City University of New York Athletic Conference


The City University of New York Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Its member institutions are all located in New York City and are campuses of the City University of New York. The CUNYAC also has a community college division, affiliated with the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Member schools

NCAA Division III (Senior college division)

Current members

The conference currently has eight full members:
InstitutionLocation
NicknameFoundedTypeEnrollmentJoined
Baruch CollegeManhattanBearcats1919Public15,5001978
Brooklyn CollegeBrooklynBulldogs1930Public15,3851978,
1996
City College of New YorkManhattanBeavers1847Public13,2441978
Hunter CollegeManhattanHawks1870Public21,3091978
John Jay College of Criminal JusticeManhattanBloodhounds1964Public14,0001978
Lehman CollegeThe BronxLightning1968Public10,6151978
Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklynCougars1970Public7,0811978
York CollegeQueensCardinals1966Public6,0001978

Former members

Former associate members

Membership timeline


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bar:3 color:FullxF from:1978 till:end text:CCNY
bar:4 color:FullxF from:1978 till:end text:Hunter
bar:5 color:FullxF from:1978 till:end text:John Jay
bar:6 color:FullxF from:1978 till:end text:Lehman
bar:7 color:FullxF from:1978 till:end text:Medgar Evers
bar:8 color:FullxF from:1978 till:1980 text:Queens
bar:9 color:FullxF from:1978 till:2019 text:Staten Island
bar:10 color:FullxF from:1978 till:end text:York
bar:11 color:FullxF from:1999 till:2011 text:New York City Tech
bar:12 color:AssocOS from:2015 till:2018 text:UMPI
bar:N color:powderblue from:1978 till:1987 text:CUNYADA
bar:N color:blue from:1987 till:end text:CUNYAC
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NJCAA (Community college division)

Current membershttp://www.cunyathletics.com/sports/2006/7/7/cuny_history.aspx

Former member

Membership timeline


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id:bg value:white
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id:AssocF value:rgb # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only
id:AssocOS value:rgb # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in some sports, but not all
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bar:1 color:FullxF from:1987 till:end text:Bronx Community College
bar:2 color:FullxF from:1987 till:end text:Borough of Manhattan Community College
bar:3 color:FullxF from:1987 till:end text:Kingsborough Community College
bar:4 color:FullxF from:1987 till:1999 text:New York City College of Technology
bar:5 color:FullxF from:1987 till:end text:Queensborough Community College
bar:6 color:FullxF from:2002 till:end text:Hostos Community College
bar:7 shift: color:FullxF from:2013 till:2017 text:LaGuardia Community College
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Sports

NCAA Division III

The CUNYAC sponsors Division III intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and men's and women's volleyball.

Community college

The CUNYAC sponsors community college intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's soccer, and women's volleyball.