Division II
South Atlantic Conference
12 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC
- Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN
- Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC
- Coker UniversityHartsville, SC
- Emory & Henry UniversityEmory, VA · joined 2021–22
- Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC
- Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN
- Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC
- Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC
- Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN
- University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, VA · joined 2019–20
- Wingate UniversityWingate, NC
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 · 12 of 12 reporting
79% · 29%–94%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 12 of 12 reporting
3.5K · 993–30.3K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 12 of 12 reporting
1.3K · 785–3.2K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 11 of 12 reporting
$22,881 · $16,923–$25,581
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 12 of 12 reporting
30% · 20%–44%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 12 of 12 reporting
47% · 25%–66%
· all 55%12 of 12 reporting
39% · 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): 12 members received 66.2K applications in fall 2024, against 34.8K in fall 2014; they enrolled 17.7K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 18.2K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- Coker University94%
- Wingate University91%
- Carson-Newman University90%
- Newberry College90%
- Lenoir-Rhyne University85%
- Emory & Henry University84%
- Catawba College75%
- Tusculum University72%
- Mars Hill University68%
- Lincoln Memorial University63%
- Anderson University55%
- University of Virginia's College at Wise29%
Dashed: the median member, 79%.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- Wingate University30.3K
- University of Virginia's College at Wise6.6K
- Newberry College4.7K
- Anderson University4.5K
- Lenoir-Rhyne University3.7K
- Lincoln Memorial University3.6K
- Catawba College3.5K
- Emory & Henry University2.6K
- Carson-Newman University2.5K
- Tusculum University1.7K
- Mars Hill University1.6K
- Coker University993
Dashed: the median member, 3.5K.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- Anderson University3.2K
- Wingate University2.7K
- Lincoln Memorial University1.6K
- Newberry College1.5K
- Carson-Newman University1.4K
- Lenoir-Rhyne University1.4K
- Catawba College1.2K
- University of Virginia's College at Wise1.1K
- Emory & Henry University1.1K
- Mars Hill University1K
- Coker University840
- Tusculum University785
Dashed: the median member, 1.3K.
2023–24 · 11 of 12 members
- Anderson University$25,581
- Lenoir-Rhyne University$24,943
- Lincoln Memorial University$23,477
- Tusculum University$23,010
- Newberry College$22,991
- Emory & Henry University$22,881
- Wingate University$22,549
- Carson-Newman University$22,453
- Coker University$21,383
- Catawba College$19,991
- University of Virginia's College at Wise$16,923
Dashed: the median member, $22,881.
Not reported: Mars Hill University.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- Emory & Henry University44%
- Mars Hill University42%
- Tusculum University36%
- Wingate University36%
- Lincoln Memorial University32%
- Anderson University30%
- Coker University30%
- Lenoir-Rhyne University29%
- Carson-Newman University27%
- Catawba College23%
- Newberry College22%
- University of Virginia's College at Wise20%
Dashed: the median member, 30%.
Entered fall 2018 · 12 of 12 members
- Anderson University66%
- Emory & Henry University56%
- Carson-Newman University53%
- Lincoln Memorial University50%
- Lenoir-Rhyne University48%
- Catawba College47%
- University of Virginia's College at Wise47%
- Wingate University46%
- Newberry College45%
- Mars Hill University45%
- Coker University40%
- Tusculum University25%
Dashed: the median member, 47%.
· 12 of 12 members
- Newberry College49%
- Tusculum University46%
- Mars Hill University46%
- Wingate University44%
- Catawba College41%
- University of Virginia's College at Wise40%
- Lenoir-Rhyne University39%
- Emory & Henry University38%
- Lincoln Memorial University37%
- Carson-Newman University33%
- Coker University26%
- Anderson University21%
Dashed: the median member, 39%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2022–23: Barton College (football) joined from Other
- 2022–23: Queens University of Charlotte left for the Atlantic Sun Conference
- 2021–22: Emory & Henry University joined from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
- 2019–20: University of Virginia's College at Wise joined from the Mountain East Conference
- 2019–20: Brevard College left for the USA South Athletic Conference
- 2017–18: University of Chicago (football) left for the Midwest Conference
- 2016–17: University of Chicago (football) joined from the University Athletic Association
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the South 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)







