Division III
Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association
10 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY
- Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY
- Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY
- Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY · joined 2017–18
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY
- Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY
- Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY
- St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY
- Union CollegeSchenectady, NY
- Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY
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 10 reporting
59% · 19%–77%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
10.1K · 5.9K–27.9K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
2.4K · 1.8K–13.2K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 10 of 10 reporting
$40,830 · $32,494–$56,828
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 10 of 10 reporting
57% · 25%–63%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 10 of 10 reporting
78% · 68%–91%
· all 55%10 of 10 reporting
20% · 13%–27%
· 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): 10 members received 116.3K applications in fall 2024, against 100.4K in fall 2014; they enrolled 38.7K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 41.3K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- Clarkson University77%
- Ithaca College69%
- Rochester Institute of Technology67%
- Hobart William Smith Colleges64%
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute63%
- St Lawrence University54%
- Bard College52%
- Union College44%
- Skidmore College21%
- Vassar College19%
Dashed: the median member, 59%.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- Rochester Institute of Technology27.9K
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute17.2K
- Vassar College12.4K
- Ithaca College12.4K
- Skidmore College11.9K
- Union College8.2K
- Bard College7.6K
- Clarkson University6.7K
- St Lawrence University6.1K
- Hobart William Smith Colleges5.9K
Dashed: the median member, 10.1K.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- Rochester Institute of Technology13.2K
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute5.7K
- Ithaca College4.2K
- Skidmore College2.7K
- Vassar College2.4K
- Bard College2.4K
- Clarkson University2.2K
- Union College2K
- St Lawrence University1.9K
- Hobart William Smith Colleges1.8K
Dashed: the median member, 2.4K.
2023–24 · 10 of 10 members
- Skidmore College$56,828
- Vassar College$55,985
- Union College$43,960
- Bard College$43,906
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$40,877
- Rochester Institute of Technology$40,783
- Ithaca College$35,266
- Hobart William Smith Colleges$34,170
- St Lawrence University$33,663
- Clarkson University$32,494
Dashed: the median member, $40,830.
fall 2024 · 10 of 10 members
- Vassar College63%
- Skidmore College62%
- Bard College60%
- Hobart William Smith Colleges58%
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute58%
- Union College57%
- Ithaca College55%
- Rochester Institute of Technology51%
- St Lawrence University50%
- Clarkson University25%
Dashed: the median member, 57%.
Entered fall 2018 · 10 of 10 members
- Vassar College91%
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute84%
- Skidmore College83%
- Union College80%
- St Lawrence University79%
- Hobart William Smith Colleges77%
- Ithaca College76%
- Clarkson University75%
- Rochester Institute of Technology70%
- Bard College68%
Dashed: the median member, 78%.
· 10 of 10 members
- Rochester Institute of Technology27%
- Hobart William Smith Colleges25%
- Clarkson University22%
- St Lawrence University21%
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute20%
- Vassar College19%
- Ithaca College19%
- Bard College17%
- Union College14%
- Skidmore College13%
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.
- 2020–21: SUNY Buffalo State University (football) joined from the Empire Eight
- 2017–18: Ithaca College joined from the Empire Eight
- 2017–18: Springfield College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and United States Merchant Marine Academy (football) left for the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association 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)