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{{Short description|US NCAA Division III athletic conference of small private colleges}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Presidents' Athletic Conference
| logo         = Presidents' Athletic Conference logo.png
| logo_size    = 200
| founded      = 1955
| association  = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division     = [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]
| teams        = 12 (13 in 2026)
| sports       = 24
| mens         = 13
| womens       = 12
| region       = [[Appalachia]]
| headquarters = [[New Wilmington, Pennsylvania]]
| commissioner = Joe Onderko
| since        = 2006
| website      = [http://www.pacathletics.org pacathletics.org]
| map          = File:Presidents Athletic Conference map.svg
| map_size     = 250
| color        = #ddd08c; {{box-shadow border|a|#29313e|2px}}
| font_color   = #29313e
}}
The '''Presidents' Athletic Conference''' ('''PAC''') is an [[List of NCAA conferences|intercollegiate athletic conference]] which competes in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[NCAA Division III|Division III]]. Of its 12 member schools, all [[Private university|private]], [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts]] institutions of higher learning, nine are located in [[Western Pennsylvania]]. The other three are located in adjacent areas, historically tied to Western Pennsylvania—[[Appalachian Ohio]], [[Northeast Ohio]], and the [[Northern Panhandle of West Virginia]].

==History==
The PAC was founded in 1955 by the presidents of [[Case Western Reserve University|Western Reserve University]] (1955–1967, operating athletically as Adelbert College from 1967 to 1970), [[Case Western Reserve University|Case Institute of Technology]] (1955–1970), [[John Carroll University]] (1955–1989) and [[Wayne State University]] (1955–1967).<ref name=northchapter14 /> Unlike other conferences of the time, the PAC was designed to be supervised by the presidents of the institutions rather than the athletic directors.<ref name=northchapter14 /> Member institutions were to admit athletes on the same academic standards as other students and award scholarships based only on academic achievement or need.<ref name=northchapter14>{{cite book| last = E. Lee| first =  North| title = Battling the Indians, Panthers, and Nittany Lions: The Story of Washington & Jefferson College's First Century of Football, 1890-1990| chapter=Chapter 14: The Frustrating Fifties|publisher = Daring Books| year = 1991| pages = 161–168| oclc = 24174022| isbn = 978-1-878302-03-8}}</ref>

By 1958, the PAC expanded east to include [[Allegheny College]] (1958–1984, 2022–), [[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College]] (1958–), [[Thiel College]] (1958–) and [[Washington & Jefferson College]] (1958–).<ref name=northchapter14 /> Eventually, many other member institutions joined the PAC, like [[Chatham University]] (2007–), [[Geneva College]] (2007–), [[Grove City College]] (1984–), [[Saint Vincent College]] (2006–), [[Thomas More University|Thomas More College]] (2005–2018), [[Waynesburg University]] (1990–) and [[Westminster College (Pennsylvania)|Westminster College]] (2000–).<ref name=recordbook>{{Cite web| title=Presidents' athletic conference | url=http://www.pacathletics.org/links/recordbook.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512055018/http://pacathletics.org/links/recordbook.pdf | archive-date=2008-05-12}}</ref>

Some former PAC member institutions are [[Alfred University]] (1996–1998), [[Carnegie Mellon University]] (1968–1990), [[Eastern Michigan University]] (1962–1967) and [[Hiram College]] (1971–1989, returning in 2025).<ref name="recordbook"/> On May 31, 2017, Thomas More College (University), announced its withdrawal from the PAC at the conclusion of the 2017–18 school year.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://tmcsaints.com/general/2016-17/releases/20170531l1qb69 |title=Thomas More to Withdraw from PAC |publisher=Thomas More Saints |date=May 31, 2017 |access-date=October 23, 2017}}</ref>

In April 2019, [[Franciscan University of Steubenville|Franciscan University]], which had joined the PAC as an associate member in the newly launched conference sports of men's and women's lacrosse for the 2018–19 school year, was unveiled as the effective replacement for Thomas More. Franciscan added five sports to its PAC membership for 2019–20—women's golf, men's and women's indoor track & field, and men's and women's outdoor track & field, and became a full conference member in 2020–21.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://pacathletics.org/news/2019/4/16/general-pac-adds-franciscan-as-full-member.aspx |title=PAC adds Franciscan as full member |publisher=Presidents' Athletic Conference |date=April 16, 2019 |access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref>

Effective July 1, 2022, Allegheny College rejoined the PAC after a 38-year absence spent in the [[North Coast Athletic Conference]] (NCAC). Allegheny remains an affiliate member of the NCAC in the sport of field hockey as the PAC does not sponsor the sport.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://alleghenygators.com/news/2021/8/23/general-allegheny-college-announces-return-to-the-presidents-athletic-conference-beginning-july-1-2022.aspx |title=Allegheny College Announces Return to the Presidents' Athletic Conference Beginning July 1, 2022 |publisher=Allegheny Gators |date=August 23, 2021 |accessdate=September 1, 2021}}</ref>

On December 14, 2022, the PAC announced that it would add men's volleyball starting in 2024–25. At the time of announcement, the men's volleyball league was planned to start with six full members. Geneva, Saint Vincent, and Thiel were associate members of the [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference]]; Bethany and Chatham were committed to adding men's volleyball in 2023–24; and Grove City was to add men's volleyball in 2024–25.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://pacathletics.org/news/2022/12/13/general-pac-approves-mens-volleyball-as-24th-conference-sport.aspx |title=PAC Approves Men's Volleyball as 24th Conference Sport |publisher=Presidents' Athletic Conference |date=December 14, 2022 |access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref>

On June 6, 2023, the PAC announced that its future men's volleyball league would also include former full member Hiram as a single-sport member for the 2025 spring season.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://pacathletics.org/news/2023/6/6/general-pac-extends-affiliate-membership-to-hiram-college-in-mens-volleyball-in-2024-25.aspx |title=PAC Extends Affiliate Membership to Hiram College in Men's Volleyball in 2024-25 |publisher=Presidents' Athletic Conference |date=June 6, 2023 |access-date=November 22, 2023}}</ref>

On April 23, 2024, the PAC announced that Hiram would return to full PAC membership after an absence of 35 years. It joined for administrative purposes on July 1 of that year, coinciding with its becoming a men's volleyball associate member, but will not start conference competition in other sports until 2025–26.<ref name=HiramReturn>{{cite press release |url=https://pacathletics.org/news/2024/4/23/general-hiram-college-to-return-to-pac.aspx |title=Hiram College to Return to PAC |publisher=Presidents' Athletic Conference |date=April 23, 2024 |access-date=April 23, 2024}}</ref>

On Sept. 9, 2024, Carnegie Mellon announced that it will leave the PAC to join the [[Centennial Conference]] as an associate football member in time for the 2025 fall season.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Carnegie Mellon to Join Centennial as Associate Football Member - Centennial Conference | url=https://centennial.org/news/2024/8/6/cmu-to-join-centennial-as-associate-football-member.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909161904/https://centennial.org/news/2024/8/6/cmu-to-join-centennial-as-associate-football-member.aspx | access-date=2025-04-05 | archive-date=2024-09-09}}</ref>

On March 25, 2025, the PAC announced that [[Saint Francis University]] would be reclassifying from the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] ranks and the [[Northeast Conference]] and will compete in the PAC effective July 1, 2026. Saint Francis joined for administrative purposes on July 1, 2025, but will not be eligible for the NCAA tournaments until the 2029–30 academic year.<ref name=SFU>{{cite press release |url=https://sfuathletics.com/news/2025/3/25/inside-athletics-saint-francis-university-announces-move-from-ncaa-division-i-athletics-to-division-iii-athletics.aspx |title=Saint Francis Announces Move to NCAA Division III Athletics |publisher=Saint Francis University |date=March 25, 2025 |access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>

The headquarters is located in [[New Wilmington, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pacathletics.org/links/pac_members.html |title=Presidents' Athletic Conference on the Web |access-date=2010-06-25 |archive-date=2011-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126165413/http://www.pacathletics.org/links/pac_members.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Timeline===
Source:<ref name="recordbook"/>
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* 1955 – In 1955, the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) was founded. Charter members included [[Case Western Reserve University|Case Institute of Technology]], [[John Carroll University]], [[Wayne State University|Wayne University]] (now Wayne State University) and [[Case Western Reserve University|Western Reserve University]], beginning the 1955–56 academic year.
* 1958 – [[Allegheny College]], [[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College of West Virginia]], [[Thiel College]] and [[Washington & Jefferson College]] joined the PAC in the 1958–59 academic year.
* 1962 – [[Eastern Michigan University]] joined the PAC in the 1962–63 academic year.
* 1967:
** Eastern Michigan and Wayne State left the PAC after the 1966–67 academic year.
** Case Tech and Western Reserve merged to form the newly named institution as Case Western Reserve University, beginning the 1967–68 academic year. The undergraduate student bodies remained separate, however, and both Case Tech and Adelbert College (the male undergraduate school of the former Western Reserve University) continued to field separate teams.
* 1968 – [[Carnegie Mellon University]] joined the PAC in the 1968–69 academic year.
* 1970:
** Case Tech and Western Reserve left the PAC after the 1969–70 academic year.
** [[Case Western Reserve University]] joined the PAC in the 1970–71 academic year.
* 1971 – [[Hiram College]] joined the PAC in the 1971–72 academic year.
* 1984:
** Allegheny and Case Western Reserve left the PAC to join part of forming the [[North Coast Athletic Conference]] (NCAC) after the 1983–84 academic year.
** [[Grove City College]] joined the PAC in the 1984–85 academic year.
** The PAC sponsors women's athletic championships for the first time, beginning the 1984–85 academic year.
* 1989 – John Carroll and Hiram left the PAC to join the [[Ohio Athletic Conference]] (OAC) after the 1988–89 academic year.
* 1990:
** Carnegie Mellon left the PAC to fully align with the [[University Athletic Association]] (UAA) after the 1989–90 academic year.
** [[Waynesburg University|Waynesburg College]] (now Waynesburg University) joined the PAC in the 1990–91 academic year.
* 1996 – [[Alfred University]] joined the PAC in the 1996–97 academic year.
* 1998 – Alfred left the PAC to join the [[Empire 8|Empire Athletic Association]] (now the Empire 8 Athletic Conference or Empire 8) after the 1997–98 academic year.
* 2000 – [[Westminster College (Pennsylvania)|Westminster College of Pennsylvania]] joined the PAC in the 2000–01 academic year.
* 2005 – [[Thomas More University|Thomas More College]] (now Thomas More University) joined the PAC in the 2005–06 academic year.
* 2006 – [[Saint Vincent College]] joined the PAC in the 2006–07 academic year.
* 2007 – [[Geneva College]] and [[Chatham University]] joined the PAC in the 2007–08 academic year.
* 2014 – Carnegie Mellon and Case Western Reserve rejoined the PAC as affiliate members for football in the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
* 2018:
** Thomas More left the PAC to join the [[American Collegiate Athletic Association]] (ACAA) after the 2017–18 academic year. It was an ACAA member for only one season, as it returned to the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA), primarily as a member of the [[Mid-South Conference]] (MSC), during the 2019–20 school year.
** [[Franciscan University of Steubenville]] joined the PAC as an affiliate member for men's and women's lacrosse in the 2019 spring season (2018–19 academic year).
* 2019 – Franciscan added women's golf plus men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field into its PAC affiliate membership in the 2019–20 academic year.
* 2020 – Franciscan upgraded as a full member of the PAC for all sports in the 2020–21 academic year.
* 2022 – Allegheny rejoined the PAC in the 2022–23 academic year.
* 2024:
** Hiram rejoined the PAC as an affiliate member for men's volleyball and men's wrestling in the 2024–25 academic year.
** The PAC added men's volleyball starting in the 2025 spring season of the 2024–25 academic year. At the time of announcement, the men's volleyball league was planned to start with six full members. Geneva, Saint Vincent and Thiel were associate members of the [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference]] (AMCC); Bethany and Chatham were committed to adding men's volleyball in 2023–24; and Grove City was to add men's volleyball in 2024–25.
* 2025:
** Hiram upgraded as a full member of the PAC, beginning the 2025–26 academic year (for full conference competition). It initially joined the PAC for administrative purposes for the 2024–25 school year.
** Carnegie Mellon left the PAC as an affiliate member for football to join the [[Centennial Conference]] on that sport after the 2024 fall season (2024–25 academic year).
* 2026 – [[Saint Francis University]] will join the PAC, beginning the 2026–27 academic year (for full conference competition). It initially joined the PAC for administrative purposes for the 2025–26 school year.

==Member schools==
===Current full members===
The Presidents' has 12 full members, all [[Private university|private]] schools.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Colors
! Football?
|-
| '''[[Allegheny College]]'''
| [[Meadville, Pennsylvania]]
| 1815
| [[United Methodist Church|Methodist]]
| 1,442
| [[Allegheny Gators|Gators]]
| 2022{{efn|group=full|Allegheny was previously a full member of the PAC from 1958–59 to 1983–84.}}
| {{color box|#002356|border=silver}} {{color box|#ffc827|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College]]'''
| [[Bethany, West Virginia]]
| 1840
| [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)|Disciples of Christ]]
| 650
| [[Bethany Bison|Bison]]
| 1958
| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Chatham University]]'''{{efn|group=full|name=coed|This institution is a former women's college, which has eventually turned into a co-educational college (Chatham since 2015–16).}}
| [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| 1869
| Nonsectarian
| 2,300
| [[Chatham Cougars|Cougars]]
| 2007
| {{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| No
|-
| '''[[Franciscan University of Steubenville]]'''
| [[Steubenville, Ohio]]
| 1946
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Third Order Regular of Saint Francis of Penance|Franciscan Friars]])}}
| 2,716
| [[Franciscan Barons|Barons]]
| 2020{{efn|group=full|Franciscan previously competed as an associate member of the PAC in seven sports before becoming a full member, beginning the 2020–21 school year, which consisted of the following: men's and women's lacrosse joined during 2018–19; while women's golf, plus men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field, joined during 2019–20.}}
| {{color box|#2c5234|border=silver}} {{color box|#998542|border=silver}}
| No
|-
| '''[[Geneva College]]'''
| [[Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania]]
| 1848
| [[Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America|Reformed]]
| 1,791
| [[Geneva Golden Tornadoes|Golden Tornadoes]]
| 2007
| {{color box|gold|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Grove City College]]'''
| [[Grove City, Pennsylvania]]
| 1876
| Nondenominational{{efn|group=full|Formerly affiliated with the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]].}}
| 2,500
| [[Grove City Wolverines|Wolverines]]
| 1984
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Hiram College]]'''
| [[Hiram, Ohio]]
| 1850
| [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)|Disciples of Christ]]
| 1,271
| [[Hiram Terriers|Terriers]]
| 1971;<br />2025{{efn|group=full|Hiram was previously a full member of the PAC from 1971–72 to 1988–89.}}{{efn|group=full|Hiram joined for administrative purposes, as well as men's volleyball, in 2024–25, but did not start conference competition in other sports until 2025–26.<ref name=HiramReturn/>}}
| {{color box|#011F5B|border=silver}} {{color box|#7badd3|border=silver}} {{color box|#990000|border=silver}} 
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Saint Vincent College]]'''
| [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania]]
| 1846
| Catholic<br />{{small|([[Benedictines]])}}
| 1,652
| [[Saint Vincent Bearcats|Bearcats]]
| 2006
| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Thiel College]]'''
| [[Greenville, Pennsylvania]]
| 1866
| [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran ELCA]]
| 790
| [[Thiel Tomcats|Tomcats]]
| 1958
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Washington & Jefferson College]]'''
| [[Washington, Pennsylvania]]
| 1781
| Nonsectarian
| 1,519
| [[Washington & Jefferson Presidents|Presidents]]
| 1958
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}} 
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Waynesburg University]]'''
| [[Waynesburg, Pennsylvania]]
| 1849
| [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian]]
| 1,500
| [[Waynesburg Yellow Jackets|Yellow Jackets]]
| 1990
| {{color box|orange|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
| Yes
|-
| '''[[Westminster College (Pennsylvania)|Westminster College]]'''
| [[New Wilmington, Pennsylvania]]
| 1852
| Presbyterian
| 1,482
| [[Westminster Titans|Titans]]
| 2000
| {{color box|#002356|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| Yes
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=full}}

===Future full members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joining{{efn|group=future|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Colors
! Football?
! Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Saint Francis University]]'''
| [[Loretto, Pennsylvania]]
| 1847
| [[Catholic Church in the United States|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Third Order Regular of Saint Francis of Penance|Franciscan]])}}
| 2,111
| [[Saint Francis Red Flash|Red Flash]]
| 2026{{efn|group=future|Saint Francis joined for administrative purposes in 2025–26, but will not start conference competition until 2026–27.}}<ref name=SFU />
| {{college color boxes|Saint Francis Red Flash}}
| Yes
| [[Northeast Conference|Northeast (NEC)]]{{efn|group=future|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=future}}

===Associate members===
The Presidents' has one associate member, which joined for football only starting in the 2014 fall season (2014–15 school year) and has remained in PAC football to this day.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=assoc|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! PAC<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Case Western Reserve University]]'''{{efn|group=assoc|Case Western Reserve was previously a full member of the PAC from 1970–71 to 1983–84.}}
| [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]
| 1826
| Nonsectarian 
|  6,186
| [[Case Western Reserve Spartans football|Spartans]]
| 2014
| Football
| [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=assoc}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=futass|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! PAC<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=futass}}
-->

===Former full members===
The Presidents' has 9 former full members, with all but two being [[Private university|private]] schools.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=former|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Alfred University]]'''
| [[Alfred (village), New York|Alfred, New York]]
| 1836
| Nonsectarian
| 2,300
| [[Alfred Saxons|Saxons]]
| 1996
| 1998
| [[Empire 8]]
|-
| '''[[Carnegie Mellon University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Carnegie Mellon returned to the PAC as an associate member for football from the 2014 fall season to the 2024 fall season (2014–15 to 2024–25 school years).}}
| [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| 1900
| Nonsectarian
| 16,676 (2024)
| [[Carnegie Mellon Tartans|Tartans]]
| 1968
| 1990
| [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]]
|-
| '''[[Case Western Reserve University|Case Institute of Technology]]'''
| [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]
| 1880
| Nonsectarian
| N/A
| [[Case Western Reserve Spartans|Rough Riders]]
| 1955
| 1970
| N/A{{efn|group=former|Case Tech merged with Western Reserve University in 1967.}}{{efn|group=former|name="CWR merger"|Case Tech and Western Reserve University merged in 1967, but the athletic programs continued to operate separately through the 1969–70 school year.}}
|-
| '''[[Case Western Reserve University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Case Western Reserve rejoined the PAC as an associate member for football starting with the 2014 fall season (2014–15 school year).}}
| [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]
| 1967
| Nonsectarian
| 12,475 (2024)
| [[Case Western Reserve Spartans|Spartans]]
| 1970
| 1984
| [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]]
|-
| '''[[Eastern Michigan University]]'''
| [[Ypsilanti, Michigan]]
| 1849
| Public
| 12,663 (2024)
| [[Eastern Michigan Eagles|Eagles]]
| 1962
| 1967
| [[Mid-American Conference|Mid-American (MAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D1|Currently an [[NCAA Division I]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[John Carroll University]]'''
| [[University Heights, Ohio]]
| 1886
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br />{{small|([[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]])}}
| 3,726
| [[John Carroll Blue Streaks|Blue Streaks]]
| 1955
| 1989
| [[North Coast Athletic Conference|North Coast (NCAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Thomas More University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Thomas More was known as Thomas More College throughout its PAC tenure. It adopted its current name in October 2018, shortly after leaving the PAC.}}
| [[Crestview Hills, Kentucky]]
| 1921
| Catholic<br />{{small|([[Benedictines|Benedictine Sisters]])}}
| 1,900
| [[Thomas More Saints|Saints]]
| 2005
| 2018
| [[Great Midwest Athletic Conference|Great Midwest (G-MAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Wayne State University]]'''
| [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
| 1868
| Public
| 23,964 (2024)
| [[Wayne State Warriors|Tartars]]{{efn|group=former|Wayne State joined the PAC as Wayne University. It adopted its current name in 1956 and its current nickname of Warriors in 1999.}}
| 1955
| 1967
| [[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Great Lakes (GLIAC)]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| '''[[Case Western Reserve University|Western Reserve University]]'''{{efn|group=former|During the first three years after the Case Western Reserve merger (1967–1970), when Case Tech and Western Reserve continued to operate separate athletic programs, Western Reserve used the athletic identity of its former undergraduate arm, [[Adelbert College]].}}
| [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]
| 1826
| Nonsectarian
| N/A
| [[Case Western Reserve Spartans|Red Cats]]
| 1955
| 1970
| N/A{{efn|group=former|Western Reserve merged with Case Institute of Technology in 1967.}}{{efn|group=former|name="CWR merger"}}
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Former associate members===
The Presidents' has two former associate members; both are [[Private university|private]] schools, and one is now a full PAC member.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined{{efn|group=fass|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}}
! Left{{efn|group=fass|Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.}}
! PAC<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Carnegie Mellon University]]'''{{efn|group=former|Carnegie Mellon was previously a full member of the PAC from 1968–69 to 1989–90.}}
| [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| 1900
| Nonsectarian
| 6,362
| [[Carnegie Mellon Tartans football|Tartans]]
| 2014
| 2025
| Football
| [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]]
|-
| '''[[Hiram College]]'''{{efn|group=fass|Hiram returned to the PAC as an associate member for men's volleyball starting with the 2025 spring season (2024–25 school year), and will return to PAC competition in all sports in 2025–26.}}
| [[Hiram, Ohio]]
| 1850
| [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)|Disciples of Christ]]
| 1,271
| [[Hiram Terriers|Terriers]]
| 2024
| 2025
| {{sortname|Men's|volleyball|nolink=y}}
| '''Presidents' (PAC)'''
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=fass}}

===Membership timeline===
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          id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.8,0.9,0.7) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for another sport only
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  bar:1  color:Full from:1955 till:1970  text:[[Case Institute of Technology|Case Tech]] (1955–1970)

  bar:2  color:Full from:1955 till:1989  text:[[John Carroll University|John Carroll]] (1955–1989)

  bar:3  color:Full from:1955 till:1967  text:[[Wayne State University|Wayne State (Mich.)]] (1955–1967)

  bar:4  color:Full from:1955 till:1970  text:[[Western Reserve University|Western Reserve]] (1955–1970)

  bar:5  color:Full from:1958 till:1984  text:[[Allegheny College|Allegheny (Pa.)]] (1958–1984)
  bar:5  color:Full from:2022 till:end text:(2022–present)

  bar:6  color:Full from:1958 till:end  text:[[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany (W.Va.)]] (1958–present)

  bar:7  color:Full from:1958 till:end  text:[[Thiel College|Thiel]] (1958–present)

  bar:8  color:Full from:1958 till:end  text:[[Washington %26 Jefferson College|Washington &amp; Jefferson]] (1958–present)

  bar:9  color:Full from:1962 till:1966  text:[[Eastern Michigan University|Eastern Michigan]] (1962–1967)
  bar:9  color:FullxF from:1966 till:1967

  bar:10 color:Full from:1968 till:1990  text:[[Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Mellon]] (1968–1990)
  bar:10 color:AssocF from:2014 till:2025  text:(fb., 2014–2024)

  bar:11 color:Full from:1970 till:1984  text:[[Case Western Reserve University|Case Western Reserve]] (1970–1984)
  bar:11 color:AssocF from:2014 till:end  text:(fb., 2014–present)

  bar:12 color:Full from:1971 till:1989  text:[[Hiram College|Hiram]] (1971–1989)
  bar:12 color:AssocOS from:2024 till:2025  text:(2024–present)
  bar:12 color:Full from:2025 till:end

  bar:13 color:Full from:1984 till:end  text:[[Grove City College|Grove City]] (1984–present)

  bar:14 color:Full from:1990 till:end  text:[[Waynesburg University|Waynesburg]] (1990–present)

  bar:15 color:Full from:1996 till:1998  text:[[Alfred University|Alfred (N.Y.)]] (1996–1998)

  bar:16 color:Full from:2000 till:end  text:[[Westminster College (Pennsylvania)|Westminster (Pa.)]] (2000–present)

  bar:17 color:Full from:2005 till:2018  text:[[Thomas More University|Thomas More]] (2005–2018)

  bar:18 color:Full from:2006 till:end  text:[[Saint Vincent College|Saint Vincent]] (2006–present)

  bar:19 color:FullxF from:2007 till:end  text:[[Chatham University|Chatham]] (2007–present)

  bar:20 color:Full from:2007 till:end  text:[[Geneva College|Geneva]] (2007–present)

  bar:21 color:AssocOS from:2018 till:2020  text:[[Franciscan University of Steubenville|Franciscan]] (2018–present)
  bar:21 color:FullxF from:2020 till:end

  bar:22 shift:(-110) color:Full from:2026 till:end  text:[[Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania)|Saint Francis (Pa.)]] (2026–future)

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==Sports==
{{see also|Presidents' Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament}}

{| width=400 style="float:right"
|-
|colspan=2|A divisional format is used for baseball, basketball (M / W), softball, and volleyball (W).
|-
|width=50%|{{center|'''North'''}}
* Allegheny
* Geneva
* Grove City
* Hiram
* Thiel
* Westminster (Pa.)
|width=50%|{{center|'''South'''}}
* Bethany
* Chatham
* Franciscan
* Saint Vincent
* Washington & Jefferson
* Waynesburg
|}

{| class="wikitable" style=
|+ '''Conference sports'''
!Sport||Men's||Women's
|-
| [[College baseball|Baseball]] || {{center|{{Y}}}} ||
|-
| [[College basketball|Basketball]] || {{center|{{Y}}}} || {{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
| [[Cross country running|Cross country]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
| [[College football|Football]] || {{center|{{Y}}}}||
|-
| [[Golf]] || {{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
| [[College lacrosse|Lacrosse]] || {{center|{{Y}}}} || {{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
| [[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]] || {{center|{{Y}}}} || {{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
| [[College softball|Softball]] || || {{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] & [[Diving (sport)|diving]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Tennis]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||{{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
| [[Track and field|Track & field (indoor)]] || {{center|{{Y}}}} || {{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
| [[Track and field|Track & field (outdoor)]] || {{center|{{Y}}}} || {{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
| [[Volleyball]] || {{center|{{Y}}}} || {{center|{{Y}}}}
|-
|[[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]]||{{center|{{Y}}}}||
|}

{{notelist|group=cs}}

==Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives ==
In 2021, the [[NCAA]] announced that Kate Costanzo of [[Allegheny College]]  – a former NCAC staff member affiliated with the PAC – was a finalist for the [[NCAA Division III]] [[LGBTQ]] Administrator/Coach/Staff of the Year Award.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=NCAC |number=1349519050238550018 |title=NCAA LGBTQ Award 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{Official website}}

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