▁least ▁nine ▁depart ments ▁or ▁programs ▁also ▁hold ▁acc red itation ▁from ▁professional ▁associations , ▁including ▁the ▁Acc red itation ▁Board ▁for ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Technology , ▁the ▁American ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Colleg iate ▁School s ▁of ▁Business , ▁the ▁American ▁Chem ical ▁Society , ▁the ▁Commission ▁on ▁Colleg iate ▁N urs ing ▁Education , ▁the ▁Comput ing ▁Sciences ▁Acc red itation ▁Board , ▁The ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁School s ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design , ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁School s ▁of ▁Music . ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁ ▁U A H ▁ranks ▁# 2 6 3 ▁of ▁National ▁Univers ities ▁and ▁# 1 2 8 ▁of ▁Top ▁Public ▁School s ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁U . S . ▁News ▁Best ▁Colleg es . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁ ▁U A H ▁spons ors ▁nine ▁men ' s ▁and ▁nine ▁women ' s ▁vars ity ▁athlet ics ▁programs . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁U A H ▁added ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁lac ros se ▁to ▁its ▁vars ity ▁athlet ic ▁programs . ▁U A H ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Athletics ▁Association ▁( N CAA ), ▁compet ing ▁in ▁Division ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁sports ▁and ▁Division ▁I ▁in ▁men ' s ▁ice ▁hockey . ▁U A H ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf ▁South ▁Conference ▁in ▁all ▁sports ▁except ▁hockey , ▁which ▁plays ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Colleg iate ▁Hockey ▁Association , ▁and ▁men ' s ▁lac ros se ▁( Gre at ▁L