Division II
Great Lakes Valley Conference
15 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO
- Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL
- Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, MO · joined 2024–25
- Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, MO
- McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL
- Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MO
- Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL
- Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MO
- Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO · joined 2019–20
- Truman State UniversityKirksville, MO
- University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL
- University of IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN
- University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, MO
- Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA · joined 2023–24
- William Jewell CollegeLiberty, MO
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 · 14 of 15 reporting
70% · 38%–96%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 14 of 15 reporting
2.8K · 452–10.9K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 15 of 15 reporting
2K · 924–5.7K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 13 of 15 reporting
$22,047 · $14,945–$28,268
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 15 of 15 reporting
25% · 9%–47%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 15 of 15 reporting
57% · 21%–75%
· all 55%15 of 15 reporting
32% · 17%–49%
· 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): 14 members received 54.8K applications in fall 2024, against 35.8K in fall 2014; 15 members enrolled 39.4K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 54.4K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 14 of 15 members
- Upper Iowa University96%
- Maryville University of Saint Louis95%
- University of Illinois Springfield86%
- Truman State University84%
- Missouri University of Science and Technology73%
- McKendree University72%
- Lewis University71%
- Rockhurst University70%
- Southwest Baptist University68%
- University of Indianapolis67%
- University of Missouri-St Louis63%
- Drury University58%
- Quincy University51%
- William Jewell College38%
Dashed: the median member, 70%.
Not reported: Lincoln University.
fall 2024 · 14 of 15 members
- University of Indianapolis10.9K
- Missouri University of Science and Technology8.4K
- Lewis University6.3K
- University of Missouri-St Louis6.2K
- Maryville University of Saint Louis4.4K
- McKendree University3.1K
- Truman State University2.9K
- Drury University2.7K
- University of Illinois Springfield2.4K
- Rockhurst University2.2K
- William Jewell College1.9K
- Quincy University1.8K
- Southwest Baptist University1.3K
- Upper Iowa University452
Dashed: the median member, 2.8K.
Not reported: Lincoln University.
fall 2024 · 15 of 15 members
- Maryville University of Saint Louis5.7K
- Missouri University of Science and Technology5.5K
- University of Missouri-St Louis5K
- Lewis University4K
- University of Indianapolis3K
- Truman State University2.5K
- University of Illinois Springfield2.3K
- Upper Iowa University2K
- McKendree University1.8K
- Rockhurst University1.6K
- Lincoln University1.4K
- Drury University1.4K
- Southwest Baptist University1.3K
- Quincy University1K
- William Jewell College924
Dashed: the median member, 2K.
2023–24 · 13 of 15 members
- Rockhurst University$28,268
- University of Indianapolis$25,884
- McKendree University$25,449
- Lewis University$25,042
- Drury University$23,370
- Southwest Baptist University$22,101
- University of Missouri-St Louis$22,047
- Upper Iowa University$20,777
- Missouri University of Science and Technology$19,838
- Lincoln University$19,599
- William Jewell College$19,387
- University of Illinois Springfield$15,913
- Truman State University$14,945
Dashed: the median member, $22,047.
Not reported: Maryville University of Saint Louis, Quincy University.
fall 2024 · 15 of 15 members
- Upper Iowa University47%
- Rockhurst University43%
- Quincy University41%
- William Jewell College32%
- Maryville University of Saint Louis31%
- Drury University30%
- McKendree University25%
- Lincoln University25%
- Southwest Baptist University23%
- Missouri University of Science and Technology22%
- University of Missouri-St Louis18%
- University of Indianapolis18%
- Truman State University15%
- Lewis University10%
- University of Illinois Springfield9%
Dashed: the median member, 25%.
Entered fall 2018 · 15 of 15 members
- Rockhurst University75%
- Truman State University69%
- William Jewell College68%
- Lewis University67%
- Maryville University of Saint Louis66%
- Missouri University of Science and Technology64%
- Drury University62%
- University of Missouri-St Louis57%
- University of Indianapolis56%
- Southwest Baptist University55%
- McKendree University53%
- University of Illinois Springfield53%
- Quincy University45%
- Upper Iowa University34%
- Lincoln University21%
Dashed: the median member, 57%.
· 15 of 15 members
- Lincoln University49%
- University of Illinois Springfield37%
- Maryville University of Saint Louis36%
- Southwest Baptist University36%
- McKendree University34%
- University of Indianapolis33%
- Lewis University33%
- Upper Iowa University32%
- William Jewell College32%
- Quincy University30%
- Drury University26%
- Missouri University of Science and Technology23%
- Rockhurst University20%
- University of Missouri-St Louis18%
- Truman State University17%
Dashed: the median member, 32%.
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: Lincoln University joined from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 2023–24: Upper Iowa University joined from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
- 2022–23: Lindenwood University left for the Ohio Valley Conference
- 2020–21: Bellarmine University left for the Atlantic Sun Conference
- 2019–20: Lindenwood University and Southwest Baptist University joined from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 2019–20: Lincoln University (football) left for the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 2019–20: University of Wisconsin-Parkside left for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- 2016–17: Lincoln University (football) joined from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 2016–17: Kentucky Wesleyan College (football) left for independent status
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Great Lakes Valley 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)









