Esports

Esports at Transylvania

Competitive gaming has come to Transylvania University.

Transy’s esports program gives students a chance to get in on a billion-dollar industry in a state-of-the-art gaming arena in Thomson Hall.

Our esports players hone their gaming skills while developing their communication, cooperation and quick thinking to perform at their best. You’ll compete in tournaments against other schools for real prizes and bragging rights.

Games for 2024-25 include:

League of Legends • Overwatch 2 • Marvel Rivals • Chess • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate • Rocket League

Viewing parties will be held for all Transy Esports matches.

National Esports Collegiate Conference

Transy Esports is a member of the NECC, which provides and supports the collegiate esports community. The NECC fosters innovative competition experiences, provides quality broadcasting services, and works to support an inclusive community within collegiate esports

The benefits of esports

Participating in esports prepares you for academic and career opportunities in a variety of fields after graduating from Transylvania. Involvement with Transy esports can provide benefits in a number of areas of study such as computer science, digital arts and media, art and sports management. Participation in a NECC member esports program provides opportunities available through their community, such as graduate assistant positions and esports coaching positions after graduation.

Open to all levels

Transy Esports offers competitive play to students of all skill levels. Our NECC tournament organizers place teams according to their average rank, allowing even teams full of bronze players to find fair and competitive matches.

Esports arena

12 Alienware Aurora R12 PCs
11th Gen Intel core i7 11700F
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6
16GB dual channel DDR4 XMP @3200MHz Alienware 240 Hz IPS, free-sync, G-SYNC compatible 25” Monitors
HyperX keyboard/mouse
Xbox controllers

All free to use for students during open arena hours

Arena open hours:
Sunday: 2-10 p.m.
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 2-5 p.m.
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 3-5 p.m.
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 2-6 p.m.