Brescia University Athletics

Brescia competes in NAIA, a mid-level athletic division that offers scholarships but draws smaller crowds than major college sports. The Bearcats field 15 varsity teams with 315 total athletes, meaning nearly 59% of the 538 students participate in varsity athletics. This creates an unusually athletic campus culture for such a small school. The university awards $2,156,678 in athletic scholarships annually, averaging about $6,846 per athlete. Brescia competes in the River States Conference alongside other small regional universities. The high participation rate means you'll likely know several varsity athletes personally, and games become genuine campus events where students actually show up to support their classmates rather than watching from afar.