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University Athletic Association

For the organization at the University of Florida with the same name, see University of Florida Athletic Association.

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.

University Athletic Association
AssociationNCAA
Founded1986
CommissionerDick Rasmussen (since 1987)
Sports fielded
  • 21
    • men's: 11
    • women's: 10
DivisionDivision III
No. of teams8
HeadquartersRochester, New York
RegionEastern United States; Missouri
Official websitehttp://www.uaasports.info
Locations
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Academics

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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]

History

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Locations of UAA members

Chronological timeline

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Member schools

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Current members

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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]
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
Notes
  1. ^ All of the universities listed above are founding members except Brandeis, which joined shortly before official competition began in October 1987.[5] Johns Hopkins University was a founding member, but no longer participates in the UAA.
  2. ^ Brandeis had dual athletic conference membership with the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference from 1987–88 to 1994–95, then the Judges' women's sports left the NEWMAC in order to fully align with the UAA, along with its men's sports.
  3. ^ Case Western Reserve had dual athletic conference membership with the North Coast Athletic Conference from 1986–87 to 1998–99, then the Spartans left the NCAC in order to fully align with the UAA.
  4. ^ Rochester has dual athletic conference membership with the Liberty League since the 1995–96 school year.

Former member

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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
Johns Hopkins University[a] Baltimore, Maryland 1876 Nonsectarian 19,758 Blue Jays 1986 2001     Centennial
Notes
  1. ^ Johns Hopkins had dual athletic conference membership with the Middle Atlantic Conferences from 1986–87 to 1991–92, and later 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

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

Conference facilities

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School Football stadium Football capacity Basketball arena Basketball capacity Baseball stadium Baseball capacity Soccer stadium Soccer capacity
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
  1. ^ Brandeis discontinued its football program in May 1960.[10] President Abram Sachar pointed to the cost of the team as one reason for the decision.[10]
  2. ^ a b Carnegie Mellon and Case Western currently play football in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.
  3. ^ a b Chicago currently plays football and baseball in the Midwest Conference.
  4. ^ Emory has never had an intercollegiate football team.[11]
  5. ^ NYU discontinued its football program in 1952.[12]
  6. ^ a b Rochester competes in the Liberty League in baseball, football, and numerous other sports.
  7. ^ WashU currently plays football in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Sports

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The UAA sanctions competition in the following sports:

Conference sports
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball  Y
Basketball  Y  Y
Cross Country  Y  Y
Golf  Y  Y
Soccer  Y  Y
Softball  Y
Swimming & Diving  Y  Y
Tennis  Y  Y
Track and field (indoor)  Y  Y
Track and field (outdoor)  Y  Y
Wrestling  Y
Volleyball  Y

Participation

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Men

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Baseball Basketball Cross Country Fencing Football[a] Golf Soccer Squash[a] Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field Volleyball[a] Wrestling Total
Brandeis  Y  Y  Y  Y  N  N  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N  N 8
Carnegie Mellon  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N  N 8
Case Western Reserve  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  N  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N  Y 9
Chicago  Y[b]  Y  Y  N  Y  N  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N  Y 9
Emory  Y  Y  Y  N  N  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N  N 8
NYU  Y  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y 11
Rochester  Y[c]  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y[d]  N  N 10
WashU  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  N  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  N  N 8
Total 7 8 8 2 5 4 8 1 8 8 8 1 3
  1. ^ a b c Football, Squash, and Volleyball are not UAA-sanctioned sports.
  2. ^ Chicago competes in the Midwest Conference for baseball.
  3. ^ Rochester competes in the Liberty League for baseball.
  4. ^ Rochester competes in the Liberty League for indoor and outdoor track and field.

References

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  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. ^ "About the UAA (through Oct. 17, 2011)". University Athletic Association. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  6. ^ "usnews.com National University Rankings - Fall 2016 Acceptance Rate".
  7. ^ "usnews.com National University Rankings - Alumni Median Starting Salary".
  8. ^ "Carnegie Mellon University Post-Grad Dashboard".
  9. ^ "Washington University in St. Louis New Logotype" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis: University Libraries.
  10. ^ a b "Brandeis Quits College Gridiron". The Baltimore Sun. May 17, 1960. p. S23. ProQuest 542277219.
  11. ^ Sugiura, Ken (May 13, 2005). "Football-less Emory Gets Advice from Manning". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via ProQuest. p. H2.
  12. ^ Kleeman, Sophie (April 19, 2012). "We Are The Champions, Sometimes: The Highs And Lows Of NYU Athletics". NYU Local. New York University. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
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