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27 percent of Denison University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 27 percent of Denison University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Denison University has a total student body of 2,394 students, of which 54 percent are women and 46 percent are men. Of these students, 404 men and 243 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 Denison University with the most participants are all track combined (138), football (115) and lacrosse (82).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined8157138
Football1150115
Lacrosse493382
Swimming and Diving522981
Soccer312253
Basketball212041
Baseball33033
Tennis131225
Field Hockey02424
Golf91019
Softball01818
Volleyball01818

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