11.1 percent of Sacred Heart University students played sports on university teams in 2016-2017

In 2016-2017, 11.1 percentage of Sacred Heart University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Sacred Heart University has 5,603 undergraduate students, of which 64 percent are women and 36 percent are men, and a total student body of 8,543 students. Of these students, 430 men and 515 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 Sacred Heart University with the most participants are all track combined (264), football (117) and lacrosse (75).

Sports popularity
Type of sport
Men
Women
Total
All Track Combined
93
171
264
Football
117
0
117
Lacrosse
44
31
75
Ice Hockey
30
28
58
Soccer
26
32
58
Rowing
0
46
46
Volleyball
19
19
38
Basketball
14
15
29
Swimming
0
28
28
Equestrian
0
28
28
Baseball
27
0
27
Wrestling
26
0
26
Fencing
14
11
25
Field Hockey
0
24
24
Softball
0
23
23
Golf
10
13
23
Tennis
10
10
20
Bowling
0
19
19
Otros Deportes
0
17
17