Division I FBS
Atlantic Coast Conference
18 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 1 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
- Clemson UniversityClemson, SC
- Duke UniversityDurham, NC
- Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA
- North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC
- Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX · joined 2024–25
- Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · joined 2024–25
- Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY
- University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · joined 2024–25
- University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY
- University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
- University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN · football: Division I-A Independents
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA
- University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA
- Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC
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 · 18 of 18 reporting
20% · 4%–79%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 18 of 18 reporting
53.2K · 15.2K–124.2K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 18 of 18 reporting
16.5K · 5.5K–33.1K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 18 of 18 reporting
$40,102 · $19,462–$66,646
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 18 of 18 reporting
38% · 9%–84%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 18 of 18 reporting
88% · 61%–97%
· all 55%18 of 18 reporting
15% · 10%–31%
· 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): 18 members received 928.9K applications in fall 2024, against 491.6K in fall 2014; they enrolled 313.2K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 272.9K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 18 of 18 members
- University of Louisville79%
- Southern Methodist University63%
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus58%
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University55%
- Syracuse University46%
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh42%
- Clemson University38%
- Florida State University24%
- Wake Forest University22%
- University of Miami19%
- University of Virginia-Main Campus17%
- Boston College16%
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill15%
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus14%
- University of Notre Dame11%
- University of California-Berkeley11%
- Duke University6%
- Stanford University4%
Dashed: the median member, 20%.
fall 2024 · 18 of 18 members
- University of California-Berkeley124.2K
- Florida State University78.3K
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill66.5K
- Clemson University61.5K
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus60.9K
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus59.8K
- University of Virginia-Main Campus59K
- Stanford University57.3K
- University of Miami54K
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University52.5K
- Duke University51.8K
- Syracuse University44.5K
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh44K
- Boston College35K
- University of Notre Dame29.9K
- Wake Forest University18.7K
- University of Louisville15.7K
- Southern Methodist University15.2K
Dashed: the median member, 53.2K.
fall 2024 · 18 of 18 members
- University of California-Berkeley33.1K
- Florida State University32.2K
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University30.9K
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh27.4K
- Clemson University23.3K
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill20.8K
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus20.4K
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus18.8K
- University of Virginia-Main Campus17.6K
- Syracuse University15.5K
- University of Louisville14.7K
- University of Miami12.9K
- Boston College10.1K
- University of Notre Dame8.8K
- Stanford University7.6K
- Southern Methodist University7.3K
- Duke University6.4K
- Wake Forest University5.5K
Dashed: the median member, 16.5K.
2023–24 · 18 of 18 members
- Boston College$66,646
- Wake Forest University$65,515
- Southern Methodist University$60,825
- Duke University$58,582
- Syracuse University$57,389
- University of Miami$56,182
- University of Notre Dame$50,602
- Stanford University$49,604
- University of Virginia-Main Campus$40,185
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University$40,019
- Clemson University$37,845
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus$37,774
- University of California-Berkeley$35,699
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus$27,518
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$25,694
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh$24,105
- University of Louisville$22,814
- Florida State University$19,462
Dashed: the median member, $40,102.
fall 2024 · 18 of 18 members
- Wake Forest University84%
- University of Notre Dame82%
- Duke University73%
- Boston College69%
- University of Miami63%
- Syracuse University63%
- Southern Methodist University54%
- Stanford University45%
- Clemson University43%
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University34%
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus33%
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus30%
- University of Virginia-Main Campus29%
- University of Louisville28%
- Florida State University19%
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh12%
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill11%
- University of California-Berkeley9%
Dashed: the median member, 38%.
Entered fall 2018 · 18 of 18 members
- Duke University97%
- University of Virginia-Main Campus96%
- University of Notre Dame95%
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus94%
- University of California-Berkeley93%
- Stanford University92%
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill91%
- Boston College91%
- Wake Forest University89%
- Clemson University87%
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University86%
- Florida State University86%
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus86%
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh85%
- Southern Methodist University84%
- University of Miami84%
- Syracuse University84%
- University of Louisville61%
Dashed: the median member, 88%.
· 18 of 18 members
- University of Louisville31%
- University of California-Berkeley29%
- Florida State University23%
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill20%
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh20%
- Stanford University19%
- Syracuse University17%
- University of Virginia-Main Campus16%
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University15%
- University of Miami15%
- Clemson University15%
- Duke University14%
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus14%
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus14%
- University of Notre Dame14%
- Boston College13%
- Southern Methodist University13%
- Wake Forest University10%
Dashed: the median member, 15%.
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: University of California-Berkeley and Stanford University joined from the Pacific-12 Conference
- 2024–25: Southern Methodist University joined from the American Athletic Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Atlantic Coast 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)