5.8 percent of Adelphi University students played sports on university teams in 2016-2017

In 2016-2017, 5.8 percentage of Adelphi University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Adelphi University has 5,266 undergraduate students, of which 68 percent are women and 32 percent are men, and a total student body of 7,978 students. Of these students, 239 men and 221 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, 4.3 percent of students enrolled at institutions of higher education with sports teams were on teams.

The sports at Adelphi University with the most participants are lacrosse (72), track and field, outdoor (62) and track and field, indoor (57).

Sports popularity
Type of sport
Men
Women
Total
Lacrosse
45
27
72
Track and Field, Outdoor
31
31
62
Track and Field, Indoor
30
27
57
Soccer
29
26
55
Baseball
39
0
39
Track and Field, X-Country
18
14
32
Basketball
18
13
31
Swimming
16
12
28
Field Hockey
0
21
21
Softball
0
16
16
Volleyball
0
15
15
Tennis
7
6
13
Golf
6
5
11
Bowling
0
8
8