of Excellence (ACE) by the EC-Council.
== Athletics ==
Utica University offers 29 NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports. The teams, known as the Pioneers, competed in the Empire 8 athletic conference, along with Elmira College, Alfred University, Hartwick College, Nazareth College, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Saint John Fisher College. The men's and women's hockey teams compete in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference. The women's water polo team competes in the Collegiate Water Polo Association's Northern Division.
The student body's overall interest in athletics was significantly bolstered by the addition of football and ice hockey teams in 2001, and the addition of men's/women's wrestling and women's gymnastics beginning in 2023–24.
The football, field hockey, soccer, and lacrosse teams play in Charles A. Gaetano Stadium. The ice hockey teams compete at the Adirondack Bank Center. The Aud, as it is commonly called, was built in 1959 and provides seating for 3,850 fans. The men's hockey …
