This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the high jump. Measurement was conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. The women's event began in 1982.
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| Year | Athlete | Team | Height | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | John Murphy | |||
| 1922 | John Murphy | |||
| Harold Osborn | ||||
| 1923 | Tom Poor | |||
| 1924 | not held | |||
| 1925 | Thomas Bransford | |||
| Oather Hampton | & | |||
| Justin Russell | ||||
| 1926 | Rufus Haggard | |||
| 1927 | Anton Burg | & | ||
| Rufus Haggard | ||||
| 1928 | Robert King | |||
| 1929 | Parker Shelby | |||
| 1930 | James Stewart | |||
| 1931 | Darrell Jones | |||
| 1932 | Bert Nelson | |||
| 1933 | & | |||
| Vincent Murphy | ||||
| 1934 | Walter Marty | & | ||
| George Spitz | ||||
| 1935 | Linn Philson | |||
| 1936 | Dave Albritton | & | ||
| Mel Walker | ||||
| 1937 | Dave Albritton | & | ||
| Gil Cruter | ||||
| 1938 | Dave Albritton | & | ||
| Gil Cruter | ||||
| 1939 | John Wilson | |||
| 1940 | Don Canham | & | ||
| John Wilson | ||||
| 1941 | Les Steers | |||
| 1942 | Adam Berry | |||
| 1943 | Fred Sheffield | |||
| 1944 | Ken Wiesner | |||
| 1945 | Fred Sheffield | & | ||
| Ken Wiesner | ||||
| 1946 | Ken Wiesner | |||
| 1947 | Irv Mondschein | A | ||
| 1948 | Dick Eddleman | & | ||
| Irv Mondschein | ||||
| 1949 | Dick Phillips | |||
| 1950 | Vern McGrew | |||
| 1951 | Lewis Hall | |||
| 1952 | Emery Barnes | & | ||
| Walt "Buddy" Davis | ||||
| 1953 | Lewis Hall | |||
| Milt Mead | & | |||
| Mark Smith | ||||
| 1954 | Ernie Shelton | |||
| 1955 | Ernie Shelton | |||
| 1956 | Nick Dyer | |||
| Bob Lang | & | |||
| Phil Reavis | ||||
| 1957 | Don Stewart | & | ||
| Al Urbanckas | ||||
| 1958 | Don Stewart | |||
| 1959 | Wayne Moss | & | ||
| Errol Williams | ||||
| 1960 | John Thomas | |||
| 1961 | John Thomas | |||
| 1962 | Roger Olson | |||
| 1963 | Lew Hoyt | A | ||
| 1964 | John Rambo | |||
| 1965 | Frank Costello | |||
| 1966 | Otis Burrell | |||
| 1967 | Steve Brown | A | ||
| 1968 | Dick Fosbury | |||
| 1969 | Dick Fosbury | |||
| 1970 | Pat Matzdorf | |||
| 1971 | Reynaldo Brown | |||
| 1972 | Tom Woods | |||
| 1973 | Reynaldo Brown | |||
| 1974 | Randy Smith | |||
| 1975 | Warren Shanklin | A | ||
| 1976 | Dwight Stones | |||
| 1977 | Kyle Arney | |||
| 1978 | Franklin Jacobs | |||
| 1979 | Nat Page | |||
| 1980 | Jeff Woodard | |||
| 1981 | Leo Williams | |||
| 1982 | A | |||
| 1983 | Richie Thompson | |||
| 1984 | Jake Jacoby | |||
| 1985 | ||||
| 1986 | James Lott | |||
| 1987 | Thomas Smith | |||
| 1988 | Thomas Smith | |||
| 1989 | Hollis Conway | A | ||
| 1990 | Charles Austin | |||
| 1991 | Darrin Plab | |||
| 1992 | Darrin Plab | |||
| 1993 | Randy Jenkins | |||
| 1994 | Randy Jenkins | |||
| 1995 | Ray Doakes | |||
| 1996 | Eric Bishop | |||
| 1997 | Ivan Wagner | |||
| 1998 | Nathan Leeper | |||
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| 2001 | Charles Clinger | |||
| 2002 | Tora Harris | |||
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| 2004 | Andra Manson | |||
| 2005 | Jesse Williams | |||
| 2006 | Jesse Williams | |||
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| 2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 | |||
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