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Compiled by
Dr. Richard A. Rasmussen, Ed.D.
Executive Secretary
University Athletic Association
William A. Rasmussen, B.A., M.S.
Research Assistant
Supported by a grant from
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
NCAA Division III ProfileExecutive Summary
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Purpose
To compile a database of reasonably accurate aggregate data that provides a useful profile of NCAA Division III institutions and conferences
To help inform discussions and policy deliberations related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics and the future of Division III
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Components of the Database
Institutional demographics Sport sponsorship Admission selectivity Tuition and fees and financial aid awards Participation levels and program expense Championship selection and performance
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Data Sources
NCAA membership database Carnegie Foundation publications College Board website National Center for Education Statistics website
Integrated Postsecondary Education Database System(IPEDS)
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) website
NCAA championship publications
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Reliability of Data This data is intended to provide a reasonable aggregate profile of
institutions and conferences.
Use of this data to compare individual institutions is not necessarily an appropriate use of the data.
Much of the data was retrieved institution-by-institution from websites or printed publications. Although all entries were double-checked at the time of data entry, there may be errors in some data. Base on limited testing of data samples, we believe the number of such errors to be minimal and not of substantial effect when examining the data in aggregate.
Missing Data Much of the data are self-reported by various offices of individual institutions. Missing data are noted as blank data entries and as a separate category in all
cross tabulations and summaries. Generally, where a zero value is listed the institution reported a value of zero.
Percentages and cumulative percentages listed in cross tabulations include missing data. Percentages listed are thus “percentages of the total membership” rather than “percentages of respondents”.
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Known Limitations of Data EADA Data
36 institutions were exempted by law or not required to report EADA data. 22 institutions did not report data to the EADA website – none was listed. Some data are prone to institutional reporting errors and data entry errors
caused by difficulty with the EADA instructions or online data entry system.• 85 institutions reported Unduplicated Participant counts greater than or equal to their
Participant counts.• 84 institutions reported Game Day Expenses greater than or equal to their Total
Program Expenses• The overlap in these two groups comprised 13 institutions.
It is widely acknowledged that substantial inconsistencies exist in the specific expense items individual institutions track and include in the data they report for various expense categories.
Championship Data Data are all-inclusive from the inception of Division III championships in 1973. Division III membership has grown substantially during this period. “Older”
institutions and conferences benefit statistically from having participated over a longer period of years.
A substantial number of institutions posting top four finishes are no longer members of Division III. The data reflect only current members.
At least one conference has, by policy, restricted the participation of its members in Team Sport championships at various times and in selected sports.
Organization of theExcel Workbooks
Workbook 1: Member Profiles
Workbook 2: Conference Profiles
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Organization of the Data The data is presented in two Excel workbooks.
Member Profiles – alphabetical by institutional name Conference Profiles – grouped by conference
Each workbook includes directory information Index of worksheets Data definitions and sources Glossary of abbreviations
Each workbook contains a separate worksheet for each category of data.
Summary data and cross tabulations are also included.
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Data Worksheets
Demographic Data
Sport Sponsorship Data
College Board Data
Cost and Financial Aid Data
EADA Data
Championship Data
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Summary Statistics
Summary statistics included in each worksheet High, Low, Average, and Median values for data
elements as appropriate
Separate worksheets are included for Cross tabulations of various data elements Median values of all data elements within
conferences Summative values of championship data within
conferences High/Low/Range values for selected data elements
within conferences
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InstitutionalDemographic Data
Location NCAA district Primary conference affiliation NCAA membership status Carnegie classification Institutional control (state/private) Institution gender (coed, male, female) Undergraduate enrollment Team sport and total sport sponsorship
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Sport Sponsorship Data Number of team sports sponsored
Men’s, Women’s, Total
Total numbers of sports sponsored Team sports + Individual sports Men’s, Women’s, Coed Overall Total
Sponsorship by sport
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College Board Data
Admissions selectivity Percent of applicants admitted
Undergraduate Enrollment First-year Enrollment Graduate Enrollment SAT Verbal and Math scores
Middle 50% (25th – 75th percentile ranges)
ACT scores Middle 50% (25th – 75th percentile ranges)
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Cost and Financial Aid Data 2001 Tuition and Fees Percent of first-year students receiving aid and
average amount of respective awards for Federal grant State/local grant Institutional grant Loan
Average institutional grant as percent of tuition and fees
Average loan as percent of tuition and fees
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EADA Data Number of male and female participants Number of unduplicated male and female
participants Total recruiting expense Game day expense – Football and All sports Total program expense – Football and All sports Unduplicated participants as percent of
undergraduate enrollment Football expenses as percent of game day and
total program expenses for all sports
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Championship Data Number of team sports sponsored Number of team sports in which at least one
team has participated in championship playoffs Total number of teams qualified or selected to
compete in championship playoffs Won-loss-tie records and overall win
percentages Numbers of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place finishes Aggregated by men’s and women’s sports as
well as by each respective sport
Demographics
Sport Sponsorship
Participants
Admissions
Cost and Financial Aid
Recruiting and Program Costs
Championships
Institutional ProfileStatistical Highlights
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General Demographics 425 institutions (includes 14 provisional members)
37% of institutions are located in three states – Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania
54% baccalaureate colleges, 43% doctoral and masters universities
Institutions distributed evenly over four NCAA regions
86% conference members, 14% independents 81% private, 19% state 90% coed, 9% women’s, 1% men’s
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EnrollmentUndergraduate Division III institutions enroll a total of 959,812
undergraduate students. Range from 252 to 18,258 undergraduates 25% have enrollments under 1,000 67% have enrollments under 2,000 Median: 1,528 Average: 2,258 High-enrollment institutions tend to be state
institutions: 72% of institutions over 3,000 are state institutions 83% of institutions over 5,000 are state institutions
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EnrollmentGraduate Student 36% of Division III member institutions report no
graduate student enrollment. Another 35% of members report graduate
student enrollment of 500 or fewer students. Among the 269 member institutions reporting
graduate student enrollments: Highest graduate enrollment – 14,764 Average graduate enrollment – 968 Median graduate enrollment – 144
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Sport Sponsorship
Totals: 3,559 team sports, 6,951 total sports
Average team sport sponsorship: 8
Average total sport sponsorship: 16
Median total sport sponsorship: 16
Highs: 15 team sports
36 total sports
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Sport Sponsorship
Approximately 13% sponsor only the minimum number of sports required
Total Number of Sports Sponsored
Cumulative Count of
Institutions
Cumulative Percentage of Institutions
10 57 13%
12 114 27%
14 158 37%
16 208 49%
18 258 61%
20 326 77%
22 386 91%
24 405 95%
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Sport Sponsorship
On average, private and state institutions sponsor equivalent numbers of sports.
Institutional ControlAverage Number of Sports
Sponsored
Private 16.4
State 16.3
ALL 16.4
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Sport Sponsorship
Carnegie ClassificationAverage Number of Sports
Sponsored
Bac-Assoc 11.1
Bac-Gen 14.9
Bac-Lib Art 17.9
Doc/Res-Ext 20.4
Doc/Res-Int 17.0
Masters-I 15.9
Masters-II 15.0
The most highly selective institutions sponsor the greatest number of sports.
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Sport Sponsorship
Total EnrollmentAverage Number of Sports
Sponsored
Under 1,000 11.8
1,000 - 1,999 17.3
2,000 - 2,999 18.6
3,000 - 3,999 18.5
4,000 - 4,999 20.7
5,000- 5,999 19.0
6,000 and Over 17.7
Larger institutions tend to sponsor more sports.
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Participants
Participant counts include duplicate participants. Individuals competing on more than one team are
counted once for each team on which they compete.
For 367 institutions reporting data: Total participants: 75,689 men; 52,382 women Average number of participants: 210 men; 146 women Highest number of participants: 552 men; 426 women Lowest numbers of participants: 45 men; 46 women
(These represent coed institutions with very low numbers of one gender.)
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Participants
On average, student-athletes comprise 19% of
the undergraduate enrollment at Division III
institutions.
High is 47% and low is 1%.
At half of all reporting institutions student-
athletes comprise 20% or more of the
undergraduate enrollment.
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Admission Selectivity 54% of Division III member institutions
admit 70% or more of their applicants. Only 12% of Division III member institutions
admit less than 50% of their applicants. On average, the most selective institutions
sponsor the greatest number of sports. Institutions that admit less than 50% of their
applicants sponsor an average of 9 team sports and 20 sports overall.
The average sport sponsorship for all institutions is 8 team sports and 16 sports overall.
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SAT Verbal and Math 72% of Division III member institutions report 75th Percentile SAT
Verbal scores of 550 or higher. 71% of Division III member institutions report 75th Percentile SAT
Math scores of 550 or higher. The spread of comparable SAT benchmarks among Division III
members is approximately 300-400 points.
SAT Verb25th Pctl
SAT Verb75th Pctl
SAT Math25th Pctl
SAT Verb75th Pctl
High: 700 780 760 800
Low: 350 480 350 480
Average: 500 608 501 606
Median: 490 605 490 600
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Tuition and Fees
In 2001, 59% of Division III member institutions charged tuition and fees of $15,000 or more.
13% charged tuition and fees of less than $5,000.
2001 Tuition and Fees (In-State)
High: $34,290
Low: $1,761
Average: $15,302
Median: $16,320
Standard Deviation: $6,881
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Financial Aid
Institutional grant is the largest source of financial aid for the greatest percentage of students, followed by loans, and then by government grants.
On average 69% of students receive institutional grants and the average amount of grant is $7,173.
Pct Receiving Institutional Grant
Average Amount of Institutional Grant
Institutional Grant as Percent of
Tuition & Fees
High: 100% $20,304 144%
Low: 0% $288 1%
Average: 69% $7,173 44%
Median: 81% $6,821 43%
Std Dev: 29% $4,307 16%
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Financial Aid
Loans are the second largest component of financial aid packages.
On average 61% of students receive loans and the average loan amount is $3,651.
Pct Receiving Loans
Average Amount of Loans
Loan as Percent of Tuition & Fees
High: 100% $9,863 154%
Low: 0% 1,200 7%
Average: 61% $3,651 31%
Median: 63% $3,421 24%
Std Dev: 20% $1,136 22%
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Recruiting Expense 12% of Division III members report they do not
incur any recruiting expense. 14% report Total Recruiting Expense for all
sports of over $40,000.AVERAGE
Total Recruiting Expense for All Sports
MEDIANTotal Recruiting Expense
for All Sports
Institutions That Do NOT Sponsor Football $12,247 $6,844
Institutions That Sponsor Football $24,922 $19,619
ALLInstitutions $19,780 $11,767
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Game Day Expense
Game Day Expenses (EADA definition) include team travel, lodging, and meals; uniforms and equipment; and officials.
GAME DAY EXPENSE
Football All Sports Football as Pct of All Sports
High: $185,807 $1,100,928 54%
Low: $7,293 $10,052 3%
Average: $57,655 $257,727 20%
Median: $51,108 $232,771 19%
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Total Program Expense 16% of Division III member institutions reported Total
Program Expense of over $1,000,000. Another 18% reported Total Program Expense of
$700,000 or more.
TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSE
Football All Sports Football as Pct of All Sports
High: $464,048 $3,409,323 58%
Low: $32,507 $42,000 3%
Average: $191,217 $726,286 24%
Median: $187,789 $647,017 23%
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Team Sport ChampionshipSelection and Performance
385 institutions sponsor 1,599 Men’s Team Sports, and 421 institutions sponsor 1,960 Women’s Team Sports.
283 institutions (74%) have sent at least one Men’s Team to a Division III playoff.
271 institutions (64%) have sent at least one Women’s Team to a Division III playoff.
42% of all Men’s Teams and 22% of all Women’s Teams have participated in at least one Division III championship playoff
3,009 Men’s Teams and 2,528 Women’s Teams have competed in Division III championship playoffs in a Team Sport.
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Team Sport ChampionshipSelection and Performance
Smallest institutions (<1,000) are most under-represented and place in top four least often. Men: represent 25% of institutions, sponsor 18% of teams,
qualify 7% of playoff teams, win 4% of top four finishes Sponsor fewest number of sports Are most recent additions to Division III
Larger institutions (>2,000) tend to be over-represented and place in top four more often. Men: represent 23% of institutions, sponsor 37% of teams,
qualify 55% of playoff teams, win 62% of top four finishes Sponsor greatest number of sports Have been members of Division III the longest
Enrollment
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Team Sport ChampionshipSelection and Performance
Private institutions take 67% of top four finishes.
State institutions tend to be over-represented in
selection of teams to playoffs and in top four finishes. Men: represent 19% of institutions, sponsor 20% of teams,
qualify 26% of playoff teams, win 33% of top four finishes
Women: represent 19% of institutions, sponsor 19% of teams,
qualify 27% of playoff teams, win 33% of top four finishes
Institutional Control
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Team Sport ChampionshipSelection and Performance
Institutions that sponsor football are over-represented in
selection of teams to playoffs and in top four finishes —
in both men’s and women’s sports.
This difference is more pronounced in women’s sports.
Institutions that sponsor football tend to be larger in size
and tend to commit more resources to athletics across
all sports.
Whether Institution Sponsors Football
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Team Sport ChampionshipSelection and Performance
Whether Institution Sponsors Football
Institution Sponsorshipof Football
Percent of Institutions
Percent of All Teams
Sponsored
Percent of All Teams in Playoffs
Percent ofAll Top Four
Finishes
Men’sSports
Football 54% 64% 75% 71%
Non-Football 46% 36% 25% 29%
Women’s Sports
Football 54% 55% 75% 80%
Non-Football 46% 45% 25% 20%
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Team Sport ChampionshipSelection and Performance
Admissions Selectivity The more selective institutions tend to be over-represented
in the selection of teams to playoffs and in top four finishes.
Percent of Applicants Admitted
Percent of Institutions
Percent of Teams
Sponsored
Percent of Teams in Playoffs
Percent ofTop Four Finishes
Men’sSports
Less than 75% 44% 47% 58% 62%
75% - 100% 48% 46% 38% 35%
Women’s Sports
Less than 75% 44% 46% 55% 61%
75% - 100% 48% 47% 42% 38%
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Team Sport ChampionshipSelection and Performance
There does not appear to be a systematic relationship between reported recruiting expense and selection to championships or championship performance. This may reflect inconsistencies in what expenses individual
institutions include in this reporting category.
Institutions reporting the highest levels of overall program expense ($750,000+) tend to have more teams selected to championship playoffs and tend to finish in the top four more often. These institutions tend to sponsor the highest number of sports. A higher percentage of these institutions also sponsor football.
Recruiting and Program Expense
Demographics
Sport Sponsorship
Participants
Admissions
Cost and Financial Aid
Recruiting and Program Costs
Championships
Conference ProfileStatistical Highlights
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Conference Size
39 Playing Conferences Conferences comprise 86% of Division
membership Average number of members: 9.4 Median number of members: 9 Highest: 16 Low: 6 Mode: 8
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Among the 39 Playing Conferences Carnegie Classification Only 5 conferences consist exclusively of
baccalaureate colleges or exclusively of masters/doctoral universities
Most conferences include a mix of institutional classifications 25 conferences include at least 2 baccalaureate
colleges and at least 2 masters/doctoral universities 17 conferences include at least 3 baccalaureate
colleges and at least 3 masters/doctoral universities
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Among the 39 Playing Conferences
Undergraduate Enrollment
Differences in Enrollment between largest and smallest conference members: Only 3 conferences have a difference in enrollment
between largest and smallest member of under 1,000 25 conferences – enrollment difference is over 2,000 17 conferences – enrollment difference is over 3,000
In 30 conferences, the largest member institution has an Enrollment more than 3 times that of the smallest conference member.
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Among the 39 Playing Conferences Sport Sponsorship
Sport sponsorship levels within conferences tend to be comparable, although most conferences have one or more outliers.
In 24 of 35* conferences, the difference between the highest Total Sport Sponsorship level and the conference median is 4 sports or less.
Difference between conference members with the highest and lowest Total Sport Sponsorship* 25 conferences – difference of 7 or more sports 18 conferences – difference of 9 or more sports 10 conferences – difference of 12 or more sports
* NOTE: These figures exclude 4 conferences with one or more single-gender institutions.
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Among the 39 Playing Conferences Admission Selectivity There is a substantial amount of diversity in
Admission Selectivity within conferences.
Within conferences, the average difference between the highest and lowest Percentages of Applicants Admitted is 34 percentage points.
Conferences with Percentages of Applicants Admitted of 70% or greater tend to have less variation in admit rates among their members than conferences with more selective median admit rates.
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Among the 39 Playing Conferences SAT Scores In most conferences, standardized test score
benchmarks tend to be relatively consistent among conference members. SAT Verbal 75th Percentile scores vary among
conference members by less than 150 points (from highest to lowest) in 33 conferences.
SAT Verbal 75th Percentile scores vary among conference members by less than 20% (range as percent of median) in 24 conferences, and by less than 30% in 36 conferences.
Other test score benchmarks show similar patterns.
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Among the 39 Playing Conferences Tuition and Fees
While Tuition and Fee charges tend to be more consistent within conferences than across conference, there are substantial differences in these charges within most conferences. 21 conferences show a difference (from highest to
lowest) in charges for Tuition and Fees of over $7,000. 23 conferences show a difference of 50% or more in
charges for Tuition and Fees between their respective lowest cost and highest cost member institutions.
Ranges in Tuition and Fees charges tend to be smallest within state university systems.
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Among the 39 Playing Conferences Financial Aid Awards
The Percentage of Students Receiving Institutional Grants varies among conference members by more than 20 percentage points in 34 conferences It varies by more than 40 percentage points in
20 conferences.
The Average Amount of Institutional Grant as a Percentage of Tuition and Fees varies (from highest to lowest) by more than 30 percentage points in 27 conferences.
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Among the 39 Playing Conferences Financial Aid Awards The Average Amount of Institutional Grant
varies among conference members by more than $5,000 in 27 conferences It varies by more than $7,000 in 14 conferences.
The ratio of the highest to lowest Average Amount of Institutional Grant among conference members is greater than 2:1 in 33 conferences It is greater than 3:1 in 18 conferences.
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Among the 39 Playing Conferences Recruiting Expense
A majority of conference members reported Recruiting Expense greater than zero in 37 conferences At least 6 conference members reported Recruiting Expense
greater than zero in 30 conferences
22 conferences include at least one member that reported $0 in Recruiting Expense.
The amount of reported Recruiting Expense varies (from highest to lowest) among respective conference members by more than $30,000 in 31 conferences.
NOTE: There may be substantial differences in which expense items individual institutions choose to include in the Recruiting Expense data they report under the EADA requirements.
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Among the 39 Playing Conferences Total Program Expense The amount of reported Total Program Expense
varies (from highest to lowest) among respective conference members by more than $500,000 in 23 conferences.
The ratio of the highest to lowest Total Program Expense among conference members is greater than 2:1 in 29 conferences.
NOTE: There may be substantial differences in which expense items individual institutions choose to include in the Total Program Expense data they report under the EADA requirements.
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Among the 39 Playing Conferences Championship Selection
Only 7 conferences have had 100% of their members qualify at least one Men’s Team for the Division III playoffs in a Team Sport, and only 5 conferences have had all of their members qualify at least one Women’s Team.
In 14 conferences, 25% of the conference members have never had a Men’s Team participate in a Division III playoff in a Team Sport.
In 18 conferences, 25% of the conference members have never had a Women’s Team participate in a Division III playoff in a Team Sport.
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Among the 39 Playing Conferences Championship Selection–Men
Of the top ten conferences in Percent of Top Four finishes, three comprise all state institutions and seven comprise all private institutions.
Conference Number of Members
Percent of Institutions
Percent of Teams
Sponsored
Percent of Teams in Playoffs
Percent ofTop Four Finishes
Empire 8 8 1.9 % 2.3 % 5.0 % 9.8 %
NJAC 10 2.4 % 2.6 % 7.2 % 9.8 %
WIAC 9 2.1 % 2.1 % 3.9 % 9.0 %
NCAC 10 2.4 % 2.9 % 6.3 % 7.9 %
SUNYAC 11 2.6 % 3.1 % 4.4 % 6.7 %
Centennial 11 2.6 % 3.0 % 4.2 % 5.6 %
CCIW 8 1.9 % 1.9% 3.8 % 4.8 %
MAC 16 3.8 % 4.4 % 5.7 % 4.8 %
OAC 10 2.4 % 2.6 % 4.1 % 4.4 %
UCAA 7 1.6 % 2.4 % 3.1 % 4.4 %
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Among the 39 Playing Conferences Championship Selection–Women Of the top ten conferences in Percent of Top Four
finishes, two comprise all state institutions, seven comprise all private institutions, and one is mixed.
Conference Number of Members
Percent of Institutions
Percent of Teams
Sponsored
Percent of Teams in Playoffs
Percent ofTop Four Finishes
NJAC 10 2.4 % 2.4 % 6.8 % 15.6 %
MAC 16 3.8 % 4.5 % 6.4 % 9.9 %
Iowa 10 2.4 % 2.0 % 3.8 % 6.2 %
UCAA 7 1.6 % 2.0 % 2.9 % 6.0 %
Little East 8 1.9 % 2.3 % 4.2 % 5.7 %
UAA 8 1.9 % 1.6 % 3.6 % 5.7 %
Centennial 11 2.6 % 3.3 % 4.2 % 5.0 %
NESCAC 11 2.6 % 3.8 % 3.9 % 5.0 %
WIAC 9 2.1 % 2.0 % 5.1 % 5.0 %
Empire 8 8 1.9 % 2.5 % 5.2 % 4.0 %
NCAA Division III ProfileExecutive Summary
For questions or further information contact:
Dr. Richard A. Rasmussen, Ed.D.
Executive Secretary
University Athletic Association
575 Mt. Hope Avenue
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Phone: (585) 273-5881
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Email: [email protected]