Division I FCS
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
9 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 1 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, MD · football: Other
- Delaware State UniversityDover, DE
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL
- Howard UniversityWashington, DC
- Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD
- Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA
- North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC
- South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC
- University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD
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
82% · 21%–96%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 9 of 9 reporting
11.2K · 8.4K–34.2K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 9 of 9 reporting
5.4K · 1.8K–10.1K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 9 of 9 reporting
$20,104 · $13,945–$33,612
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 9 of 9 reporting
32% · 2%–94%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 9 of 9 reporting
39% · 26%–70%
· all 55%9 of 9 reporting
56% · 40%–70%
· 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 received 147.7K applications in fall 2024, against 56.3K in fall 2014; they enrolled 49.7K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 44.5K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore96%
- Norfolk State University88%
- North Carolina Central University87%
- South Carolina State University83%
- Morgan State University82%
- Delaware State University47%
- Coppin State University46%
- Howard University41%
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University21%
Dashed: the median member, 82%.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- Howard University34.2K
- Morgan State University23.4K
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University22.8K
- North Carolina Central University18.4K
- Norfolk State University11.2K
- South Carolina State University11K
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore9.3K
- Coppin State University8.9K
- Delaware State University8.4K
Dashed: the median member, 11.2K.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- Howard University10.1K
- Morgan State University9K
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University7.6K
- North Carolina Central University6.1K
- Norfolk State University5.4K
- Delaware State University4.4K
- South Carolina State University2.9K
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore2.4K
- Coppin State University1.8K
Dashed: the median member, 5.4K.
2023–24 · 9 of 9 members
- Howard University$33,612
- Delaware State University$22,924
- Morgan State University$21,553
- South Carolina State University$20,608
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University$20,104
- Norfolk State University$19,950
- North Carolina Central University$19,590
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore$17,269
- Coppin State University$13,945
Dashed: the median member, $20,104.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- Howard University94%
- Morgan State University50%
- Delaware State University46%
- Coppin State University39%
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore32%
- South Carolina State University30%
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University30%
- North Carolina Central University28%
- Norfolk State University2%
Dashed: the median member, 32%.
Entered fall 2018 · 9 of 9 members
- Howard University70%
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University53%
- North Carolina Central University42%
- Morgan State University41%
- Delaware State University39%
- Norfolk State University39%
- South Carolina State University37%
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore35%
- Coppin State University26%
Dashed: the median member, 39%.
· 9 of 9 members
- South Carolina State University70%
- Norfolk State University65%
- North Carolina Central University59%
- Morgan State University57%
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore56%
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University54%
- Coppin State University54%
- Delaware State University49%
- Howard University40%
Dashed: the median member, 56%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2021–22: Bethune-Cookman University left for the Southwestern Athletic Conference
- 2021–22: North Carolina A & T State University left for the Big South Conference
- 2020–21: Savannah State University left for the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- 2018–19: Hampton University left for the Big South Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Mid-Eastern 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)




