Great Northeast Athletic Conference

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.

Sports

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined
Albertus Magnus College	New Haven, Connecticut	Falcons	1925	Private	1,961	1995
Anna Maria College	Paxton, Massachusetts	Amcats	1946	Private	1,500	2011
Colby-Sawyer College	New London, New Hampshire	Chargers	1837	Private	1,043	2018
Emmanuel College	Boston, Massachusetts	Saints	1919	Private (Catholic)	1,850	1995
Johnson & Wales University	Providence, Rhode Island	Wildcats	1914	Private	8,564	1995
Lasell College	Newton, Massachusetts	Lasers	1851	Private	2,200	2007
Norwich University	Northfield, Vermont	Cadets	1819	Military	2,300	1998
Regis College	Weston, Massachusetts	Pride	1927	Private (Catholic)	2,748	2017
Rivier University	Nashua, New Hampshire	Raiders	1933	Private (Catholic)	2,520	1995
University of Saint Joseph	West Hartford, Connecticut	Blue Jays	1932	Private (Catholic)	2,405	1995
Saint Joseph's College of Maine	Standish, Maine	Monks	1912	Private (Catholic)	1,015	2007
Simmons University†	Boston, Massachuetts	Sharks	1899	Private	1,900	1995
Suffolk University	Boston, Massachuetts	Rams	1906	Private	8,046	1995

† - Women's college, therefore not competing in men's sports

Suffolk will leave the GNAC in 2020 to join the Commonwealth Coast Conference.^[1] The GNAC will replace Suffolk with Dean, which will move from the New England Collegiate Conference at the same time.^[2]

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joining	Current Conference
Dean College	Franklin, Massachusetts	Bulldogs	1865	Private	1,055	2020	NECC

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joined	Primary Conference	GNAC Sport
Elms College	Chicopee, Massachusetts	Blazers	1899	Private	1,713	2008	NECC	swimming and diving
Eastern Nazarene	Quincy, Massachusetts	Lions	1900	Private	1,063	2018	NECC	men's tennis
Husson University	Bangor, Maine	Eagles	1898	Private	3,500	2008	NAC	swimming and diving
Rhode Island College	Providence, R.I.	Anchormen	1854	Private	9,000	2008-09	LEC	men's golf
Southern Maine	Portland, Maine	Huskies	1878	Public	6,189	2008	LEC	men's golf
UMass Dartmouth	North Dartmouth, Massachusetts	Corsairs	1895	Public	8,647	2012	LEC	men's golf
Wentworth Institute of Technology	Boston, Massachusetts	Leopards	1904	Private	4,576	2011	CCC	men's volleyball
Worcester State University	Worcester, Massachusetts	Lancers	1874	Public	5,495	2013	MASCAC	men's golf

^ "Suffolk University Joining CCC as a Full Member in 2020-21" (Press release). Commonwealth Coast Conference. June 5, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
^ "Dean College Joining GNAC as Full Core Member in 2020-21" (Press release). Great Northwest Athletic Conference. July 10, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

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Full members	Albertus Magnus Falcons Anna Maria Amcats Colby-Sawyer Chargers Dean Bulldogs Elms Blazers Emmanuel Saints Johnson & Wales Wildcats Lasell Lasers Norwich Cadets Regis Pride Rivier Raiders Saint Joseph (CT) Blue Jays Saint Joseph's (ME) Monks Simmons Sharks
Associate members	Eastern Nazarene Lions (men's tennis) Husson Eagles (swimming & diving) Rhode Island College Anchormen (men's golf) Southern Maine Huskies (men's golf) UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (men's golf) Wentworth Leopards (men's volleyball)
Former members	Daniel Webster Eagles Endicott Gulls Emerson Lions Mount Ida Mustangs Pine Manor Gators Southern Vermont Mountaineers Suffolk Rams Western New England Golden Bears