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3.4 percent of Ferris State University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 3.4 percent of Ferris State University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Ferris State University has 11,896 undergraduate students, of which 53 percent are women and 47 percent are men, and a total student body of 13,250 students. Of these students, 259 men and 198 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 Ferris State University with the most participants are all track combined (157), football (116) and soccer (35).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined7780157
Football1160116
Soccer03535
Basketball171532
Softball03131
Ice Hockey29029
Golf101121
Tennis101020
Volleyball01616

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