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Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference
List of college athletic conferences

This is a List of Athletic Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ....
 whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States
Southern United States

The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States....
. The conference participates in the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and University in the United States ....
's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are located in the Las Colinas
Las Colinas

Las Colinas is a developed area in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving, Texas.Due to its central location between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas and its proximity to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Las Colinas has been a viable place in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex for corporate and business relocation....
 business district of the Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third largest city in the state of Texas and the List of United States cities by population in the United States.The city, with a population of over 1.3 million, is the main economic center of the 12-county Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex which contains 6.1 million people, and is the fourth-largest United States metropolitan area...
 suburb of Irving, Texas
Irving, Texas

Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County, Texas. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to the U.S....
.

C-USA was founded in 1995 by the merger of the Metro Conference
Metro Conference

The Metropolitan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, popularly known as the Metro Conference, was an National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I athletics conference, so named because all of its charter members were in Urban area metropolitan areas in, or at least on the fringes of, the Southern United States....
 and Great Midwest Conference
Great Midwest Conference

The Great Midwest Conference was an National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I athletics conference which existed from 1991 to 1995.It was formed in 1990 with six members--University of Cincinnati and Memphis State from the Metro Conference; University of Alabama at Birmingham from the Sun Belt Conference; Marquette University and...
, two Division I conferences that did not sponsor football. To even out at 12 members (because Dayton
University of Dayton

The University of Dayton is a private Roman Catholic Church university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio. The full-time undergraduate student enrollment is around 7,500, and total student enrollment is about 11,000....
, VCU
Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University, or VCU, is a large public United States research university with its main campuses located in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia....
, and Virginia Tech
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land-grant university Institute of technology university in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia, United States Virginia Tech is well known for its programs in engineering, architecture, science, business and agriculture....
 were left out of the merger) the conference invited the University of Houston
University of Houston

The University of Houston is a public, coeducational, research university located in Houston. It is the flagship institution and the central administrative headquarters of the University of Houston System—a state system of higher education which governs four separate universities and two multi-institution teaching centers....
, but UH could not start C-USA play for a year due to committing to being in the Southwest Conference in its final year.






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Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference
List of college athletic conferences

This is a List of Athletic Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ....
 whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States
Southern United States

The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States....
. The conference participates in the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and University in the United States ....
's Division I in all sports. C-USA's offices are located in the Las Colinas
Las Colinas

Las Colinas is a developed area in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving, Texas.Due to its central location between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas and its proximity to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Las Colinas has been a viable place in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex for corporate and business relocation....
 business district of the Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third largest city in the state of Texas and the List of United States cities by population in the United States.The city, with a population of over 1.3 million, is the main economic center of the 12-county Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex which contains 6.1 million people, and is the fourth-largest United States metropolitan area...
 suburb of Irving, Texas
Irving, Texas

Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County, Texas. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to the U.S....
.

C-USA was founded in 1995 by the merger of the Metro Conference
Metro Conference

The Metropolitan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, popularly known as the Metro Conference, was an National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I athletics conference, so named because all of its charter members were in Urban area metropolitan areas in, or at least on the fringes of, the Southern United States....
 and Great Midwest Conference
Great Midwest Conference

The Great Midwest Conference was an National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I athletics conference which existed from 1991 to 1995.It was formed in 1990 with six members--University of Cincinnati and Memphis State from the Metro Conference; University of Alabama at Birmingham from the Sun Belt Conference; Marquette University and...
, two Division I conferences that did not sponsor football. To even out at 12 members (because Dayton
University of Dayton

The University of Dayton is a private Roman Catholic Church university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio. The full-time undergraduate student enrollment is around 7,500, and total student enrollment is about 11,000....
, VCU
Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University, or VCU, is a large public United States research university with its main campuses located in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia....
, and Virginia Tech
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land-grant university Institute of technology university in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia, United States Virginia Tech is well known for its programs in engineering, architecture, science, business and agriculture....
 were left out of the merger) the conference invited the University of Houston
University of Houston

The University of Houston is a public, coeducational, research university located in Houston. It is the flagship institution and the central administrative headquarters of the University of Houston System—a state system of higher education which governs four separate universities and two multi-institution teaching centers....
, but UH could not start C-USA play for a year due to committing to being in the Southwest Conference in its final year. The conference immediately started competition in all sports, except football which started in 1996.

Sports sponsored

Members participate in football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
, men's and women's basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
, volleyball
Volleyball

Volleyball is an Olympic Games team sport in which two teams of 6 active players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules....
, baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
, cross country
Cross country running

Cross Country running is a sport in which runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain. The courses used at these events may include Poaceae, mud, woodlands, and water....
, golf
Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
, men's and women's soccer, softball
Softball

Softball is a Team sport sport popular especially in the United States. It is a direct descendant of baseball and the rules of both sports are substantially similar....
, women's swimming
Swimming

Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through water, usually without artificial assistance. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational....
, tennis
Tennis

Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
, and track and field
Athletics (track and field)

Track and field athletics, commonly known as athletics or track and field, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping....
.

Men's soccer is only sponsored by Marshall, Memphis, Southern Methodist, Tulsa, UAB, and UCF; three other schools—Florida International
Florida International University

Florida International University, commonly referred to as FIU or Florida International, is a public university research university located in Miami, Florida, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus at University Park, Florida....
, and the two Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in , which operates in the Southern United States part of the United States....
 schools which sponsor the sport – South Carolina
University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina is a state university , co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States....
, which rejoined C-USA for the sport (it had been part of the Metro in 1983-90 and 1993-94 for the sport), and Kentucky
University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a state university , co-educational, university, and is also the state's land-grant university, located in Lexington, Kentucky, Kentucky....
, which joined with its SEC mate in 2005 – compete as men's soccer only members. Colorado College
Colorado College

The Colorado College is a private university Liberal arts colleges in the United States in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded in 1874 by General William Palmer....
 competes in C-USA in women's soccer.

Member schools

The conference saw radical changes for the 2005–06 academic year. The stage for these changes was set in 2003, when the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference is a List of college athletic conferences in the United States. Founded in 1953, the ACC's twelve member university compete in twenty sports in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I....
 successfully lured Miami
University of Miami

The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Florida, United States, a historic suburb of Miami, Florida....
 and Virginia Tech
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, is a public land-grant university Institute of technology university in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia, United States Virginia Tech is well known for its programs in engineering, architecture, science, business and agriculture....
 to make a move from the Big East Conference
Big East Conference

The Big East Conference is a List of college athletic conferences consisting of seventeen universities in the northeastern, southeastern and midwestern United States....
 in 2004. Boston College
Boston College

Boston College is a private university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States, rendering it neither in Boston nor a college....
 would later make the same move, joining the ACC in 2005. In response to that series of moves, which depleted the Big East football conference, the Big East looked to Conference USA to attract replacements. Five C-USA members departed for the Big East, including three football-playing schools (Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati

The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public university research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio, part of the University System of Ohio....
, Louisville
University of Louisville

The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States. It is one of the oldest chartered universities west of the Allegheny Mountains and is mandated by the Kentucky General Assembly to be a "Preeminent Metropolitan Research University"....
, and USF
University of South Florida

The University of South Florida , a public institution known within the State University System of Florida as USF Tampa, is a public research university system located in Tampa, Florida, Florida, United States, with an autonomous campus in University of South Florida St....
) and two non-football schools (DePaul
DePaul University

DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois, United States Founded by the Congregation of the Missions in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest who valued philanthropy, Vincent de Paul....
 and Marquette
Marquette University

Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities....
). Another two schools (Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public, coeducational, research intensive university located in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States....
 and Saint Louis
Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Du Bourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River....
) left for the Atlantic 10
Atlantic Ten Conference

The Atlantic 10 Conference is a college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard. It also has two member schools in Ohio: University of Dayton and Xavier University , located in Dayton, Ohio and Cincinnati, Ohio, respectively....
; TCU
Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University is a private university, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, Texas. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Christian Church ....
 joined the Mountain West
Mountain West Conference

The Mountain West Conference , the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association?s Division I FBS , officially began operations in July 1999 in sports....
; and a ninth member, Army
United States Military Academy

The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational United States Service academies located at West Point, New York, New York....
, which was C-USA football-only, opted to become an independent in that sport again.

With the loss of these teams, C-USA lured six teams from other conferences: UCF
University of Central Florida

The University of Central Florida is a space grant colleges university located in Orlando, Florida, Florida. UCF is the second largest overall in the state of Florida, and the List of largest US universities by enrollment in the nation....
 and Marshall
Marshall University

Marshall University is a coeducational public university research university in Huntington, West Virginia, founded in 1837 as a private secondary school by several residents of Guyandotte and the surrounding area, on the site once known as Maple Grove ....
 from the MAC
Mid-American Conference

The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I List of college athletic conferences with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from New York to Illinois....
, as well as Rice
Rice University

William Marsh Rice University is a private university research university located in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. The campus is located near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center....
, SMU
Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University is a private university, coeducational university in University Park, Texas, Texas . Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU currently operates campuses in University Park, Plano, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico....
, Tulsa
University of Tulsa

The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is currently ranked 83rd among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by the Princeton Review....
, and later UTEP
University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a state university , co-education university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System....
 from the WAC
Western Athletic Conference

The Western Athletic Conference was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ....
. Note that UCF played in the MAC for football only; for all other sports, it was a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference
Atlantic Sun Conference

The Atlantic Sun Conference is a list of college athletic conferences which operates primarily on the east coast of the United States. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I; the conference does not sponsor College football....
.

With C-USA's membership now consisting of 12 schools, all of which sponsor football, the conference has adopted a two-division alignment.

InstitutionNicknameLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentJoinedEndowment
West Division
University of Houston
University of Houston

The University of Houston is a public, coeducational, research university located in Houston. It is the flagship institution and the central administrative headquarters of the University of Houston System—a state system of higher education which governs four separate universities and two multi-institution teaching centers....
Cougars
Houston Cougars

Houston Cougars is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Houston. Informally, the Houston Cougars have also been referred to as the Coogs, UH, or simply Houston....
Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America and the largest city within the state of Texas. As of the 2007 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles ....
1927Public36,0981995 **$522 million (Systemwide)
Rice University
Rice University

William Marsh Rice University is a private university research university located in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. The campus is located near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center....
Owls
Rice Owls

The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. The name comes from the owls in Rice's crest.Rice participates in NCAA Division I athletics and is part of Conference USA....
Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America and the largest city within the state of Texas. As of the 2007 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles ....
1891Private/Non-sectarian4,8352005$4.7 billion
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University is a private university, coeducational university in University Park, Texas, Texas . Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU currently operates campuses in University Park, Plano, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico....
 (SMU)		Mustangs
SMU Mustangs

The SMU Mustangs is the name of the athletic teams representing Southern Methodist University. The Mustangs participate in the NCAA's Division I as a member of Conference USA....
University Park, Texas
University Park, Texas

University Park is a city in Dallas County, Texas, Texas, . The population was 23,324 at the 2000 census. The city is home to Southern Methodist University....
 (Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third largest city in the state of Texas and the List of United States cities by population in the United States.The city, with a population of over 1.3 million, is the main economic center of the 12-county Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex which contains 6.1 million people, and is the fourth-largest United States metropolitan area...
)		1911Private/United Methodist10,9012005$1.3 billion
University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a state university , co-education university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System....
 (UTEP)		Miners
UTEP Miners

UTEP Miners is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Texas at El Paso. Informally, the UTEP Miners have also been referred to as the Miners, UTEP, or simply El Paso....
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas

El Paso is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, Texas, United States, and part of the . According to the United States Census Bureau 2006 population estimates, the city had a population of 606,913....
1914Public20,1542005$132 million
Tulane University
Tulane University

Tulane University is a private university, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Founded as a public medical college in 1834, the school grew into a comprehensive university and was eventually privatized under the endowments of Paul Tulane and Josephine Louise Newcomb in the late 19th century....
Green Wave
Tulane Green Wave

Green Wave, the nickname of the sports teams of Tulane University, was adopted during the 1920 season, after a song titled The Rolling Green Wave was published in Tulane Hullabaloo in 1920....
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
1834Private/Non-sectarian13,2141995$1.1 billion
University of Tulsa
University of Tulsa

The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is currently ranked 83rd among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by the Princeton Review....
Golden Hurricane
Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Tulsa Golden Hurricane athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports team of the University of Tulsa. These teams are referred to as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane ....
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population in the United States. With an estimated population of 384,037 in 2007, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 905,755 residents projected to reach one million between 2010 and 2012....
1894Private/Presbyterian4,1742005$1.3 billion
East Division
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a state university , co-education university located in Birmingham, Alabama, Alabama, United States....
 (UAB)		Blazers
UAB Blazers

The UAB Blazers are the forest green and old gold-swathed athletic teams at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, known as UAB. The school is one of the twelve member institutions of Conference USA and participates in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association....
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is the largest city in the United States state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama. It also includes part of Shelby County, Alabama....
1969Public17,6001995$400 million
University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida

The University of Central Florida is a space grant colleges university located in Orlando, Florida, Florida. UCF is the second largest overall in the state of Florida, and the List of largest US universities by enrollment in the nation....
 (UCF)		Knights
UCF Knights

The University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida features a large variety of intercollegiate athletics teams known as the UCF Knights that competes in National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I....
Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
1963Public50,6002005$115 million
East Carolina University
East Carolina University

East Carolina University is a public education, coeducational, doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States....
 (ECU)		PiratesGreenville, North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina

Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County, North Carolina and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area....
1907Public25,9901997 (football)
2001 (all other sports)		$121 million
Marshall University
Marshall University

Marshall University is a coeducational public university research university in Huntington, West Virginia, founded in 1837 as a private secondary school by several residents of Guyandotte and the surrounding area, on the site once known as Maple Grove ....
Thundering Herd
Marshall Thundering Herd

The Marshall Thundering Herd are the intercollegiate athletic teams that collectively represent the Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia....
Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington, West Virginia

Huntington is a city in Cabell County, West Virginia and Wayne County, West Virginia counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River....
1837Public16,4002005$60 million
University of Memphis
University of Memphis

The University of Memphis is an American public university research university located in the Normal Station, Memphis neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States, and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
TigersMemphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff just south of the mouth of the Wolf River ....
1912Public20,6681995$183 million
The University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi

The University of Southern Mississippi is a four-year state university system university located primarily in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.Established on March 30, 1910, The University of Southern Mississippi was originally known as Mississippi Normal College, a college for training teachers....
 (USM)		Golden Eagles
Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Students from The University of Southern Mississippi compete on the athletic field as Golden Eagles, in Conference USA.The school's earliest nickname was Tigers....
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Hattiesburg, known as "The Hub City", is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi and Lamar County, Mississippi Counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi....
1910Public15,0501995$81 million
** – Houston was a founding member of C-USA in 1995, but did not begin competing until 1996 because of its commitments to the final year of competition of the Southwest Conference.

Former members

  • Big East:
    • University of Cincinnati
      University of Cincinnati

      The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public university research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio, part of the University System of Ohio....
       (Cincinnati Bearcats
      Cincinnati Bearcats

      The Cincinnati Bearcats are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Cincinnati. Since July 1, 2005, the school's athletic teams have been members of the Big East Conference....
      ), 1995-2005
    • DePaul University
      DePaul University

      DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois, United States Founded by the Congregation of the Missions in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest who valued philanthropy, Vincent de Paul....
       non-football member (DePaul Blue Demons), 1995-2005
    • University of Louisville
      University of Louisville

      The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States. It is one of the oldest chartered universities west of the Allegheny Mountains and is mandated by the Kentucky General Assembly to be a "Preeminent Metropolitan Research University"....
       (Louisville Cardinals
      Louisville Cardinals

      The Louisville Cardinals are the athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. A member of the Big East Conference since 2005, they are known nationally as traditional powers in Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, women's volleyball, cheerleading and dance team....
      ), 1995-2005
    • Marquette University
      Marquette University

      Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities....
       non-football member (Marquette Golden Eagles
      Marquette Golden Eagles

      The Marquette Golden Eagles...
      ), 1995-2005
    • University of South Florida
      University of South Florida

      The University of South Florida , a public institution known within the State University System of Florida as USF Tampa, is a public research university system located in Tampa, Florida, Florida, United States, with an autonomous campus in University of South Florida St....
       (USF Bulls) 1995-2005
  • Atlantic Ten:
    • University of North Carolina at Charlotte
      University of North Carolina at Charlotte

      The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public, coeducational, research intensive university located in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States....
       non-football member (Charlotte 49ers
      Charlotte 49ers

      The Charlotte 49ers represent the NCAA Division I sports teams of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Charlotte joined the Atlantic 10 in 2005....
      ), 1995-2005
    • Saint Louis University
      Saint Louis University

      Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Du Bourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River....
       non-football member (Saint Louis Billikens), 1995-2005
  • Mountain West
    Mountain West Conference

    The Mountain West Conference , the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association?s Division I FBS , officially began operations in July 1999 in sports....
    :
    • Texas Christian University
      Texas Christian University

      Texas Christian University is a private university, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, Texas. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Christian Church ....
       (TCU Horned Frogs
      TCU Horned Frogs

      Texas Christian University features 18 varsity sports teams. The school's mascot is the Horned Frog and its women's athletics teams are referred to often as the Lady Frogs....
      ), 2001-2005
  • Independent:
    • United States Military Academy
      United States Military Academy

      The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational United States Service academies located at West Point, New York, New York....
       football only (Army Black Knights
      Army Black Knights football

      The Army Black Knights football program represents the United States Military Academy. Army was recognized as the national champions in 1914, 1944, and 1945....
      ), 1998-2004
      • For all other sports, Army was a member of the Patriot League
        Patriot League

        The Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; in American football, it participates in the Division I#Football Championship Subdivision ....


Membership timeline


C-USA Football Divisions


Conference USA Soccer-only Members


Because men's soccer is not sponsored by all NCAA Division I conferences, three schools from other conferences are C-USA members for men's soccer only:

Sun Belt Conference
Sun Belt Conference

The Sun Belt Conference is a list of college athletic conferences that has been affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I since 1976 in sports....
 Members

  • Florida International University
    Florida International University

    Florida International University, commonly referred to as FIU or Florida International, is a public university research university located in Miami, Florida, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus at University Park, Florida....


Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in , which operates in the Southern United States part of the United States....
 Members

  • University of Kentucky
    University of Kentucky

    The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a state university , co-educational, university, and is also the state's land-grant university, located in Lexington, Kentucky, Kentucky....
  • University of South Carolina
    University of South Carolina

    The University of South Carolina is a state university , co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States....


NOTE: South Carolina had remained in the Metro for men's soccer shortly after departing the conference for the SEC in 1991, and left after the 1994-95 season when they were not permitted to join the reunified Conference USA for the sport only. The school was invited to rejoin the reunified conference in 2005, after which fellow SEC member Kentucky, the only other school that sponsors the sport, left the Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference

The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I List of college athletic conferences with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from New York to Illinois....
 in that sport.

Additionally there is one women's soccer only member:

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference , founded in 1962, is an athletic conference which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III....
 Members (The SCAC is an NCAA Division 3 conference, however Colorado College sponsors women's soccer as a Division 1 sport.)

  • Colorado College
    Colorado College

    The Colorado College is a private university Liberal arts colleges in the United States in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded in 1874 by General William Palmer....


Commissioners

  • Michael Slive
    Michael Slive

    Michael Lawrence Slive is the current commissioner of the Southeastern Conference , an United States college athletics association. As part of his role as the SEC Commissioner, he served as the coordinator of the Bowl Championship Series for the 2006 and 2007 regular seasons....
     1995-2002
  • Britton Banowsky 2002-present


Television

In 2005, C-USA began a long-term television contract with CBS College Sports Network (then known as CSTV) to carry a variety of sports. The deal largely replaced the one it had with ESPN
ESPN

ESPN is a United States cable television Television network dedicated to Broadcasting of sports events and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
 and ESPN Plus
ESPN Plus

ESPN Plus is the popular name of ESPN Regional Television, which is an United States television program Television syndication. ERT is based in Charlotte, North Carolina....
, though some C-USA football and men's basketball games are still carried by the ESPN networks. The college basketball men's championship game can be seen on CBS Sports
CBS Sports

CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States.CBS Sports broadcasts programs like NFL on CBS, The NFL Today, SEC on CBS, National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball, Professional Golfers' Association of America golf, and professional tennis....
.

Conference facilities

SchoolFootball stadiumCapacityBasketball arenaCapacityBaseball stadiumCapacitySoccer stadiumCapacity
West Division
Houston
University of Houston

The University of Houston is a public, coeducational, research university located in Houston. It is the flagship institution and the central administrative headquarters of the University of Houston System—a state system of higher education which governs four separate universities and two multi-institution teaching centers....
Robertson Stadium
Robertson Stadium

John O'Quinn Field at Corbin J. Robertson Stadium, often referred to as simply Robertson Stadium, is a sports stadium in Houston, Texas located on the campus of the University of Houston....
32,000Hofheinz Pavilion
Hofheinz Pavilion

Guy V. Lewis Court at Hofheinz Pavilion, often known as simply Hofheinz Pavilion, is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose arena on the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas....
8,500Cougar Field
Cougar Field

Cougar Field is a baseball stadium in Houston, Texas. It is the home field of the Houston Cougars baseball team. Several iterations of Cougar Field have existed....
3,500Carl Lewis International Complex6,000
Rice
Rice University

William Marsh Rice University is a private university research university located in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. The campus is located near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center....
Rice Stadium
Rice Stadium

Rice Stadium is a American football stadium located on the Rice University campus in Houston, Texas. It has been the home of the Rice University football team since its completion in 1950....
47,000Tudor Fieldhouse5,000Reckling Park
Reckling Park

Reckling Park is the baseball stadium at Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA. It serves as the home field of the Rice Owls baseball team. The stadium was built on the site of Cameron Field, Rice's home from 1978-99, in time for the 2000 season....
5,000Rice Track/Soccer Stadium
Rice Track/Soccer Stadium

Rice Track/Soccer Stadium is a stadium in Houston, Texas. It is primarily used for track and field and soccer for the Rice University Owls. It sits on the location of Rice Field, Rice's old football stadium that was used prior to the opening of Rice Stadium in 1950....
5,000
SMU
Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University is a private university, coeducational university in University Park, Texas, Texas . Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU currently operates campuses in University Park, Plano, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico....
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Gerald J. Ford Stadium

Gerald J. Ford Stadium is a stadium in Highland Park, Texas, one of the two Park Cities, Texas that form an enclave and exclave of Dallas, Texas....
32,000Moody Coliseum
Moody Coliseum

Moody Coliseum is an 8,998 -seat multi-purpose arena in University Park, Texas. The arena opened in 1956. It was home to the Southern Methodist University Mustangs basketball team....
8,998  Westcott Field
Westcott Field

Westcott Field is a stadium in University Park, Texas on the campus of Southern Methodist University.The 4,000-seat stadium is home to SMU men's and women's soccer....
4,000
UTEP
University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a state university , co-education university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System....
Sun Bowl Stadium
Sun Bowl Stadium

The Sun Bowl is an outdoor American football stadium on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso. It is home to the UTEP Miners of Conference USA , and the late December college football bowl game, The Brut Sun Bowl....
51,500Don Haskins Center
Don Haskins Center

The Don Haskins Center , the home of UTEP Miners basketball. With fans seated extremely close to the playing floor and the UTEP student section located near the opponent's bench, "The Don" is so notorious as a tough place for opponents to win that UTEP has historically had difficulty convincing top-rated teams to play there....
12,222  University Field
University Field (UTEP)

University Field is the on-campus soccer stadium at the University of Texas at El Paso.The small stadium only seats 500 spectators, but room can be made for more if needed. It was built in 1996....
500
Tulane
Tulane University

Tulane University is a private university, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Founded as a public medical college in 1834, the school grew into a comprehensive university and was eventually privatized under the endowments of Paul Tulane and Josephine Louise Newcomb in the late 19th century....
Louisiana Superdome
Louisiana Superdome

The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the Superdome, The Dome or the New Orleans Superdome is a large, multi-purpose sports and exhibition facility located in the Central Business District, New Orleans of New Orleans, Louisiana....
69,703Avron B. Fogelman Arena
Avron B. Fogelman Arena

Avron B. Fogelman Arena is a 3,600-seat multi-purpose arena in New Orleans, Louisiana, built in 1933. Fogelman is the on-campus home of the Tulane Green Wave men's and women's basketball teams and the women's volleyball team....
3,600Greer Field at Turchin Stadium5,000Westfeldt Facility1,500
Tulsa
University of Tulsa

The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is currently ranked 83rd among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by the Princeton Review....
H.A. Chapman Stadium35,542Reynolds Center
Reynolds Center

Reynolds Center is an 8,355-seat multi-purpose arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The arena opened in 1998 and is named for Donald W. Reynolds. It is home to the University of Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball and volleyball teams....
8,355  Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium

Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium is a stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma on the campus of the University of Tulsa.The stadium has seating for 2,000, plus standing room if needed....
2,000
East Division
UAB
University of Alabama at Birmingham

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a state university , co-education university located in Birmingham, Alabama, Alabama, United States....
Legion Field
Legion Field

Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events....
71,594Bartow Arena
Bartow Arena

Bartow Arena is an 8,508-seat multi-purpose arena in Birmingham, Alabama. It is home to the UAB Blazers men's and women's basketball teams as well as the women's volleyball team....
8,508Jerry D. Young Memorial Field
Jerry D. Young Memorial Field

Jerry D. Young Memorial Field, located in Birmingham, Alabama, Alabama is the home field for the UAB Blazers. The stadium opened in 1984, and is named in honor of former UAB administrator Jerry D....
1,000West Campus Field2,500
UCF
University of Central Florida

The University of Central Florida is a space grant colleges university located in Orlando, Florida, Florida. UCF is the second largest overall in the state of Florida, and the List of largest US universities by enrollment in the nation....
Bright House Networks Stadium
Bright House Networks Stadium

Bright House Networks Stadium is a 45,301-seat stadium in Orlando, Florida. Located in Knights Plaza on the campus of the University of Central Florida, it is primarily used for college football, and is the home of the UCF Knights football....
45,301UCF Arena
UCF Arena

The UCF Arena is a multi-purpose arena complex on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando, Florida. It is the home to the University of Central Florida UCF Knights men's and women's Basketball and Volleyball teams....
10,045Jay Bergman Field
Jay Bergman Field

Jay Bergman Field is a baseball stadium on the main campus of the University of Central Florida and is the home of the UCF Knights baseball team....
1,980UCF Track and Soccer Complex
UCF Track and Soccer Complex

The UCF Track and Soccer Complex is a stadium on the campus of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.The 2,000-capacity stadium was built in 1991 and hosts the UCF Knights Athletics and soccer teams....
2,000
East Carolina
East Carolina University

East Carolina University is a public education, coeducational, doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States....
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

The Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is the on-campus American football facility for East Carolina University East Carolina Pirates in Greenville, North Carolina, North Carolina....
43,000Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum is multi-purpose arena in Greenville, North Carolina, USA. The arena opened in 1968. It is home to the East Carolina University Pirates men's and women's basketball teams....
8,000Clark-LeClair Stadium
Clark-LeClair Stadium

Clark-LeClair Stadium is the home of Pirate baseball at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. The stadium was named after Pirate alumnus and key contributor Bill Clark and former Pirate skipper Keith LeClair....
6,000Bunting Field>3,000
Marshall
Marshall University

Marshall University is a coeducational public university research university in Huntington, West Virginia, founded in 1837 as a private secondary school by several residents of Guyandotte and the surrounding area, on the site once known as Maple Grove ....
Joan C. Edwards Stadium
Joan C. Edwards Stadium

The Joan C. Edwards Stadium is a football stadium located on the campus of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. It can hold 38,019 spectators and includes twenty deluxe, indoor suites, 300 wheelchair-accessible seating, a state-of-the-art press-box, fourteen concession areas, and sixteen separate restrooms ....
38,019Cam Henderson Center
Cam Henderson Center

The Cam Henderson Center is the primary indoor athletics complex at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. The first basketball game played in the facility was a varsity match between Marshall and Army on November 27, 1981....
9,600Appalachian Power Park
Appalachian Power Park

Appalachian Power Park is the current home field for the West Virginia Power, a minor league baseball team in the South Atlantic League which are a Class A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates....
4,500Sam Hood Field
Sam Hood Field

Sam Hood Field is a soccer-specific stadium located in Huntington, West Virginia on the campus of Marshall University.The 1,500-seat stadium was built in 1995 and is home to the men's and women's soccer programs from Marshall....
1,500
Memphis
University of Memphis

The University of Memphis is an American public university research university located in the Normal Station, Memphis neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States, and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium is a football stadium located at the Mid-South Fairgrounds in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The stadium is the site of the annual Liberty Bowl, and is the home field of the University of Memphis Tigers football team....
62,380FedExForum
FedExForum

FedExForum is one of the National Basketball Association's most distinctive arenas. It officially opened in September 2004 after much debate and also an Alberta clipper Storm in July 22, 2003, that nearly brought the Crane that were building it down on famed Beale Street....
 (men)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse
Elma Roane Fieldhouse

The Elma Roane Fieldhouse is a 2,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Memphis, Tennesee. It is the home of the University of Memphis Tigers women's basketball team....
 (women)		19,000
2,500		Nat Buring Stadium
Nat Buring Stadium

Nat Buring Stadium is a baseball stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home field of the University of Memphis Tigers college baseball team. The stadium holds 2,000 spectators and opened in 1972....
2,000Mike Rose Stadium
Mike Rose Soccer Complex

The Mike Rose Soccer Complex is a complex of 16 soccer fields and one 2,500-capacity stadium located in Memphis, Tennessee. Named after Mike's son Mikey, the soccer complex houses the homeless when games are not in session....
2,500
Southern Miss
The University of Southern Mississippi

The University of Southern Mississippi is a four-year state university system university located primarily in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.Established on March 30, 1910, The University of Southern Mississippi was originally known as Mississippi Normal College, a college for training teachers....
M. M. Roberts Stadium
M. M. Roberts Stadium

M. M. Roberts Stadium is an American football stadium located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is the home of The University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles football team....
36,000Reed Green Coliseum
Reed Green Coliseum

Reed Green Coliseum is an 8,095-seat multi-purpose arena in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. It opened on December 6, 1965, and is home to the The University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles basketball team....
8,095Pete Taylor Park
Pete Taylor Park

Pete Taylor Park is a baseball stadium located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and is home to The University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles...
3,678USM Track & Soccer Complex850
Soccer-Only Members
Colorado College
Colorado College

The Colorado College is a private university Liberal arts colleges in the United States in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded in 1874 by General William Palmer....
Plays in SCAC
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference , founded in 1962, is an athletic conference which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III....
Stewart Fieldn/a
FIU
Florida International University

Florida International University, commonly referred to as FIU or Florida International, is a public university research university located in Miami, Florida, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus at University Park, Florida....
Plays in Sun Belt
Sun Belt Conference

The Sun Belt Conference is a list of college athletic conferences that has been affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I since 1976 in sports....
University Park2,000
Kentucky
University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a state university , co-educational, university, and is also the state's land-grant university, located in Lexington, Kentucky, Kentucky....
Plays in SEC
Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in , which operates in the Southern United States part of the United States....
UK Soccer Complex
UK Soccer Complex

The University of Kentucky Soccer Complex is a soccer-specific stadium in Lexington, Kentucky on the campus of the University of Kentucky.The stadium, which opened in 1996, is home to Kentucky Wildcats soccer....
1,500
South Carolina
University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina is a state university , co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States....
Plays in SEC
Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in , which operates in the Southern United States part of the United States....
Stone Stadium
Stone Stadium

For Eugene Stone III Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina see Eugene E. Stone III Stadium .Eugene E. Stone III Stadium is a soccer stadium located in Columbia, South Carolina on the campus of the University of South Carolina....
5,700


Championships

  • Conference USA Baseball Tournament
    Conference USA Baseball Tournament

    The Conference USA Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for Conference USA . The tournament consists of eight teams, with two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final....
  • Conference USA Football Championship
    Conference USA Football Championship

    The Conference USA Football Championship game is an annual postseason college football game played to determine the champion of Conference USA. From 1996–2004, the champion of Conference USA was determined by regular season record....
  • Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
    Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

    The Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament is held annually following the end of the regular season of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball.After the conference realignment, the tournament was held at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, for five seasons....
  • Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament
    Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament

    The Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament is held annually following the end of the regular season of NCAA Division I Women's Basketball....

Football Bowl Games

Conference USA sends teams to six different bowls throughout the country.

  • Liberty Bowl
    Liberty Bowl

    The Liberty Bowl is an annual U.S. American college football bowl game played in December of each year from 1959 to 2007. The Liberty Bowl following the 2008 regular season will be held on January 2, 2009....
  • GMAC Bowl
    GMAC Bowl

    The GMAC Bowl is a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association-sanctioned Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game that has been played annually at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama since 1999....
  • Armed Forces Bowl
    Armed Forces Bowl

    The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl is an annual postseason college football bowl game that was inaugurated in 2003 as the Fort Worth Bowl under corporate sponsorship of PlainsCapital Bank....
  • New Orleans Bowl
    New Orleans Bowl

    The New Orleans Bowl is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the National Collegiate Athletic Association that has been played annually at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana since 2001....
  • Texas Bowl
    Texas Bowl

    The Texas Bowl is a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association-sanctioned Division I FBS college football bowl game that has been held for the first time in 2006 in Houston, Texas....
  • St. Petersburg Bowl
    St. Petersburg Bowl

    The magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game that made its debut in NCAA football bowl games, 2008-09 at Tropicana Field in St....


Conference USA Schools Ranked by Endowment


  1. Rice University
    Rice University

    William Marsh Rice University is a private university research university located in Houston, Texas, Texas, United States. The campus is located near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center....
    - $4.67 billion
  2. Southern Methodist University
    Southern Methodist University

    Southern Methodist University is a private university, coeducational university in University Park, Texas, Texas . Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU currently operates campuses in University Park, Plano, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico....
    - $1.33 billion
  3. University of Tulsa
    University of Tulsa

    The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is currently ranked 83rd among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by the Princeton Review....
    - $1.3 billion
  4. Tulane University
    Tulane University

    Tulane University is a private university, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Founded as a public medical college in 1834, the school grew into a comprehensive university and was eventually privatized under the endowments of Paul Tulane and Josephine Louise Newcomb in the late 19th century....
    - $1.1 billion
  5. University of Houston
    University of Houston

    The University of Houston is a public, coeducational, research university located in Houston. It is the flagship institution and the central administrative headquarters of the University of Houston System—a state system of higher education which governs four separate universities and two multi-institution teaching centers....
    - $522 million
  6. University of Alabama at Birmingham
    University of Alabama at Birmingham

    The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a state university , co-education university located in Birmingham, Alabama, Alabama, United States....
     (UAB)- $401 million
  7. University of Memphis
    University of Memphis

    The University of Memphis is an American public university research university located in the Normal Station, Memphis neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States, and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
    - $183 million
  8. University of Texas at El Paso
    University of Texas at El Paso

    The University of Texas at El Paso, popularly known as UTEP, is a state university , co-education university, and it is a member of the University of Texas System....
    - $132 million
  9. East Carolina University
    East Carolina University

    East Carolina University is a public education, coeducational, doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States....
    - $121 million
  10. University of Central Florida
    University of Central Florida

    The University of Central Florida is a space grant colleges university located in Orlando, Florida, Florida. UCF is the second largest overall in the state of Florida, and the List of largest US universities by enrollment in the nation....
    - $116 million
  11. University of Southern Mississippi- $81 million
  12. Marshall University
    Marshall University

    Marshall University is a coeducational public university research university in Huntington, West Virginia, founded in 1837 as a private secondary school by several residents of Guyandotte and the surrounding area, on the site once known as Maple Grove ....
     – $60 million


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