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48.5 percent of Dakota Wesleyan University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 48.5 percent of Dakota Wesleyan University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Dakota Wesleyan University has 884 undergraduate students, of which 57 percent are women and 43 percent are men, and a total student body of 1,024 students. Of these students, 312 men and 185 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 Dakota Wesleyan University with the most participants are all track combined (122), football (111) and basketball (80).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined6458122
Football1110111
Basketball423880
Baseball45045
Soccer212142
Volleyball03636
Softball02424
Wrestling19019
Golf10818

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