Trivia
Longest-standing NCAA members
The schools that have been in the NCAA the longest, by the membership date in the NCAA directory.
1906
#1 · Allegheny College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Meadville, PA
1976
Median
of 417 schools, Division III
1906
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division III
#1 · Allegheny Collegeevery school
The spread across 417 schools; the median is 1976.
How it is measured
Membership dates on file; founding dates of the schools themselves are older.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Member since | Undergrads | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Meadville, PA | 1906 | 1,231 | Private | |
| 2 | Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA | 1906 | 1,910 | Private | |
| 3 | Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH | 1906 | 2,405 | Private | |
| 4 | Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference · Lancaster, PA | 1906 | 1,911 | Private | |
| 5 | Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA | 1906 | 1,424 | Private | |
| 6 | New York University Division III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY | 1906 | 29,760 | Private | |
| 7 | Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH | 1906 | 2,966 | Private | |
| 8 | Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Delaware, OH | 1906 | 1,452 | Private | |
| 9 | Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference · Swarthmore, PA | 1906 | 1,644 | Private | |
| 10 | The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Wooster, OH | 1906 | 1,876 | Private | |
| 11 | Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA | 1906 | 6,877 | Private | |
| 12 | Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League · Schenectady, NY | 1906 | 2,082 | Private | |
| 13 | University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association · Rochester, NY | 1906 | 6,764 | Private | |
| 14 | Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT | 1906 | 3,066 | Private | |
| 15 | The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY | 1907 | 12,356 | Public | |
| 16 | University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL | 1907 | 7,643 | Private | |
| 17 | Norwich University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Northfield, VT | 1908 | 2,642 | Private | |
| 18 | Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Hoboken, NJ | 1908 | 4,092 | Private | |
| 19 | Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME | 1909 | 1,753 | Private | |
| 20 | Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference · Grinnell, IA | 1910 | 1,775 | Private | |
| 21 | Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD | 1912 | 6,089 | Private | |
| 22 | Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA | 1912 | 1,898 | Private | |
| 23 | University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Sewanee, TN | 1913 | 1,615 | Private | |
| 24 | Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME | 1914 | 1,850 | Private | |
| 25 | Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Springfield, MA | 1914 | 1,924 | Private | |
| 26 | Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference · Washington, DC | 1915 | 3,139 | Private | |
| 27 | Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY | 1916 | 2,048 | Private | |
| 28 | Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT | 1917 | 2,237 | Private | |
| 29 | Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference · Cedar Rapids, IA | 1920 | 1,278 | Private | |
| 30 | DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Greencastle, IN | 1920 | 1,819 | Private | |
| 31 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA | 1920 | 4,576 | Private | |
| 32 | Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 · Alfred, NY | 1921 | 1,422 | Private | |
| 33 | Widener University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Chester, PA | 1921 | 2,811 | Private | |
| 34 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA | 1921 | 5,453 | Private | |
| 35 | Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middlebury, VT | 1922 | 12 | Private | |
| 36 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League · Troy, NY | 1923 | 5,954 | Private | |
| 37 | Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO | 1923 | 8,267 | Private | |
| 38 | Clarkson University Division III · Liberty League · Potsdam, NY | 1928 | 2,513 | Private | |
| 39 | Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Buffalo, NY | 1929 | 5,572 | Public | |
| 40 | Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference · Gettysburg, PA | 1929 | 2,216 | Private | |
| 41 | St. Lawrence University Division III · Liberty League · Canton, NY | 1929 | 2,060 | Private | |
| 42 | Case Western Reserve University Division III · University Athletic Association · Cleveland, OH | 1936 | 6,186 | Private | |
| 43 | Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference · Mt. Vernon, IA | 1936 | 1,082 | Private | |
| 44 | Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League · Ithaca, NY | 1936 | 4,368 | Private | |
| 45 | Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference · Beloit, WI | 1937 | 948 | Private | |
| 46 | Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH | 1937 | 2,184 | Private | |
| 47 | Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO | 1938 | 2,145 | Private | |
| 48 | Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Kalamazoo, MI | 1938 | 1,196 | Private | |
| 49 | McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference · Westminster, MD | 1938 | 1,665 | Private | |
| 50 | Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference · Allentown, PA | 1938 | 1,788 | Private | |
| 51 | Washington College (Maryland) Division III · Centennial Conference · Chestertown, MD | 1938 | 916 | Private | |
| 52 | Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference · Bethlehem, PA | 1939 | 2,006 | Private | |
| 53 | University of Wisconsin-Superior Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Superior, WI | 1943 | 2,086 | Public | |
| 54 | Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Crawfordsville, IN | 1943 | 845 | Private | |
| 55 | Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME | 1944 | 2,284 | Private | |
| 56 | Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Berea, OH | 1945 | 2,809 | Private | |
| 57 | Hardin-Simmons University Division III · American Southwest Conference · Abilene, TX | 1946 | 1,283 | Private | |
| 58 | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference · Kings Point, NY | 1946 | 947 | Public | |
| 59 | Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Wheaton, IL | 1946 | 2,119 | Private | |
| 60 | Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Albion, MI | 1947 | 1,354 | Private | |
| 61 | Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference · Monmouth, IL | 1947 | 727 | Private | |
| 62 | Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA | 1948 | 7,359 | Private | |
| 63 | John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · University Heights, OH | 1948 | 2,287 | Private | |
| 64 | Lawrence University Division III · Midwest Conference · Appleton, WI | 1948 | 1,410 | Private | |
| 65 | U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · New London, CT | 1948 | 1,081 | Public | |
| 66 | Hartwick College Division III · Empire 8 · Oneonta, NY | 1949 | 1,112 | Private | |
| 67 | State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Cortland, NY | 1949 | 5,905 | Public | |
| 68 | Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association · San Antonio, TX | 1949 | 2,531 | Private | |
| 69 | Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference · Waverly, IA | 1949 | 1,454 | Private | |
| 70 | Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Alma, MI | 1951 | 1,235 | Private | |
| 71 | Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN | 1951 | 2,069 | Private | |
| 72 | Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Orange, CA | 1951 | 7,874 | Private | |
| 73 | Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Saint Peter, MN | 1951 | 1,952 | Private | |
| 74 | Hamline University Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN | 1951 | 1,710 | Private | |
| 75 | Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference · Galesburg, IL | 1951 | 1,001 | Private | |
| 76 | Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference · Lake Forest, IL | 1951 | 1,796 | Private | |
| 77 | Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Annville, PA | 1951 | 1,710 | Private | |
| 78 | Lycoming College Division III · Landmark Conference · Williamsport, PA | 1951 | 1,063 | Private | |
| 79 | Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Los Angeles, CA | 1951 | 1,854 | Private | |
| 80 | University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Alliance, OH | 1951 | 1,927 | Private | |
| 81 | University of Scranton Division III · Landmark Conference · Scranton, PA | 1951 | 3,666 | Private | |
| 82 | Wilkes University Division III · Landmark Conference · Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1951 | 1,956 | Private | |
| 83 | Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Reading, PA | 1952 | 1,328 | Private | |
| 84 | Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Rock Island, IL | 1952 | 2,446 | Private | |
| 85 | Centenary College (Louisiana) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Shreveport, LA | 1952 | 620 | Private | |
| 86 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League · Geneva, NY | 1952 | 1,618 | Private | |
| 87 | Muskingum University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · New Concord, OH | 1952 | 1,524 | Private | |
| 88 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA | 1952 | 1,664 | Private | |
| 89 | St. Norbert College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · De Pere, WI | 1952 | 2,089 | Private | |
| 90 | Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Babson Park, MA | 1953 | 2,752 | Private | |
| 91 | Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference · Huntingdon, PA | 1953 | 1,212 | Private | |
| 92 | Luther College Division III · Midwest Conference · Decorah, IA | 1953 | 1,463 | Private | |
| 93 | Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Memphis, TN | 1953 | 1,936 | Private | |
| 94 | State University of New York Maritime College Division III · Skyline Conference · Throggs Neck, NY | 1953 | 1,243 | Public | |
| 95 | Ursinus College Division III · Centennial Conference · Collegeville, PA | 1953 | 1,492 | Private | |
| 96 | Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association · Waltham, MA | 1954 | 3,675 | Private | |
| 97 | California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA | 1954 | 1,023 | Private | |
| 98 | Capital University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Columbus, OH | 1954 | 1,747 | Private | |
| 99 | Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference · Carlisle, PA | 1954 | 2,204 | Private | |
| 100 | Elizabethtown College Division III · Landmark Conference · Elizabethtown, PA | 1954 | 1,857 | Private |
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