Division II
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
13 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Bluefield State UniversityBluefield, WV · joined 2024–25
- Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD
- Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC · joined 2018–19
- Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC
- Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC
- Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC
- Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA
- Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC
- Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC
- Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC
- Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, VA
- Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, VA
- Winston-Salem State 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 · 13 of 13 reporting
72% · 34%–98%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 13 of 13 reporting
6.5K · 687–11.8K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 13 of 13 reporting
1.5K · 172–5.8K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 13 of 13 reporting
$17,335 · $6,799–$25,371
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 13 of 13 reporting
31% · 16%–55%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 13 of 13 reporting
38% · 22%–52%
· all 55%13 of 13 reporting
66% · 44%–82%
· 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 77.4K applications in fall 2024, against 56.6K in fall 2014; they enrolled 30.7K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 31.8K 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
- Virginia Union University98%
- Bluefield State University97%
- Virginia State University89%
- Fayetteville State University82%
- Shaw University80%
- Winston-Salem State University78%
- Bowie State University72%
- Lincoln University66%
- Claflin University65%
- Elizabeth City State University64%
- Livingstone College59%
- Johnson C Smith University45%
- Saint Augustine's University34%
Dashed: the median member, 72%.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- Virginia State University11.8K
- Winston-Salem State University9.1K
- Claflin University8.1K
- Shaw University7.4K
- Johnson C Smith University6.8K
- Livingstone College6.7K
- Fayetteville State University6.5K
- Elizabeth City State University5.5K
- Lincoln University5.2K
- Bowie State University4.7K
- Virginia Union University2.8K
- Saint Augustine's University2.1K
- Bluefield State University687
Dashed: the median member, 6.5K.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- Fayetteville State University5.8K
- Virginia State University5.1K
- Bowie State University5K
- Winston-Salem State University4.2K
- Elizabeth City State University2K
- Claflin University1.7K
- Lincoln University1.5K
- Johnson C Smith University1.2K
- Virginia Union University1.2K
- Bluefield State University1K
- Livingstone College924
- Shaw University875
- Saint Augustine's University172
Dashed: the median member, 1.5K.
2023–24 · 13 of 13 members
- Bowie State University$25,371
- Johnson C Smith University$21,743
- Saint Augustine's University$21,316
- Virginia State University$20,650
- Bluefield State University$19,784
- Lincoln University$19,333
- Claflin University$17,335
- Shaw University$16,914
- Winston-Salem State University$16,722
- Virginia Union University$14,082
- Livingstone College$13,077
- Fayetteville State University$11,288
- Elizabeth City State University$6,799
Dashed: the median member, $17,335.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- Lincoln University55%
- Livingstone College54%
- Johnson C Smith University53%
- Shaw University42%
- Saint Augustine's University36%
- Bluefield State University32%
- Virginia State University31%
- Elizabeth City State University26%
- Winston-Salem State University24%
- Bowie State University22%
- Fayetteville State University21%
- Virginia Union University20%
- Claflin University16%
Dashed: the median member, 31%.
Entered fall 2018 · 13 of 13 members
- Claflin University52%
- Winston-Salem State University47%
- Lincoln University44%
- Elizabeth City State University44%
- Virginia State University39%
- Fayetteville State University38%
- Bowie State University38%
- Bluefield State University37%
- Johnson C Smith University34%
- Virginia Union University34%
- Livingstone College28%
- Saint Augustine's University25%
- Shaw University22%
Dashed: the median member, 38%.
· 13 of 13 members
- Livingstone College82%
- Claflin University73%
- Virginia State University72%
- Johnson C Smith University69%
- Lincoln University69%
- Virginia Union University69%
- Shaw University66%
- Winston-Salem State University65%
- Fayetteville State University57%
- Elizabeth City State University54%
- Saint Augustine's University51%
- Bluefield State University44%
- Bowie State University44%
Dashed: the median member, 66%.
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: Bluefield State University joined from independent status
- 2023–24: Chowan University (football) left for the Gulf South Conference
- 2019–20: Chowan University left for the Conference Carolinas
- 2018–19: Claflin University joined from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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)