Washington University is currently a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA Division III level.

[5] Under current head coach Pat Bloom's leadership, the WashU baseball program has become one of the top teams in the NCAA Division III.

In men's basketball, WashU repeated as national champions in 2009, defeating Richard Stockton College 61–52.

WashU lost to Virginia Wesleyan College in the 2007 NCAA Final Four, but defeated Wooster in the third place game.

The women's cross country team claimed the 2011 NCAA Division III Championship under Stiles after a runner-up finish in 2010.

During his fourteen seasons coaching the Billkens, Clarke compiled a 205–74–30 record, taking the team to the NCAA tournament twelve times.

After two seasons with Jack Kinealy as head coach, the Bears would replace him with Joe Carenza Jr.

The women's soccer team was the National Runner-Up at the NCAA Division III Championships in 2009, 2015, and 2023, and made it to the quarterfinals in 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Since the inception of the Washington University softball program in 2000, the team has captured 10 UAA championships and has made 15 trips to the NCAA Tournament, including its 2007 College World Series runner-up finish.

In 2009, the Washington University men's and women's swimming teams combined to break four school records on the final day of the 2009 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships as the WashU men placed seventh overall and the women came in 14th place.

[14] [15] The Bears have won 15 University Athletic Association titles since 2009 (4 women's, 11 men's), never finishing below 3rd place.

Under Stiles and Lohr, the bears have had 54 individuals and four relay teams achieve All-America finishes and 14 Academic All-Americans.

[16] WashU women's volleyball team has enjoyed the most success in the sport's history earning national championships in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2007, and 2009.

[17] National Championships: Washington University in St. Louis is home of Francis Field, the main stadium of the 1904 Summer Olympics.

[18] The Washington University Field House is a 3,000-seat, 17,250 square feet (1,603 m2), multi-purpose arena located on the Wash U. campus.

[20] Francis Gymnasium was built for the 1904 World's Fair and 1904 Summer Olympics and is currently part of the Athletic Complex.