Big Ten Conference

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The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are mostly in the Midwestern United States.

Members

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined Conference	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Varsity Teams	NCAA Championships (as of September 2011) (excludes football)
University of Illinois	Urbana and Champaign, Illinois	1867	1896	Public	42,728	Fighting Illini	21	17
Indiana University	Bloomington, Indiana	1820	1899 (Athletics 1900)	Public	39,990	Hoosiers	24	23
University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	1847	1899 (Athletics 1900)	Public	30,409	Hawkeyes	24	25
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	1817	1896 Inactive 1907-1916	Public	40,025	Wolverines	27	33
Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	1855	1950 (Athletics 1953)	Public	45,520	Spartans	25	19
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota	1851	1896	Public	51,194	Golden Gophers	23	21
University of Nebraska–Lincoln	Lincoln, Nebraska	1869	2011	Public	24,593	Cornhuskers	21	23
Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	1851	1896	Private/Non-sectarian	13,407	Wildcats	19	7
Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	1870	1912	Public	52,568	Buckeyes	35	21
Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	1855	1990 (Athletics 1993)	Public	42,914*	Nittany Lions (Lady Lions for women's basketball only)	29	38
Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	1869	1896	Public	39,333	Boilermakers	18	3
University of Wisconsin	Madison, Wisconsin	1848	1896	Public	41,466	Badgers	23	28