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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

2.4 percent of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 2.4 percent of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has 30,318 undergraduate students, of which 50 percent are men and 50 percent are women, and a total student body of 46,716 students. Of these students, 555 men and 586 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 the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor with the most participants are all track combined (329), football (135) and rowing (132).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined145184329
Football1350135
Rowing0132132
Lacrosse523789
Swimming and Diving383472
Soccer283664
Basketball164056
Gymnastics241640
Baseball37037
Wrestling31031
Ice Hockey28028
Field Hockey02525
Water Polo02424
Softball02323
Tennis13922
Volleyball01919
Golf8715

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