Division III
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
10 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Anderson UniversityAnderson, IN
- Berea CollegeBerea, KY · joined 2025–26
- Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH
- Earlham CollegeRichmond, IN
- Franklin CollegeFranklin, IN
- Hanover CollegeHanover, IN
- Manchester UniversityNorth Manchester, IN
- Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH
- Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN
- Transylvania UniversityLexington, KY
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 10 reporting
72% · 19%–87%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
3K · 1.9K–6.1K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
1K · 582–2.3K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 10 of 10 reporting
$24,357 · $5,888–$45,524
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
32% · 7%–61%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 10 of 10 reporting
59% · 46%–78%
· all 55%10 of 10 reporting
33% · 12%–84%
· 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): 10 members received 33.2K applications in fall 2024, against 23K in fall 2014; they enrolled 11.1K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 13.3K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- Transylvania University87%
- Hanover College84%
- Anderson University79%
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology77%
- Earlham College73%
- Manchester University71%
- Franklin College70%
- Bluffton University67%
- Mount St. Joseph University59%
- Berea College19%
Dashed: the median member, 72%.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology6.1K
- Anderson University5.3K
- Berea College3.9K
- Manchester University3.3K
- Bluffton University3.1K
- Hanover College2.9K
- Franklin College2.6K
- Mount St. Joseph University2.1K
- Earlham College2.1K
- Transylvania University1.9K
Dashed: the median member, 3K.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology2.3K
- Berea College1.5K
- Mount St. Joseph University1.1K
- Anderson University1.1K
- Hanover College1K
- Transylvania University1K
- Manchester University936
- Franklin College900
- Earlham College670
- Bluffton University582
Dashed: the median member, 1K.
2023–24 · 10 of 10 members
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology$45,524
- Earlham College$27,760
- Transylvania University$26,812
- Anderson University$26,728
- Franklin College$24,825
- Hanover College$23,889
- Bluffton University$21,033
- Mount St. Joseph University$20,793
- Manchester University$20,067
- Berea College$5,888
Dashed: the median member, $24,357.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology61%
- Berea College45%
- Earlham College41%
- Bluffton University41%
- Hanover College33%
- Mount St. Joseph University31%
- Anderson University28%
- Transylvania University16%
- Manchester University15%
- Franklin College7%
Dashed: the median member, 32%.
Entered fall 2018 · 10 of 10 members
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology78%
- Transylvania University71%
- Earlham College69%
- Hanover College67%
- Franklin College60%
- Berea College58%
- Mount St. Joseph University56%
- Anderson University54%
- Bluffton University53%
- Manchester University46%
Dashed: the median member, 59%.
· 10 of 10 members
- Berea College84%
- Manchester University45%
- Bluffton University45%
- Franklin College36%
- Anderson University36%
- Mount St. Joseph University30%
- Transylvania University26%
- Hanover College26%
- Earlham College24%
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology12%
Dashed: the median member, 33%.
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: Berea College joined from the Collegiate Conference of the South
- 2024–25: Defiance College left for the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
- 2024–25: Defiance College (football) left for the Mid-States Football Association
- 2015–16: St. Mary's University left for Heartland Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Heartland Collegiate 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)