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2.9 percent of Western Washington University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 2.9 percent of Western Washington University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Western Washington University has 15,170 undergraduate students, of which 57 percent are women and 43 percent are men, and a total student body of 16,121 students. Of these students, 241 men and 228 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 Western Washington University with the most participants are all track combined (302), soccer (62) and basketball (29).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined184118302
Soccer313162
Basketball171229
Rowing02424
Softball01818
Volleyball01818
Golf9716

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