History of the SEC

East Division
Institution
Location(Population)
Founded
Affiliation
Enrollment
Year Joined
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida(108,856)
1853
Public
48,000
1932
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia(100,266)
1785
Public
32,200
1932
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky(266,358)
1865
Public
24,317
1932
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina(116,278)
1801
Public
27,065
1991
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee(173,890)
1794
Public
27,281
1932
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee(561,891)
1873
Private(Non-sect.)
11,500
1932
West Division
Institution
Location(Population)
Founded
Affiliation
Enrollment
Year Joined
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama(79,294)
1831
Public
21,750
1932
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas(58,047)
1871
Public
17,821
1991
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama(48,348)
1856
Public
22,928
1932
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana(224,097)
1860
Public
31,561
1932
University of Mississippi
Oxford, Mississippi(11,756)
1848
Public
16,500
1932
Mississippi State University
Starkville, Mississippi(21,869)
1878
Public
15,934