Division I, other
Missouri Valley Conference
11 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 2 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Belmont UniversityNashville, TN · joined 2021–22
- Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL
- Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA · football: Pioneer Football League
- Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL
- Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN
- Murray State UniversityMurray, KY · joined 2022–23
- Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL
- University of EvansvilleEvansville, IN
- University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL · joined 2022–23
- University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA
- Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, IN · joined 2017–18 · football: Pioneer Football League
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 11 reporting
86% · 64%–95%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 11 of 11 reporting
9.9K · 5K–27.1K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 11 of 11 reporting
6.7K · 1.5K–22.2K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 11 of 11 reporting
$21,974 · $14,940–$40,195
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 11 of 11 reporting
14% · 3%–64%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 11 of 11 reporting
65% · 43%–76%
· all 55%11 of 11 reporting
32% · 21%–49%
· 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 127.2K applications in fall 2024, against 93.7K in fall 2014; they enrolled 87K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 95.5K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Belmont University95%
- University of Northern Iowa93%
- Valparaiso University89%
- Illinois State University88%
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale87%
- Murray State University86%
- Indiana State University81%
- University of Evansville78%
- University of Illinois Chicago77%
- Bradley University77%
- Drake University64%
Dashed: the median member, 86%.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- University of Illinois Chicago27.1K
- Illinois State University21.6K
- Indiana State University12.1K
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale10.9K
- Murray State University10.5K
- Drake University9.9K
- Bradley University9.5K
- Belmont University9.2K
- Valparaiso University6.2K
- University of Northern Iowa5.4K
- University of Evansville5K
Dashed: the median member, 9.9K.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- University of Illinois Chicago22.2K
- Illinois State University19.1K
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale8.5K
- University of Northern Iowa7.5K
- Belmont University7.1K
- Murray State University6.7K
- Indiana State University6.2K
- Bradley University3.6K
- Drake University2.5K
- Valparaiso University2.1K
- University of Evansville1.5K
Dashed: the median member, 6.7K.
2023–24 · 11 of 11 members
- Belmont University$40,195
- Drake University$31,693
- University of Illinois Chicago$25,530
- Bradley University$25,199
- Valparaiso University$25,166
- Illinois State University$21,974
- University of Evansville$21,119
- University of Northern Iowa$18,888
- Murray State University$16,567
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale$16,419
- Indiana State University$14,940
Dashed: the median member, $21,974.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Belmont University64%
- Drake University51%
- Valparaiso University42%
- Murray State University36%
- University of Evansville31%
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale14%
- Indiana State University13%
- Bradley University11%
- University of Northern Iowa10%
- University of Illinois Chicago4%
- Illinois State University3%
Dashed: the median member, 14%.
Entered fall 2018 · 11 of 11 members
- Bradley University76%
- Drake University74%
- Belmont University71%
- Valparaiso University70%
- University of Northern Iowa68%
- Illinois State University65%
- University of Evansville64%
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale62%
- University of Illinois Chicago62%
- Murray State University61%
- Indiana State University43%
Dashed: the median member, 65%.
· 11 of 11 members
- University of Illinois Chicago49%
- Indiana State University42%
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale39%
- Murray State University33%
- Illinois State University32%
- Bradley University32%
- University of Northern Iowa27%
- Valparaiso University27%
- University of Evansville24%
- Drake University22%
- Belmont University21%
Dashed: the median member, 32%.
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: Missouri State University-Springfield left for the Conference USA
- 2024–25: Western Illinois University (football) left for the Ohio Valley Conference
- 2023–24: Murray State University (football) joined from the Ohio Valley Conference
- 2022–23: University of Illinois Chicago joined from the Horizon League
- 2022–23: Murray State University joined from the Ohio Valley Conference
- 2022–23: Loyola University Chicago left for the Atlantic 10 Conference
- 2021–22: Belmont University joined from the Ohio Valley Conference
- 2020–21: University of North Dakota (football) joined from independent status
- 2019–20: Indiana State University (football) joined from Gateway Football Conference
- 2017–18: Valparaiso University joined from the Horizon League
- 2017–18: Wichita State University left for the American Athletic Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Missouri Valley 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)





