EDISON, NJ (July 22, 2026) – The Metro Conference announced a record 3,838 student-athletes have been named to the 2025-26 Academic Honor Roll, surpassing last year's conference-record total of 3,662 honorees.

To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher on a 4.0 scale. The honor is open to student-athletes from both full and associate member institutions, with all 24 Metro Conference-sponsored sports represented.
 
Sacred Heart University led all conference institutions with a conference-best 501 Academic Honor Roll selections, eclipsing its own total of 438 from a year ago. Marist University ranked second with 379 honorees, followed by Merrimack College with 328, Iona University with 322, and Fairfield University with 305 to round out the top five.
 
Among the conference's associate members, Jacksonville University led the way with 41 Academic Honor Roll selections. LIU followed with 25 honorees, while La Salle University ranked third with 21 student-athletes recognized.
 
A complete breakdown of the 2025-26 Academic Honor Roll by institution is included below. The full list of honorees by school can be found here.
 

Full Members		Associate Members
Canisius	283	UAlbany	8
Fairfield	305	Drake	11
Iona	322	Jacksonville	41
Manhattan	272	LaSalle	21
Marist	379	LIU	25
Merrimack	328	Robert Morris	15
Mount St. Mary’s	191	Stetson	14
Niagara	203	Villanova	19
Quinnipiac	280	VMI	8
Rider	214	Wagner	17
Sacred Heart	501
Saint Peter’s	114
Siena	267
Full Members: 3,659 Associate Members: 179 Total: 3,838

Academic Honor Roll Year-by-Year Breakdown
Year	Total Number of Honorees
2025-26	3,838
2024-25	3,662
2023-24	3,008
2022-23	3,020
2021-22	2,958
2020-21	2,963
2019-20	2,722
2018-19	2,478
2017-18	2,361
2016-17	2,274
2015-16	2,173
2014-15	2,080
2013-14	1,968
2012-13	1,626
2011-12	1,569
2010-11	1,123
2009-10	1,055
2008-09	990
2007-08	939
2006-07	931
Note: Conference historical data is available only through 2006-07.