Division I, other
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
13 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 2 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Canisius UniversityBuffalo, NY
- Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT
- Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY
- Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, NY
- Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, NY · football: Pioneer Football League
- Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA · joined 2024–25
- Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MD · joined 2022–23
- Niagara UniversityNiagara University, NY
- Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT
- Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ
- Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT · joined 2025–26 · football: Colonial Athletic Association
- Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, NJ
- Siena UniversityLoudonville, NY
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 · 13 of 13 reporting
72% · 33%–90%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 13 of 13 reporting
9.9K · 4.2K–23.9K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 13 of 13 reporting
3.1K · 1.7K–7.1K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 13 of 13 reporting
$36,297 · $20,510–$51,728
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 13 of 13 reporting
23% · 7%–86%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 13 of 13 reporting
70% · 56%–84%
· all 55%13 of 13 reporting
27% · 7%–52%
· 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): 13 members received 141.7K applications in fall 2024, against 111.5K in fall 2014; they enrolled 48.5K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 47.4K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- Saint Peter's University90%
- Niagara University87%
- Iona University87%
- Manhattan University79%
- Rider University79%
- Mount St. Mary's University74%
- Canisius University72%
- Quinnipiac University72%
- Merrimack College70%
- Siena University69%
- Sacred Heart University65%
- Marist University57%
- Fairfield University33%
Dashed: the median member, 72%.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- Quinnipiac University23.9K
- Fairfield University18.5K
- Sacred Heart University16.5K
- Merrimack College14.1K
- Marist University11.3K
- Rider University10.1K
- Manhattan University9.9K
- Siena University9.3K
- Iona University8.5K
- Mount St. Mary's University6K
- Saint Peter's University5.2K
- Niagara University4.2K
- Canisius University4.2K
Dashed: the median member, 9.9K.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- Sacred Heart University7.1K
- Quinnipiac University6.5K
- Fairfield University5.4K
- Marist University5.2K
- Merrimack College3.9K
- Siena University3.4K
- Rider University3.1K
- Iona University3K
- Manhattan University2.7K
- Niagara University2.7K
- Saint Peter's University2.1K
- Mount St. Mary's University1.8K
- Canisius University1.7K
Dashed: the median member, 3.1K.
2023–24 · 13 of 13 members
- Fairfield University$51,728
- Sacred Heart University$49,339
- Marist University$44,453
- Merrimack College$42,790
- Quinnipiac University$41,769
- Manhattan University$38,512
- Iona University$36,297
- Siena University$34,060
- Rider University$29,872
- Saint Peter's University$24,340
- Mount St. Mary's University$24,121
- Canisius University$23,667
- Niagara University$20,510
Dashed: the median member, $36,297.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- Fairfield University86%
- Sacred Heart University76%
- Quinnipiac University66%
- Marist University52%
- Mount St. Mary's University39%
- Merrimack College30%
- Rider University23%
- Manhattan University21%
- Iona University20%
- Canisius University15%
- Siena University15%
- Niagara University11%
- Saint Peter's University7%
Dashed: the median member, 23%.
Entered fall 2018 · 13 of 13 members
- Fairfield University84%
- Marist University80%
- Quinnipiac University76%
- Siena University75%
- Niagara University75%
- Sacred Heart University73%
- Merrimack College70%
- Canisius University66%
- Mount St. Mary's University65%
- Manhattan University64%
- Rider University61%
- Saint Peter's University58%
- Iona University56%
Dashed: the median member, 70%.
· 13 of 13 members
- Saint Peter's University52%
- Manhattan University36%
- Rider University35%
- Canisius University32%
- Mount St. Mary's University31%
- Iona University28%
- Niagara University27%
- Siena University24%
- Quinnipiac University16%
- Sacred Heart University16%
- Merrimack College16%
- Marist University14%
- Fairfield University7%
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.
- 2025–26: Sacred Heart University joined from the Northeast Conference
- 2024–25: Merrimack College joined from the Northeast Conference
- 2022–23: Mount St. Mary's University joined from the Northeast Conference
- 2022–23: Monmouth University left for the Colonial Athletic Association
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Metro Atlantic 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)









