University Athletic Association

University Athletic Association
UAA
Established 1986
Association NCAA
Division Division III
Members 8
Sports fielded
  • 21
    • men's: 11
    • women's: 10
Region Eastern United States
Headquarters Pittsford, New York
Commissioner Dick Rasmussen (since 1987)
Website http://www.uaasports.info
Locations

The University Athletic Association (UAA) is an American athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division III. Member schools are highly selective universities located in Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, and New York.

Academics

The UAA, a NCAA Division III Conference, is the only NCAA conference to have all of its member institutions affiliated with the Association of American Universities, a collection of 60 Ph.D granting research institutions in the United States.[1] All UAA member schools are private, and ranked in the top 40 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.[2][3]

Member schools

Current members

Institution Location Founded Undergraduate
Enrollment		 Total
Enrollment		 Nickname School
Colors		 USNWR
Ranking		 Endowment
(Billion)[4]		 Joined Fall 2016
Acceptance Rate[5]		 Alumni Median
Starting Salary[6]
Brandeis University Waltham, Massachusetts 1948 3,608 5,788 Judges           34 $0.87 1987 33% $50,600
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1900 6,673 10,875 Tartans           25 $1.3 1986 22% $69,700
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio 1826 5,152 11,824 Spartans                37 $1.8 1986 35% $61,300
Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 1836 6,861 12,755 Eagles           21 $6.5 1986 22% $54,600
New York University Manhattan, New York 1831 26,135 42,189 Violets           30 $3.6 1986 32% $54,400
University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 1890 5,941 14,788 Maroons           3 $6.1 1986 8% $54,400
University of Rochester Rochester, New York 1850 6,386 9,735 Yellowjackets           34 $1.9 1986 29% $54,800
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri 1853 7,540 13,527 Bears          [7] 18 $6.5 1986 18% $57,300

All of the universities listed above are founding members except Brandeis, which joined shortly before official competition began in October 1987.[8] Johns Hopkins University was a founding member, but no longer participates in the UAA.

Former member

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Joined Left Nickname School Colors Current Conference
Johns Hopkins University* Baltimore, Maryland 1876 Private 19,758 1986 2001 Blue Jays           Centennial
Note

* - Johns Hopkins had dual athletic conference membership with the Centennial Conference from 1992-93 to 2000-01, then the Blue Jays left the UAA in order to fully align with the Centennial Conference.

Membership timeline

Brandeis UniversityWashington University in St. LouisUniversity of RochesterNew York UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityEmory UniversityUniversity of ChicagoCase Western Reserve UniversityCarnegie Mellon University

Conference facilities

School Football stadium Capacity Basketball arenas Capacity Baseball stadium Capacity Soccer stadium Capacity
Brandeis Non-Football School N/A Auerbach Arena 2,500 Stein Diamond 500 Gordon Field 1,000
Carnegie Mellon[lower-alpha 1] Gesling Stadium 3,900 Skibo Gymnasium 1,500 Non-Baseball School N/A Gesling Stadium 3,900
Case Western Reserve[lower-alpha 1] DiSanto Field 2,500 Horsburgh Gym 1,200 Nobby's Ballpark 500 DiSanto Field 2,500
Emory Non-Football School 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 N/A Coles Sports Center 1,900 MCU Park 7,500 Gaelic Park 2,000
Chicago[lower-alpha 2] Stagg Field 1,650 Gerald Ratner Athletics Center 1,900 J. Kyle Anderson Field Stagg Field 1,650
Rochester[lower-alpha 3] Fauver Stadium 5,000 Louis Alexander Palestra 1,889 Towers Field Fauver Stadium 5,000
Washington U.[lower-alpha 4] Francis Field 3,300 Field House 3,000 Kelly Field Francis Field 3,300
  1. 1 2 Carnegie Mellon and Case Western Reserve currently play football in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.
  2. ↑ Chicago plays football in the Midwest Conference, and its baseball team is currently independent, but will also be joining the Midwest Conference in 2019.
  3. ↑ Rochester competes in the Liberty League in football as well as numerous other sports.
  4. ↑ Washington U. currently plays football in the Southern Athletic Association, and will move that sport to the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin in 2018.

Sports

The UAA sanctions competition in the following sports:

Football champions

YearChampion(s)Conference
record
1988Case Western Reserve
Rochester		2–0
1989Rochester2–0
1990Carnegie Mellon4–0
1991Carnegie Mellon4–0
1992Rochester4–0
1993Carnegie Mellon4–0
1994Carnegie Mellon
Washington University		3–1
1995Carnegie Mellon
Washington University		3–1
1996Carnegie Mellon
Case Western Reserve
Washington University		3–1
1997Carnegie Mellon4–0
1998Chicago4–0
1999Washington University4–0
2000Chicago4–0
2001Washington University4–0
2002Washington University4–0
2003Washington University3–0
2004Washington University3–0
2005Chicago3–0
2006Carnegie Mellon3–0
2007Case Western Reserve3–0
2008Case Western Reserve3–0
2009Case Western Reserve3–0
2010Chicago3–0
2011Case Western Reserve3–0
2012Washington University3–0
2013Washington University3–0
2014Chicago3–0
2015Washington University
Carnegie Mellon		2–1
2016Carnegie Mellon
Case Western Reserve
Washington University		2–1
2017Case Western Reserve2–0

References

  1. ↑ Bowen, William G.; Levin, Sarah A. (2011). Reclaiming the Game: College Sports and Educational Values. Princeton University Press. p. 32. ISBN 9781400840700.
  2. ↑ "UAA | ECS". www.elitecollegesports.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Emory Women's Soccer". emorywomenssoccer.weebly.com. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  4. ↑ "usnews.com National University Rankings - Endowment".
  5. ↑ "usnews.com National University Rankings - Fall 2016 Acceptance Rate".
  6. ↑ "usnews.com National University Rankings - Alumni Median Starting Salary".
  7. ↑ "Washington University in St. Louis New Logotype" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis: University Libraries.
  8. ↑ "About the UAA (through Oct. 17, 2011)". University Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
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