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4 percent of Western Carolina University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 4 percent of Western Carolina University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Western Carolina University has 10,027 undergraduate students, of which 55 percent are women and 45 percent are men, and a total student body of 11,639 students. Of these students, 266 men and 199 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 Western Carolina University with the most participants are all track combined (210), football (107) and baseball (33).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined103107210
Football1070107
Baseball33033
Basketball161531
Soccer03030
Softball01717
Volleyball01515
Golf7815
Tennis077

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