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; Missouri
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. 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, 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.[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]

Member schools

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Undergraduate enrollment	Total enrollment	Nickname	School colors	USNWR Ranking	Endowment (Billion)[4]	Joined	Fall 2020 acceptance rate[5]	Alumni median starting salary[6]
Brandeis University	Waltham, Massachusetts	1948	3,608	5,788	Judges		40	$1.04	1987	31%	$50,600
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1900	6,673	10,875	Tartans		25	$1.72	1986	22%	$69,700
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, Ohio	1826	5,383	11,874	Spartans		40	$1.9	1986	27%	$61,300
Emory University	Atlanta, Georgia	1836	6,861	12,755	Eagles		21	$6.5	1986	15%	$54,600
New York University	Manhattan, New York	1831	26,135	42,189	Violets		29	$3.6	1986	15%	$54,400
The University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	1890	5,941	14,788	Maroons		6	$6.1	1986	6%	$54,400
University of Rochester	Rochester, New York	1850	6,386	9,735	Yellowjackets		29	$2.3	1986	29%	$54,800
Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	1853	7,540	13,527	Bears	[7]	19	$6.5	1986	14%	$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

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
WashU[lower-alpha 4]	Francis Field	3,300	Field House	3,000	Kelly Field		Francis Field	3,300

Carnegie Mellon and Case Western currently play football in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.
Chicago currently plays football and baseball in the Midwest Conference.
Rochester competes in the Liberty League in football as well as numerous other sports.
WashU currently plays football in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Sports

The UAA sanctions competition in the following sports:

Men

Women

Football champions

Year	Champion(s)	Conference record
1988	Case Western Rochester	2–0
1989	Rochester	2–0
1990	Carnegie Mellon	4–0
1991	Carnegie Mellon	4–0
1992	Rochester	4–0
1993	Carnegie Mellon	4–0
1994	Carnegie Mellon WashU	3–1
1995	Carnegie Mellon WashU	3–1
1996	Carnegie Mellon Case Western WashU	3–1
1997	Carnegie Mellon	4–0
1998	Chicago	4–0
1999	WashU	4–0
2000	Chicago	4–0
2001	Washington University	4–0
2002	Washington University	4–0
2003	Washington University	3–0
2004	Washington University	3–0
2005	Chicago	3–0
2006	Carnegie Mellon	3–0
2007	Case Western Reserve	3–0
2008	Case Western Reserve	3–0
2009	Case Western Reserve	3–0
2010	Chicago	3–0
2011	Case Western Reserve	3–0
2012	Washington University	3–0
2013	Washington University	3–0
2014	Chicago	3–0
2015	Washington University Carnegie Mellon	2–1
2016	Carnegie Mellon Case Western Reserve Washington University	2–1
2017	Case Western Reserve	2–0

References

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

External links

Official website

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[PAC-9] Carnegie Mellon and Case Western currently play football in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.

[10] Chicago currently plays football and baseball in the Midwest Conference.

[11] Rochester competes in the Liberty League in football as well as numerous other sports.

[12] WashU currently plays football in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.

[1] "UAA | ECS". www.elitecollegesports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

[2] "Emory Women's Soccer". emorywomenssoccer.weebly.com. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

[3] Bowen, William G.; Levin, Sarah A. (2011). Reclaiming the Game: College Sports and Educational Values. Princeton University Press. p. 32. ISBN 9781400840700.

[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.

[history-8] "About the UAA (through Oct. 17, 2011)". University Athletic Association. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.