The University Athletic Association (UAA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. Member schools are 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.
Academics All UAA member schools are private research universities that tend to rank well in U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges Rankings. 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.
History
Chronological timeline 1986 – In 1986, the University Athletic Association (UAA) was founded. Charter members included Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Emory University, Johns Hopkins University, New York University, The University of Chicago, the University of Rochester, and Washington University in St. Louis, beginning the 1986–87 academic year. 1987 – Brandeis University joined the UAA in the 1987–88 academic year. 2001 – Johns Hopkins left the UAA to fully align all its sports into the Centennial Conference after the 2000–01 academic year. 2018 – The UAA dropped football as a sponsored sport, due to its members joining other athletic conferences for that sport as affiliates or associates after the 2017 fall season (2017–18 academic year).
Member schools Current members The UAA currently has eight full members, all are private schools:
Institution Location Founded Undergraduateenrollment Totalenrollment Nickname Schoolcolors USNWRRanking Endowment(billions) Joined Fall 2020acceptance rate Alumni medianstarting salary Brandeis University Waltham, Massachusetts 1948 3,608 5,788 Judges 59 $1.07 1987 31% $50,600 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1900 6,673 10,875 Tartans 14 $2.67 1986 22% $110,000 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio 1826 6,534 12,398 Spartans 44 $2.52 1986 27% $61,300 Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 1836 6,861 12,755 Eagles 23 $7.94 1986 15% $54,600 New York University Manhattan, New York 1831 26,135 42,189 Violets 31 $5.8 1986 15% $54,400 University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 1890 5,941 14,788 Maroons 9 $11.6 1986 6% $54,400 University of Rochester Rochester, New York 1850 6,386 9,735 Yellowjackets 49 $3.71 1986 29% $54,800 Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri 1853 7,540 13,527 Bears 16 $15.3 1986 14% $57,300
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Former member The UAA had one former full member, which was also a private school:
Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Schoolcolors Currentconference Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland 1876 Nonsectarian 19,758 Blue Jays 1986 2001 Centennial
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Membership timeline
Conference facilities SchoolFootball stadiumFootball capacityBasketball arenaBasketball capacityBaseball stadiumBaseball capacitySoccer stadiumSoccer capacityBrandeisNon-Football SchoolN/AAuerbach Arena2,500Stein Diamond 500Gordon Field1,000Carnegie MellonGesling Stadium3,900Wiegand Gymnasium1,000Non-Baseball SchoolN/AGesling Stadium3,900Case Western ReserveDiSanto Field2,500Horsburgh Gym1,200Nobby's Ballpark500DiSanto Field2,500ChicagoStagg Field1,650Gerald Ratner Athletics Center1,900J. Kyle Anderson FieldStagg Field1,650EmoryNon-Football SchoolN/AWoodruff P.E. Center2,000Chappell Park (baseball); George F. Cooper, Jr. Field (softball)Woodruff P.E. CenterNYUNon-Football SchoolN/AJohn A. Paulson Center1,900SIUH Community Park7,500Gaelic Park2,000RochesterFauver Stadium5,000Louis Alexander Palestra1,889Towers FieldFauver Stadium5,000WashUFrancis Field3,300Field House3,000Kelly FieldFrancis Field3,300
Sports The UAA sanctions competition in the following sports: + Conference sportsSportMen'sWomen'sBaseball Basketball Cross country Golf Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field (Indoor) Track & Field (Outdoor) Wrestling Volleyball
Men's sponsored sports by school School Baseball Basketball Cross Country Golf Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field (Indoor) Track & Field (Outdoor) Wrestling Total UAA SportsBrandeis8Carnegie Mellon8Case Western Reserve9Chicago9Emory9NYU10RochesterLLLLLLLL5WashU8 Totals 6 8 8 3 8 8 8 7 7 3 66
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the UAA +SchoolFencingFootballSquashVolleyballBrandeisNFCCarnegie MellonCCCase Western ReservePACChicagoMWCNYUINDNEWMACRochesterLLLLWashUNCAC
Women's sponsored sports by school +SchoolBasketballCross CountryGolfSoccerSoftballSwimming & DivingTennisTrack & Field (Indoor)Track & Field (Outdoor)VolleyballTotal UAA SportsBrandeis9Carnegie Mellon10Case Western Reserve9Chicago9Emory10NYU10RochesterLLLLLL6WashU10Totals884878877873
Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the UAA +SchoolFencingField HockeyLacrosseRowingBrandeisNFC2026-27ChicagoINDNYUINDRochesterLLLLLL
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