NAIA
Appalachian Athletic Conference
14 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 1 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Bluefield UniversityBluefield, VA · joined 2022–23
- Brenau UniversityGainesville, GA · joined 2017–18
- Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN
- Columbia CollegeColumbia, SC
- Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC
- Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN
- Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN
- Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC
- Point UniversityWest Point, GA
- Reinhardt UniversityWaleska, GA
- Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN
- Truett McConnell UniversityCleveland, GA
- Union Commonwealth UniversityBarbourville, KY · football: Mid-South Conference
- University of PikevillePikeville, KY · joined 2023–24
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 · 12 of 14 reporting
69% · 44%–94%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 12 of 14 reporting
1K · 416–3.6K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 14 of 14 reporting
816 · 614–2K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 14 of 14 reporting
$22,535 · $15,829–$29,358
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 14 of 14 reporting
27% · 6%–58%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 14 of 14 reporting
43% · 18%–63%
· all 55%14 of 14 reporting
39% · 10%–54%
· 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 enrolled 12.6K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 13.4K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 12 of 14 members
- Columbia International University94%
- Columbia College94%
- Brenau University88%
- Truett McConnell University78%
- Milligan University72%
- Montreat College69%
- Tennessee Wesleyan University69%
- Johnson University65%
- Union Commonwealth University63%
- Reinhardt University62%
- Bluefield University59%
- Point University44%
Dashed: the median member, 69%.
Not reported: Bryan College-Dayton, University of Pikeville.
fall 2024 · 12 of 14 members
- Brenau University3.6K
- Columbia College2.6K
- Reinhardt University1.8K
- Montreat College1.7K
- Bluefield University1.4K
- Milligan University1.1K
- Union Commonwealth University996
- Point University958
- Tennessee Wesleyan University902
- Johnson University794
- Truett McConnell University667
- Columbia International University416
Dashed: the median member, 1K.
Not reported: Bryan College-Dayton, University of Pikeville.
fall 2024 · 14 of 14 members
- Point University2K
- Columbia College1.3K
- University of Pikeville1.1K
- Reinhardt University1.1K
- Brenau University1K
- Tennessee Wesleyan University846
- Milligan University818
- Bryan College-Dayton814
- Montreat College762
- Union Commonwealth University746
- Truett McConnell University744
- Johnson University743
- Columbia International University716
- Bluefield University614
Dashed: the median member, 816.
2023–24 · 14 of 14 members
- Montreat College$29,358
- Columbia International University$27,329
- Reinhardt University$27,208
- Bluefield University$24,182
- Brenau University$23,824
- Johnson University$23,441
- Truett McConnell University$23,263
- Milligan University$21,806
- Point University$20,357
- Columbia College$19,877
- Bryan College-Dayton$19,239
- Tennessee Wesleyan University$18,388
- Union Commonwealth University$17,846
- University of Pikeville$15,829
Dashed: the median member, $22,535.
fall 2024 · 14 of 14 members
- Point University58%
- Johnson University47%
- Montreat College45%
- Milligan University42%
- Union Commonwealth University36%
- Columbia International University35%
- Bryan College-Dayton28%
- Bluefield University26%
- University of Pikeville23%
- Columbia College14%
- Truett McConnell University12%
- Reinhardt University8%
- Tennessee Wesleyan University8%
- Brenau University6%
Dashed: the median member, 27%.
Entered fall 2018 · 14 of 14 members
- Milligan University63%
- Johnson University57%
- Montreat College50%
- Bryan College-Dayton50%
- Tennessee Wesleyan University48%
- Columbia International University47%
- Reinhardt University44%
- University of Pikeville42%
- Truett McConnell University38%
- Columbia College37%
- Point University34%
- Brenau University33%
- Union Commonwealth University32%
- Bluefield University18%
Dashed: the median member, 43%.
· 14 of 14 members
- Columbia College54%
- Union Commonwealth University53%
- Bluefield University51%
- Brenau University46%
- Reinhardt University40%
- Tennessee Wesleyan University39%
- Montreat College39%
- Johnson University39%
- University of Pikeville38%
- Columbia International University34%
- Bryan College-Dayton27%
- Point University25%
- Milligan University24%
- Truett McConnell University10%
Dashed: the median member, 39%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2025–26: Kentucky Christian University left for the River States
- 2023–24: University of Pikeville joined from the Mid-South Conference
- 2022–23: Point University and Reinhardt University (football) joined from the Mid-South Conference
- 2022–23: Bluefield University joined from the Mid-South Conference
- 2020–21: Allen University left for independent status
- 2019–20: Kentucky Christian University joined from independent status
- 2017–18: Brenau University joined from the Southern States Athletic Conference
- 2016–17: Allen University joined from independent status
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Appalachian 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)