This is a list of seating capacities for sports and entertainment arenas in the United States with at least 3,000 seats. The list is composed mostly of arenas that house sports teams (basketball, ice hockey and arena football) and serve as indoor venues for concerts and expositions. The arenas in this table are ranked by maximum capacity. College venues that also host pro teams (such as the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cajundome) are included. Domed stadiums (such as the Superdome in New Orleans and the Georgia Dome in Atlanta) are excluded from this list.
Rows shaded in yellow indicates arena is permanent home to an NBA (National Basketball Association) and/or NHL (National Hockey League) franchise.
Note: "Historic" denotes either demolished, not in practical use or unused.
Amway Arena – Orlando, Florida
ARCO Arena (First) – Sacramento, California
Bayfront Arena – St. Petersburg, Florida
Boston Garden – Boston
Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum – Valley Center, Kansas
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium – Buffalo, New York
Capital Centre – Landover, Maryland (also known as USAir Arena and US Airways Arena during its existence)
Charlotte Coliseum – Charlotte, North Carolina
Chicago Coliseum – Chicago
Chicago Stadium – Chicago
Civic Arena – Pittsburgh (also known as Mellon Arena)
Cleveland Arena – Cleveland, Ohio
Coconut Grove Convention Center – Miami (formerly known as the Dinner Key Auditorium)
Coliseum at Richfield – Richfield, Ohio
Compaq Center – Houston, Texas (formerly known as The Summit; now the main worship center for Lakewood Church)
Curtis Hixon Hall – Tampa, Florida
Denver Coliseum – Denver, Colorado
Duquesne Gardens – Pittsburgh
The Forum – Inglewood, California (also known as the Great Western Forum)
Hara Arena – Trotwood, Ohio
HemisFair Arena – San Antonio, Texas
Hollywood Sportatorium – Pembroke Pines, Florida
International Amphitheatre – Chicago
Island Garden – West Hempstead, New York (original arena demolished in 1973)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum – Jacksonville, Florida
Kiel Auditorium – St. Louis, Missouri (Scottrade Center stands on the site)
Kingdome – Seattle
Long Island Arena – Commack, New York
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena – Los Angeles
Madison Square Garden (second) – New York (built on the site of the first Madison Square Garden; the New York Life Building now stands on the site)
Madison Square Garden (third) – New York (demolished in 1968; used as a parking lot until One Worldwide Plaza was built on the site in 1989)
Note: The first Madison Square Garden was not an indoor arena. Although used for many sports, it had no roof.
Market Square Arena – Indianapolis
McNichols Sports Arena – Denver, Colorado
Metropolitan Sports Center – Bloomington, Minnesota
Mid-South Coliseum – Memphis, Tennessee
Minneapolis Auditorium – Minneapolis
Motor Square Garden – Pittsburgh
Municipal Auditorium – New Orleans
New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum – New Haven, Connecticut
Olympia Stadium – Detroit
Omni Coliseum – Atlanta (Philips Arena now stands on the site)
Philadelphia Arena – Philadelphia
Philadelphia Civic Center – Philadelphia
Philadelphia Convention Hall – Philadelphia
Pyramid Arena – Memphis, Tennessee (now a Bass Pro Shops megastore)
San Diego Sports Arena – San Diego, California
San Francisco Civic Auditorium – San Francisco
St. Louis Arena – St. Louis, Missouri (also known as the Checkerdome)
St. Paul Civic Center – Saint Paul, Minnesota
Salt Palace – Salt Lake City
Sam Houston Coliseum – Houston, Texas
The Spectrum – Philadelphia (also known as CoreStates Spectrum, First Union Spectrum and Wachovia Spectrum)
Teaneck Armory – Teaneck, New Jersey
War Memorial Gymnasium – San Francisco
Washington Coliseum – Washington, D.C. (formerly Uline Arena)
This list includes indoor arenas which serve as home to college sports teams. Arenas which are shared by both pro and college teams, such as Verizon Center, Madison Square Garden and the Cajundome, appear in both this table and the list of municipal arenas. Domed stadiums are excluded from this list, with the exception of those which can be configured to serve as the home of major college basketball programs (i.e. the Carrier Dome).
All facilities are on-campus unless otherwise noted.
Agganis Arena – Boston University, Boston
Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion – University of Washington, Seattle (formerly sponsored by Bank of America)
Alex G. Spanos Center – University of the Pacific, Stockton, California
Alfond Arena – University of Maine, Orono, Maine
Allen Arena – Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee
Allen Fieldhouse – University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Allstate Arena – DePaul University, Rosemont, Illinois (off campus) (formerly the Rosemont Horizon)
Alumni Arena – Armstrong State University, Savannah, Georgia
Alumni Arena – University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
Alumni Hall – DePaul University, Chicago
Alumni Hall – St. John's University, Jamaica, New York
Alumni Hall – United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
Anderson Arena – Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio (closed after 2010–11 season)
Arena-Auditorium – University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
Assembly Hall – Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Auburn Arena – Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
BankUnited Center – University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (formerly University of Miami Convocation Center)
Barnhill Arena – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Bartow Arena – University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Baxter Arena – University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
BB&T Arena – Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky (originally The Bank of Kentucky Center)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum – Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama (closed after 2009–10 season)
Beasley Coliseum – Washington State University, Pullman, Washington (formerly Friel Court, which is still the name of the playing surface)
Bender Arena – American University, Washington, D.C.
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum – Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
Berry Events Center – Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan
BGSU Ice Arena – Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
Bob Devaney Sports Center – University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Bradley Athletics Performance Center – Bradley University (women), Peoria, Illinois
Bradley Center – Marquette University, Milwaukee (off campus)
Bramlage Coliseum – Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Bren Events Center – University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California
Breslin Student Events Center – Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Bright Hockey Center – Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Brownwood Coliseum – Howard Payne University, Brownwood, Texas
Bryce Jordan Center – Penn State, State College, Pennsylvania
Bud Walton Arena – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Burns Arena – Dixie State College of Utah, St. George, Utah
Burton Coliseum – McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana (operated by university, but off the main campus)
Cajundome – University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana (on university-owned land, but off the main campus)
Cameron Indoor Stadium – Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Carmichael Arena – University of North Carolina (women), Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Carnesecca Arena – see Alumni Hall – St. John's University
Carolina Coliseum – University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Carrier Dome – Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Carver Arena – Bradley University (men), Peoria, Illinois (off campus)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena – University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Cassell Coliseum – Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
CenturyLink Center Omaha – Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska (off campus; originally Qwest Center Omaha)
CFE Arena – University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
CFSB Center – Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky (originally Regional Special Events Center)
Chaifetz Arena – Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
Charles Koch Arena – Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
Chiles Center – University of Portland, Portland, Oregon
Christl Arena – United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
Cintas Center – Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
Clune Arena – United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
CMSU Multipurpose Building – University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri
Coleman Coliseum – University of Alabama (men), Tuscaloosa, Alabama
College Park Center – University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Colonial Life Arena – University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina (formerly Carolina Center and Colonial Center)
The Complex – Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
Conte Forum – Boston College, Newton, Massachusetts
Convocation Center – Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Convocation Center – Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Convocation Center – Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Convocation Center – Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Convocation Center – University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio
Coors Events Center – University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
Cowan Spectrum – University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
Crisler Center – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Curb Event Center – Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee
Dean Smith Center – University of North Carolina (men), Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dee Events Center – Weber State University, Ogden, Utah
Don Haskins Center – University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Dunkin' Donuts Center – Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island (off campus) (formerly Providence Civic Center)
E.A. Diddle Arena – Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Eblen Center – Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee
Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena – California State University, Stanislaus
Ervin J. Nutter Center – Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio
The Event Center Arena – San Jose State University, San Jose, California
Events Center – Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York
Farris Center – University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas
FedExForum – University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee (off campus)
Ferrell Center – Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Fifth Third Arena – University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (formerly Myrl Shoemaker Center, which is still the name of the building that contains the arena)
First United Bank Center – West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas
Forbes Arena – Morehouse College, Atlanta
Ford Center – University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana (off campus)
Foster Auditorium – University of Alabama (women), Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Frank Erwin Center – University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Freedom Hall – University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky (off campus; U of L left after the 2009–10 season)
Galen Center – University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Gallagher-Iba Arena – Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Gampel Pavilion – University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
Gentry Complex – Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee
Gerald Stockton Court – Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas
Gill Coliseum – Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Goggin Ice Center – Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Gross Memorial Coliseum – Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
Haas Pavilion – University of California, Berkeley, California
Hagan Arena – Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia
Halenbeck Hall – St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Halton Arena – University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina
Hank McCamish Pavilion – Georgia Tech, Atlanta
Health and Physical Education Complex – Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, Georgia
Health and Sports Center – University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska
Hearnes Center – University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Hilton Coliseum – Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Hinkle Fieldhouse – Butler University, Indianapolis
Hofheinz Pavilion – University of Houston, Houston
Holt Arena – Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
Hulman Center – Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
Humphrey Coliseum – Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
Intercollegiate Athletic Arena – Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island
Izod Center – Fordham University, East Rutherford, New Jersey (secondary home; off campus) (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena and Continental Airlines Arena)
Jack Stephens Center – University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas
Jadwin Gymnasium – Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
James A. Rhodes Arena – University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
James Center Arena – Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama
Joe L. Reed Acadome – Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama
John E. Worthen Arena – Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
John Lance Arena – Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas
John MacInnes Ice Arena – Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
John Paul Jones Arena – University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Jon M. Huntsman Center – University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Joseph J. Gentile Center – Loyola University Chicago, Chicago
Joyce Center – University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
JQH Arena – Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri
Kemper Arena – University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri (off campus)
KFC Yum! Center – University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky (off campus)
Knott Arena – Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, Maryland
Kohl Center – University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Kolf Sports Center – University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Kress Events Center – University of Wisconsin–Green Bay (women), Green Bay, Wisconsin
Lakefront Arena – University of New Orleans, New Orleans
Lavietes Pavilion – Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Lawlor Events Center – University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum – Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (off campus)
Lawson Arena – Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Leede Arena – Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Levian Gymnasium – Columbia University – New York
Liacouras Center – Temple University, Philadelphia (formerly The Apollo of Temple)
Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
Lloyd Noble Center – University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Louis Brown Athletic Center – Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
Lynah Rink – Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Mabee Center – Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mackey Arena – Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Magness Arena – University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Maples Pavilion – Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Mariucci Arena – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Marriott Center – Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Massari Gym – Colorado State University-Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado
Matthew Knight Arena – University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon (opened January 2011)
Matthews Arena – Northeastern University, Boston
McArthur Court – University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon (closed January 2011)
McCarthey Athletic Center – Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
McDermott Convocation Center – University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
McGuirk Arena – Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
McKale Center – University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
McKenzie Arena – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee (aka "The Roundhouse")
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center – Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Memorial Center – East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
Memorial Coliseum – University of Kentucky (women), Lexington, Kentucky
Memorial Gymnasium – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum – Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Midwest Wireless Civic Center – Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, Minnesota
Millett Hall – Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Mitchell Center – University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama
Mizzou Arena – University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (formerly Paige Sports Arena)
Moby Arena – Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Montagne Center – Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
Moody Coliseum – Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas
Moody Coliseum – Southern Methodist University, University Park, Texas
Mullins Center – University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts
Munn Ice Arena – Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Murphy Center – Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
National Hockey Center – St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Newman Arena – Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Oklahoma State Fair Arena – Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (off campus)
Owensboro Sports Center – Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, Kentucky
Palestra – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Pan American Center – New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Patrick Gym – University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
Patriot Center – George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Pauley Pavilion – UCLA, Los Angeles
The Pavilion – Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania (to be renamed Finneran Pavilion in 2018)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss – University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi (opened in January 2016)
Payne Whitney Gym – Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Pete Maravich Assembly Center – Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Peter W. Stott Center – Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Petersen Events Center – University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pharmed Arena – Florida International University, Miami
Pioneer Gym – California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California
Pizzitola Sports Center – Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
PNC Arena – North Carolina State University (men), Raleigh, North Carolina (off campus) (formerly Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena and RBC Center)
Prather Coliseum – Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana
Prudential Center – Seton Hall University (men), Newark, New Jersey (off campus)
R.L. Vaughn Center – Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Rabobank Arena – California State University, Bakersfield, Bakersfield, California (off campus)
Ralph Engelstad Arena – University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Redbird Arena – Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
Reed Arena – Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Resch Center – University of Wisconsin–Green Bay (men), Green Bay, Wisconsin
Reynolds Center – University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Reynolds Coliseum – North Carolina State University (women), Raleigh, North Carolina
Robertson Stadium – University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena – Plattsburgh State University, Plattsburgh, New York
Rupp Arena – University of Kentucky (men), Lexington, Kentucky (off campus)
Ryan Center – University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island
Save Mart Center – Fresno State, Fresno, California
Schollmaier Arena – Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas (formerly Daniel–Meyer Coliseum)
Sharp Gymnasium – Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas
Show Me Center – Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
SIU Arena – Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
Smith Center – George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Smith Fieldhouse – Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Smith Spectrum – Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Stan Sheriff Center – University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, Hawaii
State Farm Center – University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
Stegeman Coliseum – University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Stephen C. O'Connell Center – University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Stephens Arena – Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas
Stony Brook Sports Complex – Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
Stopher Gym – Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana
Strahan Coliseum – Texas State University–San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas
Stroh Center – Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
Stuart C. Siegel Center – Virginia Commonwealth University – Richmond, Virginia
Sun Dome – University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Taco Bell Arena – Boise State University, Boise, Idaho (formerly the BSU Pavilion)
Tad Smith Coliseum – University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi (closed during 2015–16 season)
Taffy Abel Arena – Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center – Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida (off campus)
Taylor Center – Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota
Ted Constant Convocation Center – Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
Texas A&M-Commerce Field House – Texas A&M University–Commerce, Commerce, Texas
Thomas & Mack Center – UNLV, Paradise, Nevada
Thomas J. Frericks Center – University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
Thompson Arena – Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Thompson–Boling Arena – University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
Times Union Center – Siena College, Albany, New York (off campus) (formerly Knickerbocker Arena and Pepsi Arena)
Towson Center – Towson University, Towson, Maryland
Turner Arena – Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tennessee
UCSB Events Center – University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California (commonly known as the Thunderdome)
UIC Pavilion – University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago
UNI-Dome – University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
United Supermarkets Arena – Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas (originally United Spirit Arena)
University Arena – Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
University Center – Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana
University Hall – University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
University of Dayton Arena – University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
UNT Coliseum – University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Value City Arena – Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (aka Schottenstein Center, which is the official name of the building that contains the arena)
Verizon Center – Georgetown University, Washington, D. C. (off-campus) (formerly the MCI Center)
Viejas Arena – San Diego State University, San Diego (originally Cox Arena)
Wachs Arena – Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota
Walter Pyramid – California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, California (formerly known as the Long Beach Pyramid)
Wells Fargo Arena – Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Welsh-Ryan Arena – Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Wesley Brown Field House – United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
Whittemore Center Arena, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
William R. Johnson Coliseum – Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Williams Arena – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Wilson Complex – New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
WisePies Arena (aka The Pit) – University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico – originally University Arena, but popularly known as "The Pit" before being officially named as such in 2009; received current corporate name in 2014
Wolstein Center – Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio (formerly CSU Convocation Center)
World Arena – Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Worthen Arena – Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
WVU Coliseum – West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
XFINITY Center – University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
XL Center – University of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut (off campus)
Yost Ice Arena – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
