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Thursday, September 11, 2025

4.2 percent of the University of Dayton students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 4.2 percent of the University of Dayton students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

The University of Dayton has 8,617 undergraduate students, of which 52 percent are men and 48 percent are women, and a total student body of 11,241 students. Of these students, 243 men and 234 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 the University of Dayton with the most participants are football (120), all track combined (93) and soccer (60).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
Football1200120
All Track Combined09393
Soccer322860
Rowing03636
Baseball35035
Basketball161531
Golf111324
Softball02323
Tennis12921
Volleyball01717
Track and Field, X-Country17017

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