Division III
North Atlantic Conference
8 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 2 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Husson UniversityBangor, ME · football: Conference of New England
- Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA · joined 2023–24
- Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME · football: Conference of New England
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, NY · joined 2021–22
- SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY · joined 2020–21
- Thomas CollegeWaterville, ME
- University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington, ME
- University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, ME · joined 2018–19
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 · 8 of 8 reporting
90% · 54%–100%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 8 of 8 reporting
2K · 757–5.3K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 8 of 8 reporting
1.5K · 647–2.6K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 8 of 8 reporting
$21,569 · $17,708–$36,413
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 8 of 8 reporting
30% · 3%–45%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 8 of 8 reporting
54% · 42%–59%
· all 55%8 of 8 reporting
30% · 18%–43%
· 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): 7 members enrolled 9.5K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 10.6K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 8 of 8 members
- University of Maine at Presque Isle100%
- Lesley University97%
- University of Maine at Farmington97%
- Thomas College96%
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill84%
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute81%
- Husson University81%
- Maine Maritime Academy54%
Dashed: the median member, 90%.
fall 2024 · 8 of 8 members
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute5.3K
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill3.8K
- Husson University2.9K
- Lesley University2.5K
- University of Maine at Farmington1.5K
- Maine Maritime Academy1.4K
- Thomas College974
- University of Maine at Presque Isle757
Dashed: the median member, 2K.
fall 2024 · 8 of 8 members
- Husson University2.6K
- University of Maine at Presque Isle1.9K
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill1.9K
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute1.8K
- University of Maine at Farmington1.1K
- Lesley University1.1K
- Maine Maritime Academy942
- Thomas College647
Dashed: the median member, 1.5K.
2023–24 · 8 of 8 members
- Lesley University$36,413
- Maine Maritime Academy$32,175
- Husson University$22,291
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill$22,064
- University of Maine at Farmington$21,074
- Thomas College$20,644
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute$19,037
- University of Maine at Presque Isle$17,708
Dashed: the median member, $21,569.
fall 2024 · 8 of 8 members
- Husson University45%
- Maine Maritime Academy41%
- Lesley University34%
- Thomas College30%
- University of Maine at Presque Isle29%
- University of Maine at Farmington16%
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill13%
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute3%
Dashed: the median member, 30%.
Entered fall 2018 · 8 of 8 members
- Husson University59%
- Maine Maritime Academy58%
- Lesley University58%
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute55%
- Thomas College54%
- University of Maine at Presque Isle52%
- University of Maine at Farmington52%
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill42%
Dashed: the median member, 54%.
· 8 of 8 members
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill43%
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute40%
- Husson University39%
- Lesley University31%
- University of Maine at Farmington30%
- Maine Maritime Academy25%
- University of Maine at Presque Isle24%
- Thomas College18%
Dashed: the median member, 30%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2024–25: New England College left for the Great Northeast Athletic Conference
- 2024–25: SUNY College of Technology at Canton left for the State University of New York Athletic Conference
- 2023–24: Lesley University joined from New England Collegiate Conference
- 2022–23: Colby-Sawyer College left for the Great Northeast Athletic Conference
- 2021–22: SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill joined from the United East Conference
- 2020–21: SUNY Polytechnic Institute joined from the United East Conference
- 2018–19: University of Maine at Presque Isle joined from independent status
- 2018–19: SUNY College of Technology at Canton joined from Other
- 2017–18: New England College joined from Eastern College Athletic Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the North Atlantic 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)