Division I FCS
Southland Conference
12 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, TX · joined 2022–23
- Houston Christian UniversityHouston, TX
- Lamar UniversityBeaumont, TX
- McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, LA
- Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, LA
- Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, LA
- Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, LA
- Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TX · joined 2024–25
- Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX
- The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX · joined 2025–26
- University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA
- University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, 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 · 12 of 12 reporting
92% · 74%–99%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 12 of 12 reporting
8.7K · 3K–18.4K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 12 of 12 reporting
6.8K · 2.9K–28.7K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 12 of 12 reporting
$17,589 · $13,672–$28,640
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 12 of 12 reporting
3% · 0%–7%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 12 of 12 reporting
46% · 37%–54%
· all 55%12 of 12 reporting
40% · 33%–65%
· 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 107.4K applications in fall 2024, against 73.5K in fall 2014; they enrolled 100.2K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 99.5K 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
- Southeastern Louisiana University99%
- University of the Incarnate Word98%
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley94%
- Stephen F Austin State University94%
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana93%
- East Texas A&M University92%
- Nicholls State University91%
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi89%
- Lamar University86%
- Houston Christian University84%
- McNeese State University78%
- University of New Orleans74%
Dashed: the median member, 92%.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley18.4K
- Stephen F Austin State University13.6K
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi12K
- University of the Incarnate Word11.3K
- East Texas A&M University10.6K
- Lamar University9K
- Houston Christian University8.5K
- University of New Orleans7.4K
- Southeastern Louisiana University6.3K
- McNeese State University3.9K
- Nicholls State University3.4K
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana3K
Dashed: the median member, 8.7K.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley28.7K
- East Texas A&M University9.9K
- Southeastern Louisiana University9.5K
- Stephen F Austin State University8.7K
- Lamar University8.2K
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi8K
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana5.5K
- McNeese State University5K
- Nicholls State University4.7K
- University of New Orleans4.6K
- University of the Incarnate Word4.4K
- Houston Christian University2.9K
Dashed: the median member, 6.8K.
2023–24 · 12 of 12 members
- University of the Incarnate Word$28,640
- Houston Christian University$26,290
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi$20,547
- University of New Orleans$19,433
- Stephen F Austin State University$18,039
- McNeese State University$17,993
- Nicholls State University$17,184
- Southeastern Louisiana University$16,479
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana$15,667
- Lamar University$14,443
- East Texas A&M University$13,952
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$13,672
Dashed: the median member, $17,589.
fall 2024 · 12 of 12 members
- McNeese State University7%
- University of New Orleans7%
- Houston Christian University6%
- Nicholls State University5%
- University of the Incarnate Word3%
- East Texas A&M University3%
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi3%
- Southeastern Louisiana University2%
- Lamar University2%
- Stephen F Austin State University1%
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana1%
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley0%
Dashed: the median member, 3%.
Entered fall 2018 · 12 of 12 members
- Nicholls State University54%
- Stephen F Austin State University53%
- University of the Incarnate Word51%
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley51%
- Houston Christian University49%
- McNeese State University47%
- Southeastern Louisiana University45%
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana43%
- East Texas A&M University43%
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi40%
- University of New Orleans38%
- Lamar University37%
Dashed: the median member, 46%.
· 12 of 12 members
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley65%
- Houston Christian University56%
- Lamar University46%
- University of the Incarnate Word45%
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi43%
- East Texas A&M University40%
- University of New Orleans39%
- Stephen F Austin State University39%
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana35%
- McNeese State University35%
- Nicholls State University34%
- Southeastern Louisiana University33%
Dashed: the median member, 40%.
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: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley joined from the Western Athletic Conference
- 2024–25: Stephen F Austin State University joined from the Western Athletic Conference
- 2022–23: East Texas A&M University joined from the Lone Star Conference
- 2021–22: Abilene Christian University, Sam Houston State University and Stephen F Austin State University left for the Western Athletic Conference
- 2021–22: University of Central Arkansas left for the Atlantic Sun Conference
- 2015–16: Oral Roberts University left for the Summit League
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Southland 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)






