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15.5 percent of Cumberland University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 15.5 percent of Cumberland University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Cumberland University has 2,093 undergraduate students, of which 56 percent are women and 44 percent are men, and a total student body of 2,405 students. Of these students, 230 men and 142 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 Cumberland University with the most participants are all track combined (117), football (55) and soccer (45).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined6552117
Football55055
Soccer252045
Baseball33033
Basketball151530
Softball02222
Wrestling20020
Golf10818
Volleyball01717
Tennis7815

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