NAIA
Sooner Athletic Conference
12 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Central Christian College of KansasMcPherson, KS · joined 2017–18
- College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO · joined 2024–25
- John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs, AR
- Mid-America Christian UniversityOklahoma City, OK
- Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, TX
- Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City, OK
- Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityGoodwell, OK · joined 2017–18
- Southwestern Christian UniversityBethany, OK
- Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, TX
- University of North Texas at DallasDallas, TX
- University of Science and Arts of OklahomaChickasha, OK
- Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, TX
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 12 reporting
73% · 12%–92%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 10 of 12 reporting
1.8K · 376–5K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 12 of 12 reporting
1.5K · 377–2.9K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 12 of 12 reporting
$21,084 · $8,757–$25,864
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 12 of 12 reporting
20% · 0%–79%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 12 of 12 reporting
42% · 16%–72%
· all 55%12 of 12 reporting
48% · 24%–54%
· 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): 12 members enrolled 16.8K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 20.1K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 10 of 12 members
- Mid-America Christian University92%
- Nelson University89%
- University of North Texas at Dallas84%
- Oklahoma City University77%
- John Brown University76%
- Texas Wesleyan University69%
- University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma66%
- Wayland Baptist University56%
- Central Christian College of Kansas53%
- College of the Ozarks12%
Dashed: the median member, 73%.
Not reported: Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Southwestern Christian University.
fall 2024 · 10 of 12 members
- Texas Wesleyan University5K
- University of North Texas at Dallas5K
- College of the Ozarks2.9K
- Oklahoma City University2.1K
- Wayland Baptist University1.9K
- John Brown University1.6K
- University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma980
- Central Christian College of Kansas719
- Nelson University656
- Mid-America Christian University376
Dashed: the median member, 1.8K.
Not reported: Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Southwestern Christian University.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- University of North Texas at Dallas2.9K
- Wayland Baptist University2K
- Texas Wesleyan University1.7K
- Mid-America Christian University1.7K
- Oklahoma City University1.5K
- Nelson University1.5K
- John Brown University1.5K
- College of the Ozarks1.4K
- University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma941
- Oklahoma Panhandle State University917
- Central Christian College of Kansas380
- Southwestern Christian University377
Dashed: the median member, 1.5K.
2023–24 · 12 of 12 members
- Texas Wesleyan University$25,864
- Oklahoma City University$24,206
- Nelson University$23,663
- Southwestern Christian University$22,270
- Wayland Baptist University$21,713
- John Brown University$21,660
- Mid-America Christian University$20,507
- Central Christian College of Kansas$14,832
- University of North Texas at Dallas$12,748
- College of the Ozarks$11,637
- University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma$10,001
- Oklahoma Panhandle State University$8,757
Dashed: the median member, $21,084.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- Central Christian College of Kansas79%
- Oklahoma City University54%
- John Brown University49%
- Oklahoma Panhandle State University40%
- College of the Ozarks34%
- Nelson University26%
- Southwestern Christian University15%
- Mid-America Christian University12%
- Wayland Baptist University8%
- University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma3%
- Texas Wesleyan University1%
- University of North Texas at Dallas0%
Dashed: the median member, 20%.
Entered fall 2018 · 12 of 12 members
- John Brown University72%
- Oklahoma City University65%
- College of the Ozarks64%
- Mid-America Christian University44%
- University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma44%
- University of North Texas at Dallas42%
- Nelson University42%
- Texas Wesleyan University32%
- Central Christian College of Kansas27%
- Oklahoma Panhandle State University21%
- Wayland Baptist University19%
- Southwestern Christian University16%
Dashed: the median member, 42%.
· 12 of 12 members
- University of North Texas at Dallas54%
- Mid-America Christian University53%
- Central Christian College of Kansas52%
- University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma51%
- College of the Ozarks49%
- Nelson University48%
- Oklahoma Panhandle State University48%
- Southwestern Christian University47%
- Wayland Baptist University46%
- Texas Wesleyan University45%
- Oklahoma City University24%
- John Brown University24%
Dashed: the median member, 48%.
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: College of the Ozarks joined from the Continental Athletic Conference
- 2023–24: Arizona Christian University (football) left for the Frontier Conference
- 2023–24: Lyon College (football) left for independent status
- 2022–23: Nelson University (football) joined from Central States Football League
- 2021–22: Louisiana Christian University (football) joined from the American Southwest Conference
- 2019–20: Oklahoma Panhandle State University (football) joined from Central States Football League
- 2018–19: Arizona Christian University, Lyon College and Texas College (football) joined from Central States Football League
- 2017–18: Central Christian College of Kansas joined from independent status
- 2017–18: Oklahoma Panhandle State University joined from Heartland Conference
- 2016–17: Wayland Baptist University (football) joined from independent status
- 2015–16: Oklahoma Baptist University left for the Great American Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Sooner 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)




