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12.2 percent of Gannon University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 12.2 percent of Gannon University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Gannon University has 3,291 undergraduate students, of which 59 percent are women and 41 percent are men, and a total student body of 4,291 students. Of these students, 311 men and 211 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 Gannon University with the most participants are football (87), soccer (82) and wrestling (53).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
Football87087
Soccer463682
Wrestling53053
Baseball46046
Swimming and Diving222446
Water Polo181432
Track and Field, X-Country131831
Basketball161430
Gymnastics02929
Softball02626
Golf101222
Lacrosse02020
Volleyball01818

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