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47.1 percent of Ferrum College students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 47.1 percent of Ferrum College students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Ferrum College has a total student body of 1,124 students, of which 56 percent are men and 44 percent are women. Of these students, 357 men and 172 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 Ferrum College with the most participants are football (136), wrestling (71) and soccer (58).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
Football1360136
Wrestling512071
Soccer362258
Baseball49049
Lacrosse291847
Basketball171532
Tennis131427
Softball02323
Field Hockey02121
Track and Field, X-Country10919
Swimming9817
Volleyball01313
Equestrian099
Golf707

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