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2 percent of Western Michigan University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 2 percent of Western Michigan University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Western Michigan University has 17,760 undergraduate students, of which 51 percent are men and 49 percent are women, and a total student body of 22,562 students. Of these students, 216 men and 234 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 Western Michigan University with the most participants are all track combined (121), football (105) and soccer (54).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined0121121
Football1050105
Soccer262854
Baseball34034
Basketball141832
Ice Hockey27027
Softball02020
Tennis10818
Volleyball01717
Gymnastics01717
Golf055

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