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24.8 percent of Rockford University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 24.8 percent of Rockford University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Rockford University has 994 undergraduate students, of which 55 percent are women and 45 percent are men, and a total student body of 1,203 students. Of these students, 214 men and 84 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, 8.7 percent of students enrolled at institutions of higher education with sports teams were on teams.

The sports at Rockford University with the most participants are football (87), all track combined (64) and soccer (47).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
Football87087
All Track Combined392564
Soccer262147
Baseball40040
Basketball221537
Softball01313
Volleyball01010

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