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6.2 percent of the University of Southern Maine students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 6.2 percent of the University of Southern Maine students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

The University of Southern Maine has 6,390 undergraduate students, of which 58 percent are women and 42 percent are men, and a total student body of 8,140 students. Of these students, 260 men and 241 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 the University of Southern Maine with the most participants are all track combined (178), soccer (56) and lacrosse (48).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined8197178
Soccer332356
Lacrosse262248
Ice Hockey281947
Basketball171431
Wrestling29029
Baseball29029
Softball02121
Volleyball01919
Field Hockey01818
Tennis7815
Golf10010

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