Division II
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
11 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, MI · joined 2017–18
- Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, MI
- Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI
- Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, MI
- Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI
- Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, MI
- Purdue University NorthwestHammond, IN
- Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL · joined 2024–25
- Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, MI
- University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, WI · joined 2019–20
- Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI
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 · 10 of 11 reporting
84% · 72%–98%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 10 of 11 reporting
11.7K · 2.6K–27.1K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 11 of 11 reporting
6K · 1.3K–18.9K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 11 of 11 reporting
$19,134 · $11,793–$30,210
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 11 of 11 reporting
12% · 2%–26%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 11 of 11 reporting
51% · 35%–68%
· all 55%11 of 11 reporting
34% · 20%–51%
· 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): 9 members received 106.5K applications in fall 2024, against 66.1K in fall 2014; 10 members enrolled 71.2K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 89.7K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 10 of 11 members
- Davenport University98%
- Roosevelt University97%
- Michigan Technological University92%
- Ferris State University91%
- Northern Michigan University84%
- Grand Valley State University83%
- Wayne State University81%
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside75%
- Purdue University Northwest72%
- Saginaw Valley State University72%
Dashed: the median member, 84%.
Not reported: Lake Superior State University.
fall 2024 · 10 of 11 members
- Grand Valley State University27.1K
- Wayne State University17K
- Ferris State University12.5K
- Northern Michigan University12.2K
- Saginaw Valley State University11.8K
- Michigan Technological University11.5K
- Purdue University Northwest8.6K
- Roosevelt University7.4K
- Davenport University4.4K
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside2.6K
Dashed: the median member, 11.7K.
Not reported: Lake Superior State University.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Grand Valley State University18.9K
- Wayne State University15.6K
- Ferris State University8.1K
- Northern Michigan University6.6K
- Saginaw Valley State University6K
- Michigan Technological University6K
- Purdue University Northwest5.7K
- Davenport University3.1K
- Roosevelt University2.8K
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside2.8K
- Lake Superior State University1.3K
Dashed: the median member, 6K.
2023–24 · 11 of 11 members
- Roosevelt University$30,210
- Michigan Technological University$21,490
- Davenport University$20,439
- Wayne State University$19,549
- Grand Valley State University$19,516
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside$19,134
- Northern Michigan University$18,949
- Purdue University Northwest$17,605
- Lake Superior State University$15,649
- Saginaw Valley State University$13,505
- Ferris State University$11,793
Dashed: the median member, $19,134.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Northern Michigan University26%
- Michigan Technological University25%
- Roosevelt University23%
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside14%
- Davenport University13%
- Purdue University Northwest12%
- Grand Valley State University8%
- Ferris State University6%
- Lake Superior State University4%
- Saginaw Valley State University3%
- Wayne State University2%
Dashed: the median member, 12%.
Entered fall 2018 · 11 of 11 members
- Michigan Technological University68%
- Grand Valley State University67%
- Wayne State University58%
- Davenport University57%
- Northern Michigan University52%
- Lake Superior State University51%
- Saginaw Valley State University48%
- Ferris State University47%
- Purdue University Northwest43%
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside40%
- Roosevelt University35%
Dashed: the median member, 51%.
· 11 of 11 members
- Roosevelt University51%
- Wayne State University46%
- Saginaw Valley State University35%
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside35%
- Ferris State University34%
- Davenport University34%
- Grand Valley State University29%
- Purdue University Northwest28%
- Northern Michigan University28%
- Lake Superior State University27%
- Michigan Technological University20%
Dashed: the median member, 34%.
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: Roosevelt University joined from the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
- 2022–23: Northwood University left for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference
- 2021–22: Ashland University left for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference
- 2019–20: University of Wisconsin-Parkside joined from the Great Lakes Valley Conference
- 2018–19: Tiffin University and Walsh University left for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference
- 2017–18: Davenport University joined from the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
- 2017–18: Hillsdale College, The University of Findlay, Lake Erie College and Ohio Dominican University left for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference
- 2016–17: Malone University left for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Great Lakes Intercollegiate 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)