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United East Conference
American college athletic conference
American college athletic conference
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | United East Conference |
| logo | United east conf ncaa logo.png |
| logo_size | 200 |
| founded | |
| association | NCAA |
| division | Division III |
| teams | 15 (14 in 2026) |
| sports | 20 |
| mens | 10 |
| womens | 10 |
| region | Mid-Atlantic |
| formerly | North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) (2004–2023) |
| headquarters | Latham, New York, U.S. |
| commissioner | Stephanie Dutton |
| website | https://gounitedeast.com |
| map | UEC-USA-states.png |
| map_size | 250 |
| color | #c2d402; |
| font_color | #000000 |
The United East Conference, formerly known as the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC), is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III.
Member institutions are located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
History
The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) was founded in 2004. The original membership consisted of the following schools: Baptist Bible College (later known as Clarks Summit University), Bard College, Cazenovia College, Chestnut Hill College, D'Youville College (now known as D'Youville University), Keuka College, Keystone College, Pennsylvania State University, Berks-Lehigh Valley College (now known as Pennsylvania State University Berks, a.k.a. Penn State–Berks), Philadelphia Biblical University (now known as Cairn University), Polytechnic University (later known as the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and now fully merged into NYU as its Tandon School of Engineering), the State University of New York at Purchase (SUNY Purchase), and Villa Julie College (now known as Stevenson University).
At the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, the NEAC had a shifting of membership losing five institutions and gaining three new members. The departing members were: Bard, Chestnut Hill, Polytechnic (N.Y.), SUNY Purchase and Stevenson; while the new members were: Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg (a.k.a. Penn State–Harrisburg), Wells College and Wilson College of Pennsylvania. The NEAC consisted of 10 members in the 2007–08 season.
At the conclusion of the 2007–08 season, the NEAC lost an additional three institutions while gaining two new members. The departing members were: Baptist Bible, Keystone and Philadelphia Biblical (all to the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, later renamed the Colonial States Athletic Conference). The new members were the State University of New York at Cobleskill (SUNY Cobleskill) and the State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT); the latter is now known as SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly). The NEAC consisted of nine members in the 2008–09 season.
The NEAC accepted four associate member institutions for the 2008–09 season; they were: Medaille College (later known as Medaille University; for men's and women's lacrosse), Rutgers University–Camden (for men's golf), the State University of New York at Oneonta (a.k.a. SUNY Oneonta, for men's tennis), and the University of Dallas (for men's soccer, men's golf, men's & women's cross country, and men's & women's basketball). The University of Dallas also added women's volleyball to compete for the NEAC in the 2009–10 season.
At the conclusion of the 2008–09 season, the NEAC lost an additional founding member in D'Youville. In the 2009–10 season, the NEAC welcomed three additional new members in the College of Saint Elizabeth (now known as Saint Elizabeth University), Pennsylvania State University at Abington (a.k.a. Penn State–Abington) and the State University of New York at Morrisville (SUNY Morrisville). The NEAC had accepted four associate member institutions in that same season. Additionally, the NEAC also began a three year partnership with the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) in four sports: baseball; women's lacrosse; and men's and women's tennis. Departing the NEAC at the conclusion of the 2009–10 season were associate members the University of Dallas and SUNY Oneonta.
In the 2010–11 season, the NEAC welcomed Gallaudet University as its twelfth member. In the 2011–12 season, the NEAC gained one new full member in Lancaster Bible College as its thirteenth full member; while Rutgers–Camden (already an associate member in men's golf) added men's tennis into its NEAC associate membership. The partnership between the NEAC and the NAC ended for baseball and women's lacrosse following the 2011–12 season. For the 2012–13 season, the NEAC added Hilbert College as an associate member for men's lacrosse.
At the conclusion of the 2012–13 season, the NEAC lost one full member in Penn State–Harrisburg, returning back to twelve schools. In the 2013–14 season, the NEAC added Cedar Crest College as an associate member for women's swimming. Beginning in the 2014–15 season, the NEAC accepted two new full members in Bryn Athyn College and Pennsylvania College of Technology, putting the conference to fourteen schools. Also in that same season, Wilson College, a former women's college that became co-educational in the 2013–14 school year, began a men's athletic program, and four other schools became men's volleyball associates, being Pennsylvania State University at Altoona (a.k.a. Penn State–Altoona) and former full member D'Youville; while Medaille and Hilbert added that sport into their NEAC associate memberships.
Changes in the NEAC membership have continued to the present. On August 30, 2017, Bryn Athyn and Wilson announced that they would leave the NEAC for the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC), beginning the 2018–19 school year. The next change of membership came in 2019–20 with the return of Penn State–Harrisburg and the departure of Saint Elizabeth for the Colonial States Athletic Conference. In July 2020, the NEAC lost four members, with Keuka departing for the Empire 8 Athletic Conference and Cazenovia, SUNY Cobleskill, and SUNY Poly leaving for the North Atlantic Conference (NAC). The NEAC membership returned to nine in 2021, with the arrival of St. Mary's College of Maryland.
Recent events
On August 2, 2021, the conference revealed that it was rebranding itself as the United East Conference. The conference said that the name “United East” was chosen because it describes the conference’s commitment to collaborate on a shared mission in a diverse environment while also still giving a nod to the geographical placement of the member schools. The conference has never used the abbreviation of "UEC" in its branding.
On March 1, 2022, SUNY Morrisville announced that it would leave the United East to join the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) starting in the 2023–24 academic year.
On July 6, 2022, the United East announced that Clarks Summit joined the conference as an associate member in men's golf and men's tennis starting in the 2022–23 academic year.
On August 15, 2022, Wells announced that it would leave the United East to join the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference starting in the 2023–24 academic year.
On December 19, 2022, the United East Conference and the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) announced their intent to merge beginning with the 2023–24 academic year. The merger was intended to address the evolving landscape of higher education by stabilizing conference membership and solidifying the sport sponsorship currently offered by the existing conferences. This merger also provided member institutions an opportunity to decrease the number of associate memberships necessary to support the current sport offerings on each respective campus. When the merger was finalized sports with a large number of members would compete in north and south divisions.
On June 23, 2023, the CSAC and United East officially announced that the merged conference would retain the United East name, officially ending the CSAC on July 1, 2023. Consequently, all ten members from the CSAC (Bryn Athyn College, Cairn University (formerly Philadelphia Biblical), Cedar Crest College, Clarks Summit University (formerly Baptist Bible), Keystone College, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Rosemont College, Saint Elizabeth University, the University of Valley Forge and Wilson College of Pennsylvania) joined the United East.
On January 4, 2024, the United East accepted Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine's application to become a full member of the conference beginning in 2024–25.
On July 12, 2024, the United East announced the addition of Neumann University as an associate member for men's volleyball, beginning the 2025 spring season of the 2024–25 academic year.
On July 1, 2024, Clarks Summit University announced that it had ceased operations.
On December 16, 2024, the United East announced the addition of Immaculata University as an associate member for men's volleyball, beginning the 2026 spring season of the 2025–26 academic year.
Chronological timeline
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- 2004 – In 2004, the United East was founded as the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC). Charter members included Baptist Bible College (later Clarks Summit University), Bard College, Philadelphia Biblical University (now Cairn University), Cazenovia College, Chestnut Hill College, D'Youville College, Keuka College, Keystone College, Pennsylvania State University, Berks, Polytechnic University (later the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and now the NYU Tandon School of Engineering), the State University of New York at Purchase (SUNY Purchase), and Villa Julie College (now Stevenson University), beginning the 2004–05 academic year.
- 2007:
- Five institutions left the NEAC to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2006–07 academic year:
- Bard, Polytechnic (N.Y.) and SUNY Purchase to the Skyline Conference
- Chestnut Hill to the Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC)
- and Stevenson to the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC)
- Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, Wells College and Wilson College of Pennsylvania joined the NEAC in the 2007–08 academic year.
- Five institutions left the NEAC to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2006–07 academic year:
- 2008:
- Baptist Bible (later Clarks Summit) Keystone and Philadelphia Biblical (now Cairn) left the NEAC to join the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC; later renamed the Colonial States Athletic Conference [CSAC]) after the 2007–08 academic year.
- The State University of New York at Cobleskill (SUNY Cobleskill) and the State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT, now the SUNY Polytechnic Institute, or SUNY Poly) joined the NEAC in the 2008–09 academic year.
- Four institutions joined the NEAC as associate members, all effective in the 2008–09 academic year:
- Medaille College for men's and women's lacrosse
- Rutgers University–Camden for men's golf
- the State University of New York at Oneonta (a.k.a. SUNY Oneonta) for men's tennis
- and the University of Dallas for men's soccer, men's golf, men's & women's cross country, and men's & women's basketball (despite the latter's conference affiliation as an all-sports member remains as a D-III Independent school)
- 2009:
- D'Youville left the NEAC to join the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) after the 2008–09 academic year.
- The College of Saint Elizabeth (now Saint Elizabeth University), Penn State University at Abington and the State University of New York at Morrisville (SUNY Morrisville) joined the NEAC in the 2009–10 academic year.
- Dallas added women's volleyball to its NEAC associate membership in the 2009 fall season (2009–10 academic year).
- The NEAC had accepted four associate member institutions in that same season. Additionally, the NEAC also began a three year partnership with the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) in four sports: baseball, women's lacrosse, and men's and women's tennis.
- 2010:
- Two institutions left the NEAC as associate members, both effective after the 2009–10 academic year:
- Dallas for most sports sponsored during its tenure
- and SUNY Oneonta for men's tennis
- Gallaudet University joined the NEAC in the 2010–11 academic year.
- Two institutions left the NEAC as associate members, both effective after the 2009–10 academic year:
- 2011:
- Lancaster Bible College joined the NEAC in the 2011–12 academic year.
- Rutgers–Camden added men's tennis to its NEAC associate membership in the 2012 spring season (2011–12 academic year).
- Lancaster Bible College joined the NEAC in the 2011–12 academic year.
- 2012:
- The partnership between the NEAC and the NAC ended for baseball and women's lacrosse after the 2011–12 academic year.
- Hilbert College joined the NEAC as an associate member for men's lacrosse in the 2013 spring season (2012–13 academic year).
- 2013:
- Penn State–Harrisburg left the NEAC to join the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC, now the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference or C2C) after the 2012–13 academic year.
- Cedar Crest College joined the NEAC as an associate member for women's swimming in the 2013–14 academic year.
- 2014:
- Rutgers–Camden left the NEAC as an associate member for men's tennis after the 2014 spring season (2013–14 academic year).
- Wilson (Pa.) added men's sports into its athletic program in the 2014–15 academic year.
- Bryn Athyn College and the Pennsylvania College of Technology (a.k.a. Penn College) joined the NEAC in the 2014–15 academic year.
- The NEAC added men's volleyball along with four institutions as associate members for that sport (Hilbert and Medaille, former full member D'Youville, and Pennsylvania State University at Altoona [a.k.a. Penn State–Altoona]) in the 2015 spring season (2014–15 academic year).
- 2017 – Hilbert left the NEAC as an associate member for men's volleyball after the 2017 spring season (2016–17 academic year).
- 2018:
- D'Youville, Medaille and Penn State–Altoona left the NEAC as associate members for men's volleyball after the 2018 spring season (2017–18 academic year).
- Bryn Athyn and Wilson (Pa.) left the NEAC to join the CSAC after the 2017–18 academic year.
- 2019:
- Saint Elizabeth (N.J.) left the NEAC to join the CSAC after the 2018–19 academic year.
- Penn State–Harrisburg rejoined the NEAC in the 2019–20 academic year.
- The State University of New York at Potsdam (a.k.a. SUNY Potsdam) joined the NEAC as an associate member for men's volleyball in the 2020 spring season (2019–20 academic year).
- 2020:
- Three institutions left the NEAC as associate members, all effective after the 2019–20 academic year:
- Alfred State for men's lacrosse
- Cedar Crest for women's swimming
- and SUNY Potsdam for men's volleyball
- Four institutions left the NEAC to join their respective new home primary conferences, all effective after the 2019–20 academic year:
- Cazenovia, SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY Poly for the NAC
- and Keuka for the Empire 8 Athletic Conference (Empire 8)
- Two institutions joined the NEAC as associate members, both effective in the 2020–21 academic year:
- La Roche University for men's and women's lacrosse
- and Mount Aloysius College for men's lacrosse
- Three institutions left the NEAC as associate members, all effective after the 2019–20 academic year:
- 2021:
- St. Mary's College of Maryland joined the NEAC in the 2021–22 academic year.
- Rosemont College joined the NEAC as an associate member for men's golf (alongside former full member Wilson (Pa.) rejoining as an associate), both effective in the 2022 spring season (2021–22 academic year).
- The NEAC was re-branded as the United East Conference, beginning the 2021–22 academic year.
- 2022:
- Clarks Summit (formerly Baptist Bible) rejoined the United East as an associate member for men's golf and men's tennis in the 2023 spring season (2022–23 academic year).
- The United East Conference and the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) announced their intent to merge, beginning with the 2023–24 academic year.
- 2023:
- Four institutions left the United East as associate members, all effective after the 2022–23 academic year:
- Hilbert for men's lacrosse
- La Roche and Medaille for men's and women's lacrosse
- Mount Aloysius for women's lacrosse
- Two institutions left the United East to join their respective new home primary conferences, both effective after the 2022–23 academic year:
- SUNY Morrisville to the NAC
- and Wells to the AMCC
- The United East and the CSAC officially announced that the merged conference would retain the United East name, officially ending the CSAC on July 1. Consequently, all ten members from the CSAC (Bryn Athyn College, Cairn University, Cedar Crest College, Clarks Summit University, Keystone College, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Rosemont College, Saint Elizabeth University, the University of Valley Forge and Wilson College of Pennsylvania) joined the United East as full members, beginning the 2023–24 academic year. Clarks Summit (formerly Baptist Bible), Keystone, Cairn (formerly Philadelphia Biblical), Wilson (Pa.), Saint Elizabeth (N.J.) and Bryn Athyn were all former full members at one point during their tenure within the United East (formerly known as the NEAC) before the rebrand in 2021.
- Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The Behrend College (a.k.a. Penn State–Behrend) joined the United East as an associate member for men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field (alongside former associate member Alfred State), both effective in the 2023–24 academic year.
- Four institutions left the United East as associate members, all effective after the 2022–23 academic year:
- 2024:
- Alfred State and Penn State–Behrend left the United East as associate members for men's and women's indoor and outdoor track & field after the 2023–24 academic year.
- Clarks Summit left the United East after the 2023–24 academic year; after it abruptly ceased operations.
- Pennsylvania State University Brandywine joined the United East in the 2024–25 academic year; the first new member after the merger.
- Neumann University joined the United East as an associate member for men's volleyball in the 2025 season spring (2024–25 academic year).
- 2025:
- Bryn Athyn left the United East after the 2024–25 academic year; as the school announced that it would discontinue all athletic programs.
- Saint Elizabeth (N.J.) left the United East to join the AEC after the 2025–26 academic year.
- Immaculata University joined the United East as an associate member for men's volleyball in the 2026 season spring (2025–26 academic year).
- 2026:
- Rosemont will leave the United East after the 2025–26 academic year; as the school announce that it would merge with Villanova University beginning in 2027, and would transition its athletic programs to a club model.
- United East and Atlantic East Conference will make a partnership in field hockey to field a 8-team league. Immaculata and Gwynedd Mercy University from Atlantic East will join as affiliate members in field hockey.
Member schools
Current members
The United East currently has fifteen full members, eleven of which are private, with two public and four hybrid:
Member transitioning to club sports on July 1, 2026 in lieu of merging with Villanova University in 2027.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn University | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | 1913 | Nondenominational | 2,200 | Highlanders | 2004; |
| 2023 | ||||||
| Cedar Crest College | Allentown, Pennsylvania | 1867 | U.C.C. | 1,820 | Falcons | 2023 |
| Gallaudet University | Washington, D.C. | 1864 | Quasigovernmental | 1,740 | Bison | 2010 |
| Keystone College | La Plume, Pennsylvania | 1868 | Nonsectarian | 1,600 | Giants | 2004; |
| 2023 | ||||||
| Lancaster Bible College | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1933 | Nondenominational | 954 | Chargers | 2011 |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | Baltimore, Maryland | 1873 | Catholic | |||
| (SSND) | 3,824 | Gators | 2023 | |||
| (Penn College) | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | 1914 | Public | 5,976 | Wildcats | 2014 |
| Penn State Abington | Abington, Pennsylvania | 1950 | Hybrid | 3,400 | Nittany Lions | 2009 |
| Penn State Berks | Reading, Pennsylvania | 1958 | 3,216 | Nittany Lions | 2004 | |
| Penn State Brandywine | Middletown, Pennsylvania | 1967 | 1,227 | Lions | 2024 | |
| Penn State Harrisburg | Middletown, Pennsylvania | 1966 | 1,695 | Nittany Lions | 2007; | |
| 2019 | ||||||
| Rosemont College | Rosemont, Pennsylvania | 1922 | Catholic | |||
| (SHCJ) | 903 | Ravens | 2023 | |||
| 1840 | Public | 1,517 | Seahawks | 2021 | ||
| Phoenixville, Pennsylvania | 1939 | Assemblies of God | 742 | Patriots | 2023 | |
| Wilson College | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania | 1869 | Presbyterian | 1,098 | Phoenix | 2007; |
| 2023 |
;Notes:
Associate members
The United East currently has five associate members; all but one are private schools.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | United East | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sport(s) | Primary | |||||||
| conference | ||||||||
| Carlow University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1929 | Catholic | |||||
| (Sisters of Mercy) | 2,400 | Celtics | 2023 | Allegheny Mountain (AMCC) | ||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| Immaculata University | East Whiteland, Pennsylvania | 1920 | Catholic | |||||
| (I.H.M.) | 1,427 | Mighty Macs | 2025 | Atlantic East (AEC) | ||||
| Neumann University | Aston, Pennsylvania | 1965 | Catholic | |||||
| (Franciscan) | 2,244 | Knights | 2024 | Atlantic East (AEC) | ||||
| (MAC Commonwealth in 2026) | ||||||||
| Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, New York | 1887 | Private | 5,137 | Cannoneers | 2023 | Atlantic East (AEC) | |
| Rutgers University–Camden | Camden, New Jersey | 1766 | Public | 6,158 | Scarlet | |||
| Raptors | 2008 | New Jersey (NJAC) |
;Notes:
Future associate member
One private university will join the United East as an associate member in the 2025–26 academic year.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | United East |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sport(s) | Primary | ||||||
| conference |
;Notes:
Former members
The United East had fourteen full members, all but four are private schools:
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| conference | ||||||||
| Bard College | Annandale-on- | |||||||
| Hudson, New York | 1860 | Episcopal | 2,062 | Raptors | 2004 | 2007 | Liberty (LL) | |
| Bryn Athyn College | Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania | 1877 | New Church | 330 | Lions | 2014; | ||
| 2023 | 2018; | |||||||
| 2025 | N/A | |||||||
| Cazenovia College | Cazenovia, New York | 1824 | Nonsectarian | 1,000 | Wildcats | 2004 | 2020 | Closed in 2023 |
| Chestnut Hill College | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1924 | Catholic | |||||
| (S.S.J.) | 2,000 | Griffins | 2004 | 2007 | Central Atlantic (CACC) | |||
| Clarks Summit University | Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania | 1932 | Baptist | 1,142 | Defenders | 2004; | ||
| 2023 | 2007; | |||||||
| 2024 | Closed in 2024 | |||||||
| D'Youville University | Buffalo, New York | 1908 | Catholic | |||||
| (Grey Nuns) | 3,200 | Spartans | 2004 | 2009 | East Coast (ECC) | |||
| Keuka College | Keuka Park, New York | 1890 | Nonsectarian | 1,521 | Wolves | 2004 | 2020 | Empire 8 (E8) |
| New York University Tandon School of Engineering | ||||||||
| (NYU Poly) | Brooklyn, New York | 1854 | Nonsectarian | 4,487 | Fighting | |||
| Blue Jays | 2004 | 2007 | N/A | |||||
| Saint Elizabeth University | Morristown, New Jersey | 1899 | Catholic | |||||
| (Sisters of Charity) | 1,200 | Eagles | 2009; | |||||
| 2023 | 2019; | |||||||
| 2025 | Atlantic East (AEC) | |||||||
| State University of New York at Cobleskill | ||||||||
| (SUNY Cobleskill) | Cobleskill, New York | 1911 | Public | 2,500 | Fighting | |||
| Tigers | 2008 | 2020 | North Atlantic (NAC) | |||||
| State University of New York at Morrisville | ||||||||
| (SUNY Morrisville) | Morrisville, New York | 1908 | Public | 2,486 | Mustangs | 2009 | 2023 | S.U. New York (SUNYAC) |
| State University of New York Polytechnic Institute | ||||||||
| (SUNY Poly) | Utica, New York | 1966 | Public | 2,760 | Wildcats | 2008 | 2020 | Empire 8 (E8) |
| State University of New York at Purchase | ||||||||
| (SUNY Purchase) | Purchase, New York | 1967 | Public | 4,000 | Panthers | 2004 | 2007 | Skyline |
| Stevenson University | Stevenson, Maryland | 1947 | Nonsectarian | 3,929 | Mustangs | 2004 | 2007 | MAC Commonwealth |
| Wells College | Aurora, New York | 1868 | Nonsectarian | 480 | Express | 2007 | 2023 | Closed in 2024 |
;Notes:
Former associate members
The United East has had 16 former associate members, with ten being private schools and six public. One of these schools, Rutgers–Camden, is currently a United East associate in a different sport.
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | United East | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sport(s) | Primary | ||||||||
| conference | |||||||||
| Alfred State College | Alfred, New York | 1908 | Public | 3,737 | Pioneers | 2019 | 2020 | Men's lacrosse | Allegheny Mountain (AMCC) |
| 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||
| Cedar Crest College | Allentown, | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 1867 | U.C.C. | 1,885 | Falcons | 2013 | 2020 | Women's swimming | United East | |
| Clarks Summit University | Clarks Summit, | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 1932 | Baptist | 1,142 | Defenders | 2022 | 2023 | Men's golf | Closed in 2024 | |
| 2022 | 2023 | Men's tennis | |||||||
| Irving, Texas | 1956 | Catholic | 2,576 | Crusaders | 2008 | 2010 | Various | Southern (SCAC) | |
| Buffalo, New York | 1908 | Catholic | |||||||
| (Grey Nuns) | 3,200 | Spartans | 2014 | 2018 | Men's volleyball | East Coast (ECC) | |||
| Hilbert College | Hamburg, New York | 1957 | Catholic | ||||||
| (Franciscans) | 1,100 | Hawks | 2014 | 2017 | Men's volleyball | Allegheny Mountain (AMCC) | |||
| 2012 | 2023 | Men's lacrosse | |||||||
| La Roche University | McCandless, | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 1963 | Private | 1,465 | Redhawks | 2020 | 2023 | Allegheny Mountain (AMCC) | ||
| 2020 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Medaille University | Buffalo, New York | 1937 | Nonsectarian | 3,253 | Mavericks | 2008 | 2023 | Men's lacrosse | Closed in 2023 |
| 2008 | 2023 | Women's lacrosse | |||||||
| 2014 | 2018 | Men's volleyball | |||||||
| Mount Aloysius College | Cresson, Pennsylvania | 1853 | Catholic | ||||||
| (RSM) | 1,600 | Mounties | 2020 | 2023 | Allegheny Mountain (AMCC) | ||||
| Penn State–Altoona | Altoona, Pennsylvania | 1939 | Hybrid | 4,182 | Nittany | ||||
| Lions | 2014 | 2018 | Men's volleyball | Allegheny Mountain (AMCC) | |||||
| Penn State Behrend | Erie, Pennsylvania | 1948 | Hybrid | 4,700 | Lions | 2023 | 2024 | Allegheny Mountain (AMCC) | |
| 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | ||||||||
| Rosemont College | Rosemont, Pennsylvania | 1922 | Catholic | ||||||
| (SHCJ) | 903 | Ravens | 2021 | 2023 | Men's golf | United East | |||
| Rutgers University–Camden | Camden, New Jersey | 1766 | Public | 6,158 | Scarlet | ||||
| Raptors | 2011 | 2014 | Men's tennis | New Jersey (NJAC) | |||||
| **State University of New York | |||||||||
| at Oneonta** (SUNY Oneonta) | Oneonta, New York | 1816 | Public | 3,098 | Bears | 2008 | 2010 | Men's tennis | S.U. New York (SUNYAC) |
| **State University of New York | |||||||||
| at Potsdam** (SUNY Potsdam) | Potsdam, New York | 1816 | Public | 3,098 | Bears | 2019 | 2020 | Men's volleyball | S.U. New York (SUNYAC) |
| Wilson College | Chambersburg, | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 1869 | Presbyterian | 1,098 | Phoenix | 2021 | 2023 | Men's golf | United East |
;Notes
Membership timeline
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bar:1 color:FullxF from:2004 till:2008 text:Baptist Bible (Pa.) (2004–2008) bar:1 color:OtherC1 from:2008 till:2022 text:CSAC bar:1 shift:(-140) color:AssocOS from:2022 till:2023 text:CSAC (2022–2023, UEC m.gf., m.ten.) bar:1 color:FullxF from:2023 till:2024 text:Clarks Summit (2023–2024)
bar:2 color:FullxF from:2004 till:2007 text:Bard (2004–2007) bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:2010 text:Skyline bar:2 color:OtherC2 from:2010 till:end text:Liberty
bar:3 color:FullxF from:2004 till:2020 text:Cazenovia (2004–2020) bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:2020 till:2023 text:NAC, then dropped athletics
bar:4 color:FullxF from:2004 till:2007 text:Chestnut Hill (2004–2007) bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:end text:CACC
bar:5 color:FullxF from:2004 till:2009 text:D'Youville (2004–2009) bar:5 color:OtherC1 from:2009 till:2020 text:AMCC bar:5 color:AssocOS from:2014 till:2018 text:AMCC (2014–2018, UEC m.vb.) bar:5 color:OtherC2 from:2020 till:end text:ECC
bar:6 color:FullxF from:2004 till:2020 text:Keuka (2004–2020) bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:2020 till:end text:E8
bar:7 color:FullxF from:2004 till:2008 text:Keystone (2004–2008) bar:7 color:OtherC1 from:2008 till:2023 text:CSAC bar:7 color:FullxF from:2023 till:end text:(2023–present)
bar:8 color:FullxF from:2004 till:2007 text:NYU Poly (2004–2007) bar:8 color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:2014 text:Skyline, then dropped athletics
bar:9 color:FullxF from:2004 till:end text:Penn State–Berks (2004–present)
bar:10 color:FullxF from:2004 till:2008 text:Philadelphia Biblical (2004–2008) bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:2008 till:2023 text:CSAC bar:10 color:FullxF from:2023 till:end text:Cairn (2023–present)
bar:11 color:FullxF from:2004 till:2007 text:SUNY Purchase (2004–2007) bar:11 shift:(30) color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:end text:Skyline
bar:12 color:FullxF from:2004 till:2007 text:Villa Julie (2004–2007) bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:2012 text:CAC bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:2012 till:end text:MAC Commonwealth
bar:13 color:FullxF from:2007 till:2013 text:Penn State–Harrisburg (2007–2013) bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2019 text:CAC bar:13 color:FullxF from:2019 till:end text:(2019–present)
bar:14 color:FullxF from:2007 till:2023 text:Wells (2007–2023) bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:2024 text:AMCC
bar:15 color:FullxF from:2007 till:2018 text:Wilson (Pa.) (2007–2018) bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:2018 till:2021 text:CSAC bar:15 shift:(-65) color:AssocOS from:2021 till:2023 text:CSAC (2021–2023, UEC m.gf.) bar:15 color:FullxF from:2023 till:end text:(2023–present)
bar:16 color:FullxF from:2008 till:2020 text:SUNY Cobleskill (2008–2020) bar:16 color:OtherC1 from:2020 till:end text:NAC
bar:17 color:FullxF from:2008 till:2020 text:SUNY Poly (2008–2020) bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:2020 till:end text:NAC
bar:18 color:AssocOS from:2008 till:2010 text:Dallas (2008–2010, various)
bar:19 color:AssocOS from:2008 till:2023 text:Medaille (2008–2023, m.lax., w.lax.; 2014–2018, m.vb.)
bar:20 color:AssocOS from:2008 till:end text:Rutgers–Camden (2008–present, m.gf.; 2011–2014, m.ten.)
bar:21 color:AssocOS from:2008 till:2010 text:SUNY Oneonta (2008–2010, m.ten.)
bar:22 color:FullxF from:2009 till:end text:Penn State–Abington (2009–present)
bar:23 color:FullxF from:2009 till:2019 text:Saint Elizabeth (N.J.) (2009–2019) bar:23 color:OtherC1 from:2019 till:2023 text:CSAC bar:23 color:FullxF from:2023 till:2025 text:(2023–2025) bar:23 color:OtherC1 from:2025 till:end text:AEC
bar:24 color:FullxF from:2009 till:2023 text:SUNY Morrisville (2009–2023) bar:24 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:NAC
bar:25 color:FullxF from:2010 till:end text:Gallaudet (2010–present)
bar:26 color:FullxF from:2011 till:end text:Lancaster Bible (2011–present)
bar:27 color:AssocOS from:2012 till:2023 text:Hilbert (2012–2023, m.lax.; 2014–2017, m.vb.)
bar:28 color:AssocOS from:2013 till:2020 text:Cedar Crest (2013–2020, w.sw.) bar:28 color:FullxF from:2023 till:end text:(2023–present, full)
bar:29 color:FullxF from:2014 till:2018 text:Bryn Athyn (2014–2018) bar:29 color:OtherC1 from:2018 till:2023 text:CSAC bar:29 color:FullxF from:2023 till:2025 text:(2023–2025)
bar:30 color:FullxF from:2014 till:end text:Penn College (2014–present)
bar:31 color:AssocOS from:2014 till:2018 text:Penn State–Altoona (2014–2018, m.vb.)
bar:32 color:AssocOS from:2019 till:2020 text:Alfred State (2019–2020, m.lax.) bar:32 color:AssocOS from:2023 till:2024 text:(2023–2024, t.&f.)
bar:33 color:AssocOS from:2019 till:2020 text:SUNY Potsdam (2019–2020, m.vb.)
bar:34 color:AssocOS from:2020 till:2023 text:La Roche (2020–2023, lax.)
bar:35 color:AssocOS from:2020 till:2023 text:Mount Aloysius (2020–2023, w.lax.)
bar:36 color:FullxF from:2021 till:end text:St. Mary's (Md.) (2021–present)
bar:37 shift:(-60) color:AssocOS from:2021 till:2023 text:Rosemont (2021–2023, m.gf.) bar:37 color:FullxF from:2023 till:2025 text:(2023–2026, full) bar:37 color:AssocOS from:2025 till:2026 text:
bar:38 color:FullxF from:2023 till:end text:Notre Dame (Md.) (2023–present)
bar:39 color:FullxF from:2023 till:end text:Valley Forge (2023–present)
bar:40 color:AssocOS from:2023 till:end text:Carlow (2023–present, t.&f.)
bar:41 color:AssocOS from:2023 till:2024 text:Penn State–Behrend (2023–2024, t.&f.)
bar:42 color:AssocOS from:2023 till:end text:Pratt (2023–present, m.vb.)
bar:43 shift:(-25) color:FullxF from:2024 till:end text:Penn State–Brandywine (2024–present)
bar:44 color:AssocOS from:2024 till:end text:Neuman (2024–present, m.vb.)
bar:45 shift:(-40) color:AssocOS from:2025 till:end text:Immaculata (2025–present, m.vb.)
bar:N color:green from:2004 till:2021 text:North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) bar:N color:blue from:2021 till:2023 text:United East bar:N color:green from:2023 till:end text:United East (with CSAC)
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Sports
Conference sports
The United East sponsors championships in the following sports:
| Sport | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | ||
| Basketball | ||
| Cross country | ||
| Field hockey | ||
| Golf | ||
| Lacrosse | ||
| Soccer | ||
| Softball | ||
| Tennis | ||
| Track & field (indoor) | ||
| Track & field (outdoor) | ||
| Volleyball |
Divisions
Effective in the 2023–24 school year: Men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, softball, and women’s tennis are separated into divisions based on their former conference affiliations before the United East and CSAC merger. The remaining sports play conference schedules with no divisions or have a conference-wide championship at the end of the season.
| Skye Division | Volt Division |
|---|---|
| Cairn | Gallaudet |
| Cedar Crest | Lancaster Bible |
| Keystone | Penn College |
| Notre Dame (Md.) | Penn State–Abington |
| Rosemont | Penn State–Berks |
| Valley Forge | Penn State–Brandywine |
| Wilson | Penn State–Harrisburg |
| St. Mary's (Md.) |
;Notes:
Men's sports
| School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | Golf | Lacrosse | Soccer | Tennis | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| & Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Indoor) | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| & Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Outdoor) | Volleyball | Total UEC Sports | Cairn | 7 | Gallaudet | 6 | Keystone | 5 | Lancaster Bible | 9 | Notre Dame (MD) | 5 | Penn College | 7 | Penn State Abington | 7 | Penn State Berks | 6 | Penn State Brandywine | 6 | Penn State Harrisburg | 8 | Rosemont | 6 | St. Mary's | 8 | Valley Forge | 6 | Wilson | 5 | Totals | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8+1 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 4+1 | 8+1 | 5+2 | 91+5 | Associate Members | Carlow | 2 | Immaculata | 1 | Pratt | 1 | Rutgers-Camden | 1 |
;Notes
;Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the United East that are played by United East schools
| School | Football | Rowing | Sailing | Swimming | Wrestling | Gallaudet | Keystone | Penn College | St. Mary's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODAC | AEC | ||||||||
| IND | IND | ||||||||
| AMCC | |||||||||
| MARC | MAISA | AEC |
Women's sports
| School | Basketball | Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hockey | Flag Football | Lacrosse | Soccer | Softball | Tennis | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| & Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Indoor) | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| & Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Outdoor) | Volleyball | Total UEC Sports | Cairn | 7 | Cedar Crest | 10 | Gallaudet | 7 | Keystone | 8 | Lancaster Bible | 10 | Notre Dame (MD) | 8 | Penn College | 6 | Penn State Abington | 7 | Penn State Berks | 6 | Penn State Brandywine | 6 | Penn State Harrisburg | 9 | Rosemont | 5 | St. Mary's | 9 | Valley Forge | 6 | Wilson | 6 | Totals | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4+1 | 10+1 | 15 | 110+2 | Associate Member | Carlow | 2 |
;Notes
;Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the United East that are played by United East schools
| School | Equestrian | Golf | Rowing | Sailing | Swimming | Triathlon | Wrestling | Cedar Crest | Gallaudet | Lancaster Bible | St. Mary's | Wilson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEC | IND | |||||||||||
| AEC | ||||||||||||
| IND | ||||||||||||
| MARC | MAISA | AEC | ||||||||||
| IHSA |
References
References
- (August 30, 2017). "CSAC Adds Two New Members for 2018-19". Colonial States Athletic Conference.
- (July 9, 2018). "NEAC Welcomes Penn State Harrisburg for 2019-20". North Eastern Athletic Conference.
- (March 21, 2018). "CSAC Adds New Member for 2019-20". Colonial States Athletic Conference.
- (January 30, 2019). "Keuka College to Join the Empire 8 Conference Beginning in the Fall of 2020". Empire 8 Conference.
- (August 20, 2019). "North Atlantic Conference Expands with Three New Members in 2020–21". North Atlantic Conference.
- (December 12, 2019). "St. Mary's College of Maryland to Join North Eastern Athletic Conference in 2021". North Eastern Athletic Conference.
- (August 2, 2021). "The United East Has Arrived". United East Conference.
- "SUNY Morrisville to join North Atlantic Conference in 2023 - SUNY Morrisville".
- "Clarks Summit Joins United East in Men's Tennis & Men's Golf - United East Conference".
- "Clarks Summit Joins United East Conference in Men's Tennis and Golf - Clarks Summit University Athletics".
- (15 August 2022). "Wells College to Join the AMCC Starting 2023-24".
- (December 19, 2022). "CSAC AND UNITED EAST CONFERENCE - INTENT TO MERGE". Colonial States Conference.
- "CSAC and United East Conference - Intent to Merge".
- (June 23, 2023). "United East Conference and Colonial States Athletic Conference Officially Merge".
- (January 4, 2024). "Penn State Brandywine to join United East Conference in 2024-25". PennState.
- (July 12, 2024). "Neumann University to Join United East as Associate in Men's Volleyball". United East Conference.
- Cherkauskas, Emily. (July 1, 2024). "Clarks Summit University is closing". [[WOLF-TV]].
- (December 16, 2024). "Immaculata Men's Volleyball Set to Join United East in 2026". United East Conference.
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