Division I, other
The Summit League
9 members on the site, as of 2025–26; 5 play football in another conference.
See them in ExploreMembers
- North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, ND · football: Missouri Valley Conference
- Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, OK · joined 2015–16
- South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD · football: Missouri Valley Conference
- University of DenverDenver, CO
- University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, MO · joined 2020–21
- University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, NE
- University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND · joined 2018–19 · football: Missouri Valley Conference
- University of South DakotaVermillion, SD · football: Missouri Valley Conference
- University of St ThomasSaint Paul, MN · joined 2021–22 · football: Pioneer Football League
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 · 9 of 9 reporting
87% · 72%–99%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 9 of 9 reporting
7.3K · 5K–18.8K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 9 of 9 reporting
6.8K · 3.5K–11.5K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 9 of 9 reporting
$22,469 · $20,243–$47,077
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 9 of 9 reporting
44% · 10%–67%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 9 of 9 reporting
60% · 47%–76%
· all 55%9 of 9 reporting
20% · 14%–35%
· 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): 9 members received 77.8K applications in fall 2024, against 49.6K in fall 2014; they enrolled 68.2K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 73.8K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- Oral Roberts University99%
- University of South Dakota99%
- South Dakota State University98%
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus95%
- University of Nebraska at Omaha87%
- University of St Thomas85%
- University of Denver78%
- University of North Dakota77%
- University of Missouri-Kansas City72%
Dashed: the median member, 87%.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- University of Denver18.8K
- University of St Thomas9.8K
- University of Nebraska at Omaha9.2K
- University of North Dakota8.3K
- South Dakota State University7.3K
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus7.2K
- University of Missouri-Kansas City6.2K
- University of South Dakota6K
- Oral Roberts University5K
Dashed: the median member, 7.3K.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- University of Nebraska at Omaha11.5K
- University of North Dakota10K
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus9.5K
- South Dakota State University9.2K
- University of Missouri-Kansas City6.8K
- University of St Thomas6.2K
- University of Denver6K
- University of South Dakota5.4K
- Oral Roberts University3.5K
Dashed: the median member, 6.8K.
2023–24 · 9 of 9 members
- University of Denver$47,077
- University of St Thomas$34,836
- Oral Roberts University$26,164
- University of North Dakota$22,914
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus$22,469
- South Dakota State University$21,508
- University of Missouri-Kansas City$21,069
- University of South Dakota$20,435
- University of Nebraska at Omaha$20,243
Dashed: the median member, $22,469.
fall 2024 · 9 of 9 members
- University of Denver67%
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus62%
- University of North Dakota59%
- Oral Roberts University45%
- South Dakota State University44%
- University of South Dakota34%
- University of Missouri-Kansas City31%
- University of St Thomas16%
- University of Nebraska at Omaha10%
Dashed: the median member, 44%.
Entered fall 2018 · 9 of 9 members
- University of St Thomas76%
- University of Denver76%
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus64%
- South Dakota State University62%
- University of North Dakota60%
- University of South Dakota60%
- Oral Roberts University57%
- University of Missouri-Kansas City55%
- University of Nebraska at Omaha47%
Dashed: the median member, 60%.
· 9 of 9 members
- University of Nebraska at Omaha35%
- Oral Roberts University28%
- University of Missouri-Kansas City26%
- University of St Thomas22%
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus20%
- University of South Dakota19%
- University of North Dakota17%
- South Dakota State University17%
- University of Denver14%
Dashed: the median member, 20%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2023–24: Western Illinois University left for the Ohio Valley Conference
- 2021–22: University of St Thomas joined from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- 2020–21: University of Missouri-Kansas City joined from the Western Athletic Conference
- 2020–21: Purdue University Fort Wayne left for the Horizon League
- 2018–19: University of North Dakota joined from the Big Sky Conference
- 2017–18: Indiana University-Indianapolis left for the Horizon League
- 2015–16: Oral Roberts University joined from the Southland Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Summit 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)