Division II
Conference Carolinas
15 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 2 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Barton CollegeWilson, NC · football: South Atlantic Conference
- Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC
- Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC · joined 2019–20
- Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC
- Emmanuel UniversityFranklin Springs, GA
- Erskine CollegeDue West, SC
- Ferrum CollegeFerrum, VA · joined 2025–26
- Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC · joined 2022–23
- King UniversityBristol, TN
- Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC
- North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC · football: Gulf South Conference
- Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC · joined 2016–17
- University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC
- University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC · joined 2021–22
- Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris, GA · 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 · 15 of 15 reporting
76% · 63%–100%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 15 of 15 reporting
2.1K · 427–8.2K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 15 of 15 reporting
908 · 603–5.3K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 14 of 15 reporting
$23,027 · $13,468–$30,613
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 15 of 15 reporting
27% · 7%–58%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 15 of 15 reporting
45% · 30%–62%
· all 55%15 of 15 reporting
40% · 20%–57%
· 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): 15 members received 37.1K applications in fall 2024, against 34K in fall 2014; they enrolled 21.1K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 27.4K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 15 of 15 members
- King University100%
- Southern Wesleyan University100%
- Barton College94%
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke93%
- Ferrum College89%
- Francis Marion University86%
- Lees-McRae College77%
- University of Mount Olive76%
- Belmont Abbey College75%
- Emmanuel University74%
- Chowan University69%
- Converse University68%
- North Greenville University67%
- Erskine College63%
- Young Harris College63%
Dashed: the median member, 76%.
fall 2024 · 15 of 15 members
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke8.2K
- Belmont Abbey College4.2K
- Francis Marion University3.6K
- Converse University3K
- Barton College2.7K
- North Greenville University2.6K
- Chowan University2.1K
- Lees-McRae College2.1K
- University of Mount Olive1.9K
- Erskine College1.9K
- Ferrum College1.8K
- Young Harris College1.4K
- King University725
- Emmanuel University500
- Southern Wesleyan University427
Dashed: the median member, 2.1K.
fall 2024 · 15 of 15 members
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke5.3K
- Francis Marion University2.6K
- North Greenville University1.8K
- University of Mount Olive1.8K
- Belmont Abbey College1.3K
- Converse University1.2K
- Barton College982
- King University908
- Lees-McRae College873
- Emmanuel University775
- Erskine College766
- Young Harris College755
- Southern Wesleyan University747
- Ferrum College699
- Chowan University603
Dashed: the median member, 908.
2023–24 · 14 of 15 members
- Lees-McRae College$30,613
- Belmont Abbey College$26,064
- Barton College$24,884
- Erskine College$24,186
- King University$24,080
- Converse University$23,312
- North Greenville University$23,057
- Young Harris College$22,997
- Southern Wesleyan University$22,411
- Ferrum College$21,383
- University of Mount Olive$20,796
- Chowan University$15,749
- Francis Marion University$14,647
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke$13,468
Dashed: the median member, $23,027.
Not reported: Emmanuel University.
fall 2024 · 15 of 15 members
- Belmont Abbey College58%
- King University52%
- Lees-McRae College50%
- Chowan University49%
- Southern Wesleyan University39%
- Erskine College34%
- Ferrum College34%
- North Greenville University27%
- Converse University24%
- University of Mount Olive22%
- Emmanuel University20%
- Barton College18%
- Young Harris College16%
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke9%
- Francis Marion University7%
Dashed: the median member, 27%.
Entered fall 2018 · 15 of 15 members
- Converse University62%
- North Greenville University55%
- Southern Wesleyan University52%
- University of Mount Olive52%
- King University48%
- Belmont Abbey College47%
- Barton College46%
- Erskine College45%
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke44%
- Francis Marion University43%
- Emmanuel University42%
- Lees-McRae College42%
- Young Harris College42%
- Ferrum College32%
- Chowan University30%
Dashed: the median member, 45%.
· 15 of 15 members
- Chowan University57%
- Ferrum College54%
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke50%
- Erskine College47%
- University of Mount Olive45%
- Southern Wesleyan University43%
- King University42%
- Converse University40%
- Francis Marion University38%
- Barton College37%
- Lees-McRae College37%
- North Greenville University33%
- Emmanuel University29%
- Belmont Abbey College24%
- Young Harris College20%
Dashed: the median member, 40%.
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: Chowan University (football) joined from the Gulf South Conference
- 2025–26: University of North Carolina at Pembroke (football) joined from the Mountain East Conference
- 2025–26: Ferrum College joined from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
- 2023–24: Young Harris College joined from the Peach Belt Conference
- 2022–23: Francis Marion University joined from the Peach Belt Conference
- 2021–22: University of North Carolina at Pembroke joined from the Peach Belt Conference
- 2019–20: Chowan University joined from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 2017–18: Pfeiffer University left for the USA South Athletic Conference
- 2016–17: Southern Wesleyan University joined from the Southern States Athletic Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Conference Carolinas 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)










