Hastings College Athletics

Hastings College competes in the NJCAA, which typically serves junior colleges, making their classification unusual for a four-year institution. With 631 athletes out of 957 total students, an impressive 66% of the student body participates in varsity sports across 22 different programs. The Broncos distribute over $5.1 million in athletic scholarships, demonstrating serious investment in their sports programs. This extraordinarily high athletic participation rate creates a campus culture where sports play a central role in student life. The NJCAA level means competitive athletics without the intense pressure of four-year college divisions, allowing student-athletes to balance academics with meaningful competition. Nearly two-thirds of students wearing Broncos uniforms makes athletics a defining feature of the Hastings experience rather than a spectator activity for most students.