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9.3 percent of Drake University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 9.3 percent of Drake University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Drake University has 3,015 undergraduate students, of which 58 percent are women and 42 percent are men, and a total student body of 4,869 students. Of these students, 261 men and 190 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 Drake University with the most participants are all track combined (142), football (109) and soccer (60).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined8854142
Football1090109
Soccer332760
Basketball132841
Rowing03333
Tennis10818
Volleyball01616
Golf8816
Softball01616

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