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Member schools

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Full members

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There are ten "full" member schools:[1]

Institution Location Founded Joined Type Undergraduate
Enrollment
Endowment Nickname Colors
American University Washington, D.C. 1893 2001 Private 6,028 $708M Eagles      
United States Military Academy
(Army West Point)
West Point, New York 1802 1990 Federal
(Military)
4,686 N/A Black Knights      
Boston University Boston, Massachusetts 1839 2013 Private 15,803 $2.2B Terriers    
Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 1846 1986 3,650 $801M Bison    
Colgate University Hamilton, New York 1819 2,837 $908M Raiders    
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Massachusetts 1843 3,174 $1B Crusaders  
Lafayette College Easton, Pennsylvania 1826 2,382 $693.7M Leopards    
Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1865 5,047 $1.4B Mountain Hawks    
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, Maryland 1852 2013 4,068 $206M Greyhounds    
United States Naval Academy
(Navy)
Annapolis, Maryland 1845 1991 Federal
(Military)
4,400 N/A Midshipmen    

Associate members

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There are four associate-member schools:

Institution Location Founded Joined Type Undergraduate
Enrollment
Nickname Colors Sport Primary
Conference
Fordham University Bronx, New York 1841 1995 Private 8,220 Rams     football Atlantic 10
Georgetown University Georgetown,
Washington, D.C.
1789 2001 (football) 7,433 Hoyas     football, rowing (w) Big East
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT)
Cambridge, Massachusetts 1861 2009 4,384 Engineers     rowing (w) NEWMAC
(NCAA D-III)
University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia 1830 2014 3,400 Spiders     golf (w) Atlantic 10

American, Boston, and Loyola do not play football. Army participates as an independent in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) and Navy participates in the FBS American Athletic Conference for football only. Fordham and Georgetown replace them in the Patriot League for football only.

Fordham was also a full member of the Patriot League from 1990 until 1995, when it moved all sports except football to the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Former full members

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Institution Location Founded Joined Left Type Undergraduate
Enrollment
Nickname Current Conference
Fordham University Bronx, New York 1841 1990 1995 Private 8,220 Rams Atlantic 10

Former associate members

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Institution Location Founded Joined Left Type Undergraduate
Enrollment
Nickname Primary Conference Patriot Sport
Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina 1837 1986–87 1988–89 Private 1,743 Wildcats A10 (all sports)
PFL (football)
football
Fairfield University Fairfield, Connecticut 1942 1996–97 2003–04 Private 4,991 Stags MAAC field hockey
Hobart College Geneva, New York 1822 1999–2000 2003–04 Private 2,110 Statesmen Liberty
(NCAA Division III)
men's lacrosse
Towson University Towson, Maryland 1866 1997–98 2003–04 Public 17,517 Tigers CAA football
Ursinus College Collegeville, Pennsylvania 1869 1996–97 2001–02 Private 1,750 Bears Centennial
(NCAA Division III)
field hockey
Villanova University Villanova, Pennsylvania 1842 1998–99 2005–06 Private 6,394 Wildcats Big East women's lacrosse

Membership timeline

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Loyola University MarylandBoston UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyGeorgetown UniversityAmerican UniversityHobart and William Smith CollegesVillanova UniversityTowson UniversityFairfield UniversityUrsinus CollegeUnited States Naval AcademyUnited States Military AcademyFordham UniversityLehigh UniversityLafayette CollegeCollege of the Holy CrossColgate UniversityBucknell UniversityDavidson College

Full members Full members (non-football) Assoc. members (football only) Associate member(some sports)

  1. ^ ""Who We Are" About the Patriot League". Patriot League. Retrieved 1 November 2016.