Division II
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
9 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 1 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA
- Montana State University BillingsBillings, MT
- Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, ID
- Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, WA
- Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WA
- University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, AK
- University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, AK
- Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, OR · football: Lone Star Conference
- Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA
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 · 9 of 9 reporting
3.1K · 1K–13.5K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 9 of 9 reporting
$25,727 · $19,331–$31,752
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 9 of 9 reporting
14% · 6%–39%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 9 of 9 reporting
52% · 30%–71%
· all 55%9 of 9 reporting
28% · 18%–42%
· 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 enrolled 42.5K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 57.1K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 6 of 9 members
- Western Oregon University98%
- Western Washington University93%
- Central Washington University91%
- Saint Martin's University90%
- Seattle Pacific University83%
- Northwest Nazarene University65%
Not reported: Montana State University Billings, University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
fall 2024 · 6 of 9 members
- Western Washington University14.1K
- Central Washington University8.9K
- Northwest Nazarene University3.2K
- Western Oregon University3.1K
- Seattle Pacific University2.9K
- Saint Martin's University2.1K
Not reported: Montana State University Billings, University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- Western Washington University13.5K
- Central Washington University7.8K
- University of Alaska Anchorage7.2K
- University of Alaska Fairbanks4.2K
- Western Oregon University3.1K
- Montana State University Billings2.6K
- Seattle Pacific University1.8K
- Saint Martin's University1.2K
- Northwest Nazarene University1K
Dashed: the median member, 3.1K.
2023–24 · 9 of 9 members
- Northwest Nazarene University$31,752
- Saint Martin's University$28,797
- Seattle Pacific University$27,742
- Western Washington University$26,506
- University of Alaska Anchorage$25,727
- Central Washington University$24,215
- Western Oregon University$20,078
- Montana State University Billings$19,576
- University of Alaska Fairbanks$19,331
Dashed: the median member, $25,727.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- Northwest Nazarene University39%
- Seattle Pacific University21%
- University of Alaska Fairbanks20%
- Western Washington University16%
- Western Oregon University14%
- Saint Martin's University13%
- Montana State University Billings9%
- University of Alaska Anchorage7%
- Central Washington University6%
Dashed: the median member, 14%.
Entered fall 2018 · 9 of 9 members
- Northwest Nazarene University71%
- Western Washington University65%
- Seattle Pacific University62%
- Central Washington University54%
- Saint Martin's University52%
- Western Oregon University47%
- University of Alaska Fairbanks38%
- Montana State University Billings30%
- University of Alaska Anchorage30%
Dashed: the median member, 52%.
· 9 of 9 members
- Saint Martin's University42%
- Western Oregon University41%
- Seattle Pacific University35%
- Northwest Nazarene University30%
- Central Washington University28%
- Montana State University Billings25%
- University of Alaska Fairbanks22%
- Western Washington University21%
- University of Alaska Anchorage18%
Dashed: the median member, 28%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2022–23: Western Oregon University (football) left for the Lone Star Conference
- 2016–17: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (football) left for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Great Northwest 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)