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How many students play a varsity sport, counting a two-sport athlete once.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
1,095
#1 · Trine University
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Angola, IN
428
Median
of 403 schools, Division III
2.6×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
797
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list

Top 15

  1. 1Trine UniversityDivision III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Angola, IN1,095
  2. 2Tufts UniversityDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA919
  3. 3Gustavus Adolphus CollegeDivision III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Saint Peter, MN859
  4. 4Wartburg CollegeDivision III · American Rivers Conference · Waverly, IA858
  5. 5Adrian CollegeDivision III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Adrian, MI846
  6. 6Carthage CollegeDivision III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Kenosha, WI840
  7. 7University of Mount UnionDivision III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Alliance, OH834
  8. 8State University of New York at BrockportDivision III · Empire 8 · Brockport, NY826
  9. 9Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDivision III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA799
  10. 10Vermont State University CastletonDivision III · Little East Conference · Castleton, VT797
  11. 11Vermont State University-JohnsonDivision III · North Atlantic Conference · Johnson, VT797
  12. 12Vermont State University LyndonDivision III · North Atlantic Conference · Lyndonville, VT797
  13. 13St. Lawrence UniversityDivision III · Liberty League · Canton, NY782
  14. 14St. John Fisher UniversityDivision III · Empire 8 · Rochester, NY777
  15. 15Augustana College (Illinois)Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Rock Island, IL770

Every school, Division III

501,095
#1 · Trine Universityevery school

The spread across 403 schools; the median is 428.

How it is measured

Unduplicated participant counts, men plus women.

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Athlete shareMost teamsWomen head coachesCoaching depth

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#SchoolUnduplicated athletesTeamsUndergrads
1Trine University
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Angola, IN
1,095234,157
2Tufts University
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA
919216,877
3Gustavus Adolphus College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Saint Peter, MN
859191,952
4Wartburg College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Waverly, IA
858181,454
5Adrian College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Adrian, MI
846241,678
6Carthage College
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Kenosha, WI
840222,642
7University of Mount Union
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Alliance, OH
834211,927
8State University of New York at Brockport
Division III · Empire 8 · Brockport, NY
826215,429
9Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA
799234,576
10Vermont State University Castleton
Division III · Little East Conference · Castleton, VT
797224,087
11Vermont State University-Johnson
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Johnson, VT
797224,087
12Vermont State University Lyndon
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Lyndonville, VT
797224,087
13St. Lawrence University
Division III · Liberty League · Canton, NY
782252,060
14St. John Fisher University
Division III · Empire 8 · Rochester, NY
777222,590
15Augustana College (Illinois)
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Rock Island, IL
770232,446
16Ohio Northern University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Ada, OH
763212,592
17University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Eau Claire, WI
753239,304
18Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT
745243,066
19North Central College
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Naperville, IL
741232,397
20Trinity College (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT
741242,237
21Alma College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Alma, MI
736201,235
22Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Division III · Liberty League · Geneva, NY
734231,618
23Bates College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME
725211,753
24Ithaca College
Division III · Liberty League · Ithaca, NY
724244,368
25Baldwin Wallace University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Berea, OH
711212,809
26DePauw University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Greencastle, IN
711191,819
27Calvin University
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Grand Rapids, MI
709213,053
28Williams College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA
700262,112
29Utica University
Division III · Empire 8 · Utica, NY
699232,580
30University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Oshkosh, WI
6941612,674
31Colby College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME
693242,284
32Hamilton College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY
690252,048
33Benedictine University (Illinois)
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Lisle, IL
683161,842
34Simpson College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Indianola, IA
683201,140
35Stevenson University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Owings Mills, MD
682253,028
36Catholic University
Division III · Landmark Conference · Washington, DC
673213,139
37Ursinus College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Collegeville, PA
670221,492
38John Carroll University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · University Heights, OH
666202,287
39Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Division III · Liberty League · Troy, NY
666195,954
40Concordia University Wisconsin
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Mequon, WI
664232,525
41Springfield College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Springfield, MA
662211,924
42Centre College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Danville, KY
656191,356
43Endicott College
Division III · Conference of New England · Beverly, MA
650203,176
44University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · La Crosse, WI
647199,378
45Southern Virginia University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Buena Vista, VA
64523967
46Eastern University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · St Davids, PA
643182,068
47Denison University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH
642192,405
48Johns Hopkins University
Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD
641186,089
49Wittenberg University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Springfield, OH
641201,288
50Rochester Institute of Technology
Division III · Liberty League · Rochester, NY
6402214,076
51Western New England University
Division III · Conference of New England · Springfield, MA
639232,584
52Illinois Wesleyan University
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Bloomington, IL
638211,576
53Bowdoin College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME
637211,850
54Trinity University (Texas)
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · San Antonio, TX
635182,531
55Albion College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Albion, MI
632201,354
56Franklin & Marshall College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Lancaster, PA
631241,911
57Central College (Iowa)
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Pella, IA
629181,095
58Hope College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Holland, MI
629183,368
59Misericordia University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Dallas, PA
625231,670
60Washington and Jefferson College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Washington, PA
624221,162
61Amherst College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA
622231,910
62Connecticut College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · New London, CT
622221,995
63Shenandoah University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Winchester, VA
618182,590
64Gettysburg College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Gettysburg, PA
605202,216
65Plymouth State University
Division III · Little East Conference · Plymouth, NH
605193,336
66Salve Regina University
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Newport, RI
605182,117
67Norwich University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Northfield, VT
603192,642
68Lebanon Valley College
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Annville, PA
602231,710
69Loras College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA
598211,130
70The University of Olivet
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Olivet, MI
59820938
71State University of New York at Cortland
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Cortland, NY
597235,905
72Muskingum University
Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · New Concord, OH
596171,524
73Salisbury University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Salisbury, MD
596196,281
74University of Dubuque
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA
596211,477
75Chapman University
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Orange, CA
595217,874
76George Fox University
Division III · Northwest Conference · Newberg, OR
595173,004
77University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Whitewater, WI
592199,812
78Ohio Wesleyan University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Delaware, OH
590201,452
79St. Norbert College
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · De Pere, WI
590192,089
80Washington and Lee University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA
588211,898
81Alvernia University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Reading, PA
585202,050
82Pacific University (Oregon)
Division III · Northwest Conference · Forest Grove, OR
585221,613
83St. Olaf College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN
584203,074
84University of Scranton
Division III · Landmark Conference · Scranton, PA
583213,666
85Methodist University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Fayetteville, NC
582181,436
86California Lutheran University
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Thousand Oaks, CA
581222,380
87Westminster College (Pennsylvania)
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · New Wilmington, PA
580201,155
88University of Rochester
Division III · University Athletic Association · Rochester, NY
579186,764
89University of Chicago
Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL
578167,643
90University of Lynchburg
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lynchburg, VA
575201,792
91University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · River Falls, WI
568154,675
92University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Menomonie, WI
568186,093
93Christopher Newport University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Newport News, VA
566194,407
94Susquehanna University
Division III · Landmark Conference · Selinsgrove, PA
566192,241
95Saint Vincent College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Latrobe, PA
565221,280
96Coe College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Cedar Rapids, IA
564191,278
97Huntingdon College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Montgomery, AL
56321866
98University of Redlands
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Redlands, CA
561212,100
99King's College (Pennsylvania)
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Wilkes-Barre, PA
560231,590
100Arcadia University
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Glenside, PA
559211,890
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