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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

29 percent of North Central College students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 29 percent of North Central College students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

North Central College has 2,681 undergraduate students, of which 54 percent are women and 46 percent are men, and a total student body of 2,928 students. Of these students, 566 men and 284 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 North Central College with the most participants are track and field, indoor (149), track and field, outdoor (144) and football (115).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
Track and Field, Indoor9356149
Track and Field, Outdoor8757144
Football1150115
Soccer383169
Track and Field, X-Country401858
Volleyball272249
Baseball45045
Lacrosse241640
Basketball221840
Wrestling35035
Golf18927
Tennis121123
Swimming101323
Softball01919
Other Sports088
Bowling066

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