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32.4 percent of Virginia Wesleyan University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 32.4 percent of Virginia Wesleyan University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Virginia Wesleyan University has 1,351 undergraduate students, of which 59 percent are women and 41 percent are men, and a total student body of 1,437 students. Of these students, 256 men and 209 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 Virginia Wesleyan University with the most participants are all track combined (132), soccer (71) and lacrosse (56).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined7854132
Soccer363571
Lacrosse362056
Baseball52052
Basketball211738
Field Hockey02222
Tennis111122
Swimming91120
Softball01919
Volleyball01818
Golf13215

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