NAIA
Great Plains Athletic Conference
12 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Briar Cliff UniversitySioux City, IA
- College of Saint MaryOmaha, NE · joined 2015–16
- Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, NE
- Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD
- Doane UniversityCrete, NE
- Dordt UniversitySioux Center, IA
- Hastings CollegeHastings, NE
- Midland UniversityFremont, NE
- Morningside UniversitySioux City, IA
- Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD
- Northwestern CollegeOrange City, IA
- Waldorf UniversityForest City, IA · 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 · 11 of 12 reporting
72% · 43%–98%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 11 of 12 reporting
1.5K · 533–2.7K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 12 of 12 reporting
1.1K · 445–1.8K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 12 of 12 reporting
$24,719 · $18,431–$28,674
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 12 of 12 reporting
46% · 16%–80%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 12 of 12 reporting
51% · 21%–70%
· all 55%12 of 12 reporting
27% · 11%–53%
· 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): 11 members received 17.1K applications in fall 2024, against 15.3K in fall 2014; 12 members enrolled 12.5K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 12.9K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 11 of 12 members
- Doane University98%
- Concordia University-Nebraska86%
- Northwestern College80%
- Waldorf University77%
- Dakota Wesleyan University73%
- Hastings College72%
- Morningside University71%
- Dordt University68%
- Midland University66%
- College of Saint Mary45%
- Mount Marty University43%
Dashed: the median member, 72%.
Not reported: Briar Cliff University.
fall 2024 · 11 of 12 members
- Morningside University2.7K
- Hastings College2.1K
- Dordt University1.8K
- Mount Marty University1.8K
- Concordia University-Nebraska1.6K
- Northwestern College1.5K
- Midland University1.4K
- Doane University1.3K
- Dakota Wesleyan University1.2K
- Waldorf University1.2K
- College of Saint Mary533
Dashed: the median member, 1.5K.
Not reported: Briar Cliff University.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- Waldorf University1.8K
- Dordt University1.6K
- Concordia University-Nebraska1.3K
- Northwestern College1.2K
- Morningside University1.2K
- Midland University1.2K
- Doane University978
- Hastings College891
- Mount Marty University697
- Dakota Wesleyan University670
- Briar Cliff University624
- College of Saint Mary445
Dashed: the median member, 1.1K.
2023–24 · 12 of 12 members
- Dordt University$28,674
- Midland University$26,888
- Northwestern College$26,763
- Doane University$26,364
- Morningside University$25,273
- Hastings College$25,133
- Concordia University-Nebraska$24,304
- Mount Marty University$23,459
- Briar Cliff University$23,417
- Dakota Wesleyan University$22,930
- Waldorf University$21,121
- College of Saint Mary$18,431
Dashed: the median member, $24,719.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- Waldorf University80%
- Dordt University60%
- Briar Cliff University53%
- Concordia University-Nebraska52%
- Hastings College47%
- Morningside University47%
- Northwestern College44%
- Midland University44%
- Dakota Wesleyan University39%
- Doane University37%
- Mount Marty University36%
- College of Saint Mary16%
Dashed: the median member, 46%.
Entered fall 2018 · 12 of 12 members
- Dordt University70%
- Northwestern College66%
- Concordia University-Nebraska65%
- College of Saint Mary61%
- Doane University57%
- Mount Marty University52%
- Morningside University50%
- Hastings College49%
- Dakota Wesleyan University48%
- Briar Cliff University48%
- Midland University42%
- Waldorf University21%
Dashed: the median member, 51%.
· 12 of 12 members
- Briar Cliff University53%
- College of Saint Mary39%
- Waldorf University36%
- Morningside University34%
- Midland University28%
- Hastings College27%
- Dakota Wesleyan University27%
- Doane University27%
- Northwestern College25%
- Mount Marty University22%
- Dordt University20%
- Concordia University-Nebraska11%
Dashed: the median member, 27%.
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: University of Jamestown left for the North Star Athletic Association
- 2023–24: Waldorf University joined from the North Star Athletic Association
- 2018–19: University of Jamestown joined from the North Star Athletic Association
- 2016–17: Nebraska Wesleyan University left for the American Rivers Conference
- 2015–16: College of Saint Mary joined from Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conf
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Great Plains 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)