Great Northeast Athletic Conference

Great Northeast Athletic Conference; (GNAC)
Established	1995
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	12
Sports fielded	17 (men's: 8; women's: 9)
Region	New England
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts
Commissioner	Joe Walsh (since 2005)
Website	thegnac.com
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The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in New England in the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Member schools

The league currently has 12 full members:

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined
Albertus Magnus College	New Haven, Connecticut	Falcons	1925	Private (Catholic)	1,769	1995
Anna Maria College	Paxton, Massachusetts	AMCats	1946	Private (Catholic)	1,444	2011
Emmanuel College²	Boston, Massachusetts	Saints	1919	Private (Catholic)	2,598	1995
Johnson & Wales University	Providence, Rhode Island	Wildcats	1914	Private	16,000	1995
Lasell College	Newton, Massachusetts	Lasers	1851	Private	1,800	2007
Mount Ida College	Newton, Massachusetts	Mustangs	1899	Private	1,300	2007
Norwich University	Northfield, Vermont	Cadets	1819	Private (Military)	3,000	1998
Rivier University	Nashua, New Hampshire	Raiders	1933	Private (Catholic)	2,300	1995
University of Saint Joseph¹	West Hartford, Connecticut	Blue Jays	1932	Private (Catholic)	1,020	1995
Saint Joseph's College of Maine	Standish, Maine	Monks	1912	Private (Catholic)	2,034	2007
Simmons College¹	Boston, Massachusetts	Sharks	1899	Private	4,912	1995
Suffolk University	Boston, Massachusetts	Rams	1906	Private	16,095	1995³

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Primary Conference	GNAC Sport
Ramapo College	Mahwah, New Jersey	Roadrunners	1969	Public	5,233	2013-14	NJAC	men's tennis
Rhode Island College	Providence, Rhode Island	Anchormen	1854	Public	9,000	2007-08	LEC	men's golf
Rutgers–Camden	Camden, New Jersey	Scarlet Raptors	1950	Public	5,450	2014-15	NJAC	men's tennis
Rutgers–Newark	Newark, New Jersey	Scarlet Raiders	1945	Public	10,500	2013-14	NJAC	men's tennis
University of Massachusetts Boston	Boston, Massachusetts	Beacons	1852	Public	15,741	2007-08	LEC	men's golf
Wentworth Institute of Technology	Boston, Massachusetts	Leopards	1904	Private	3,728	2011-12	TCCC	men's volleyball

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Left	Current Conference
Daniel Webster College	Nashua, New Hampshire	Eagles	1965	Private	1,200	1995	2008	NECC
Emerson College	Boston, Massachusetts	Lions	1888	Private	4,290	1995	2013	NEWMAC
Endicott College	Beverly, Massachusetts	Gulls	1939	Private	4,650	1995	1999	CCC
Pine Manor College	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	Gators	1911	Private	345	1995	2012	GSAC
Southern Vermont College	Bennington, Vermont	Mountaineers	1926	Private	650	1998	2006	NECC
United States Coast Guard Academy	New London, Connecticut	Bears	1876	Federal	1,045	1995	1996	NEWMAC
Western New England University	Springfield, Massachusetts	Golden Bears	1919	Private	3,800	1998	2007	CCC

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The GNAC sponsors championships in 17 intercollegiate athletic sports. They are baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's volleyball.

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