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Where the most students are athletes

Varsity athletes as a share of the undergraduate body — the small Division III colleges where a third of campus is on a team.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
54.0%
#1 · Presbyterian College
Division I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC
3.9%
Median
of 363 schools, Division I
13.8×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
23.5%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Presbyterian CollegeDivision I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC54.0%
  2. 2Wagner CollegeDivision I · Northeast Conference · Staten Island, NY44.1%
  3. 3Queens University of CharlotteDivision I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Charlotte, NC41.2%
  4. 4Mount St. Mary's UniversityDivision I · Metro Conference · Emmitsburg, MD38.0%
  5. 5Mercyhurst UniversityDivision I · Northeast Conference · Erie, PA33.1%
  6. 6Virginia Military InstituteDivision I · Southern Conference · Lexington, VA27.5%
  7. 7Gardner-Webb UniversityDivision I · Big South Conference · Boiling Springs, NC27.4%
  8. 8Davidson CollegeDivision I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC25.7%
  9. 9Stonehill CollegeDivision I · Northeast Conference · Easton, MA24.0%
  10. 10College of the Holy CrossDivision I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA23.5%
  11. 11Wofford CollegeDivision I · Southern Conference · Spartanburg, SC23.5%
  12. 12Canisius UniversityDivision I · Metro Conference · Buffalo, NY23.2%
  13. 13Lafayette CollegeDivision I · Patriot League · Easton, PA22.2%
  14. 14Bryant UniversityDivision I · America East Conference · Smithfield, RI21.8%
  15. 15Saint Francis UniversityDivision I · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Loretto, PA21.2%

Every school, Division I

0.0%54.0%
#1 · Presbyterian Collegeevery school

The spread across 363 schools; the median is 3.9%.

How it is measured

Schools with at least 500 undergraduates; athlete counts over fall undergraduates.

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#SchoolAthletes as a share of undergraduatesAthletesUndergradsSetting
1Presbyterian College
Division I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC
54.0%488903Town
2Wagner College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Staten Island, NY
44.1%7021,592City
3Queens University of Charlotte
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Charlotte, NC
41.2%5651,373City
4Mount St. Mary's University
Division I · Metro Conference · Emmitsburg, MD
38.0%7111,873Rural
5Mercyhurst University
Division I · Northeast Conference · Erie, PA
33.1%7592,292City
6Virginia Military Institute
Division I · Southern Conference · Lexington, VA
27.5%4291,560Town
7Gardner-Webb University
Division I · Big South Conference · Boiling Springs, NC
27.4%5051,840Rural
8Davidson College
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC
25.7%4901,904Suburb
9Stonehill College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Easton, MA
24.0%6042,515Suburb
10College of the Holy Cross
Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA
23.5%7123,035City
11Wofford College
Division I · Southern Conference · Spartanburg, SC
23.5%4411,873City
12Canisius University
Division I · Metro Conference · Buffalo, NY
23.2%4181,798City
13Lafayette College
Division I · Patriot League · Easton, PA
22.2%6132,764Suburb
14Bryant University
Division I · America East Conference · Smithfield, RI
21.8%7063,240Suburb
15Saint Francis University
Division I · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Loretto, PA
21.2%5162,429Rural
16Stetson University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · DeLand, FL
21.2%4952,338City
17Bellarmine University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Louisville, KY
20.7%4872,351City
18Colgate University
Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY
20.2%6333,131Rural
19St. Bonaventure University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Bonaventure, NY
20.2%3871,914Town
20Dartmouth College
Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH
19.8%8824,447Town
21Bucknell University
Division I · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA
19.6%7523,846Town
22Valparaiso University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Valparaiso, IN
19.2%4322,255Suburb
23The University of Tulsa
Division I · American Conference · Tulsa, OK
18.3%4552,485City
24Princeton University
Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ
18.0%1,0205,671City
25Jacksonville University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL
17.8%4752,662City
26Campbell University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Buies Creek, NC
17.0%4772,813Town
27University of Evansville
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Evansville, IN
16.8%2921,741City
28Saint Mary's College of California
Division I · West Coast Conference · Moraga, CA
16.7%3412,044Suburb
29Merrimack College
Division I · Metro Conference · North Andover, MA
16.6%6964,199Suburb
30Furman University
Division I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC
16.1%3752,327Suburb
31Monmouth University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · West Long Branch, NJ
16.1%6193,842Suburb
32Sacred Heart University
Division I · Metro Conference · Fairfield, CT
16.0%1,1176,960Suburb
33Iona University
Division I · Metro Conference · New Rochelle, NY
15.6%4893,134Suburb
34University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Pine Bluff, AR
15.6%2981,905Town
35Le Moyne College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Syracuse, NY
15.4%3932,551Suburb
36La Salle University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Philadelphia, PA
15.2%3692,426City
37Chicago State University
Division I · Northeast Conference · Chicago, IL
14.4%2151,495City
38Bethune-Cookman University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Daytona Beach, FL
14.3%3452,414City
39Drake University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Des Moines, IA
14.3%3872,702City
40University of Richmond
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA
14.1%4303,054City
41Manhattan University
Division I · Metro Conference · The Bronx, NY
14.0%4102,928City
42Rider University
Division I · Metro Conference · Lawrenceville, NJ
13.8%4493,244Suburb
43Yale University
Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT
13.7%9366,818City
44Alcorn State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Lorman, MS
13.6%3302,432Rural
45South Carolina State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Orangeburg, SC
13.6%3752,762Town
46Robert Morris University
Division I · Horizon League · Moon Township, PA
13.5%5073,769Suburb
47Mississippi Valley State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Itta Bena, MS
13.3%2662,005Rural
48Niagara University
Division I · Metro Conference · Niagara University, NY
13.0%3562,747Suburb
49Brown University
Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI
12.9%9957,741City
50Saint Peter's University
Division I · Metro Conference · Jersey City, NJ
12.8%2682,101City
51University of the Incarnate Word
Division I · Southland Conference · San Antonio, TX
12.0%5684,726City
52Charleston Southern University
Division I · Big South Conference · Charleston, SC
11.9%3462,914City
53Marist University
Division I · Metro Conference · Poughkeepsie, NY
11.7%6485,545Suburb
54The Citadel
Division I · Southern Conference · Charleston, SC
11.7%3112,661City
55Hampton University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Hampton, VA
11.6%3763,255Suburb
56Harvard University
Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA
11.6%1,0589,095City
57University of New Haven
Division I · Northeast Conference · West Haven, CT
11.6%5664,865Suburb
58Lehigh University
Division I · Patriot League · Bethlehem, PA
11.5%6675,811City
59Duke University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC
11.3%7306,488City
60Siena University
Division I · Metro Conference · Loudonville, NY
11.1%3883,497Suburb
61Lindenwood University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · St. Charles, MO
10.6%5254,933City
62Loyola University Maryland
Division I · Patriot League · Baltimore, MD
10.5%4183,987City
63Butler University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Indianapolis, IN
10.4%4694,519City
64Stanford University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA
10.4%8388,054Suburb
65University of Portland
Division I · West Coast Conference · Portland, OR
10.3%3223,136City
66Abilene Christian University
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Abilene, TX
10.2%3253,188City
67Fairfield University
Division I · Metro Conference · Fairfield, CT
10.2%5054,968Suburb
68Samford University
Division I · Southern Conference · Birmingham, AL
10.1%3883,832Suburb
69University of the Pacific
Division I · West Coast Conference · Stockton, CA
10.1%3343,297City
70Duquesne University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
10.0%5225,226City
71University of North Carolina Asheville
Division I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC
10.0%2922,907City
72Providence College
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Providence, RI
9.9%4134,191City
73Saint Joseph's University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Philadelphia, PA
9.9%4764,828City
74University of Detroit Mercy
Division I · Horizon League · Detroit, MI
9.8%3293,352City
75Georgetown University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Washington, DC
9.7%7747,968City
76Mercer University
Division I · Southern Conference · Macon, GA
9.7%4684,807City
77Longwood University
Division I · Big South Conference · Farmville, VA
9.5%3063,223Town
78Grambling State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Grambling, LA
9.3%4004,279Town
79University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
Division I · The Summit League · St. Paul, MN
9.2%5586,044City
80High Point University
Division I · Big South Conference · High Point, NC
9.1%4545,006City
81Pepperdine University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Malibu, CA
8.9%3223,629Suburb
82Rice University
Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX
8.9%4084,574City
83Villanova University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA
8.9%6317,063Suburb
84Columbia University-Barnard College
Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY
8.8%7999,111City
85University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Princess Anne, MD
8.8%1972,233Town
86Alabama State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Montgomery, AL
8.6%2853,322City
87Alabama A&M University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Normal, AL
8.5%4985,845City
88Coppin State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD
8.4%1521,810City
89University of Notre Dame
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN
8.4%7568,968Suburb
90Winthrop University
Division I · Big South Conference · Rock Hill, SC
8.4%3203,787City
91Delaware State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Dover, DE
8.3%4124,941City
92Houston Christian University
Division I · Southland Conference · Houston, TX
8.3%2302,787City
93University of San Diego
Division I · West Coast Conference · San Diego, CA
8.3%4745,726City
94University of Pennsylvania
Division I · The Ivy League · Philadelphia, PA
8.1%94211,611City
95Lipscomb University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Nashville, TN
8.0%2623,270City
96Wake Forest University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC
8.0%4405,471City
97Boston College
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA
7.9%80110,083City
98Xavier University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Cincinnati, OH
7.9%3774,748City
99William & Mary
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Williamsburg, VA
7.8%5436,963Suburb
100Seattle University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Seattle, WA
7.7%3174,137City
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