The Northeast-10 Conference is the top NCAA Division II conference in academic achievement based on the new graduation-rate method.

The Northeast-10 has a conference Academic Success Rate of .87 percent, which is tops among the 22 NCAA Division II conferences. The Great Lakes Valley Conference is ranked second with a .83 rating followed by the Sunshine State Conference (.82).

The Northeast-10 also posted a federal graduation rate of .70 percent, which is tops among Division II Conferences. The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is ranked second with a .64 percent, followed by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference at .62 percent.

“The Northeast-10 Conference is proud to again be the leader in all of Division II in the federal graduation rate and now the new academic success rate,” said Commissioner David Brunk. “These figures continue to show our student-athlete's graduation rate is consistently higher than that of the total student body. The balance on our campuses between academics and athletics provides our student-athletes a path to graduation while cultivating a variety of skills and knowledge for life ahead.”

The Northeast-10 is one of the largest and is the most diverse NCAA Division II playing conference in the nation. It sponsors 23 championship sports including baseball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, football, field hockey, men’s golf, men’s ice hockey, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s indoor track and field, women’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field, women’s outdoor track and field, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, softball, women’s volleyball, men’s swimming and diving, and women’s swimming and diving

Full Members of the Northeast-10 include American International College, Assumption College, Bentley College, Bryant University, Franklin Pierce, Le Moyne College, The University of Massachusetts Lowell, Merrimack College, Pace University, Saint Anselm College, Saint Michael’s College, The College of Saint Rose, Southern Connecticut State University, Southern New Hampshire University, and Stonehill College.