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2.1 percent of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 2.1 percent of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville has 10,833 undergraduate students, of which 53 percent are women and 47 percent are men, and a total student body of 13,281 students. Of these students, 156 men and 128 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 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville with the most participants are all track combined (91), soccer (56) and baseball (34).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined504191
Soccer272956
Baseball34034
Basketball131528
Wrestling23023
Softball01818
Volleyball01717
Golf909
Tennis088

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