Division I FBS
American Athletic Conference
13 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC
- Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL · joined 2023–24
- Rice UniversityHouston, TX · joined 2023–24
- Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
- The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · joined 2023–24
- Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA
- University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL · joined 2023–24
- University of MemphisMemphis, TN
- University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC · joined 2023–24
- University of North TexasDenton, TX · joined 2023–24
- University of South FloridaTampa, FL
- University of TulsaTulsa, OK
- Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS · joined 2017–18
At a glance
The median member against the median of every four-year college on the site, with the range from the lowest member to the highest. Each row has its own scale, starting at zero.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 reporting
72% · 8%–94%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 13 of 13 reporting
26.4K · 5.1K–68.6K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 13 of 13 reporting
19.9K · 2.8K–37.2K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 13 of 13 reporting
$21,153 · $14,813–$63,531
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 13 of 13 reporting
17% · 2%–80%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 13 of 13 reporting
64% · 51%–95%
· all 55%13 of 13 reporting
32% · 10%–44%
· all 34%
Over time
The median member each year. By default the line follows in every year, so it describes the same colleges throughout; switch to members at the time to see the conference as it was.
Applicants, median member · today's members in every year
Dashed: the median of every four-year college on the site. A year is left out when fewer than 80% of the members report it.
In total (members reporting both years): 13 members received 360.6K applications in fall 2024, against 203.8K in fall 2014; they enrolled 241.7K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 233.1K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- Wichita State University94%
- East Carolina University89%
- University of Alabama at Birmingham88%
- The University of Texas at San Antonio87%
- Temple University80%
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte80%
- University of North Texas72%
- University of Memphis72%
- Florida Atlantic University66%
- University of Tulsa62%
- University of South Florida43%
- Tulane University of Louisiana14%
- Rice University8%
Dashed: the median member, 72%.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- University of South Florida68.6K
- Temple University39.8K
- University of North Texas38.5K
- Tulane University of Louisiana32.6K
- Rice University32.5K
- Florida Atlantic University31.5K
- East Carolina University26.4K
- The University of Texas at San Antonio25.4K
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte23.9K
- University of Memphis15.1K
- University of Alabama at Birmingham11.4K
- Wichita State University9.9K
- University of Tulsa5.1K
Dashed: the median member, 26.4K.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- University of South Florida37.2K
- University of North Texas34.3K
- The University of Texas at San Antonio30.6K
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte24.5K
- Florida Atlantic University23.8K
- Temple University21K
- East Carolina University19.9K
- University of Memphis12.7K
- University of Alabama at Birmingham11.6K
- Wichita State University10.8K
- Tulane University of Louisiana7.8K
- Rice University4.8K
- University of Tulsa2.8K
Dashed: the median member, 19.9K.
2023–24 · 13 of 13 members
- Tulane University of Louisiana$63,531
- Rice University$46,794
- Temple University$37,443
- Wichita State University$23,096
- East Carolina University$21,836
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte$21,340
- University of Alabama at Birmingham$21,153
- University of North Texas$18,876
- University of South Florida$18,790
- University of Memphis$17,826
- Florida Atlantic University$17,783
- The University of Texas at San Antonio$16,405
- University of Tulsa$14,813
Dashed: the median member, $21,153.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- Tulane University of Louisiana80%
- Rice University46%
- University of Tulsa44%
- Temple University37%
- Wichita State University22%
- Florida Atlantic University19%
- East Carolina University17%
- University of Alabama at Birmingham16%
- University of Memphis13%
- University of South Florida12%
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte9%
- University of North Texas3%
- The University of Texas at San Antonio2%
Dashed: the median member, 17%.
Entered fall 2018 · 13 of 13 members
- Rice University95%
- Tulane University of Louisiana86%
- University of South Florida77%
- Temple University75%
- University of Tulsa72%
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte69%
- University of Alabama at Birmingham64%
- East Carolina University63%
- Florida Atlantic University63%
- University of North Texas61%
- The University of Texas at San Antonio53%
- Wichita State University51%
- University of Memphis51%
Dashed: the median member, 64%.
· 13 of 13 members
- The University of Texas at San Antonio44%
- University of Memphis41%
- University of North Texas38%
- University of Alabama at Birmingham34%
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte34%
- Florida Atlantic University34%
- Temple University32%
- East Carolina University32%
- Wichita State University31%
- University of South Florida29%
- University of Tulsa27%
- Rice University17%
- Tulane University of Louisiana10%
Dashed: the median member, 32%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2024–25: United States Military Academy (football) joined from independent status
- 2024–25: Southern Methodist University left for the Atlantic Coast Conference
- 2023–24: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Florida Atlantic University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of North Texas, Rice University and The University of Texas at San Antonio joined from the Conference USA
- 2023–24: University of Central Florida, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus and University of Houston left for the Big Twelve Conference
- 2017–18: Wichita State University joined from the Missouri Valley Conference
- 2015–16: United States Naval Academy (football) joined from independent status
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the American Athletic Conference as their main today. A member playing football elsewhere is listed with its football conference but counted here.
- Medians. Every figure is the median member (counts and costs: the median member's own change), except the totals, which are labeled. A conference needs 8 members on the site, and a year needs 80% of members reporting; costs are .
- Members at the time reads each college's reported conference year by year, from 2014–15; colleges no longer on the site aren't included.
- The universe. The site's four-year colleges, which may not be every member. The page shows how members compare and changed, not why.
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2014–15 to 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (admissions section), Fall 2013 to Fall 2013;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;College Scorecard (enrollment), Fall 2013 to Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;College Scorecard (graduation by entering class), classes entering fall 2013 to fall 2018;inflation: BLS CPI-U, school-year averagesAbout the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Pell Grant recipients:College Scorecard, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)