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Association | NCAA |
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Founded | 1986 |
Commissioner | Dick Rasmussen (since 1987) |
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Division | Division III |
No. of teams | 8 |
Headquarters | Rochester, New York |
Region | Eastern United States; Missouri |
Official website | http://www.uaasports.info |
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The University Athletic Association (UAA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. Member schools are highly selective 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.
All UAA member schools are private, and ranked in the top 50 of national research universities by U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges Rankings. Historically, the division was colloquially called the "egghead eight", or "nerdy nine" when Johns Hopkins was a member. This stems both from the academic strength of the member schools, and the fact that the conference prioritizes academic achievement over athletic prowess. [1] [2] 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. [3]
The UAA currently has eight full members, all are private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Undergraduate enrollment | Total enrollment | Nickname | School colors | USNWR Ranking | Endowment (Billion) [4] | Joined [a] | Fall 2020 acceptance rate [6] | Alumni median starting salary [7] |
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Brandeis University [b] | Waltham, Massachusetts | 1948 | 3,608 | 5,788 | Judges | 44 | $1.07 | 1987 | 31% | $50,600 | |
Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1900 | 6,673 | 10,875 | Tartans | 22 | $2.67 | 1986 | 22% | $110,000 [8] | |
Case Western Reserve University [c] | Cleveland, Ohio | 1826 | 6,186 | 12,266 | Spartans | 44 | $2.35 | 1986 | 27% | $61,300 | |
Emory University | Atlanta, Georgia | 1836 | 6,861 | 12,755 | Eagles | 22 | $7.94 | 1986 | 15% | $54,600 | |
New York University | Manhattan, New York | 1831 | 26,135 | 42,189 | Violets | 25 | $5.8 | 1986 | 15% | $54,400 | |
University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | 1890 | 5,941 | 14,788 | Maroons | 6 | $11.6 | 1986 | 6% | $54,400 | |
University of Rochester [d] | Rochester, New York | 1850 | 6,386 | 9,735 | Yellowjackets | 36 | $3.71 | 1986 | 29% | $54,800 | |
Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | 1853 | 7,540 | 13,527 | Bears | [9] | 15 | $15.3 | 1986 | 14% | $57,300 |
The UAA had one former full member, which was also a private school:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | School colors | Current conference |
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Johns Hopkins University [a] | Baltimore, Maryland | 1876 | Nonsectarian | 19,758 | Blue Jays | 1986 | 2001 | Centennial |
School | Football stadium | Football capacity | Basketball arena | Basketball capacity | Baseball stadium | Baseball capacity | Soccer stadium | Soccer capacity |
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Brandeis | Non-Football School [a] | N/A | Auerbach Arena | 2,500 | Stein Diamond | 500 | Gordon Field | 1,000 |
Carnegie Mellon | Gesling Stadium [b] | 3,900 | Wiegand Gymnasium | 1,000 | Non-Baseball School | N/A | Gesling Stadium | 3,900 |
Case Western Reserve | DiSanto Field [b] | 2,500 | Horsburgh Gym | 1,200 | Nobby's Ballpark | 500 | DiSanto Field | 2,500 |
Chicago | Stagg Field [c] | 1,650 | Gerald Ratner Athletics Center | 1,900 | J. Kyle Anderson Field [c] | Stagg Field | 1,650 | |
Emory | Non-Football School [d] | N/A | Woodruff P.E. Center | 2,000 | Chappell Park (baseball); George F. Cooper, Jr. Field (softball) | Woodruff P.E. Center | ||
NYU | Non-Football School [e] | N/A | Coles Sports Center | 1,900 | Maimonides Park | 7,500 | Gaelic Park | 2,000 |
Rochester | Fauver Stadium [f] | 5,000 | Louis Alexander Palestra | 1,889 | Towers Field [f] | Fauver Stadium | 5,000 | |
WashU | Francis Field [g] | 3,300 | Field House | 3,000 | Kelly Field | Francis Field | 3,300 |
The UAA sanctions competition in the following sports:
Sport | Men's | Women's |
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Swimming & Diving | ![]() | ![]() |
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Track and field (indoor) | ![]() | ![]() |
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Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country | Fencing | Football [a] | Golf | Soccer | Squash [a] | Swimming & Diving | Tennis | Track & Field | Volleyball [a] | Wrestling | Total | |
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Brandeis | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 8 |
Carnegie Mellon | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | |
Case Western Reserve | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 9 |
Chicago | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 9 |
Emory | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 8 |
NYU | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 11 |
Rochester | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 10 |
WashU | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 8 |
Total | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 |