Editing Northeast Conference (section)

====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]]
|}

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