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43.3 percent of Grand View University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 43.3 percent of Grand View University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Grand View University has 1,761 undergraduate students, of which 55 percent are women and 45 percent are men, and a total student body of 1,886 students. Of these students, 508 men and 308 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 Grand View University with the most participants are all track combined (177), football (146) and soccer (117).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined9384177
Football1460146
Soccer6552117
Volleyball314071
Basketball342963
Wrestling47047
Baseball44044
Bowling211940
Softball03131
Other Sports03030
Golf181129
Tennis91221

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