All teams compete at the NCAA Division III level and all teams compete in the Empire 8 conference.

The Geneseo Knights has 19 varsity sports programs including basketball ((M)en's and (W)omen's), cross country (M, W), equestrian (W), field hockey (W), ice hockey (M), lacrosse (M, W), soccer (M, W), softball (W), swimming and diving (M, W), tennis (W), indoor/outdoor track & field (M, W), and volleyball (W).

[4] Although they are not NCAA programs, Geneseo also has 23 competitive club sports teams that compete in intercollegiate play as well as teams for recreational participants.

Some of these clubs include rowing, rugby, baseball, soccer, tennis, cheerleading, badminton and golf.

There are also 27 intramural sport offerings, such as broomball.