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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

2.8 percent of Illinois State University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 2.8 percent of Illinois State University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Illinois State University has 18,107 undergraduate students, of which 55 percent are women and 45 percent are men, and a total student body of 20,635 students. Of these students, 282 men and 289 women represented the school by participating in one or more of the sports with teams at the school.

This total does not include students playing intramural sports.

According to NCES, 8.7 percent of students enrolled at institutions of higher education with sports teams were on teams.

The sports at Illinois State University with the most participants are all track combined (249), football (99) and baseball (39).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined114135249
Football99099
Baseball39039
Swimming and Diving03737
Softball02626
Basketball131326
Soccer02525
Gymnastics02323
Volleyball01616
Golf8816
Tennis9615

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