Division I FBS
Mid-American Conference
13 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN
- Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH
- Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MI
- Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI
- Kent State University at KentKent, OH
- Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH
- Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL
- Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH
- University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY
- University of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH
- University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA · joined 2025–26
- University of ToledoToledo, OH
- Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI
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
81% · 60%–92%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 13 of 13 reporting
22K · 11.1K–50.3K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 13 of 13 reporting
12.8K · 9.1K–23.7K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 13 of 13 reporting
$23,673 · $15,527–$34,002
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 13 of 13 reporting
13% · 3%–35%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 13 of 13 reporting
62% · 46%–83%
· all 55%13 of 13 reporting
29% · 13%–47%
· 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 342.8K applications in fall 2024, against 244.7K in fall 2014; they enrolled 189K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 237.5K 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
- University of Toledo92%
- Central Michigan University90%
- Kent State University at Kent86%
- Ball State University86%
- Ohio University-Main Campus85%
- Western Michigan University85%
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus81%
- Eastern Michigan University80%
- Miami University-Oxford75%
- University at Buffalo74%
- Northern Illinois University70%
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst60%
- University of Akron Main Campus60%
Dashed: the median member, 81%.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst50.3K
- University at Buffalo40.9K
- Miami University-Oxford39.6K
- Ohio University-Main Campus27.5K
- Kent State University at Kent24.6K
- Northern Illinois University23.7K
- Central Michigan University22K
- Western Michigan University21.7K
- Eastern Michigan University21.3K
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus21.2K
- Ball State University21.1K
- University of Akron Main Campus18K
- University of Toledo11.1K
Dashed: the median member, 22K.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst23.7K
- University at Buffalo20.1K
- Ohio University-Main Campus19.6K
- Kent State University at Kent19.3K
- Miami University-Oxford16.7K
- Ball State University14K
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus12.8K
- Western Michigan University12.6K
- Northern Illinois University11.3K
- Eastern Michigan University10.1K
- Central Michigan University10K
- University of Toledo9.8K
- University of Akron Main Campus9.1K
Dashed: the median member, 12.8K.
2023–24 · 13 of 13 members
- Miami University-Oxford$34,002
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst$31,117
- University at Buffalo$27,514
- University of Toledo$26,149
- Kent State University at Kent$24,118
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus$23,840
- Ohio University-Main Campus$23,673
- Western Michigan University$21,273
- Eastern Michigan University$19,451
- Central Michigan University$18,749
- Ball State University$18,194
- University of Akron Main Campus$18,189
- Northern Illinois University$15,527
Dashed: the median member, $23,673.
fall 2024 · 13 of 13 members
- Miami University-Oxford35%
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst22%
- Western Michigan University21%
- University of Toledo17%
- Kent State University at Kent16%
- Ohio University-Main Campus14%
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus13%
- Eastern Michigan University11%
- Central Michigan University9%
- Ball State University8%
- University of Akron Main Campus7%
- Northern Illinois University7%
- University at Buffalo3%
Dashed: the median member, 13%.
Entered fall 2018 · 13 of 13 members
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst83%
- Miami University-Oxford80%
- University at Buffalo75%
- Ohio University-Main Campus65%
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus64%
- Kent State University at Kent64%
- Ball State University62%
- Central Michigan University59%
- Western Michigan University58%
- University of Toledo57%
- University of Akron Main Campus52%
- Northern Illinois University49%
- Eastern Michigan University46%
Dashed: the median member, 62%.
· 13 of 13 members
- Northern Illinois University47%
- Eastern Michigan University37%
- Ball State University35%
- University at Buffalo33%
- Central Michigan University31%
- University of Akron Main Campus29%
- Kent State University at Kent29%
- University of Toledo27%
- Western Michigan University27%
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus23%
- Ohio University-Main Campus21%
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst20%
- Miami University-Oxford13%
Dashed: the median member, 29%.
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: University of Massachusetts-Amherst joined from the Atlantic 10 Conference
- 2016–17: University of Massachusetts-Amherst (football) left for independent status
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Mid-American 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)






