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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

6.8 percent of the University of Notre Dame students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 6.8 percent of the University of Notre Dame students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

The University of Notre Dame has 8,617 undergraduate students, of which 52 percent are men and 48 percent are women, and a total student body of 12,607 students. Of these students, 489 men and 362 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 Notre Dame with the most participants are all track combined (220), football (114) and lacrosse (87).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined119101220
Football1140114
Lacrosse553287
Fencing373269
Rowing06969
Swimming and Diving333265
Soccer282957
Baseball37037
Ice Hockey28028
Basketball131326
Tennis151025
Softball01919
Volleyball01818
Golf10717

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