bowling Green Falcons, the university competes at the NCAA Division I level ( NCAA Division I-A for football ) as a member of the Mid-American Conference in all sports except ice hockey, in which the university is a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.

A historic movement first occurred in 2010 when University of Southern California athletic director Pat Haden announced the university would return its replica of the 2005 Heisman Trophy due to NCAA sanctions requiring the university to dissociate itself from Reggie Bush.

" In April of 2012, the NCAA accused the university of " major violations " and placed all of its sports teams on probation.

* Men's Basketball: 1 ( 1966 ; the only NCAA Men's Basketball title won by a university from the state of Texas )

In 2010, Ouachita Baptist was the first university in Arkansas to offer an NCAA wrestling program.