New England Small College Athletic Conference

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports league The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III comprising sports teams from eleven highly selective liberal arts institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The eleven institutions are Amherst College, Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, Connecticut College, Hamilton College, Middlebury College, Tufts University, Trinity College, Wesleyan University, and Williams College.

The conference originated with an agreement among Amherst, Bowdoin, Wesleyan and Williams in 1955. In 1971, Bates, Colby, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, and Union College joined and the NESCAC was officially formed. Union withdrew in 1977 and was replaced by Connecticut College in 1982. NESCAC members maintain some of the largest financial endowments among liberal arts colleges in the world.<ref name=":12">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Williams began its inaugural football season in 1881 and its rivalry with Amherst College is one of the longest at any level of college football.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bates and Bowdoin have competed against each other athletically since the 1870s and subsequently share one of the ten oldest NCAA Division III football rivalries, in the U.S., there is a long history of athletic competition between the two colleges and Colby.<ref name=":0322">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=":02">Template:Cite book</ref> Colby began its now most notable hockey rivalry, with Bowdoin in 1922.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1899, Amherst, Wesleyan and Williams schools first began to compete together as the "Triangular League". Since then they have continued to play each other in most sports on a regular basis.<ref name="Books.google.com">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="languagemonitor1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="collegesquashassociation1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="The Daily Pennsylvanian">Template:Cite web</ref> The conference originated with an agreement among Amherst, Bowdoin, Wesleyan and Williams in 1955.<ref name="nescac12">Template:Cite web</ref> Later, Bates, Colby, Connecticut College, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts joined and the NESCAC was officially formed. The Conference was created out of a concern for the direction of intercollegiate athletic programs and remains committed to keeping a proper perspective on the role of sport in higher education.<ref name="nescac12" />

Member institutions believe athletic teams should be representative of school's entire student bodies and hew to NCAA Division III admissions and financial policies prohibiting athletic scholarships while awarding financial aid solely on the basis of need. Presidents of each NESCAC institution control intercollegiate athletic policy. Conference tenets are usually more restrictive than those of the NCAA Division III regarding season length, number of contests and post-season competition.<ref name="nescac12" />

Four NESCAC institutions are among the 39 that founded the NCAA in 1905: Amherst, Tufts, Wesleyan, and Williams.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Prior to 1993 NESCAC generally did not allow member schools to send teams to NCAA championships. Since then all sports except football have had this freedom, many excelling in the NCAA Division III championships. The NACDA Directors' Cup, awarded since 1996 to the college or university in each NCAA Division that wins the most college championships, has been claimed at the Division III level by a NESCAC institution every year except 1998. In the 2012–13 season, four of the top ten NACDA Director's Cup institutions were from NESCAC: Williams (1), Middlebury (3), Amherst (6), and Tufts (8).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Chronological timeline

1971 – The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) was founded. Charter members included Amherst College, Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, Hamilton College, Middlebury College, Trinity College, Tufts University, Union College, Wesleyan University and Williams College, beginning the 1971–72 academic year.
1977 – Union left the NESCAC after the 1976–77 academic year.
1982 – Connecticut College joined the NESCAC in the 1982–83 academic year.

Member schools

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Current members

The NESCAC currently has 11 full members, all of which are private institutions of higher education. Admission to NESCAC institutions is highly competitive, with admit rates consistently below 15% for the majority of the conference. Some member schools are among the oldest institutions of higher education in the U.S., with Williams, Bowdoin and Middlebury being among the 40 oldest institutions in the country.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

NESCAC members maintain some of the largest financial endowments among liberal arts colleges in the world.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":12" /> The largest endowments within the NESCAC belong to the three based in Massachusetts: Williams, Amherst, and Tufts. All members of the NESCAC coordinate fundraising cycles, financing for athletic programs as well as share sporting facilities.

Institution	Location	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	EndowmentTemplate:Efn	Nickname	JoinedTemplate:Efn	Colors
Amherst College	Amherst, MA	1821	1,907	7%<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref>	$3.549	Mammoths	1971	Template:College color boxes
Bates College	Lewiston, ME	1855	1,800	13%<ref name=":1" />	$0.447	Bobcats	1971	Template:College color boxes
Bowdoin College	Brunswick, ME	1794	2,052	8.8%<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	$2.423	Polar Bears	1971	Template:College color boxes
Colby College	Waterville, ME	1813	2,300	7.5%<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	$1.160	Mules	1971	Template:College color boxes
Connecticut College	New London, CT	1911	1,990	36%<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	$0.482	Camels	1982	Template:College color boxes
Hamilton CollegeTemplate:Efn	Clinton, NY	1793	2,053	12%<ref name=":1" />	$1.361	Continentals	1971	Template:College color boxes
Middlebury College	Middlebury, VT	1800	2,774	12%<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	$1.597	Panthers	1971	Template:College color boxes
Trinity College	Hartford, CT	1823	2,159	36%<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	$0.834	Bantams	1971	Template:College color boxes
Tufts University	Medford, MA	1852	6,635	9%<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	$2.533	Jumbos	1971	Template:College color boxes
Wesleyan University	Middletown, CT	1831	3,064	13.9%<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	$1.583	Cardinals	1971	Template:College color boxes
Williams College	Williamstown, MA	1793	2,250	8%<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	$3.655	Ephs	1971	Template:College color boxes

Notes

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Former member

The NESCAC had one former full member, which was a private institution.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	JoinedTemplate:Efn	LeftTemplate:Efn	Colors	Current conference
Union College	Schenectady, NY	1795	Nonsectarian	2,197	Dutchmen & Dutchwomen Template:Efn	1971	1977	Template:College color boxes	Liberty (LL)

Notes

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Membership timeline

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Academics

Reaching the ivory tower: systemic grade deflation (2005)
School	Grade deflation score	Source
Amherst	84.5/100	<ref name=":0" />
Bates	85.5/100	<ref name=":0" />
Bowdoin	83.5/100	<ref name=":0" />
Colby	81.5/100	<ref name=":0" />
Connecticut	N/A	<ref name=":0" />
Hamilton	83.0/100	<ref name=":0" />
Middlebury	86.0/100	<ref name=":0" />
Trinity	77.5/100	<ref name=":0" />
Tufts	N/A	<ref name=":0" />
Wesleyan	87.0/100	<ref name=":0" />
Williams	89.0/100	<ref name=":0" />

The NESCAC is known for low grade inflation, grade deflation, and rigorous academic standards.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref> Some members have received limited media coverage over perceived grade inflation and deflation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":0" />

The colleges are also known for a range of high and relatively low tuition rates and comprehensive fees. Some of the colleges have been named the most expensive in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Association of American Universities

Tufts University is a member of the Association of American Universities.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geographic distribution

Most applicants to schools in the NESCAC come from the Northeast, largely from the New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia areas. As all NESCAC schools are located on the East Coast, and all but one are in New England, most graduates end up working and residing in the Northeast after graduation.<ref name=":42">Template:Cite book</ref>

Revenue

Total revenue includes ticket sales, contributions and donations, rights/licensing, student fees, school funds, and all other sources including TV income, camp income, food, and novelties. Total expenses includes coaching/staff, buildings/grounds, maintenance, utilities and rental fees, and all other costs including recruiting, team travel, equipment and uniforms, conference dues, and insurance costs.

Conference rank (2020)	Institution	2020 total revenue from athletics<ref name="Revenue & Expenses">Template:Cite web</ref>	2020 total expenses on athletics<ref name="Revenue & Expenses"/>
1	Bowdoin College	$14,192,310	$14,192,310
3	Trinity College	$9,361,541	$7,767,209
2	Wesleyan University	$9,463,205	$7,475,961
5	Colby College	$8,768,711	$8,768,711
6	Williams College	$8,272,501	$8,272,501
4	Tufts University	$9,206,611	$7,635,731
7	Amherst College	$7,990,643	$7,505,943
8	Bates College	$6,524,589	$6,302,982
9	Middlebury College	$5,924,584	$5,924,584
10	Hamilton College	$5,848,366	$5,848,366
11	Connecticut College	$4,619,333	$4,619,333

Facilities

School	Football		Soccer		Basketball		Ice hockey
School	Stadium	Capacity	Stadium	Capacity	Arena	Capacity	Arena	Capacity
Amherst	Pratt Field	2,500	Hitchcock Field	6,000	LeFrak Gymnasium	2,450	Orr Rink	N/A
Bates	Garcelon Field	3,000	Russel Street Field	4,000	Alumni Gymnasium	750	Non-hockey school	N/A
Bowdoin	Whittier Field	9,000	Pickard Field	4,500	Morrell Gymnasium	2,000	Sidney J. Watson Arena	1,900
Colby	Harold Alfond Stadium	5,000	Colby Soccer Field	3,700	Wadsworth Gymnasium	2,500	Jack Kelley Rink	1,800
Connecticut	Non-football school	N/A	Freeman Field	1,000	Luce Fieldhouse	800	Dayton Arena	N/A
Hamilton	Steuben Field	2,500	Love Field	2,500	Margaret Bundy Scott Field House	2,500	Russell Sage Rink	600
Middlebury	Youngman Field at Alumni Stadium	3,500	Middlebury Soccer Field	1,200	Pepin Gymnasium	1,200	Chip Kenyon Arena	2,300
Trinity	Jessee/Miller Field	5,500	Jessee/Miller Field	6,500	Oosting Gym	2,000	Koeppel Community Sports Center	3,400
Tufts	Ellis Oval	4,000	Ellis Oval	4,000	Cousens Gym	1,000	Malden Valley Forum	500
Wesleyan	Andrus Field	3,000	Jackson Field	1,200	Silloway Gymnasium	1,200	Spurrier-Snyder Rink	1,500
Williams	Weston Field	6,000	Weston Field	6,000	Chandler Gymnasium	2,900	Lansing Chapman Rink	2,500

Culture

Many colleges banned fraternities and sororities on the grounds of unwarranted exclusivity, and provided on-campus social houses for all students to engage with. Williams College displaced their fraternity system in the 1960s due to high levels of racial and religious discrimination. Williams College President Chandler stated, "there remained the system of blackballing and secret agreements between some fraternities and their national bodies to exclude blacks and Jews... it was essentially a caste system based on socioeconomic status as perceived by students."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bates rejected the fraternity system in 1855, when it was founded. Colby disbanded its fraternities and sororities in 1984.<ref>digitalcommons.colby.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=... Template:Dead link Retrieved 2016-04-15</ref> At Bowdoin, fraternities were phased out in 2000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Despite the lack of Greek life, NESCAC schools are widely known for a prominent drinking culture.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Schools within the NESCAC conference have made institutional efforts to diversify student body, and attract and wide range of students to their institutions. Many schools in the NESCAC provide significant financial aid to help increase the enrollment of lower income and middle class students.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

U.S. presidents in the NESCAC

Template:See also The NESCAC have graduated three U.S. presidents. The first president to graduate from the athletic conference was Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, a Bowdoin graduate of 1824.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The 20th president, James A. Garfield, graduated from Williams College in 1856.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The third U.S. president to graduate from a NESCAC institution was Calvin Coolidge, who graduated from Amherst College in 1895.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> President Chester Arthur was an 1848 graduate of Union College,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> a former NESCAC member, and President Woodrow Wilson was a professor at Wesleyan from 1888 to 1890.<ref>David B. Potts, Wesleyan University, 1831–1910: Collegiate Enterprise in New ... (1999)</ref>

Sports

Template:Main The NESCAC sponsors championship competition in 13 men's and 14 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Conference Sports
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Template:Aye
Basketball	Template:Aye	Template:Aye
Cross Country	Template:Aye	Template:Aye
Field Hockey		Template:Aye
Football	Template:Aye
Golf	Template:Aye	Template:Aye
Ice Hockey	Template:Aye	Template:Aye
Lacrosse	Template:Aye	Template:Aye
Rowing	Template:Aye	Template:Aye
Soccer	Template:Aye	Template:Aye
Softball		Template:Aye
Squash	Template:Aye	Template:Aye
Swimming & Diving	Template:Aye	Template:Aye
Tennis	Template:Aye	Template:Aye
Track & Field	Template:Aye	Template:Aye
Volleyball		Template:Aye

Men's Sports

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Football	Golf	Ice Hockey	Lacrosse	Rowing	Soccer	SquashTemplate:Efn	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field	Total NESCAC Sports
Amherst	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	12
Bates	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	12
Bowdoin	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Nay	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	12
Colby	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	13
Connecticut College	Template:N	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	10
Hamilton	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	13
Middlebury	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	12
Trinity	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	13
Tufts	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	13
Wesleyan	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	13
Williams	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	13
Totals	10	11	11	10	10	10	11	8	11	11	11	11	11	136

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the NESCAC that are played by NESCAC schools

School	Alpine Skiing	Nordic Skiing	SailingTemplate:Efn	Water Polo	Wrestling
Bates	EISA	EISA
Bowdoin		EISA	NEISA
Colby	EISA	EISA
Connecticut College			NEISA	CWPA
Middlebury	EISA	EISA
Trinity					NEWA
Tufts			NEISA
Wesleyan					NEWA
Williams	EISA	EISA			NEWA

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Women's Sports

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Field Hockey	Golf	Ice Hockey	Lacrosse	Rowing	Soccer	Softball	SquashTemplate:Efn	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field	Volleyball	Total NESCAC Sports
Amherst	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	13
Bates	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	13
Bowdoin	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Nay	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	13
Colby	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	13
Connecticut College	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	12
Hamilton	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	14
Middlebury	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	13
Trinity	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	14
Tufts	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:N	Template:N	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	12
Wesleyan	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	14
Williams	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	Template:Y	14
Totals	11	11	11	8	9	11	8	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	145

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the NESCAC that are played by NESCAC schools

School	Alpine Skiing	Fencing	Nordic Skiing	RugbyTemplate:Efn	SailingTemplate:Efn	Water Polo
Bates	EISA		EISA
Bowdoin			EISA	NIRA	NEISA
Colby	EISA		EISA
Connecticut College					NEISA	CWPA
Middlebury	EISA		EISA
Tufts		NFC			NEISA
Williams	EISA		EISA

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Football

Until the 2017 season, the 10 football-playing NESCAC schools only played 8 regular season games. On April 27, 2017, the NESCAC announced that it would adopt a full 9-game round robin schedule.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In addition to the ban on postseason play, the NESCAC football league is notable for member teams playing conference games only. While some Division II and Division III teams play only conference schedules, NESCAC is unique in all of its members playing only within conference games.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Every institution fields a football team except for Connecticut College.

Baseball

NESCAC Baseball is the only men's sport to utilize divisions. Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Tufts, and Trinity compete in the East Division, while Amherst, Hamilton, Middlebury, Wesleyan, and Williams compete in the West Division. Connecticut College does not sponsor baseball. The NESCAC has won the College World Series once: by the Trinity Bantams in 2008. Current member schools have appeared in the College World Series a combined total of 5 times.

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School	College World Series Championships	College World Series Appearances	Last CWS Appearance	NCAA Tournament Appearances	Last NCAA Appearance
Trinity	2008	4	2009	10	2019
Wesleyan		1	1994	3	2015
Tufts		0Template:Efn	n/a	10	2023
Amherst		0	n/a	7	2018
Williams		0	n/a	3	2007
Bowdoin		0	n/a	2	2012
Middlebury		0	n/a	4	2024
Bates		0	n/a	0	n/a
Colby		0	n/a	1	2024
Hamilton		0	n/a	0	n/a

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NCAA championships

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The Middlebury Panthers lead the NESCAC in NCAA men's titles with 15, while the Williams Ephs lead in women's titles with 30 and in overall NCAA titles with 38.<ref name="NCAA title"/> Excluded from this list are all national championships earned outside the scope of NCAA competition, including women's AIAW championships.

School	Total	Men	Women	Nickname	Most successful sport (titles)
Williams	38	8	30	Ephs	Women's tennis (10)
Middlebury	36	15	21	Panthers	Men's ice hockey (8)
Amherst	13	5	8	Mammoths	Women's basketball (3)
Tufts	11	7	4	Jumbos	Men's soccer (4)
Bates	5	0	5	Bobcats	Women's rowing (5)
Bowdoin	5	1	4	Polar Bears	Field hockey (4)
Trinity	4	2	2	Bantams	Baseball (1), Women's lacrosse (1), Women's rowing (1), Men's ice hockey (1)
Wesleyan	2	1	1	Cardinals	Men's lacrosse (1), Women's tennis (1)
Colby	1	0	1	Mules	Women's rowing (1)
Connecticut College	1	1	0	Camels	Men's soccer (1)
Hamilton	1	0	1	Continentals	Women's lacrosse (1)
Total	114	39	77

The following is a list of NCAA-recognized national team championships by NESCAC schools.<ref name="NCAA title">Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Div col Baseball (1):