ncaa division iii profile executive summary

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

DemographicsSport SponsorshipParticipantsAdmissionsCost and Financial AidRecruiting and Program CostsChampionships

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 Control Average Number of Sports Sponsored

Private 16.4

State 16.3

ALL 16.4

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Sport Sponsorship

Carnegie Classification Average 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 Enrollment Average 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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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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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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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 PerformanceWhether 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 PerformanceAdmissions 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 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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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

DemographicsSport SponsorshipParticipantsAdmissionsCost and Financial AidRecruiting and Program CostsChampionships

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 ConferencesUndergraduate 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 Teams

Sponsored



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 Teams

Sponsored



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 AvenueRochester, NY 14620

Phone: (585) 273-5881FAX: (585) 275-8322

Email: [email protected]

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