10.1 percent of Butler University students played sports on university teams in 2016-2017

In 2016-2017, 10.1 percentage of Butler University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Butler University has 4,293 undergraduate students, of which 60 percent are women and 40 percent are men, and a total student body of 5,145 students. Of these students, 281 men and 240 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 Butler University with the most participants are all track combined (151), football (111) and soccer (59).

Sports popularity
Type of sport
Men
Women
Total
All Track Combined
76
75
151
Football
111
0
111
Soccer
28
31
59
Baseball
35
0
35
Swimming
0
32
32
Lacrosse
0
29
29
Basketball
14
12
26
Softball
0
23
23
Tennis
9
14
23
Volleyball
0
16
16
Golf
8
8
16