North Georgia's rifle team competes at the Division I level as affiliate members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Men's sports include baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, and tennis; women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, and track and field; and the rifle team is co-ed.

Before joining the NCAA and the Peach Belt Conference, North Georgia competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1970 to 2005.

The Nighthawks also won one individual Track & Field national championship with Journey Gurley winning the pole vault in 2021.

In 2010, it was dedicated to former NGCSU alumnus and baseball player Bob Stein, who donated much of the funds used in the construction of the field.

[5] The softball team has competed as a member of the Peach Belt Conference since 2006 in NCAA Division II.

In the summer of 2015, after leading UNG to its first national championship, Davenport served as head coach of the National Pro Fastpitch league's USSSA Florida Pride, leading the Pride to the regular season NPF title and a runner-up finish in the Cowles Cup.

He served as the last head coach of legendary pitcher Cat Osterman, who retired at the end of the 2015 season.

[6] In 2014, Hill Stadium received a major upgrade with the installation of FieldTurf artificial playing surface in both the infield and outfield, allowing the team to practice regardless of the North Georgia climate which can feature heavy rains in the spring and occasional snow from late fall through early spring.

The University of North Georgia's women's basketball team (also known as the Nighthawks), created in 1971, was first coached by Linda Caruthers.

It is currently in its 44th season competing in the Peach Belt Conference as an NCAA Division II member.

Tom Williams, Amanda Harris, Jason Gibson, Chris Busby, and Gary Stiner founded and lead the team throughout this season, and the program has been active up until 2009.

In the first four years of the program, coached by Tom Williams, the UNG women had 4 Peach Belt Conference Champions with Brittany Truitt winning the 800 in 2017 and the 1500 in 2018.

He added PBC Conference Champions in 2021 with Bree Hammond (5000, Steeplechase), Abigail Kirkland (200, 400) and Journey Gurley (Pole Vault).