Division III
USA South Athletic Conference
11 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS · joined 2022–23
- Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC · joined 2019–20
- Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC
- Mary Baldwin UniversityStaunton, VA
- Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC
- Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC
- North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC
- Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC · joined 2017–18
- Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC · joined 2017–18
- Southern Virginia UniversityBuena Vista, VA · joined 2021–22
- William Peace UniversityRaleigh, 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 · 10 of 11 reporting
76% · 42%–96%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 10 of 11 reporting
2.1K · 1K–3.9K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 11 of 11 reporting
936 · 423–1.5K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 10 of 11 reporting
$22,683 · $18,964–$27,824
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 11 of 11 reporting
24% · 14%–76%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 11 of 11 reporting
45% · 33%–70%
· all 55%11 of 11 reporting
46% · 34%–55%
· 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 22.1K applications in fall 2024, against 20.7K in fall 2014; 11 members enrolled 10.6K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 14.6K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 10 of 11 members
- Southern Virginia University96%
- Pfeiffer University96%
- William Peace University94%
- North Carolina Wesleyan University80%
- Salem College77%
- Methodist University75%
- Meredith College74%
- Greensboro College70%
- Belhaven University50%
- Brevard College42%
Dashed: the median member, 76%.
Not reported: Mary Baldwin University.
fall 2024 · 10 of 11 members
- Greensboro College3.9K
- Methodist University2.7K
- Brevard College2.7K
- Belhaven University2.6K
- Salem College2.2K
- Meredith College2K
- North Carolina Wesleyan University1.9K
- Pfeiffer University1.5K
- Southern Virginia University1.5K
- William Peace University1K
Dashed: the median member, 2.1K.
Not reported: Mary Baldwin University.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Belhaven University1.5K
- Methodist University1.4K
- North Carolina Wesleyan University1.2K
- Meredith College1.2K
- Mary Baldwin University1.1K
- Southern Virginia University936
- Brevard College815
- Greensboro College708
- William Peace University666
- Pfeiffer University655
- Salem College423
Dashed: the median member, 936.
2023–24 · 10 of 11 members
- Methodist University$27,824
- Brevard College$27,271
- Meredith College$26,430
- Southern Virginia University$24,409
- Pfeiffer University$22,999
- Salem College$22,367
- Belhaven University$22,197
- Greensboro College$20,478
- North Carolina Wesleyan University$19,278
- Mary Baldwin University$18,964
Dashed: the median member, $22,683.
Not reported: William Peace University.
fall 2024 · 11 of 11 members
- Southern Virginia University76%
- Brevard College55%
- Belhaven University50%
- Methodist University31%
- Greensboro College26%
- Mary Baldwin University24%
- North Carolina Wesleyan University21%
- Salem College20%
- Meredith College18%
- Pfeiffer University17%
- William Peace University14%
Dashed: the median member, 24%.
Entered fall 2018 · 11 of 11 members
- Meredith College70%
- Salem College57%
- Brevard College49%
- Belhaven University49%
- Greensboro College46%
- William Peace University45%
- Methodist University44%
- North Carolina Wesleyan University42%
- Mary Baldwin University39%
- Pfeiffer University35%
- Southern Virginia University33%
Dashed: the median member, 45%.
· 11 of 11 members
- Mary Baldwin University55%
- Salem College55%
- Pfeiffer University51%
- North Carolina Wesleyan University50%
- Belhaven University49%
- Greensboro College46%
- Southern Virginia University45%
- Methodist University41%
- Brevard College41%
- Meredith College36%
- William Peace University34%
Dashed: the median member, 46%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2024–25: Piedmont University left for the Collegiate Conference of the South
- 2023–24: Berea College left for the Collegiate Conference of the South
- 2022–23: Belhaven University joined from the American Southwest Conference
- 2022–23: Huntingdon College, Agnes Scott College, Covenant College, LaGrange College, Wesleyan College and Maryville College left for the Collegiate Conference of the South
- 2022–23: Averett University left for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
- 2021–22: Southern Virginia University joined from the Capital Athletic Conference
- 2019–20: Brevard College joined from the South Atlantic Conference
- 2018–19: Ferrum College left for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference
- 2017–18: Berea College joined from independent status
- 2017–18: Pfeiffer University joined from the Conference Carolinas
- 2017–18: Salem College joined from Great South Athletic Conference
- 2016–17: Agnes Scott College and Wesleyan College joined from Great South Athletic Conference
- 2015–16: Christopher Newport University (football) left for the New Jersey Athletic Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the USA South 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)