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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
70.9%
#1 · Brevard College
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Brevard, NC
24.3%
Median
of 400 schools, Division III
2.9×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
61.5%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Brevard CollegeDivision III · USA South Athletic Conference · Brevard, NC70.9%
  2. 2Pfeiffer UniversityDivision III · USA South Athletic Conference · Misenheimer, NC70.2%
  3. 3Lyon CollegeDivision III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Batesville, AR67.6%
  4. 4Bethany College (West Virginia)Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Bethany, WV67.1%
  5. 5Southern Virginia UniversityDivision III · USA South Athletic Conference · Buena Vista, VA66.7%
  6. 6Huntingdon CollegeDivision III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Montgomery, AL65.0%
  7. 7Westminster College (Missouri)Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Fulton, MO64.4%
  8. 8The University of OlivetDivision III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Olivet, MI63.8%
  9. 9Bluffton UniversityDivision III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Bluffton, OH61.8%
  10. 10Millsaps CollegeDivision III · Southern Athletic Association · Jackson, MS61.5%
  11. 11Heidelberg UniversityDivision III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Tiffin, OH60.9%
  12. 12Simpson CollegeDivision III · American Rivers Conference · Indianola, IA59.9%
  13. 13Alma CollegeDivision III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Alma, MI59.6%
  14. 14Wartburg CollegeDivision III · American Rivers Conference · Waverly, IA59.0%
  15. 15Central College (Iowa)Division III · American Rivers Conference · Pella, IA57.4%

Every school, Division III

1.3%70.9%
#1 · Brevard Collegeevery school

The spread across 400 schools; the median is 24.3%.

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
1Brevard College
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Brevard, NC
70.9%542764Town
2Pfeiffer University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Misenheimer, NC
70.2%459654Rural
3Lyon College
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Batesville, AR
67.6%395584Town
4Bethany College (West Virginia)
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Bethany, WV
67.1%433645Rural
5Southern Virginia University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Buena Vista, VA
66.7%645967Town
6Huntingdon College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Montgomery, AL
65.0%563866City
7Westminster College (Missouri)
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Fulton, MO
64.4%382593Town
8The University of Olivet
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Olivet, MI
63.8%598938Rural
9Bluffton University
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Bluffton, OH
61.8%372602Rural
10Millsaps College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Jackson, MS
61.5%358582City
11Heidelberg University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Tiffin, OH
60.9%551905Town
12Simpson College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Indianola, IA
59.9%6831,140Town
13Alma College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Alma, MI
59.6%7361,235Town
14Wartburg College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Waverly, IA
59.0%8581,454Town
15Central College (Iowa)
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Pella, IA
57.4%6291,095Town
16Centenary College (Louisiana)
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Shreveport, LA
57.3%355620City
17LaGrange College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · LaGrange, GA
57.0%332582Town
18Elmira College
Division III · Empire 8 · Elmira, NY
56.8%348613City
19Greenville University
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Greenville, IL
56.2%509905Town
20Eureka College
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Eureka, IL
55.0%290527Town
21Washington and Jefferson College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Washington, PA
53.7%6241,162Suburb
22Loras College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA
52.9%5981,130City
23Ripon College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Ripon, WI
52.2%383734Town
24Monmouth College (Illinois)
Division III · Midwest Conference · Monmouth, IL
50.6%368727Town
25Adrian College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Adrian, MI
50.4%8461,678Town
26Westminster College (Pennsylvania)
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · New Wilmington, PA
50.2%5801,155Rural
27Wittenberg University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Springfield, OH
49.8%6411,288City
28Hanover College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Hanover, IN
49.2%473962Town
29Centre College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Danville, KY
48.4%6561,356Town
30Nichols College
Division III · Conference of New England · Dudley, MA
48.4%5571,152Suburb
31Franklin College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Franklin, IN
47.6%434911Suburb
32Albion College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Albion, MI
46.7%6321,354Town
33U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Division III · Skyline Conference · Kings Point, NY
45.9%435947Suburb
34Thiel College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Greenville, PA
45.5%373819Town
35Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Division III · Liberty League · Geneva, NY
45.4%7341,618Town
36Howard Payne University
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Brownwood, TX
45.3%348768Town
37Ursinus College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Collegeville, PA
44.9%6701,492Suburb
38Wisconsin Lutheran College
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Milwaukee, WI
44.8%4571,021City
39Greensboro College
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Greensboro, NC
44.7%362809City
40Hiram College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Hiram, OH
44.4%436983Rural
41Marietta College
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Marietta, OH
44.2%4801,085Town
42Coe College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Cedar Rapids, IA
44.1%5641,278City
43Saint Vincent College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Latrobe, PA
44.1%5651,280Suburb
44Gustavus Adolphus College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Saint Peter, MN
44.0%8591,952Town
45Illinois College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Jacksonville, IL
43.9%420956Town
46Wilmington College (Ohio)
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Wilmington, OH
43.4%401924Town
47University of Mount Union
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Alliance, OH
43.3%8341,927Town
48Hendrix College
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Conway, AR
42.1%4621,098City
49Washington College (Maryland)
Division III · Centennial Conference · Chestertown, MD
42.0%385916Town
50Hardin-Simmons University
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Abilene, TX
41.7%5351,283City
51Averett University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Danville, VA
41.4%4891,180Town
52Bates College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME
41.4%7251,753City
53Manchester University
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · North Manchester, IN
40.9%374915Town
54Earlham College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Richmond, IN
40.6%258635Town
55Ohio Wesleyan University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Delaware, OH
40.6%5901,452Suburb
56Illinois Wesleyan University
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Bloomington, IL
40.5%6381,576City
57Methodist University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Fayetteville, NC
40.5%5821,436City
58Transylvania University
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Lexington, KY
40.5%4141,022City
59University of Dubuque
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA
40.4%5961,477City
60Juniata College
Division III · Landmark Conference · Huntingdon, PA
40.2%4871,212Town
61Texas Lutheran University
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Seguin, TX
39.8%5141,290Town
62Bridgewater College (Virginia)
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Bridgewater, VA
39.3%5461,391Suburb
63DePauw University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Greencastle, IN
39.1%7111,819Town
64Lycoming College
Division III · Landmark Conference · Williamsport, PA
39.1%4161,063City
65Muskingum University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · New Concord, OH
39.1%5961,524Rural
66Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA
38.7%5341,381Suburb
67Anderson University (Indiana)
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Anderson, IN
38.6%4231,095City
68New England College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Henniker, NH
38.2%377986Rural
69St. Lawrence University
Division III · Liberty League · Canton, NY
38.0%7822,060Town
70Allegheny College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Meadville, PA
37.4%4611,231Town
71Misericordia University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Dallas, PA
37.4%6251,670Suburb
72Waynesburg University
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Waynesburg, PA
37.4%4071,088Town
73Geneva College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Beaver Falls, PA
37.2%4271,149Suburb
74Benedictine University (Illinois)
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Lisle, IL
37.1%6831,842Suburb
75Schreiner University
Division III · American Southwest Conference · Kerrville, TX
37.1%3941,062Town
76Spalding University
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Louisville, KY
37.1%272734City
77Austin College
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Sherman, TX
37.0%4171,128City
78Randolph-Macon College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Ashland, VA
36.9%5541,500Suburb
79Pacific University (Oregon)
Division III · Northwest Conference · Forest Grove, OR
36.3%5851,613Suburb
80Alfred University
Division III · Empire 8 · Alfred, NY
36.2%5151,422Rural
81Luther College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Decorah, IA
36.2%5291,463Town
82Kalamazoo College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Kalamazoo, MI
35.8%4281,196City
83Whittier College
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Whittier, CA
35.7%290813Suburb
84King's College (Pennsylvania)
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Wilkes-Barre, PA
35.2%5601,590City
85Knox College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Galesburg, IL
35.2%3521,001Town
86Lebanon Valley College
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Annville, PA
35.2%6021,710Suburb
87Guilford College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Greensboro, NC
35.1%4071,160City
88Nebraska Wesleyan University
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Lincoln, NE
35.1%5371,531City
89University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · West Hartford, CT
35.0%308879City
90Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Buzzards Bay, MA
34.9%4441,271Suburb
91Saint Joseph's College (Maine)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Standish, ME
34.8%3691,059Rural
92Hartwick College
Division III · Empire 8 · Oneonta, NY
34.6%3851,112Town
93Marian University (Wisconsin)
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Fond Du Lac, WI
34.5%3701,074City
94Bowdoin College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME
34.4%6371,850Town
95Springfield College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Springfield, MA
34.4%6621,924City
96Mount St. Joseph University
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Cincinnati, OH
34.3%4961,446Suburb
97North Carolina Wesleyan University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Rocky Mount, NC
34.3%4161,212City
98Rockford University
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Rockford, IL
34.3%332968City
99Piedmont University
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Demorest, GA
34.2%4311,261Town
100Martin Luther College
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · NEW ULM, MN
34.1%253743Town
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