7 percent of Western Connecticut State University students played sports on university teams in 2016-2017

In 2016-2017, 7 percentage of Western Connecticut State University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Western Connecticut State University has 5,082 undergraduate students, of which 52 percent are women and 48 percent are men, and a total student body of 5,664 students. Of these students, 265 men and 134 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 Western Connecticut State University with the most participants are football (127), soccer (61) and lacrosse (51).

Sports popularity
Type of sport
Men
Women
Total
Football
127
0
127
Soccer
37
24
61
Lacrosse
34
17
51
Baseball
44
0
44
Softball
0
30
30
Basketball
13
15
28
Tennis
10
8
18
Volleyball
0
15
15
Field Hockey
0
15
15
Swimming and Diving
0
10
10