Division III
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
14 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 4 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA · football: Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
- Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew London, NH · joined 2022–23
- College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA · joined 2021–22
- Dean CollegeFranklin, MA · joined 2020–21 · football: Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
- Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA
- Lasell UniversityNewton, MA
- Mitchell CollegeNew London, CT · joined 2023–24
- New England CollegeHenniker, NH · joined 2024–25 · football: Conference of New England
- Norwich UniversityNorthfield, VT · football: New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
- Regis CollegeWeston, MA · joined 2017–18
- Rivier UniversityNashua, NH
- Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, ME
- Simmons UniversityBoston, MA
- University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, CT
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 14 reporting
79% · 50%–95%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 14 of 14 reporting
3.2K · 1K–6.9K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 14 of 14 reporting
993 · 377–2.4K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 14 of 14 reporting
$30,958 · $25,005–$34,267
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 14 of 14 reporting
42% · 17%–85%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 14 of 14 reporting
59% · 35%–72%
· all 55%14 of 14 reporting
32% · 22%–45%
· 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 47.7K applications in fall 2024, against 37.3K in fall 2014; they enrolled 16.3K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 20.7K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 14 of 14 members
- Mitchell College95%
- New England College92%
- College of Our Lady of the Elms85%
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine84%
- Rivier University83%
- Lasell University81%
- Colby-Sawyer College80%
- University of Saint Joseph79%
- Emmanuel College76%
- Norwich University74%
- Dean College74%
- Simmons University70%
- Regis College70%
- Anna Maria College50%
Dashed: the median member, 79%.
fall 2024 · 14 of 14 members
- Anna Maria College6.9K
- Emmanuel College6.1K
- Norwich University5.3K
- Simmons University4.8K
- Dean College4.6K
- Regis College3.4K
- New England College3.3K
- Lasell University3.1K
- Colby-Sawyer College2.1K
- University of Saint Joseph2.1K
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine2K
- Rivier University1.8K
- College of Our Lady of the Elms1.3K
- Mitchell College1K
Dashed: the median member, 3.2K.
fall 2024 · 14 of 14 members
- Norwich University2.4K
- Emmanuel College1.9K
- Simmons University1.7K
- Rivier University1.2K
- Lasell University1.2K
- Dean College1.1K
- New England College1K
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine964
- Regis College956
- College of Our Lady of the Elms949
- Anna Maria College906
- University of Saint Joseph838
- Colby-Sawyer College771
- Mitchell College377
Dashed: the median member, 993.
2023–24 · 14 of 14 members
- Mitchell College$34,267
- Dean College$33,694
- Emmanuel College$32,419
- Rivier University$32,113
- University of Saint Joseph$31,577
- Simmons University$31,446
- Anna Maria College$30,989
- Regis College$30,927
- New England College$29,907
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine$29,112
- Lasell University$28,972
- Colby-Sawyer College$27,610
- College of Our Lady of the Elms$27,283
- Norwich University$25,005
Dashed: the median member, $30,958.
fall 2024 · 14 of 14 members
- Norwich University85%
- Rivier University51%
- Mitchell College50%
- Dean College50%
- Anna Maria College49%
- Colby-Sawyer College49%
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine45%
- New England College39%
- Emmanuel College37%
- Simmons University37%
- Lasell University35%
- Regis College23%
- College of Our Lady of the Elms19%
- University of Saint Joseph17%
Dashed: the median member, 42%.
Entered fall 2018 · 14 of 14 members
- Simmons University72%
- Regis College72%
- College of Our Lady of the Elms68%
- Emmanuel College68%
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine66%
- University of Saint Joseph64%
- Norwich University60%
- Lasell University59%
- Colby-Sawyer College57%
- Dean College54%
- Rivier University52%
- Anna Maria College46%
- Mitchell College42%
- New England College35%
Dashed: the median member, 59%.
· 14 of 14 members
- College of Our Lady of the Elms45%
- Mitchell College38%
- New England College36%
- Anna Maria College34%
- Dean College34%
- Simmons University33%
- University of Saint Joseph33%
- Lasell University31%
- Regis College31%
- Rivier University28%
- Norwich University24%
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine24%
- Colby-Sawyer College23%
- Emmanuel College22%
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.
- 2025–26: Johnson & Wales University-Providence left for the Conference of New England
- 2024–25: New England College joined from the North Atlantic Conference
- 2023–24: Mitchell College joined from New England Collegiate Conference
- 2022–23: Colby-Sawyer College joined from the North Atlantic Conference
- 2021–22: College of Our Lady of the Elms joined from New England Collegiate Conference
- 2021–22: Suffolk University left for the Conference of New England
- 2020–21: Dean College joined from New England Collegiate Conference
- 2017–18: Regis College joined from New England Collegiate Conference
- 2017–18: Albertus Magnus College left for independent status
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Great Northeast 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)