List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career 3-point scoring leaders

A three-point field goal (also known as a "three-pointer" or "3-pointer") is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two points awarded for shots made inside the three-point line. The statistic was first recognized in the 1986–87 season when 3-point field goals were officially instituted by the NCAA. From the 1986–87 season through the 2007–08 season, the three-point perimeter was marked at for both men's and women's college basketball.{{Cite web | last = Katz | first = Andy | author-link = Andy Katz | title = Committee extends men's 3-point line to 20-9| publisher = ESPN | date = May 3, 2007 | url = https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2859065 | access-date = July 26, 2010}} On May 3, 2007, the NCAA men's basketball rules committee passed a measure to extend the distance of the men's three-point line back to ; On June 5, 2019, the NCAA men's rules committee voted to extend the men's three-point line to the FIBA distance of 6.75 m, effective in 2019–20 in Division I and 2020–21 in lower NCAA divisions. The women's line remained at 20 ft 9 in until being moved to the FIBA distance in 2021–22.

The all-time leader in three-point field goals made and attempts is Antoine Davis of Detroit Mercy, who made 588 threes in 1,566 attempts. Only one player in the top 25 all-time earned his way onto this list in only three seasons: Stephen Curry of Davidson played from 2006–07 through 2008–09 but left for the National Basketball Association (NBA) after his junior season. Curry also played in the fewest games (104) out of all of the other players in the top 25 and currently ranks 20th all-time.

Five players split their collegiate careers at two schools apiece, and two players split their careers among three programs. Keith Veney, who made 409 threes, first played at Lamar before transferring to Marshall; Akeem Richmond (416) started at Rhode Island before transferring to East Carolina; Andrew Rowsey (404) played two seasons apiece at UNC Asheville and Marquette; Kamdyn Curfman (463) started at VMI before spending a graduate season at Marshall; and Max Abmas (512) spent four years at Oral Roberts before one graduate season at Texas. Umoja Gibson (428), meanwhile, started at North Texas before transferring to Oklahoma and later to DePaul. Cameron Tyson (460) played for Idaho, Houston, and Seattle. The player with the highest three-point percentage for his career on this list is Fletcher Magee of Wofford at 43.5%. Damon Lynn of NJIT has the lowest (35.4%).

Among the current career leaders, seven have played in more than four seasons: Davis, Kevin Foster, Darius McGhee, Tyson, and Abmas each played in five seasons, while Jordan Bohannon, Gibson Jimerson, and Gibson each played in six. Normally, the only way for a player to play in more than four NCAA seasons is to qualify for a "medical redshirt", officially known by the NCAA as a "hardship waiver". To be eligible, a player must have participated in fewer than 30% of his team's games in that season, and cannot have participated in any games in the second half of the season. Also, the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season, seriously disrupted by COVID-19, would not count against any player's period of eligibility. Foster benefited from the hardship waiver, Davis and McGhee from the COVID-19 waiver, and Bohannon and Gibson from both waivers.

Top 25 3-point field goal leaders

Player	Pos.	Team	Games
played	Career start	Career end	3PM	3PA	3P%	Ref.
C	G	Detroit Mercy	144	2018	2023	588	1,566	37.5
C	G	Liberty	168	2018	2023	528	1,375	38.4
C	G	Oral Roberts /
Texas	157	2019	2024	512	1,337	38.3
	G	Wofford	134	2015	2019	509	1,169	43.5
	G	Oakland	137	2010	2014	504	1,246	40.5
C	G	VMI /
Marshall	155	2019	2024	463	1,218	38.0
C	G	Idaho /
Houston /
Seattle	146	2018	2024	460	1,198	38.3
	G	Duke	139	2002	2006	457	1,126	40.6
‡C	G	Iowa	179	2016	2022	455	1,147	39.6
	G	Chicago State	119	2005	2009	450	1,147	39.2
	G	Campbell	130	2015	2019	444	1,224	36.3
	G	Saint Peter's	118	2002	2006	435	1,192	36.5
	G	Marquette	128	2016	2020	434	1,017	42.7
	G	NJIT	118	2013	2017	434	1,225	35.4
‡	G	Santa Clara	133	2008	2013	431	1,184	36.4
	G	Montana State	126	2015	2019	431	1,077	40.0
	G	Tennessee	128	2004	2008	431	1,021	42.2
‡C	G	North Texas /
Oklahoma /
DePaul	161	2017	2023	428	1,071	40.0
‡C	G	Saint Louis	166	2019	2025	422	1,091	38.7
	G	Rhode Island /
East Carolina	139	2009	2014	416	1,082	38.4
	G	Davidson	104	2006	2009	414	1,004	41.2
	G	Virginia	122	1994	1998	413	1,079
	G	Coastal Carolina	117	2004	2008	411	1,009	40.7
	G	Lamar /
Marshall (2)	111	1992	1997	409	1,014	40.3
	G	UNC Asheville /
Marquette (2)	130	2013	2018	404	989	40.8