The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) is an NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 Division III collegiate athletic conference

Athletic conference

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 in the Mid-Atlantic United States

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. There are currently twelve full member institutions as of 2008. The conference's membership, as with most Middle Atlantic conferences, has been shaken up as a result of the formation of the Landmark Conference

Landmark Conference

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 and its ensuing domino effect

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. The conference, founded in 1992 as the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, changed its name in 2008.

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment	Affiliation	Joined	Nickname
Baptist Bible College Baptist Bible College & Seminary Baptist Bible College & Seminary was founded in 1932 in Johnson City, New York. It is a fully accredited, Christ-centered educational institution. The College originally used the facilities of First Baptist Church in Johnson City, with the student body growing from the first enrollment of 40...	Clarks Summit, PA Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania Clarks Summit is a borough in Lackawanna County northwest of Scranton in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,116 at the 2010 census. It is also the northern terminus of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, I-476.-History:...	1932	1,142	Baptist	2008	Defenders
Cabrini College Cabrini College Cabrini College is a coeducational Roman Catholic residential college in the Philadelphia metropolitan area of Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1957. It was one of the first colleges in the United States to make community service a...	Radnor, PA Radnor Township, Pennsylvania Radnor Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 30,878. Radnor Township lies along the Main Line, a collection of highly affluent Philadelphia suburbs....	1957	1,759	Catholic	1992	Cavaliers
Cedar Crest College Cedar Crest College Cedar Crest College is a private liberal arts women's college in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. During the 2006-2007 academic year, the college had 1,000 full-time and 800 part-time undergraduates and 85 graduate students...	Allentown, PA Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...	1867	1,820	Christian	1992	Falcons
Centenary College Centenary College of New Jersey Centenary College was founded in 1867 by the Newark Conference of the United Methodist Church. Centenary has evolved from a coeducational preparatory school to a girls' preparatory school , to a Junior college for women , to a four-year women's college , to a coeducational...	Hackettstown, NJ Hackettstown, New Jersey Hackettstown is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 9,724. The town is located in the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley....	1867	1,597	Methodist	2007	Cyclones
Gwynedd–Mercy College	Gwynedd Valley, PA	1948	2,017	Catholic	1992	Griffins
Immaculata University Immaculata University Immaculata University is a Catholic University on King Road in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.-History:Immaculata was founded as Villa Maria College, a women's college in 1920. It was the first Catholic college for women in the Philadelphia area...	Malvern, PA	1920	1,043	Catholic	1992	Mighty Macs
Keystone College Keystone College Keystone College is a small private college located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Its official mailing address is La Plume, Pennsylvania in Lackawanna County; however, much of the campus is in Factoryville, Pennsylvania in Wyoming County. The school was founded in 1868.-History:Keystone Academy was...	La Plume, PA La Plume Township, Pennsylvania La Plume Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 602 at the 2010 census. It is home to Keystone College.-Geography:...	1868	1,600	Anglican	2008	Giants
Marywood University Marywood University Marywood University is a selective, coeducational, Catholic liberal arts university located on a campus in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Established in 1915 by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and currently enrolls approximately 3,500 students on a national award-winning campus...	Scranton, PA Scranton, Pennsylvania Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...	1915	2,470	Catholic	1992	Pacers
Neumann University	Aston, PA	1965	3,000	Catholic	1992	Knights
College of Notre Dame College of Notre Dame of Maryland Notre Dame of Maryland University is an independent, Catholic-affiliated, liberal arts college located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, that primarily serves female students.-History:...	Baltimore, MD	1873	3,824	Catholic	2007	Gators
Philadelphia Biblical University Philadelphia Biblical University Philadelphia Biblical University, formerly called Philadelphia College of Bible, is a school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania founded in 1913. Every undergraduate student graduates with a Bachelor's degree in Bible. In addition, students may work towards a dual degree, such as Business,...	Langhorne, PA Langhorne, Pennsylvania Langhorne is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,622 at the 2010 census.The name "Langhorne" is used broadly to describe the majority of surrounding Middletown Township, which for the most part uses Langhorne's zip code of 19047...	1913	2,200	Christian	2008	Crimson Eagles
Rosemont College Rosemont College Rosemont College is a coeducational college located in Rosemont in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. It was originally founded as a women's college. A Catholic college, it is operated by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus...	Rosemont, PA Rosemont, Pennsylvania Rosemont is a community in Pennsylvania on the Pennsylvania Main Line lying partly in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania and partly in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania.Part of the geographic area is served by the Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, ZIP code...	1922	2,230	Catholic	1992	Ravens
Shenandoah University Shenandoah University Shenandoah University is a comprehensive private university located in Winchester, Virginia in the United States. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,800 students across more than ninety programs in six schools: College of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah... †	Winchester, VA Winchester, Virginia Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...	1875	1,606	Christian	2008	Hornets

^† associate member in men's lacrosse only

Former members

• Alvernia University (Pa.) Crusaders (1992 to 2008; Joined the Middle Atlantic Corporation
  Middle Atlantic Corporation
  Founded in 1912, the Middle Atlantic Conferences is an umbrella organization of three athletic conferences which competes in the NCAA's Division III. The 16-member teams are located in the Mid-Atlantic United States....
  
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• Eastern University
  Eastern University
  Eastern University is a private university in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, United States affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA, with an interdenominational student body...
  
   (Pa.) Eagles (1992 to 2008; Joined the Middle Atlantic Corporation)
• Misericordia University (Pa.) Cougars (1992 to 2008; Joined the Middle Atlantic Corporation)