21.8 percent of Mercyhurst University students played sports on university teams in 2016-2017

In 2016-2017, 21.8 percentage of Mercyhurst University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Mercyhurst University has 2,452 undergraduate students, of which 58 percent are women and 42 percent are men, and a total student body of 2,759 students. Of these students, 379 men and 223 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 Mercyhurst University with the most participants are football (95), lacrosse (76) and soccer (65).

Sports popularity
Type of sport
Men
Women
Total
Football
95
0
95
Lacrosse
45
31
76
Soccer
38
27
65
Ice Hockey
30
23
53
Rowing
27
20
47
Baseball
38
0
38
Water Polo
21
15
36
Wrestling
35
0
35
Basketball
15
14
29
Track and Field, X-Country
13
13
26
Field Hockey
0
25
25
Volleyball
0
20
20
Softball
0
20
20
Golf
12
7
19
Tennis
10
8
18