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8.7 percent of Upper Iowa University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 8.7 percent of Upper Iowa University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Upper Iowa University has 3,741 undergraduate students, of which 61 percent are women and 39 percent are men, and a total student body of 4,392 students. Of these students, 244 men and 136 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 Upper Iowa University with the most participants are football (116), soccer (47) and baseball (47).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
Football1160116
Soccer272047
Baseball47047
Wrestling32032
Basketball141428
Track and Field, Indoor02626
Track and Field, Outdoor02626
Softball01717
Volleyball01616
Golf8513
Track and Field, X-Country077
Tennis055

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