Division I FCS
Southwestern Athletic Conference
11 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL
- Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, AL
- Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS
- Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, FL · joined 2021–22
- Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA
- Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS
- Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS
- Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, TX
- Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA
- Texas Southern UniversityHouston, TX
- University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR
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 · 11 of 11 reporting
79% · 35%–98%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 11 of 11 reporting
11K · 1.1K–24.3K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 11 of 11 reporting
4.2K · 1.4K–8.9K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 11 of 11 reporting
$17,669 · $10,261–$26,256
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 11 of 11 reporting
32% · 14%–72%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 11 of 11 reporting
31% · 22%–57%
· all 55%11 of 11 reporting
70% · 56%–78%
· 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): 11 members received 131.1K applications in fall 2024, against 65K in fall 2014; they enrolled 47.9K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 49.7K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Alabama State University98%
- Texas Southern University97%
- Jackson State University93%
- Mississippi Valley State University92%
- Bethune-Cookman University88%
- Prairie View A & M University79%
- Alabama A & M University58%
- Alcorn State University45%
- Grambling State University45%
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff41%
- Southern University and A & M College35%
Dashed: the median member, 79%.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Southern University and A & M College24.3K
- Alabama A & M University23.4K
- Jackson State University15.5K
- Grambling State University13K
- Prairie View A & M University12.9K
- Bethune-Cookman University11K
- Texas Southern University9.4K
- Alabama State University7.2K
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff6.6K
- Alcorn State University6.5K
- Mississippi Valley State University1.1K
Dashed: the median member, 11K.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Prairie View A & M University8.9K
- Texas Southern University6.8K
- Alabama A & M University6.1K
- Southern University and A & M College5.5K
- Jackson State University4.6K
- Grambling State University4.2K
- Alabama State University3.5K
- Bethune-Cookman University2.7K
- Alcorn State University2.4K
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff1.8K
- Mississippi Valley State University1.4K
Dashed: the median member, 4.2K.
2023–24 · 11 of 11 members
- Jackson State University$26,256
- Texas Southern University$21,847
- Southern University and A & M College$21,536
- Alabama A & M University$20,836
- Grambling State University$17,858
- Alabama State University$17,669
- Prairie View A & M University$16,897
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff$15,543
- Bethune-Cookman University$13,029
- Alcorn State University$12,996
- Mississippi Valley State University$10,261
Dashed: the median member, $17,669.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Jackson State University72%
- Mississippi Valley State University57%
- Alabama A & M University54%
- Alabama State University52%
- Grambling State University35%
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff32%
- Southern University and A & M College31%
- Alcorn State University30%
- Texas Southern University20%
- Bethune-Cookman University15%
- Prairie View A & M University14%
Dashed: the median member, 32%.
Entered fall 2018 · 11 of 11 members
- Alcorn State University57%
- Jackson State University51%
- Prairie View A & M University43%
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff40%
- Grambling State University36%
- Bethune-Cookman University31%
- Alabama State University30%
- Southern University and A & M College27%
- Mississippi Valley State University27%
- Alabama A & M University24%
- Texas Southern University22%
Dashed: the median member, 31%.
· 11 of 11 members
- Bethune-Cookman University78%
- Grambling State University75%
- Jackson State University72%
- Texas Southern University72%
- Alabama State University71%
- Alcorn State University70%
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff70%
- Southern University and A & M College68%
- Prairie View A & M University66%
- Alabama A & M University63%
- Mississippi Valley State University56%
Dashed: the median member, 70%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2021–22: Bethune-Cookman University joined from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Southwestern 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)




