Editing Western Athletic Conference (section)

==Members==
===Existing full members===
These institutions are the existing full members of the Western Athletic Conference:

{{color box|#90ee90}} Member departing for the [[Big West Conference]] on July 1, 2026.<br>{{color box|#ffa0a0}} Member departing for the [[Mountain West Conference]] on July 1, 2026.<br>{{color box|#add8e6}} Member departing for the [[West Coast Conference]] on July 1, 2025.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Type
!Enrollment
!Endowment 
(Millions)
!Nickname
! class="unsortable"|Colors
|-
| '''[[Abilene Christian University]]'''
| [[Abilene, Texas]]
| 1906
| 2021
| Private<br/>([[Churches of Christ]])
| 6,730<ref>{{cite web |date=September 8, 2021 |title=ACU achieves record enrollment for fourth year in a row |url=https://acu.edu/2024/09/13/acu-achieves-seventh-consecutive-year-of-record-enrollment/ |access-date=September 27, 2021 |publisher=Abilene Christian University}}</ref>
| $824
| [[Abilene Christian Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Abilene Christian Wildcats}}
|-bgcolor=#90ee90
| '''[[California Baptist University]]'''
| [[Riverside, California]]
| 1950
| 2018
| Private<br/>([[California Southern Baptist Convention|Baptist]])
| {{nts|11491}}<ref>{{cite web |title=CBU Fall 2021 enrollment extends record-setting pattern |url=https://calbaptist.edu/news/cbu_fall_2021_enrollment_extends_record_setting_pattern |publisher=California Baptist University |access-date=September 27, 2021 |date=September 24, 2021}}</ref>
| $119.1
| [[California Baptist Lancers|Lancers]]
| {{college color boxes|California Baptist Lancers}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| '''[[Grand Canyon University]]'''
| [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| 1949
| 2013
| Private For-Profit<br/>([[Nondenominational Christianity|Non-denominational]])
| {{nts|103427}}{{efn|group=full|Includes online students. On-campus enrollment is about 25,300.}}
| $21.6
| [[Grand Canyon Antelopes|Antelopes]]
| {{college color boxes|Grand Canyon Antelopes}}
|-bgcolor=#add8e6
| '''[[Seattle University]]'''
| [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]
| 1891
| 2012
| Private<br/>([[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]])
| {{nts|7755}}
| $241.2
| [[Seattle Redhawks|Redhawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Seattle Redhawks}}
|-
| '''[[Southern Utah University]]'''
| [[Cedar City, Utah]]
| 1897
| 2022
| Public
| 15,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=SUU Enrollment Tops 15,000 Students |url=https://www.suu.edu/news/2023/10/enrollment-growth.html |access-date=December 7, 2023 |website=SUU |language=en}}</ref>
| $29.9<ref>{{Cite web|title=Southern Utah University - Data USA|url=https://datausa.io/profile/university/southern-utah-university}}</ref>
| [[Southern Utah Thunderbirds|Thunderbirds]]
| {{college color boxes|Southern Utah Thunderbirds}}
|-
| '''[[Tarleton State University]]'''<br/>(Tarleton)
| [[Stephenville, Texas]]
| 1899
| 2020
| Public<br/>([[Texas A&M University System|TAMUS]])
| {{nts|13996}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Tarleton Fall 2021 Student Tally Beats Pre-pandemic Figures by 6.2% |url=https://www.tarleton.edu/scripts/press/display.asp?ID=6711 |publisher=Tarleton State University |access-date=September 27, 2021 |date=September 7, 2021 |archive-date=February 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219061717/https://www.tarleton.edu/scripts/press/display.asp?ID=6711 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| $42
| [[Tarleton State Texans|Texans]]
| {{college color boxes|Tarleton State Texans}}
|-
| {{sort|Texas–Arlington|'''[[University of Texas at Arlington]]'''}}<br/>(UT Arlington)
| [[Arlington, Texas]]
| 1895
| 2012; 2022{{efn|group=full|UT Arlington was a non-football member in 2012–13 before rejoining the conference in 2022–23.}}
| Public<br/>([[University of Texas System|UTS]])
|{{nts|42863}}<ref>{{cite web |title=University of Texas at Arlington UTA sets new enrollment records |url=https://www.uta.edu/enrollment-management/_downloads/Fall%202019%20Enrollment%20Summary.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507122646/https://www.uta.edu/enrollment-management/_downloads/Fall%202019%20Enrollment%20Summary.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 7, 2020 |publisher=University of Texas at Arlington |access-date=January 28, 2020 }}</ref>
| $218<ref name="UTIMCO">{{cite web|title=Private Endowments |url=https://www.utimco.org/reports/private-endowments/group/?comp=05|work=UTIMCO|access-date=August 6, 2021}}</ref>
| [[UT Arlington Mavericks|Mavericks]]
| {{college color boxes|UT Arlington Mavericks}}
|-
| '''[[Utah Tech University]]'''{{efn|group=full|Utah Tech University was known as Dixie State University until May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dixie State gets final approval from Utah lawmakers to drop contentious name|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2021/11/10/dixie-state-university/|access-date=November 12, 2021|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref>}}
| {{sort|Saint George|[[St. George, Utah]]}}
| 1911
| 2020
| Public
| {{nts|12650}}
| $16.3
| [[Utah Tech Trailblazers|Trailblazers]]
| {{college color boxes|Dixie State Trailblazers}}
|-
| '''[[Utah Valley University]]'''
| [[Orem, Utah]]
| 1941
| 2013
| Public
| {{nts|41728}}
| $100<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Avery |title=President's Scholarship Ball Raises Funds to Sustain the Aspirations of UVU Students |url=https://www.uvu.edu/news/2023/10/2023_10_09_scholarship_ball.html |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=www.uvu.edu |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Utah Valley Wolverines|Wolverines]]
| {{college color boxes|Utah Valley Wolverines}}
|-
|}

;Notes:
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!Location
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===Affiliate members===
These nine schools field programs in the WAC for sports not sponsored by their primary conferences:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Type
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!Primary<br>conference
!WAC<br>sport(s)
!Joined
!Former<br>full<br>member
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{sort|Air Force|'''[[United States Air Force Academy]]'''}}<br/>(Air Force){{efn|group=assoc|name=soccer|Four schools became affiliate members in men's soccer in July 2013; the WAC announced on January 9, 2013, that it would reinstate the sport, which it had sponsored from 1996 to 1999. Because the conference previously dropped football, it was necessary to add a new men's team sport to maintain its Division I status. It chose men's soccer because three of the confirmed members for 2013–14 (CSU Bakersfield, Grand Canyon, and Seattle) already sponsored the sport, and filled out its soccer ranks by attracting four schools from the [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation]]. Three of these schools have past WAC connections—former full members Air Force, UNLV, and San Jose State.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://gorunners.com/news/2013/1/9/205897861.aspx|title=WAC Adds Men's Soccer|website=CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners|date=January 9, 2013|access-date=December 30, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103418/https://gorunners.com/news/2013/1/9/205897861.aspx?path=msoc|archive-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref> After the WAC announced it would add men's soccer, the conference gained an eighth soccer school for the 2013 season when UMKC, which already sponsored the sport, joined. In addition, Utah Valley added the sport for 2014, UT-Pan American (later known as UT Rio Grande Valley) added it for 2015, and Chicago State was slated to add it for 2016 but did not do so until 2020 (by which time UMKC returned to the Summit League under its athletic identity of Kansas City).}}{{efn|group=assoc|name=swim|Four schools (three of which are former WAC full members: Air Force, UNLV, and Wyoming; and North Dakota) became affiliate members in men's swimming and diving in July 2013; the WAC announced on May 16, 2013, that it would reinstate the sport, which it had sponsored from 1962 to 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gculopes.com/news/2013/5/16/MSWIM_0516134420.aspx|title=WAC Reinstates Men's Swimming & Diving|website=GCU Antelopes|date=May 16, 2013|access-date=December 30, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231051753/http://www.gculopes.com/news/2013/5/16/MSWIM_0516134420.aspx?path=mswim|archive-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref>}}{{efn|group=assoc|name=mswim|The WAC will cease sponsoring men's swimming and diving once again after the 2024–25 athletic season, when Grand Canyon and Seattle will move their programs to the [[Big West Conference]] and California Baptist will move its program to the [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation]].<ref name="swim">{{cite press release|title=MPSF Swim & Dive Adds Seven Schools in 2025-26|url=https://mpsports.org/news/2025/2/13/swimming-diving-mpsf-swim-dive-adds-seven-schools-in-2025-26.aspx|publisher=[[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation]]|date=February 12, 2025|access-date=February 17, 2025}}</ref> The remaining WAC men's swimming & diving affiliates has not yet announced a future affiliation for their respective men's swimming & diving programs.}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Air Force Academy, Colorado|USAF Academy, Colorado]]{{efn|group=assoc|Virtually all of the Academy grounds, including the [[United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area|cadet area]] and all athletic facilities, is outside the [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]] city limits. The U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Postal Service respectively designate the Academy as "Air Force Academy" and "USAF Academy".}}
| rowspan="2" | 1955
| rowspan="2" | Federal
| rowspan="2" | 4,413
| rowspan="2" | [[Air Force Falcons men's soccer|Falcons]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
| {{sortname|Men's|soccer|nolink=y}}
| rowspan="2" | 2013–14
| {{yes}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| {{sortname|Men's|swimming|nolink=y}}
| {{yes}}
|- 
| {{sort|Sacramento|'''[[California State University, Sacramento]]'''}}<br/>(Sacramento State){{efn|group=assoc|Sacramento State was formerly an associate member of the WAC in baseball from 1992–93 to 1995–96.}}
| [[Sacramento, California]]
| 1947
| Public
| 27,972
| [[Sacramento State Hornets|Hornets]]
| [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
| Baseball
| 2005–06
! {{no}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| {{sort|Idaho|'''[[University of Idaho]]'''}}{{efn|group=assoc|name=wswim| The WAC will cease sponsoring women's swimming and diving after the 2024–25 athletic season. All WAC affiliates for that sport will move their respective programs to the [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation]] beginning in the 2025–26 athletic season.<ref name="swim" />}}
| [[Moscow, Idaho]]
| 1889
| Public
| 12,312
| [[Idaho Vandals|Vandals]]
| [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
| {{sortname|Women's|swimming|nolink=y}}
| 2014–15
| {{yes}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{sort|UNLV|'''[[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]]'''}}<br/>(UNLV){{efn|group=assoc|name=soccer}}{{efn|group=assoc|name=swim}}{{efn|group=assoc|name=mswim}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas, Nevada]]{{efn|group=assoc|The UNLV campus is outside of the [[Las Vegas]] city limits in the unincorporated community of [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]]. The U.S. Postal Service considers all unincorporated areas in the Las Vegas Valley, including Paradise, to have a Las Vegas address.}}
| rowspan="2" | 1957
| rowspan="2" | Public
| rowspan="2" | 29,069
| rowspan="2" | [[UNLV Rebels men's soccer|Rebels]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
| {{sortname|Men's|soccer|nolink=y}}
| rowspan="2" | 2013–14
| {{yes}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| {{sortname|Men's|swimming|nolink=y}}
| {{yes}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| '''[[New Mexico State University]]'''{{efn|group=assoc|name=wswim}}
| [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]]
| 1888
| Public
| {{nts|21694}}
| [[New Mexico State Aggies|Aggies]]
| [[Conference USA]]
| {{sortname|Women's|swimming|nolink=y}}
| 2023–24<ref name=NMSUWSwim>{{cite press release|url=https://wacsports.com/general/2021-22/releases/20220610g8vurq |title=WAC Championship Eligibility for All Highlights WAC Board Spring Meeting |publisher=Western Athletic Conference |date=June 10, 2022 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |quote=... New Mexico State University was approved as an affiliate member in the sport of women's swimming and diving beginning in 2023-24.}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| '''[[Northern Arizona University]]'''{{efn|group=assoc|name=wswim}}
| [[Flagstaff, Arizona]]
| 1899
| Public
| 18,824
| [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks|Lumberjacks]]
| [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
| {{sortname|Women's|swimming|nolink=y}}
| 2004–05
! {{no}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| {{sort|Northern Colorado|'''[[University of Northern Colorado]]'''}}{{efn|group=assoc|Northern Colorado joined the WAC for baseball for the 2014 spring season (2013–14 school year).<ref>{{cite news|last=Mitch Wigness|publisher=UN Media|url=http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=206349961|title=Baseball to join WAC as affiliate member|date=February 11, 2013|access-date=December 30, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231051604/http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=206349961|archive-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref> The baseball team left for the [[Summit League]] after the 2021 spring season (2020–21 school year);<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://thesummitleague.org/news/2020/7/14/northern-colorado-to-join-the-summit-league-as-a-baseball-affiliate.aspx |title=Northern Colorado to join The Summit League as a baseball affiliate |publisher=The Summit League |date=July 14, 2020 |access-date=July 17, 2020}}</ref> but the school remains a WAC affiliate in women's swimming & diving through the 2024–25 season, after which that team will join the MPSF.}}{{efn|group=assoc|name=wswim}}
| [[Greeley, Colorado]]
| 1889
| Public
| 10,097
| [[Northern Colorado Bears|Bears]]
| [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
| {{sortname|Women's|swimming|nolink=y}}
| 2012–13
! {{no}}
|-
| '''[[San Diego State University]]'''
| [[San Diego|San Diego, California]]
| 1897
| Public
| 28,789
| [[San Diego State Aztecs|Aztecs]]
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]<br/>([[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] in 2026)
| {{sortname|Men's|soccer|nolink=y}}
| 2024–25
| {{yes}}
|-
| '''[[San Jose State University]]'''{{efn|group=assoc|name=soccer}}
| [[San Jose, California]]
| 1857
| Public
| 30,448
| [[San Jose State Spartans men's soccer|Spartans]]
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
| {{sortname|Men's|soccer|nolink=y}}
| 2013–14
| {{yes}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''[[University of Texas Rio Grande Valley]]'''<br/>(UTRGV){{efn|group=assoc|name=wswim}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Edinburg, Texas]]
| rowspan="2" | 2013{{efn|group=full|While UTRGV was formally founded in 2013, with instruction starting in 2015, the athletic program traces its history through the [[University of Texas–Pan American]] (UTPA), which joined the WAC in 2013 and was one of the two institutions merged into UTRGV. The UTRGV athletic program inherited UTPA's Division I and WAC memberships.}}
| rowspan="2" | Public<br/>([[University of Texas System|UTS]])
| rowspan="2" | 32,419<ref name="UTRGV Student Media">{{cite web |title=UTRGV preliminary enrollment steady |url=https://www.utrgvrider.com/utrgv-preliminary-enrollment-steady/ |publisher=UTRGV Student Media |access-date=September 27, 2021 |date=August 23, 2021}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | [[UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros|Vaqueros]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Southland Conference|Southland]]
| {{sortname|Men's|soccer|nolink=y}}
| rowspan="2" | 2013–14
| {{yes}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| {{sortname|Women's|swimming|nolink=y}}
| {{yes}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| {{sort|Wyoming|'''[[University of Wyoming]]'''}}{{efn|group=assoc|name=swim}}{{efn|group=assoc|name=mswim}}
| [[Laramie, Wyoming]]
| 1886
| Public
| 12,496
| [[Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls|Cowboys]]
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
| {{sortname|Men's|swimming|nolink=y}}
| 2013–14
| {{yes}}
|}

;Notes
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===Future affiliate members===
After Grand Canyon departs for the Mountain West in 2026, their men's soccer team will remain as an affiliate.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grand Canyon Antelopes Athletics |title=GCU to play in WAC as men’s soccer affiliate |url=https://gculopes.com/news/2024/12/6/mens-soccer-gcu-to-join-wac-as-mens-soccer-affiliate.aspx |website=Grand Canyon Antelopes Athletics |publisher=Grand Canyon Antelopes Athletics |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Type
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!Primary<br>conference
!WAC<br>sport(s)
!Joined
!Former<br>full<br>member
|-
| '''[[Grand Canyon University]]'''
| [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| 1949
| Private For-Profit<br/>([[Nondenominational Christianity|Non-denominational]])
| {{nts|103427}}
| [[Grand Canyon Antelopes|Antelopes]]
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]<br><small>([[Mountain West Conference|MW]] in 2026)</small>
| {{sortname|Men's|soccer|nolink=y}}
| 2026
| {{yes}}
|}

===Former full members===
The WAC has 34 former full members:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Institution !! Nickname !! Location !! Founded !! Type !! Enrollment !! Joined !! Left !! Current<br>primary<br>conference
|-
| {{sort|Air Force|'''[[United States Air Force Academy]]'''}}<br/>(Air Force)
| [[Air Force Falcons|Falcons]]
| [[Air Force Academy, Colorado|USAF Academy, Colorado]]{{efn|group=former|As noted previously, the Academy is outside of the Colorado Springs city limits, and is its own entity for both census and postal purposes.}}
| 1954
| Federal
| 4,413
| 1980
| 1999
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|-
| {{sort|Arizona|'''[[University of Arizona]]'''}}
| [[Arizona Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| [[Tucson, Arizona]]
| 1885
| Public
| 39,236
| 1962
| 1978
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| '''[[Arizona State University]]'''
| [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Sun Devils]]
| [[Tempe, Arizona]]
| 1885
| Public
| 59,794
| 1962
| 1978
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| '''[[Boise State University]]'''
| [[Boise State Broncos|Broncos]]
| [[Boise, Idaho]]
| 1932
| Public
| 22,678
| 2001
| 2011
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]<br/>([[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] in 2026)
|-
| '''[[Brigham Young University]]'''<br/>(BYU)
| [[BYU Cougars|Cougars]]
| [[Provo, Utah]]
| 1875
| Private
| 34,130
| 1962
| 1999
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| '''[[California State University, Bakersfield]]'''
| [[Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners|Roadrunners]]
| [[Bakersfield, California]]
| 1965
| Public
| 10,500
| 2013
| 2020
| [[Big West Conference|Big West]]
|-
| {{sort|Fresno State|'''[[California State University, Fresno]]'''}}<br/>(Fresno State)
| [[Fresno State Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| [[Fresno, California]]
| 1911
| Public
| 22,565
| 1992
| 2012
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]<br/>([[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] in 2026)
|-
| '''[[Chicago State University]]'''
| [[Chicago State Cougars|Cougars]]
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| 1867
| Public<br/>([[Thurgood Marshall College Fund|TMCF]])
| {{nts|2620}}<ref>{{cite web |title=CSU Graduate Enrollment Increases 5% |url=https://www.csu.edu/news/Graduate_Enrollment_Increase.htm |publisher=Chicago State University |access-date=September 27, 2021 |date=September 11, 2021 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927205906/https://www.csu.edu/news/Graduate_Enrollment_Increase.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 2013
| 2022
| [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]
|-
| '''[[Colorado State University]]'''
| [[Colorado State Rams|Rams]]
| [[Fort Collins, Colorado]]
| 1870
| Public
| 28,417
| 1968{{efn|group=former|The Colorado State men's basketball team joined the WAC a year after it became a full member for other sports (1969–70).}} <!-- accepted in Sept 1967, joined July 1968 -->
| 1999
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]<br/>([[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] in 2026)
|-
| {{sort|Denver|'''[[University of Denver]]'''}}
| [[Denver Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| [[Denver|Denver, Colorado]]
| 1864
| Private
| 11,476
| 2012
| 2013
| [[Summit League|Summit]]
|-
| {{sort|Hawaiʻi|'''[[University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa]]'''}}
| [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine|Rainbow Warriors &<br/> Rainbow Wahine]]
| [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| 1907
| Public
| 20,435
| 1979
| 2012
| [[Big West Conference|Big West]]<br/>[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]<br/>(football only;<br/>full member in 2026)
|-
| {{sort|Idaho|'''[[University of Idaho]]'''}}
| [[Idaho Vandals|Vandals]]
| [[Moscow, Idaho]]
| 1889
| Public
| 12,312
| 2005
| 2014
| [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
|- 
| {{sort|Kansas City|'''[[University of Missouri–Kansas City]]'''}}<br/>(Kansas City)
| [[Kansas City Roos|Roos]]
| [[Kansas City, Missouri]]
| 1933
| Public
| 16,944
| 2013
| 2020
| [[Summit League|Summit]]
|-
| '''[[Lamar University]]'''
| [[Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals|Cardinals/ Lady Cardinals]]
| [[Beaumont, Texas]]
| 1923
| Public
| {{nts|17898}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Student Demographics |url=https://www.lamar.edu/about-lu/dashboards/interactive-enrollment-dashboard.html |publisher=Lamar University |access-date=February 15, 2025}}</ref>
| 2021
| 2022
| [[Southland Conference|SLC]]
|-
| '''[[Louisiana Tech University]]'''
| [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters|Bulldogs]] (men's)<br/>[[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters|Lady Techsters]] (women's)
| [[Ruston, Louisiana]]
| 1894
| Public
| 11,581
| 2001
| 2013
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| {{sort|UNLV|'''[[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]]'''}}<br/>(UNLV)
| [[UNLV Rebels|Rebels]]
| [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas, Nevada]]{{efn|group=former|As noted previously, UNLV is outside of the Las Vegas city limits, but has a Las Vegas mailing address.}}
| 1957
| Public
| 28,203
| 1996
| 1999
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|-
| {{sort|Nevada|'''[[University of Nevada, Reno]]'''}}
| [[Nevada Wolf Pack|Wolf Pack]]
| [[Reno, Nevada]]
| 1874
| Public
| 18,227
| 2000
| 2012
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|-
| {{sort|New Mexico|'''[[University of New Mexico]]'''}}
| [[New Mexico Lobos|Lobos]]
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]
| 1889
| Public
| 35,211
| 1962
| 1999
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|-
| '''[[New Mexico State University]]'''
| [[New Mexico State Aggies|Aggies]]
| [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]]
| 1888
| Public
| 21,694
| 2005
| 2023
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''[[Rice University]]'''
| [[Rice Owls|Owls]]
| [[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| 1912
| Private
| 6,082
| 1996
| 2005
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| '''[[San Diego State University]]'''
| [[San Diego State Aztecs|Aztecs]]
| [[San Diego|San Diego, California]]
| 1897
| Public
| 28,789
| 1978
| 1999
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]<br/>([[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] in 2026)
|-
| '''[[Sam Houston State University]]'''
| [[Sam Houston Bearkats|Bearkats]]
| [[Huntsville, Texas]]
| 1879
| Public
| 21,679
| 2021
| 2023
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
| '''[[San Jose State University]]'''
| [[San Jose State Spartans|Spartans]]
| [[San Jose, California]]
| 1857
| Public
| 30,448
| 1996
| 2013
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|-
| '''[[Southern Methodist University]]'''<br/>(SMU)
| [[SMU Mustangs|Mustangs]]
| [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]]{{efn|group=former|Virtually all of the SMU campus, including all athletic facilities, is in [[University Park, Texas|University Park]], a city contained within the Dallas city limits. The U.S. Postal Service considers all locations in University Park to have a Dallas address.}}
| 1911
| Private
| 12,000
| 1996
| 2005
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| '''[[Stephen F. Austin State University]]'''
| [[Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks|Lumberjacks & Ladyjacks]]
| [[Nacogdoches, Texas]]
| 1923
| Public<br/>([[University of Texas System|UTS]])
| {{nts|11946}}<ref>{{cite web |title=SFA reports fall enrollment numbers |url=https://www.sfasu.edu/about-sfa/newsroom/2021/sfa-reports-fall-enrollment-numbers |publisher=Stephen F. Austin State University |access-date=September 27, 2021 |date=September 10, 2021}}</ref>
| 2021
| 2024
| [[Southland Conference|SLC]]
|-
| '''[[Texas Christian University]]'''<br/>(TCU)
| [[TCU Horned Frogs|Horned Frogs]]
| [[Fort Worth, Texas]]
| 1873
| Private
| 9,725
| 1996
| 2001
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| {{sort|UTEP|'''[[University of Texas at El Paso]]'''}}<br/>(UTEP)
| [[UTEP Miners|Miners]]
| [[El Paso, Texas]]
| 1914
| Public
| 21,011
| 1968{{efn|group=former|The UTEP men's basketball team joined the WAC a year after it became a full member for other sports (1969–70).}}<!-- accepted in Sept 1967, joined July 1968 -->
| 2005
| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]<br/>([[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] in 2026)
|-
| {{sort|UT Rio Grande Valley|'''[[University of Texas Rio Grande Valley]]'''}}<br/>(UTRGV)
| [[UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros|Vaqueros]]
| [[Edinburg, Texas]]
| 2013{{efn|group=full|While UTRGV was formally founded in 2013, with instruction starting in 2015, the athletic program traces its history through the [[University of Texas–Pan American]] (UTPA), which joined the WAC in 2013 and was one of the two institutions merged into UTRGV. The UTRGV athletic program inherited UTPA's Division I and WAC memberships.}}
| Public<br/>([[University of Texas System|UTS]])
| {{nts|32419}}<ref name="UTRGV Student Media"/>
| 2013
| 2024
| [[Southland Conference|SLC]]
|-
| {{sort|UTSA|'''[[University of Texas at San Antonio]]'''}}<br/>(UTSA)
| [[UTSA Roadrunners|Roadrunners]]
| [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]]
| 1969
| Public
| 30,474
| 2012
| 2013
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| '''[[Texas State University]]'''
| [[Texas State Bobcats|Bobcats]]
| [[San Marcos, Texas]]
| 1899
| Public
| 34,229
| 2012
| 2013
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| {{sort|Tulsa|'''[[University of Tulsa]]'''}}
| [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane|Golden Hurricane]]
| [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
| 1894
| Private
| 4,352
| 1996
| 2005
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]] 
|-
| {{sort|Utah|'''[[University of Utah]]'''}}
| [[Utah Utes|Utes]]
| [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, Utah]]
| 1850
| Public
| 32,388
| 1962
| 1999
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| '''[[Utah State University]]'''
| [[Utah State Aggies|Aggies]]
| [[Logan, Utah]]
| 1888
| Public
| 28,796
| 2005
| 2013
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]<br/>([[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] in 2026)
|-
| {{sort|Wyoming|'''[[University of Wyoming]]'''}}
| [[Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls|Cowboys & Cowgirls]]
| [[Laramie, Wyoming]]
| 1866
| Public
| 12,496
| 1962
| 1999
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Former affiliate members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width:100%"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Type
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!Primary<br>conference
!WAC<br>sport(s)
!Joined
!Left
|- 
| '''[[Boise State University]]'''
| [[Boise, Idaho]]
| 1932
| Public
| 22,678
| [[Boise State Broncos|Broncos]]
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]<br/>([[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] in 2026)
| gymnastics
| 1990–91,<br/>2012–13
| 1992–93,<br/>2012–13
|- 
| '''[[California Polytechnic State University]]'''<br/>(Cal Poly)
| [[San Luis Obispo, California]]
| 1901
| Public
| 20,186
| [[Cal Poly Mustangs|Mustangs]]
| [[Big West Conference|Big West]]
| baseball
| 1994–95
| 1995–96
|- 
| '''[[California State University, Bakersfield]]'''<br/>(Cal State Bakersfield)
| [[Bakersfield, California]]
| 1965
| Public
| 8,720
| [[Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners|Roadrunners]]
| [[Big West Conference|Big West]]{{efn|group=faff|Cal State–Bakersfield was a full WAC member from 2013–14 to 2019–20.}}
| baseball,<br/>women's swimming
| 2012–13<sup>bs.</sup><br/>2012–13<sup>w.sm.</sup>
| 2012–13<sup>bs.</sup><br/>2012–13<sup>w.sm.</sup>
|- 
| '''[[California State University, Fullerton]]'''<br/>(Cal State Fullerton)
| [[Fullerton, California]]
| 1959
| Public
| 38,128
| [[Cal State Fullerton Titans|Titans]]
| [[Big West Conference|Big West]]{{efn|group=faff|Cal State–Fullerton no longer sponsors women's gymnastics.}}
| gymnastics
| 2005–06
| 2010–11
|- 
| '''[[California State University, Northridge]]'''<br/>(Cal State Northridge)
| [[Northridge, Los Angeles|Northridge, California]]
| 1958
| Public
| 38,310
| [[Cal State Northridge Matadors|Matadors]]
| [[Big West Conference|Big West]]
| baseball
| 1992–93
| 1995–96
|- 
| {{sort|Sacramento State|'''[[California State University, Sacramento]]'''}}<br/>(Sacramento State)
| [[Sacramento, California]]
| 1947
| Public
| 27,972
| [[Sacramento State Hornets|Hornets]]
| [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]{{efn|group=faff|The Big Sky Conference does not sponsor women's gymnastics. Sacramento State houses that sport in the [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation]].}}
|gymnastics
| 2005–06
| 2012–13
|- 
| '''[[Dallas Baptist University]]'''
| [[Dallas, Texas]]
| 1898
| Private
| 5,422
| [[Dallas Baptist Patriots|Patriots]]
| [[Lone Star Conference|Lone Star]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}{{efn|group=faff|[[Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball|Dallas Baptist baseball]] competes as a single-sport member of [[Conference USA]].}}
| baseball
| 2012–13
| 2012–13
|- 
| {{sort|Denver|'''[[University of Denver]]'''}}
| [[Denver, Colorado]]
| 1864
| Private
| 11,476
| [[Denver Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| [[Summit League|Summit]]{{efn|group=faff|The Summit League does not sponsor women's gymnastics. Denver houses that sport in the [[Big 12 Conference]].}}{{efn|group=faff|Denver was a full WAC member for the 2012–13 school year.}}
| gymnastics
| 2011–12
| 2011–12
|- 
| '''[[Drury University]]'''
| [[Springfield, Missouri]]
| 1873
| Private
| 5,474
| [[Drury Panthers|Panthers]]
| [[Great Lakes Valley Conference|Great Lakes Valley]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}
| men's soccer
| 1999–2000
| 1999–2000
|- 
| '''[[Grand Canyon University]]'''
| [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| 1949
| Private,<br/>For-profit
| 17,650
| [[Grand Canyon Antelopes|Antelopes]]
| WAC{{efn|group=faff|Grand Canyon has been a full WAC member since the 2013–14 school year, but will leave the conference for the [[Mountain West Conference]] no later than 2026.}}
| baseball
| 1994–95
| 1997–98
|- 
| {{sort|Hawaii Hilo|'''[[University of Hawaii at Hilo]]'''}}<br/>(Hawaii–Hilo)
| [[Hilo, Hawaii]]
| 1901
| Public
| 20,186
| [[Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans|Vulcans]]
| [[Pacific West Conference|Pacific West]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}
| baseball
| 1999–2000
| 2000–01
|-
| '''[[Houston Christian University]]'''{{efn|group=full|As of September 2022, Houston Baptist University's name transitioned to "Houston Christian University" and will play under that name, including the shorthand "Houston Christian" effectively immediately.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hbu.edu/news-and-events/2022/09/21/hbu-changes-name-to-houston-christian-university/ | title=Houston Baptist University Changes Name to Houston Christian University &#124; Houston Baptist University | date=September 21, 2022 }}</ref>}}
| [[Houston, Texas]]
| 1960
| Private
| 2,567
| [[Houston Christian Huskies|Huskies]]
| [[Southland Conference|Southland]]
| {{sortname|Men's|soccer|nolink=y}}
| 2013–14
| 2023-24
|-
| {{sort|Incarnate Word|'''[[University of the Incarnate Word]]'''}}
| [[San Antonio, Texas]]
| 1881
| Private
| 8,455
| [[Incarnate Word Cardinals|Cardinals]]
| [[Southland Conference|Southland]]
| {{sortname|Men's|soccer|nolink=y}}
| 2014–15
| 2022-23
|-
| {{sort|North Dakota|'''[[University of North Dakota]]'''}}
| [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]]
| 1883
| Public
| 15,250
| [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks|Fighting Hawks]]
| [[Summit League|Summit]]{{efn|group=faff|North Dakota no longer sponsors any of the sports it housed in the WAC.}}
| baseball,<br/>men's swimming,<br/>women's swimming
| 2013–14<sup>bs.</sup><br/>2013–14<sup>m.sm.</sup><br/>2011–12<sup>w.sm.</sup>
| 2015–16<sup>bs.</sup><br/>2016–17<sup>m.sm.</sup><br/>2016–17<sup>w.sm.</sup>
|-
| {{sort|Northern Colorado|'''[[University of Northern Colorado]]'''}}{{efn|group=faff|Northern Colorado remains in the WAC as an affiliate in women's swimming & diving.}}
| [[Greeley, Colorado]]
| 1889
| Public
| 10,097
| [[Northern Colorado Bears baseball|Bears]]
| [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]{{efn|group=faff|Northern Colorado baseball joined the [[Summit League]] after the 2021 spring season (2020–21 school year).}}
| baseball
| 2013–14
| 2020–21
|- 
| {{sort|San Diego|'''[[University of San Diego]]'''}}
| [[San Diego, California]]
| 1949
| Private
| 8,105
| [[San Diego Toreros|Toreros]]
| [[West Coast Conference|West Coast]]{{efn|group=faff|The WCC does not sponsor women's swimming and diving. San Diego houses that sport in the [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation]].}}
| women's swimming
| 2004–05
| 2009–10
|- 
| '''[[Southern Utah University]]'''
| [[Cedar City, Utah]]
| 1897
| Public
| 8,297
| [[Southern Utah Thunderbirds|Thunderbirds]]
| WAC{{efn|group=faff|Southern Utah has been a full WAC member since the 2022–23 school year.}}{{efn|group=full|SUU women's gymnastics currently competes as an independent following the demise of the [[Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference]] at the end of the 2022–23 season.}}
| gymnastics
| 1990–91,<br/>2005–06
| 1992–93,<br/>2012–13
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=faff}}

===Membership timeline===
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   bar:1  color:Full from:1962 till:1978 text:[[University of Arizona|Arizona]] (1962–1978)
   bar:1  color:OtherC1 from:1978 till:2011 text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]]
   bar:1  color:OtherC1 from:2011 till:2024 text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
   bar:1  color:OtherC2 from:2024 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:2 color:Full from:1962 till:1978 text:[[Arizona State University|Arizona State]] (1962–1978)
   bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:1978 till:2011 text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]]
   bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:2011 till:2024 text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
   bar:2 color:OtherC2 from:2024 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:3 color:Full from:1962 till:1999 text:[[BYU]] (1962–1999)
   bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:2011 text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
   bar:3 color:OtherC2 from:2011 till:2023 text:[[West Coast Conference|WCC]]
   bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:4 color:Full from:1962 till:1999 text:[[University of Utah|Utah]]  (1962–1999)
   bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:2011 text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
   bar:4 color:OtherC2 from:2011 till:2024 text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
   bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:2024 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:5 color:Full from:1962 till:1999 text:[[University of Wyoming|Wyoming]] (1962–1999)
   bar:5 color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:end text:[[Mountain West]]

   bar:6 color:Full from:1962 till:1999 text:[[University of New Mexico|New Mexico]] (1962–1999)
   bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:end text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]

   bar:7 color:Full from:1968 till:1999 text:[[Colorado State University|Colorado State]] (1968–1999)
   bar:7 color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:2026 text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
   bar:7 color:OtherC2 from:2026 till:end text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]

   bar:8 color:Full from:1968 till:2005 text:[[UTEP]] (1968–2005)
   bar:8 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2026 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
   bar:8 color:OtherC2 from:2026 till:end text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]

   bar:9  color:Full    from:1978 till:1999 text:[[San Diego State University|San Diego State]] (1978–1999)
   bar:9  color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:2026  text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
   bar:9 color:OtherC2 from:2026 till:end text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]

   bar:10 color:Full    from:1979 till:2012 text:[[University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa|Hawaiʻi]] (1979–2012)
   bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:2012 till:2026  text:[[Big West Conference|Big West]]
   bar:10 color:OtherC2 from:2026 till:end  text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]

   bar:11 color:Full    from:1980 till:1999 text:[[United States Air Force Academy|Air Force]] (1980–1999)
   bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:end text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]

   bar:12 shift:(-50) color:AssocOS from:1990 till:1993 text:(Assoc 1990–1993)
   bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1993 till:2001 text:[[Big West Conference|Big West]]
   bar:12 color:Full from:2001 till:2011 text:[[Boise State]] (2001–2011)
   bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:2011 till:2026  text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
   bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:2026 till:end text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]

   bar:13 shift:(-50) color:AssocOS from:1990 till:1993 text:(Assoc 1990–1993)
   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:1993 till:2005 text:[[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|Ind]] (1996–2003) / [[Great West Conference|Great West]]
   bar:13 color:AssocOS from:2005 till:2013 text:(Assoc 2005–2013)
   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2022 text:[[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
   bar:13 color:Full from:2022 till:2023 text:[[Southern Utah University|Southern Utah]] (2022–present)
   bar:13 color:FullXF from:2023 till:end

   bar:14 color:Full    from:1992 till:2012 text:[[Fresno State]] (1992–2012)
   bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:2012 till:2026  text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
   bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:2026 till:end text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]

   bar:18 color:AssocOS from:1995 till:1998 text:(Assoc 1995–1998)
   bar:18 color:FullxF from:2013 till:2026 text:[[Grand Canyon University|Grand Canyon]] (2013–2026)
   bar:18 color:AssocOS from:2026 till:end text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]

   bar:19 color:Full from:1996 till:1999 text:[[UNLV]] (1996–1999)
   bar:19 shift:(60) color:OtherC1 from:1999 till:end text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]

   bar:20 color:Full from:1996 till:2001 text:[[Texas Christian University|TCU]] (1996–2001)
   bar:20 shift:(20) color:OtherC1 from:2001 till:2005 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
   bar:20 color:OtherC2 from:2005 till:2012 text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
   bar:20 color:OtherC1 from:2012 till:end text:[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]

   bar:21 color:Full from:1996 till:2005 text:[[Rice University|Rice]] (1996–2005)
   bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2023 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
   bar:21 color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:[[American Athletic Conference|American]]

   bar:22 color:Full from:1996 till:2005 text:[[Southern Methodist University|SMU]] (1996–2005)
   bar:22 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2013 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
   bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2024 text:[[American Athletic Conference|American]]
   bar:22 color:OtherC1 from:2024 till:end text:[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]

   bar:23 color:Full from:1996 till:2005 text:[[University of Tulsa|Tulsa]] (1996–2005)
   bar:23 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2014 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
   bar:23 color:OtherC2 from:2014 till:end text:[[American Athletic Conference|American]]

   bar:24 color:Full from:1996 till:2013 text:[[San Jose State]] (1996–2013)
   bar:24 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]

   bar:27 color:Full from:2000 till:2012 text:[[University of Nevada, Reno|Nevada]] (2000–2012)
   bar:27 color:OtherC1 from:2012 till:end text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]

   bar:28 color:Full from:2001 till:end text:[[Louisiana Tech University|Louisiana Tech]] (2001–2013)
   bar:28 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]

   bar:31 color:Full from:2005 till:end text:[[Utah State University|Utah State]] (2005–2013)
   bar:31 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2026 text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
   bar:31 color:OtherC2 from:2026 till:end text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]

   bar:32 color:Full from:2005 till:2013 text:[[University of Idaho|Idaho]] (2005–2014)
   bar:32 color:FullxF from:2013 till:2014 text: 
   bar:32 color:OtherC1 from:2014 till:end text:[[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]

   bar:33 color:Full from:2005 till:2013 text:[[New Mexico State University|New Mexico State]] (2005–2023)
   bar:33 color:FullxF from:2013 till:2023
   bar:33 color:AssocOS from:2023 till:end text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]

   bar:36 color:AssocOS from:2011 till:2012
   bar:36 shift:(-80) color:FullxF from:2012 till:2013 text:[[University of Denver|Denver]] (2012–2013)
   bar:36 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:[[Summit League|Summit]]

   bar:37 shift:(-120) color:Full from:2012 till:end text:[[University of Texas at San Antonio|UTSA]] (2012–2013)
   bar:37 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2023 text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
   bar:37 color:OtherC2 from:2023 till:end text:[[American Athletic Conference|American]]

   bar:38 shift:(-120) color:Full from:2012 till:end text:[[Texas State University|Texas State]] (2012–2013)
   bar:38 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]

   bar:39 shift:(-120) color:FullxF from:2012 till:2013 text:[[UT Arlington]] (2012–2013)
   bar:39 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2022 text:[[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
   bar:39 color:FullXF from:2022 till:end text:(2022–present)

   bar:40 color:FullxF from:2012 till:2025 text:[[Seattle University|Seattle]] (2012–2025)
   bar:40 color:OtherC1 from:2025 till:end text:[[West Coast Conference|WCC]]

   bar:42 color:AssocOS from:2012 till:2013
   bar:42 shift:(-60) color:FullxF from:2013 till:2020 text:[[Cal State Bakersfield]] (2013–2020)
   bar:42 color:OtherC1 from:2020 till:end  text:[[Big West Conference|Big West]]

   bar:44 color:FullxF from:2013 till:2022 text:[[Chicago State]] (2013–2022)
   bar:44 color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:2024 text:[[NCAA Division I independent schools|Ind.]]
   bar:44 color:OtherC2 from:2024 till:end text:[[Northeast Conference|NEC]]

   bar:45 shift:(-115) color:FullxF from:2013 till:2015 text:[[UT–Pan American]] (2013–2015)
   bar:45 color:FullxF from:2015 till:2024 text:[[UTRGV]] (2015–2024)
   bar:45 color:AssocOS from:2024 till:end text:[[Southland Conference|Southland]]

   bar:46 color:FullxF from:2013 till:2020 text:[[UMKC]] (2013–2020)
   bar:46 color:OtherC1 from:2020 till:end  text:[[Summit League|Summit]]

   bar:47 color:FullxF from:2013 till:end text:[[Utah Valley University|Utah Valley]] (2013–present)

   bar:50 shift:) color:FullxF from:2018 till:2026 text:[[California Baptist University|Cal Baptist]] (2018–2026)
   bar:50 color:OtherC1 from:2026 till:end  text:[[Big West Conference|Big West]]

   bar:51 shift:(-100,-5) color:FullXF from:2020 till:2021 text:[[Dixie State]] (2020–present)
   bar:51 color:Full from:2021 till:2022
   bar:51 color:Full from:2022 till:2023 text:[[Utah Tech]]
   bar:51 color:FullXF from:2023 till:end

   bar:52 shift:(-100,-5) color:FullXF from:2020 till:2021 text:[[Tarleton State University|Tarleton]] (2020–present)
   bar:52 color:Full from:2021 till:2023
   bar:52 color:FullXF from:2023 till:end

   bar:53 shift:(-80) color:Full from:2021 till:2023 text:[[Abilene Christian]] (2021–present)
   bar:53 color:FullXF from:2023 till:end

   bar:54 shift:(-80) color:Full from:2021 till:2022 text:[[Lamar University|Lamar]] (2021–2022)
   bar:54 color:OtherC1 from:2022 till:end text:[[Southland Conference|Southland]]

   bar:55 shift:(-120) color:Full from:2021 till:2023 text:[[Sam Houston State University|Sam Houston]] (2021–2023)
   bar:55 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:[[Conference USA|CUSA]]

   bar:56 shift:(-120) color:Full from:2021 till:2023 text:[[Stephen F. Austin State University|Stephen F. Austin]] (2021–2024)
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*<small>Prior to the 1996–97 season, both Air Force and Hawaii had most to all of their women's sports competing in other conferences before joining the WAC full-time with their men's sports counterparts. At that time, Air Force was in the [[Colorado Athletic Conference]], and Hawaii was in the [[Big West Conference]]. </small>
*<small>Since the 2021–22 season, the WAC has played football at the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]] level.</small>

===Map of the members===
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