Division I FCS
Patriot League
10 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 2 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- American UniversityWashington, DC
- Boston UniversityBoston, MA
- Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA
- Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY
- College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA
- Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA
- Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD
- United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY · football: American Athletic Conference
- United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MD · football: American Athletic Conference
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 · 10 of 10 reporting
22% · 9%–75%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
13.7K · 9.6K–78.8K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
4.1K · 2.8K–18.2K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 8 of 10 reporting
$55,520 · $34,696–$62,204
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
73% · 60%–94%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 10 of 10 reporting
87% · 75%–93%
· all 55%8 of 10 reporting
14% · 12%–20%
· 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): 10 members received 206.4K applications in fall 2024, against 157K in fall 2014; they enrolled 57.1K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 53.2K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- Loyola University Maryland75%
- American University62%
- Lafayette College31%
- Bucknell University29%
- Lehigh University26%
- College of the Holy Cross18%
- Colgate University14%
- United States Military Academy12%
- Boston University11%
- United States Naval Academy9%
Dashed: the median member, 22%.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- Boston University78.8K
- Colgate University20.7K
- Lehigh University20.4K
- American University17.2K
- United States Naval Academy15.1K
- United States Military Academy12.3K
- Bucknell University11.4K
- Loyola University Maryland10.8K
- Lafayette College10.2K
- College of the Holy Cross9.6K
Dashed: the median member, 13.7K.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- Boston University18.2K
- American University7.3K
- Lehigh University5.9K
- United States Naval Academy4.5K
- United States Military Academy4.4K
- Bucknell University3.9K
- Loyola University Maryland3.9K
- Colgate University3.2K
- College of the Holy Cross3.1K
- Lafayette College2.8K
Dashed: the median member, 4.1K.
2023–24 · 8 of 10 members
- Colgate University$62,204
- Bucknell University$57,601
- Boston University$56,196
- Lafayette College$55,911
- College of the Holy Cross$55,128
- American University$51,726
- Lehigh University$50,810
- Loyola University Maryland$34,696
Dashed: the median member, $55,520.
Not reported: United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- American University94%
- United States Military Academy92%
- United States Naval Academy91%
- Lafayette College78%
- Bucknell University77%
- Lehigh University69%
- Colgate University66%
- Loyola University Maryland63%
- Boston University62%
- College of the Holy Cross60%
Dashed: the median member, 73%.
Entered fall 2018 · 10 of 10 members
- United States Naval Academy93%
- Colgate University91%
- Boston University89%
- Lehigh University88%
- Lafayette College88%
- College of the Holy Cross87%
- United States Military Academy87%
- Bucknell University86%
- Loyola University Maryland79%
- American University75%
Dashed: the median member, 87%.
· 8 of 10 members
- Loyola University Maryland20%
- Boston University19%
- Lehigh University18%
- College of the Holy Cross15%
- American University14%
- Colgate University13%
- Bucknell University12%
- Lafayette College12%
Dashed: the median member, 14%.
Not reported: United States Military Academy, United States Naval Academy.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
No moves in or out since 2014–15.
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Patriot League 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)