Editing Northeast Conference (section)

===Affiliate members===
====Current affiliate members====
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Type
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! class="unsortable" | Colors
! NEC<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| rowspan=3 | '''[[Binghamton University]]'''
| rowspan=3 | [[Binghamton, New York]]{{efn|group=aff|The BU campus has a Binghamton mailing address, but mostly lies in the adjacent town of [[Vestal, New York|Vestal]].}}
| rowspan=3 | 1946
| rowspan=3 | 2023
| rowspan=3 | Public
| rowspan=3 | 16,098
| rowspan=3 | [[Binghamton Bearcats|Bearcats]]
| rowspan=3 | {{college color boxes|Binghamton Bearcats}}
| {{sortname|Men's|golf|nolink=y}}
| rowspan=3 | [[America East Conference|America East]]
|-
| {{sortname|Men's|tennis|nolink=y}}
|-
| {{sortname|Women's|tennis|nolink=y}}
|-
| '''[[Cleveland State University]]'''
| [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]
| 1964
| 2024
| Public
| 16,418
| [[Cleveland State Vikings|Vikings]]
| {{college color boxes|Cleveland State Vikings}}
| {{sortname|Men's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|-
| '''[[Coppin State University]]'''
| [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]
| 1900
| rowspan=4 | 2022
| Public<br />{{small|([[Historically black colleges and universities|HBCU]])}}
| 2,348
| [[Coppin State Eagles|Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Coppin State Eagles}}
| Baseball
| [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]
|-
| '''[[Daemen University]]'''
| [[Amherst, New York]]
| 1947
| Private
| 2,156
| [[Daemen Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Daemen Wildcats}}
| {{sortname|Men's|volleyball|nolink=y}}
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | '''[[Delaware State University]]'''
| rowspan="4" | [[Dover, Delaware]]
| rowspan="4" | 1891
| rowspan=4 | Public{{efn|group=aff|Delaware State is officially chartered as a "privately-governed, state-assisted" institution. This status is broadly similar to that of New York State's [[statutory colleges]], most of which are housed at [[Cornell University]], or institutions in Pennsylvania's [[Commonwealth System of Higher Education]].}}<br />{{small|([[Historically black colleges and universities|HBCU]])}}
| rowspan="4" | 4,768
| rowspan="4" | [[Delaware State Hornets|Hornets]]
| rowspan="4" | {{college color boxes|Delaware State Hornets}}
| Baseball
| rowspan="4" | [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]
|-
| {{sortname|Women's|golf|nolink=y}}
|- 
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| {{sortname|Women's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
|-
| {{sortname|Women's|soccer|nolink=y}}
|-
| {{sort|Detroit Mercy|'''[[University of Detroit Mercy]]'''}}
| [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
| 1877
| 2024
| rowspan=5 | Private
| 5,700
| [[Detroit Mercy Titans men's lacrosse|Titans]]
| {{college color boxes|Detroit Mercy Titans}}
| Men’s Lacrosse 
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Duquesne University]]'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| rowspan="2" | 1878
| 2008
| rowspan="2" | 10,184
| rowspan="2" | [[Duquesne Dukes|Dukes]]
| rowspan="2" | {{college color boxes|Duquesne Dukes}}
| Football
| rowspan="2" | [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
| 2016
| Bowling
|-
| '''{{sort|Dyouville|[[D'Youville University]]}}'''
| [[Buffalo, New York]]
| 1946
| 2022
| 1,475
| [[D'Youville University#Athletics|Saints]]
| {{college color boxes|D'Youville Saints}}
| {{sortname|Men's|volleyball|nolink=y}}
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]{{efn|group=former|name=D2}}
|-
| '''[[Fairfield University]]'''
| [[Fairfield, Connecticut]]
| 1942
| 2019{{efn|group=aff|The Fairfield field hockey team had previously competed in the NEC from the 2004 to 2006 fall seasons (2004–05 to 2006–07 school years).}}
| 4,991
| [[Fairfield Stags|Stags]]
| {{college color boxes|Fairfield Stags}}
| Field hockey
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
|-
| rowspan=7 | '''[[Howard University]]'''
| rowspan=7 | [[Washington, D.C.]]
| rowspan=7 | 1867
| rowspan=2 | 2020
| rowspan=7 | Private<br />{{small|([[Historically black colleges and universities|HBCU]])}}
| rowspan=7 | 10,000
| rowspan=7 | [[Howard Bison|Bison]] &<br />[[Howard Bison|Lady Bison]]
| rowspan=7 | {{college color boxes|Howard Bison}}
| {{sortname|Men's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
| rowspan=10 | [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]
|-
| {{sortname|Women's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2021
| {{sortname|Women's|golf|nolink=y}}
|-
| {{sortname|Women's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
|-
| {{sortname|Men's|soccer|nolink=y}}
|-
| {{sortname|Women's|soccer|nolink=y}}
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2022
| {{sortname|Men's|golf|nolink=y}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | '''[[University of Maryland Eastern Shore]]'''
| rowspan=3 | [[Princess Anne, Maryland]]{{efn|group=aff|The UMES campus has a Princess Anne mailing address, but lies in unincorporated [[Somerset County, Maryland|Somerset County]].}}
| rowspan=3 | 1886
| rowspan=3 | Public<br />{{small|([[Historically black colleges and universities|HBCU]])}}
| rowspan=3 | 2,888
| rowspan=3 | [[Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|Hawks]]
| rowspan=3 | {{college color boxes|Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks}}
| Baseball
|-
| {{sortname|Men's|golf|nolink=y}}
|-
| {{sortname|Women's|golf|nolink=y}}
|-
| '''[[Merrimack College]]'''
| [[North Andover, Massachusetts]]
| 1947
| 2024{{efn|group=aff|Merrimack had been a full NEC member from 2019–20 to 2023–24.}}
| rowspan=3 | Private
| 3,726
| [[Merrimack Warriors|Warriors]]
| {{college color boxes|Merrimack Warriors}}
| Field hockey
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
|-
| '''[[Monmouth University]]'''
| [[West Long Branch, New Jersey]]
| 1933
| 2024{{efn|group=aff|Monmouth had been a full NEC member from 1985–86 to 2012–13.}}
| 5,675
| [[Monmouth Hawks|Hawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Monmouth Hawks}}
| rowspan=2 | Bowling
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
|-
| '''[[Niagara University]]'''
| [[Niagara University|Niagara University, New York]]{{efn|group=aff|The Niagara campus is its own census-designated place and postal entity within the town of [[Lewiston, New York|Lewiston]].}}
| 1856
| 2023
| 3,765
| [[Niagara Purple Eagles|Purple Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Niagara Purple Eagles}}
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
|-
| '''[[Norfolk State University]]'''
| [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
| 1935
| rowspan=3 | 2022
| rowspan=3 | Public<br />{{small|([[Historically black colleges and universities|HBCU]])}}
| 5,601
| [[Norfolk State Spartans|Spartans]]
| {{college color boxes|Norfolk State Spartans}}
| Baseball
| rowspan=3 | [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[North Carolina Central University]]'''
| rowspan=2 | [[Durham, North Carolina]]
| rowspan=2 | 1910
| rowspan=2 | 8,011
| rowspan=2 | [[North Carolina Central Eagles|Eagles]]
| rowspan=2 | {{college color boxes|North Carolina Central Eagles}}
| {{sortname|Men's|golf|nolink=y}}
|-
| {{sortname|Women's|golf|nolink=y}}
|-
| '''[[Rider University]]'''
| [[Lawrenceville, New Jersey]]
| 1865
| 2019{{efn|group=aff|Rider was previously a full member from 1992–93 to 1996–97; while its field hockey team had previously competed in the NEC from the 1998 to 2012 fall seasons (1998–99 to 2012–13 school years).}}
| rowspan=4 | Private
| 5,790
| [[Rider Broncs|Broncs]]
| {{college color boxes|Rider Broncs}}
| Field hockey
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Robert Morris University]]'''
| rowspan=2 | [[Moon Township, Pennsylvania]]
| rowspan=2 | 1921
| rowspan=2 | 2024{{efn|group=aff|Robert Morris had been a full NEC member from 1981–82 to 2019–20.}}
| rowspan=2 | 4,895
| rowspan=2 | [[Robert Morris Colonials|Colonials]]
| rowspan=2 | {{college color boxes|Robert Morris Colonials}}
| Football
| rowspan=2 | [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
|-
| {{sortname|Men's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
|-
| '''[[Sacred Heart University]]'''
| [[Fairfield, Connecticut]]
| 1963
| 2024{{efn|group=aff|Sacred Heart had been a full NEC member from 1999–2000 to 2023–24.}}
| 5,974
| [[Sacred Heart Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| {{college color boxes|Sacred Heart Pioneers}}
| Field hockey
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
|-
| '''[[Virginia Military Institute]]<br />(VMI)''' 
| [[Lexington, Virginia]]
| 1839
| 2024
| Public<br />{{small|([[United States senior military college|Senior Military College]])}}
| 1,772
| [[VMI Keydets|Keydets]]
| {{college color boxes|VMI Keydets}}
| {{sortname|Men's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
| [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
|}

;Notes:
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====Future affiliate members====
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joining
! Type
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! class="unsortable" | Colors
! NEC<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
! Current conference<br />in affiliate sport
|-
| '''[[Manhattan University]]'''
| [[Riverdale, Bronx|Riverdale, New York]]
| 1853
| 2025
| Private
| 4,132
| [[Manhattan Jaspers|Jaspers]]
| {{college color boxes|Manhattan Jaspers}}
| {{sortname|Men's|volleyball|nolink=y}}
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| '''{{sort|Maryland East|[[University of Maryland Eastern Shore]]}}'''
| [[Princess Anne, Maryland]]{{efn|group=futaff|The UMES campus has a Princess Anne mailing address, but lies in unincorporated [[Somerset County, Maryland|Somerset County]].}}
| 1888
| 2025
| Public<br>{{small|([[Historically black colleges and universities|HBCU]])}}
| 2,888
| [[Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|Hawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks}}
| {{sortname|Men's|volleyball|nolink=y}}
| [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]
| {{N/A}}
|}

;Notes:
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====Former affiliate members====
{|class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Joined
! Left
! Type
! Nickname
! class="unsortable" | Colors
! NEC<br />sport
! Primary<br />conference
! Conference<br />in former<br />NEC sport
|-
| '''[[Adelphi University]]'''
| [[Garden City, New York]]
| 1896
| 2008
| 2015
| Private
| [[Adelphi Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|Adelphi Panthers}}
| Bowling
| [[Northeast-10 Conference|Northeast-10]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D2|Currently an [[NCAA Division II]] athletic conference.}}
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D2}}
|-
| {{sort|Albany|'''[[University at Albany, SUNY|University at Albany]]'''}}
| [[Albany, New York]]
| 1844
| 1999
| 2013
| Public
| [[Albany Great Danes|Great Danes]]
| {{college color boxes|Albany Great Danes}}
| Football
| [[America East Conference|America East]]
| [[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|name=CAAFB|CAA Football is technically a separate entity from the all-sports Coastal Athletic Association, though both share the same administration.}}
|-
| '''[[Caldwell University]]'''
| [[Caldwell, New Jersey]]
| 1939
| 2014
| 2018
| rowspan="2" | Private
| [[Caldwell Cougars|Cougars]]
| {{color box|red}} {{color box|gold}}
| Bowling
| [[Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference|CACC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D2}}
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D2}}
|-
| '''[[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Hobart College]]'''
| [[Geneva, New York]]
| 1822
| 2013
| 2022
| [[Hobart Statesmen men's lacrosse|Statesmen]]
| {{college color boxes|Hobart Statesmen}}
| {{sortname|Men's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
| [[Liberty League|Liberty]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[Kutztown University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Kutztown, Pennsylvania]]
| 1866
| 2008
| 2015
| rowspan=4 | Public
| [[Kutztown Golden Bears|Golden Bears]]
| {{college color boxes|Kutztown Golden Bears}}
| Bowling
| rowspan=2 | [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D2}}
| [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D2}}
|-
| '''[[Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania]]'''
| [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania]]
| 1942
| 2004
| 2010
| [[Lock Haven Bald Eagles|Bald Eagles]]
| {{college color boxes|Lock Haven Bald Eagles}}
| Field hockey
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[New Jersey City University]]'''
| [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]
| 1929
| 2009
| 2013
| [[New Jersey City Gothic Knights|Gothic Knights]]
| {{color box|green}} {{color box|gold}}
| Bowling
| [[New Jersey Athletic Conference|NJAC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D3}}
| [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference|AMCC]]{{efn|group=faff|name=D3}}<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.amccsports.org/sports/wbowl/2014-15/releases/NJCU_Affiliate_Member_Announcement |title=New Jersey City University Joins AMCC as Affiliate Member in Women's Bowling |publisher=[[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference]] |date=May 27, 2015 |access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| '''[[New Jersey Institute of Technology]]'''<br />'''(NJIT)'''
| [[Newark, New Jersey]]
| 1881
| 2019<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://northeastconference.org/news/2018/10/19/general-nec-welcomes-njit-as-mens-lacrosse-associate-member.aspx |title=NEC Welcomes NJIT as Men's Lacrosse Associate Member |publisher=Northeast Conference |date=October 19, 2018 |access-date=October 23, 2018}}</ref>
| 2020
| [[NJIT Highlanders|Highlanders]]
| {{college color boxes|NJIT Highlanders}}
| {{sortname|Women's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
| colspan=2 | [[America East Conference|America East]]{{efn|group=faff|NJIT left NEC men's lacrosse after only one season when it became a full member of the [[America East Conference]], which sponsors that sport.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.njithighlanders.com/news/2020/6/12/general-njit-to-join-america-east-conference-as-10th-member-institution.aspx |title=NJIT to Join America East Conference as 10th Member Institution |publisher=NJIT Highlanders |date=June 12, 2020 |access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref>}}
|-
| {{sort|Saint John's|'''[[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]]'''}}
| [[Queens|Queens, New York]]
| 1870
| 2000
| 2003
| rowspan=4 | Private
| [[St. John's Red Storm football|Red Storm]]
| {{college color boxes|St. John's Red Storm}}
| Football
| [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
| ''none''{{efn|group=faff|St. John's dropped football after the 2002 fall season (2002–03 school year).}}
|-
| '''[[Saint Joseph's University]]'''
| [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| 1851
| 2013
| 2022
| [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's lacrosse|Hawks]]
| {{college color boxes|Saint Joseph's Hawks}}
| {{sortname|Men's|lacrosse|nolink=y}}
| colspan=2 | [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|-
| '''[[Saint Peter's University]]'''
| [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]
| 1872
| 2008
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| [[Saint Peter's Peacocks|Peahens]]{{efn|group=faff|When Saint Peter's was an NEC associate member, its men's teams used the nickname Peacocks, with women's teams using Peahens. The university has since adopted Peacocks for all teams.}}
| {{college color boxes|Saint Peter's Peacocks}}
| Bowling
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
| ''none''{{efn|group=faff|Saint Peter's dropped bowling after the 2017–18 school year.}}
|-
| '''[[Siena College]]'''
| [[Loudonville, New York]]
| 1937
| 1998
| [[Siena Saints|Saints]]
| {{college color boxes|Siena Saints}}
| Field hockey
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
| ''none''{{efn|group=faff|Siena dropped field hockey after the 2017 fall season (2017–18 school year).}}
|-
| '''[[Stony Brook University]]'''
| [[Stony Brook, New York]]
| 1957
| 1999
| rowspan=3 | 2007
| Public
| [[Stony Brook Seawolves|Seawolves]]
| {{college color boxes|Stony Brook Seawolves}}
| Football
| [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference|CAA Football]]{{efn|group=faff|name=CAAFB}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Virginia Military Institute]]'''<br />'''(VMI)'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Lexington, Virginia]]
| rowspan="2" | 1839
| rowspan="2" | 2003{{efn|group=faff|The VMI men's swimming program joined the NEC for the 2003–04 school year. The women's swimming team became a varsity program during the 2005–06 school year.}}
| rowspan="2" | Public<br />{{small|([[Senior Military College]])}}
| rowspan="2" | [[VMI Keydets|Keydets]]
| rowspan="2" | {{college color boxes|VMI Keydets}}
| {{sortname|Men's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]
| rowspan="2" | [[America East Conference|America East]]{{efn|group=faff|At the time of their membership in the Northeast Conference, VMI was a member of the Big South. In 2014, they became full members of the [[Southern Conference]] (SoCon). In swimming, the Keydets left the NEC to join the league now known as the [[Coastal Collegiate Sports Association]] (CCSA), and have competed in the [[America East Conference]] since the 2017–18 school year.}}
|-
| {{sortname|Women's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
|-
|}

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