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==Member schools==
Every member in the history of the MWC and its predecessor conferences, whether full, affiliate, current, or former, has been a [[Private university|private]] school.

===Current members===
The MWC currently has nine full members.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! Colors
|-
| '''[[Beloit College]]'''
| [[Beloit, Wisconsin]]
| 1846
| Nonsectarian
| 1,358
| [[Beloit Buccaneers|Buccaneers]]
| 1921
| {{color box|#00365c|border=silver}} {{color box|#cd8829|border=silver}}<br>College Blue & Vegas Gold
|-
| '''[[Cornell College]]'''
| [[Mount Vernon, Iowa]]
| 1853
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
| 1,176
| [[Cornell Rams|Rams]]
| 1921,<br />2012{{efn|group=full|Cornell left the MWC to join the [[American Rivers Conference|Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (IIAC; now known as the American Rivers Conference) after the 1996–97 school year; before re-joining back, effective in the 2012–13 school year.}}
| {{color box|#523178|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}<br>Purple & White
|-
| '''[[Grinnell College]]'''
| [[Grinnell, Iowa]]
| 1846
| Nonsectarian
| 1,638
| [[Grinnell Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| 1940
| {{color box|#da291c|border=silver}} {{Color box|black|border=silver}}<br>Scarlet & Black
|-
| '''[[Illinois College]]'''
| [[Jacksonville, Illinois]]
| 1829
| [[United Church of Christ|UCC]] & [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]]
| 1,029
| [[Illinois College Blueboys|Blueboys]] &<br />[[Illinois College Lady Blues|Lady Blues]]
| 1982
| {{color box|#003591|border=silver}} {{color box|#818a90|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}<br>Blue & Grey & White
|- 
| '''[[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]]'''
| [[Galesburg, Illinois]]
| 1837
| Nonsectarian
| 1,058
| [[Knox Prairie Fire|Prairie Fire]] 
| 1921
| {{color box|#6c2dc7|border=silver}} {{Color box|#fdd017|border=silver}}<br>Purple & Gold
|- 
| '''[[Lake Forest College]]'''
| [[Lake Forest, Illinois]]
| 1857
| Nonsectarian
| 1,395
| [[Lake Forest Foresters|Foresters]]
| 1974
| {{color box|#ce1126|border=silver}} {{Color box|black|border=silver}}<br>Red & Black
|-
| '''[[Lawrence University]]'''
| [[Appleton, Wisconsin]]
| 1847
| Nonsectarian
| 1,489
| [[Lawrence Vikings|Vikings]]
| 1921
| {{color box|#003d6a|border=silver}} {{color box|#97999c|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}<br>Blue & Grey & White
|-
| '''[[Monmouth College]]'''
| [[Monmouth, Illinois]]
| 1853
| Presbyterian<br>{{small|([[Presbyterian Church (USA)|PCUSA]])}}
| 767
| [[Monmouth Fighting Scots|Fighting Scots]]
| 1924
| {{color box|#a40c34|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}<br>Red & White
|-
| '''[[Ripon College (Wisconsin)|Ripon College]]'''
| [[Ripon, Wisconsin]]
| 1851
| Nonsectarian
| 766
| [[Ripon Red Hawks|Red Hawks]]
| 1923
| {{color box|#9d2235|border=silver}} {{Color box|black|border=silver}}<br>Red & White
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=full}}

===Affiliate members===
The MWC currently has three affiliate members.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! MWC<br />sport(s)
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{sort|Chicago|'''[[University of Chicago]]'''}}{{efn|group=aff|Chicago had been a full member of the MWC from 1976–77 to 1986–87.}}
| rowspan=2 | [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| rowspan=2 | 1890
| rowspan=2 | Nonsectarian
| rowspan=2 | 13,400
| rowspan=2 | [[Chicago Maroons|Maroons]]
| 2017–18
| [[Chicago Maroons football|Football]]
| rowspan=2 | [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]]
|-
| 2018–19
| Baseball
|-
|'''[[Milwaukee School of Engineering]]'''
| [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
| 1903
| Nonsectarian
| 2,122
| [[MSOE Raiders|Raiders]]
| 2025-26
| Swimming & Diving
| [[Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference|Northern (NACC)]]
|-
| {{sort|Saint Norbert|'''[[St. Norbert College]]'''}}{{efn|group=bff|St. Norbert had been a full member of the MWC from 1982-83 to 2020-21.}}
| [[De Pere, Wisconsin]]
| 1898
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]<br>{{small|([[Premonstratensians]])}}
| 2,095
| [[St. Norbert Green Knights|Green Knights]]
| 2020-21
| Swimming & Diving
| [[Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference|Northern (NACC)]]
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=aff}}

===Former members===
The MWC had eight former full members.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Affiliation
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!Joined
!Left
!Current<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Carleton College]]'''
| [[Northfield, Minnesota]]
| 1866
| Nonsectarian
| 2,105
| [[Carleton Knights|Knights]]
| 1921–22<br>1946
| 1941<br>1982–83
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Minnesota (MIAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Carroll University]]'''
| [[Waukesha, Wisconsin]]
| 1846
| [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian (PCUSA)]]
| 2,789
| [[Carroll Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| 1992–93
| 2015–16
| [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|Illinois–Wisconsin (CCIW)]]
|-
| {{sort|Chicago|'''[[University of Chicago]]'''}}{{efn|group=former|Chicago has rejoined the MWC as an affiliate member for football and baseball.}}
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| 1890
| Nonsectarian
| 7,559
| [[Chicago Maroons|Maroons]]
| 1976–77
| 1986–87
| [[University Athletic Association|University (UAA)]]
|-
| '''[[Coe College]]'''
| [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]
| 1851
| Presbyterian (PCUSA)
| 1,355
| [[Coe Kohawks|Kohawks]]
| 1921–22
| 1996–97
| [[American Rivers Conference|American Rivers (ARC)]]
|-
| '''[[Hamline University]]'''
| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, Minnesota]]
| 1854
| [[United Methodist Church|United Methodist]]
| 1,944
| [[Hamline Pipers|Pipers]]
| 1922–23
| 1929–30
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Minnesota (MIAC)]]
|-
| '''[[Millikin University]]'''
| [[Decatur, Illinois]]
| 1901
| Presbyterian (PCUSA)
| 2,200
| [[Millikin Big Blue|Big Blue]]
| 1922–23
| 1924–25
| [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|Illinois–Wisconsin (CCIW)]]
|-
| {{sort|Saint Norbert|'''[[St. Norbert College]]'''}}{{efn|group=former|St. Norbert has remained in the MWC as an affiliate member for swimming & diving.}}
| [[De Pere, Wisconsin]]
| 1898
| Catholic<br>{{small|(Premonstratensians)}}
| 2,095
| [[St. Norbert Green Knights|Green Knights]]
| 1982–83
| 2020–21
| [[Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference|Northern (NACC)]]
|-
| {{sort|Saint Olaf|'''[[St. Olaf College]]'''}}
| [[Northfield, Minnesota]]
| 1874
| [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran ELCA]]
| 2,900
| [[St. Olaf Oles|Oles]]
| 1952–53
| 1973–74
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Minnesota (MIAC)]] 
|}

;Notes:
{{notelist|group=former}}

===Former affiliate members===
The MWC had one former affiliate member.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Institution
! Location
! Founded
! Affiliation
! Enrollment
! Nickname
! Joined
! Left
! MWC<br />sport
! Primary<br />conference
|-
| '''[[Macalester College]]'''
| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]
| 1874
| [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian (USA)]]
| 2,221
| [[Macalester Scots|Scots]]
| 2014–15
| 2020–21
| football
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Minnesota (MIAC)]]
|}

===Membership timeline===
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  bar:1  color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922  text:[[Beloit College|Beloit]] (1921–present)
  bar:1  color:Full from:1922 till:1951 
  bar:1  color:FullxF from:1951 till:1959 
  bar:1  color:Full from:1959 till:end

  bar:2  color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922  text:[[Carleton College|Carleton]] (1921–1983)
  bar:2  color:Full from:1922 till:1983

  bar:3  color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922  text:[[Coe College|Coe]] (1921–1997)
  bar:3  color:Full from:1922 till:1997

  bar:4  color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922  text:[[Cornell College|Cornell (Ia.)]] (1921–1997)
  bar:4  color:Full from:1922 till:1997 
  bar:4  color:Full from:2012 till:end  text:(2012–present)

  bar:5  color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922  text:[[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox (Ill.)]] (1921–present)
  bar:5  color:Full from:1922 till:end

  bar:6  color:FullxF from:1921 till:1922  text:[[Lawrence University|Lawrence]] (1921–present)
  bar:6  color:Full from:1922 till:end

  bar:7  color:Full from:1922 till:1930  text:[[Hamline University|Hamline]] (1922–1930)

  bar:8  color:Full from:1922 till:1925  text:[[Millikin University|Millikin]] (1922–1925)

  bar:9  color:Full from:1923 till:end  text:[[Ripon College (Wisconsin)|Ripon (Wisc.)]] (1923–present)

  bar:10  color:Full from:1924 till:1974  text:[[Monmouth College|Monmouth (Ill.)]] (1924–present)
  bar:10  color:FullxF from:1974 till:1976 
  bar:10  color:Full from:1976 till:end

  bar:11  color:Full from:1940 till:end  text:[[Grinnell College|Grinnell]] (1940–present)

  bar:12  color:Full from:1952 till:1974  text:[[St. Olaf College|St. Olaf]] (1952–1974)

  bar:13  color:Full from:1974 till:end  text:[[Lake Forest College|Lake Forest]] (1974–present)

  bar:14 color:Full from:1976 till:1987  text:[[University of Chicago|Chicago]] (1976–1987)
  bar:14 color:AssocF from:2017 till:2018 text:(2017–present)
  bar:14 color:AssocOS from:2018 till:end

  bar:15  color:FullxF from:1982 till:1983  text:[[Illinois College]] (1982–present)
  bar:15  color:Full from:1983 till:end

  bar:16  color:FullxF from:1982 till:1983  text:[[St. Norbert College|St. Norbert]] (1982–present)
  bar:16  color:Full from:1983 till:1998 
  bar:16  color:FullxF from:1998 till:1999 
  bar:16  color:Full from:1999 till:2021
  bar:16  color:AssocOS from:2021 till:end

  bar:17 color:Full from:1992 till:2016 text:[[Carroll University|Carroll (Wisc.)]] (1992–2016)

  bar:18 color:AssocF from:2014 till:2021 text:[[Macalester College|Macalester]] (2014–2021)

  bar:19  color:AssocOS from:2025 till:end  text:[[Milwaukee School of Engineering|MSOE]] (2025-present)

  bar:N color:powderblue from:1921 till:1994  text:Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC)
  bar:N color:blue from:1994 till:end  text:Midwest Conference

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