University Athletic Association

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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	JoinedTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	Fall 2020 acceptance rate<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Alumni median starting salary<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Brandeis UniversityTemplate:Efn	Waltham, Massachusetts	1948	3,608	5,788	Judges	Template:Color box Template:Color box	44	$1.07	1987	31%	$50,600
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1900	6,673	10,875	Tartans	Template:Color box Template:Color box	22	$2.67	1986	22%	$110,000<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Case Western Reserve UniversityTemplate:Efn	Cleveland, Ohio	1826	6,186	12,266	Spartans	Template:Color box Template:Color box Template:Color box	44	$2.35	1986	27%	$61,300
Emory University	Atlanta, Georgia	1836	6,861	12,755	Eagles	Template:Color box Template:Color box	22	$7.94	1986	15%	$54,600
New York University	Manhattan, New York	1831	26,135	42,189	Violets	Template:Color box Template:Color box	25	$5.8	1986	15%	$54,400
University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	1890	5,941	14,788	Maroons	Template:Color box Template:Color box	6	$11.6	1986	6%	$54,400
University of RochesterTemplate:Efn	Rochester, New York	1850	6,386	9,735	Yellowjackets	Template:Color box Template:Color box	36	$3.71	1986	29%	$54,800
Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	1853	7,540	13,527	Bears	Template:Color box Template:Color box<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	15	$15.3	1986	14%	$57,300

Notes

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	Template:Color box Template:Color box	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:

Conference sports

Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Template:Y
Basketball	Template:Y	Template:Y
Cross Country	Template:Y	Template:Y
Golf	Template:Y	Template:Y
Soccer	Template:Y	Template:Y
Softball		Template:Y
Swimming & Diving	Template:Y	Template:Y
Tennis	Template:Y	Template:Y
Track & Field (Indoor)	Template:Y	Template:Y
Track & Field (Outdoor)	Template:Y	Template:Y
Wrestling	Template:Y
Volleyball		Template:Y

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Wrestling	Total UAA Sports
Brandeis	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	8
Carnegie Mellon	Template:Nay	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	8
Case Western Reserve	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	9
Chicago	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	9
Emory	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	9
NYU	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	10
Rochester	LL	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	LL	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	LL	LL	Template:Nay	5
WashU	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	8
Totals	6	8	8	3	8	8	8	7	7	3	66

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

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Softball	Swimming & Diving	Tennis	Track & Field (Indoor)	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Volleyball	Total UAA Sports
Brandeis	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	9
Carnegie Mellon	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	10
Case Western Reserve	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	9
Chicago	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	9
Emory	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	10
NYU	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	10
Rochester	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Nay	Template:Aye	LL	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	LL	LL	Template:Aye	6
WashU	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	Template:Aye	10
Totals	8	8	4	8	7	8	8	7	7	8	73

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

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External links

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