University Athletic Association
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The University Athletic Association (UAA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. Member schools are universities located in Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The eight members are Brandeis University, Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Emory University, New York University, The University of Chicago, University of Rochester, and Washington University in St. Louis.
Academics
All UAA member schools are private research universities that tend to rank well in U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges Rankings. The UAA was the only NCAA conference to have all of its member institutions affiliated with the Association of American Universities, a collection of 65 Ph.D.-granting research institutions, with 63 in the United States and two in Canada, from 2011, when Nebraska joined the previously all-AAU Big Ten, until 2019 when Dartmouth became the last Ivy League institution to join the AAU.[1]
History
Chronological timeline
- 1986 – In 1986, the University Athletic Association (UAA) was founded. Charter members included Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Emory University, Johns Hopkins University, New York University, The University of Chicago, the University of Rochester, and Washington University in St. Louis, beginning the 1986–87 academic year.
- 1987 – Brandeis University joined the UAA in the 1987–88 academic year.
- 2001 – Johns Hopkins left the UAA to fully align all its sports into the Centennial Conference after the 2000–01 academic year.
- 2018 – The UAA dropped football as a sponsored sport, due to its members joining other athletic conferences for that sport as affiliates or associates after the 2017 fall season (2017–18 academic year).
Member schools
Current members
The UAA currently has eight full members, all are private schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Undergraduate enrollment |
Total enrollment |
Nickname | School colors |
USNWR Ranking |
Endowment (billions)[2] |
JoinedTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn | Fall 2020 acceptance rate[3] |
Alumni median starting salary[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandeis UniversityTemplate:Efn | Waltham, Massachusetts | 1948 | 3,608 | 5,788 | Judges | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> | 44 | $1.07 | 1987 | 31% | $50,600 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1900 | 6,673 | 10,875 | Tartans | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> | 22 | $2.67 | 1986 | 22% | $110,000[5] |
| Case Western Reserve UniversityTemplate:Efn | Cleveland, Ohio | 1826 | 6,186 | 12,266 | Spartans | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> | 44 | $2.35 | 1986 | 27% | $61,300 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, Georgia | 1836 | 6,861 | 12,755 | Eagles | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> | 22 | $7.94 | 1986 | 15% | $54,600 |
| New York University | Manhattan, New York | 1831 | 26,135 | 42,189 | Violets | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> | 25 | $5.8 | 1986 | 15% | $54,400 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | 1890 | 5,941 | 14,788 | Maroons | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> | 6 | $11.6 | 1986 | 6% | $54,400 |
| University of RochesterTemplate:Efn | Rochester, New York | 1850 | 6,386 | 9,735 | Yellowjackets | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> | 36 | $3.71 | 1986 | 29% | $54,800 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | 1853 | 7,540 | 13,527 | Bears | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> [6] | 15 | $15.3 | 1986 | 14% | $57,300 |
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Former member
The UAA had one former full member, which was also a private school:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | JoinedTemplate:Efn | LeftTemplate:Efn | School colors |
Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins UniversityTemplate:Efn | Baltimore, Maryland | 1876 | Nonsectarian | 19,758 | Blue Jays | 1986 | 2001 | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> | Centennial |
- Notes
Membership timeline
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Conference facilities
| School | Football stadium | Football capacity | Basketball arena | Basketball capacity | Baseball stadium | Baseball capacity | Soccer stadium | Soccer capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandeis | Non-Football SchoolTemplate:Efn | N/A | Auerbach Arena | 2,500 | Stein Diamond | 500 | Gordon Field | 1,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon | Gesling StadiumTemplate:Efn | 3,900 | Wiegand Gymnasium | 1,000 | Non-Baseball School | N/A | Gesling Stadium | 3,900 |
| Case Western Reserve | DiSanto FieldTemplate:Efn | 2,500 | Horsburgh Gym | 1,200 | Nobby's Ballpark | 500 | DiSanto Field | 2,500 |
| Chicago | Stagg FieldTemplate:Efn | 1,650 | Gerald Ratner Athletics Center | 1,900 | J. Kyle Anderson FieldTemplate:Efn | Stagg Field | 1,650 | |
| Emory | Non-Football SchoolTemplate:Efn | N/A | Woodruff P.E. Center | 2,000 | Chappell Park (baseball); George F. Cooper, Jr. Field (softball) | Woodruff P.E. Center | ||
| NYU | Non-Football SchoolTemplate:Efn | N/A | John A. Paulson Center | 1,900 | SIUH Community Park | 7,500 | Gaelic Park | 2,000 |
| Rochester | Fauver StadiumTemplate:Efn | 5,000 | Louis Alexander Palestra | 1,889 | Towers FieldTemplate:Efn | Fauver Stadium | 5,000 | |
| WashU | Francis FieldTemplate:Efn | 3,300 | Field House | 3,000 | Kelly Field | Francis Field | 3,300 |
Sports
The UAA sanctions competition in the following sports:
| Sport | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Green tick | |
| Basketball | Green tick | Green tick |
| Cross Country | Green tick | Green tick |
| Golf | Green tick | Green tick |
| Soccer | Green tick | Green tick |
| Softball | Green tick | |
| Swimming & Diving | Green tick | Green tick |
| Tennis | Green tick | Green tick |
| Track & Field (Indoor) | Green tick | Green tick |
| Track & Field (Outdoor) | Green tick | Green tick |
| Wrestling | Green tick | |
| Volleyball | Green tick |
Men's sponsored sports by school
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the UAA
| School | Fencing | Football | Squash | Volleyball |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandeis | NFC | |||
| Carnegie Mellon | CC | |||
| Case Western Reserve | PAC | |||
| Chicago | MWC | |||
| NYU | IND | UVC | ||
| Rochester | LL | LL | ||
| WashU | CCIW |
Women's sponsored sports by school
Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the UAA
| School | Fencing | Field Hockey | Lacrosse | Rowing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandeis | NFC | 2026-27 | ||
| Chicago | IND | |||
| NYU | IND | |||
| Rochester | LL | LL | LL |
References
External links
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