The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference in the Midwestern and Southern United States. There are 10 full member institutions as of the 2023–24 academic year.
Association | NCAA |
---|---|
Founded | 1989 |
Commissioner | Dr. Dick Kaiser |
Sports fielded |
|
Division | Division III |
No. of teams | 10 (9 in 2025) |
Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri |
Region | Midwest and South |
Official website | sliac.org |
Locations | |
Source:[1]
The SLIAC currently has ten full members; nine are private schools and one is public:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Varsity teams |
Joined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackburn College | Carlinville, Illinois | 1837 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
382 | Beavers | 12 | 1989[a] |
Eureka College | Eureka, Illinois | 1855 | Disciples of Christ | 559 | Red Devils | 16 | 2006 |
Fontbonne University | Clayton, Missouri | 1923 | Catholic (C.S.J.) |
944 | Griffins | 10 | 1989[a] |
Greenville University | Greenville, Illinois | 1892 | Free Methodist | 1,088 | Panthers | 14 | 1995 |
Lyon College | Batesville, Arkansas | 1872 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
496 | Scots | 21 | 2023 |
Mississippi University for Women | Columbus, Mississippi | 1884 | Public | 2,339 | Owls | 17 | 2023 |
Principia College | Elsah, Illinois | 1912 | Scientist | 323 | Panthers | 12 | 1989[a] |
Spalding University | Louisville, Kentucky | 1814 | Catholic (S.C.N.) |
1,692 | Golden Eagles | 11 | 2009 |
Webster University | Webster Groves, Missouri | 1915 | Catholic (Sisters of Loretto) |
5,000 | Gorloks | 11 | 1989[a] |
Westminster College | Fulton, Missouri | 1851 | Presbyterian (PCUSA) |
610 | Blue Jays | 8 | 1990 |
The SLIAC had five former full members, all were private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Varsity teams |
Joined | Left | Current conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iowa Wesleyan University | Mount Pleasant, Iowa | 1842 | United Methodist | 571 | Tigers | 12 | 2013 | 2021 | Closed in 2023 |
Lincoln Christian University | Lincoln, Illinois | 1944 | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
1,000 | Red Lions[a] | 10 | 2006 | 2008[b] | Closed in 2024 |
MacMurray College | Jacksonville, Illinois | 1846 | United Methodist | 683 | Highlanders | 10 | 1990 | 2020 | Closed in 2020 |
Maryville University | Town and Country, Missouri | 1872 | Catholic (R.S.C.J.) |
2,500 | Saints | 14 | 1989[c] | 2009 | Great Lakes Valley (GLVC) (NCAA D-II) |
Parks College | Cahokia, Illinois[d] | 1927 | Catholic (Jesuit) |
N/A | Falcons | N/A | 1989[c] | 1996 | N/A[e] |
The SLIAC had three former associate members, all were private schools:
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Primary conference |
SLIAC sport |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Dallas | Irving, Texas | 1956 | Catholic | 3,500 | Crusaders | 2010–11m.x.c.; 2010–11w.x.c.; 2010–11m.gf. |
2011–12m.x.c., 2011–12w.x.c.; 2011–12m.gf. |
Southern (SCAC) | men's cross country; women's cross country; men's golf |
Huntingdon College | Montgomery, Alabama | 1854 | United Methodist | 900 | Hawks | 2008–09 | 2008–09 | USA South | football |
LaGrange College | LaGrange, Georgia | 1831 | 1137 | Panthers |