Editing Western Athletic Conference (section)

===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]]
|}

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