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1.6 percent of William Rainey Harper College students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 1.6 percent of William Rainey Harper College students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

William Rainey Harper College has a total student body of 13,530 students, of which 55 percent are women and 45 percent are men. Of these students, 130 men and 83 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 William Rainey Harper College with the most participants are soccer (46), track and field, outdoor (37) and basketball (28).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
Soccer262046
Track and Field, Outdoor241337
Basketball151328
Wrestling27027
Baseball27027
Volleyball01818
Track and Field, X-Country11617
Softball01313

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