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50.5 percent of Bluffton University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 50.5 percent of Bluffton University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Bluffton University has 700 undergraduate students, of which 55 percent are men and 45 percent are women, and a total student body of 770 students. Of these students, 256 men and 133 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 Bluffton University with the most participants are football (108), all track combined (92) and soccer (50).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
Football1080108
All Track Combined484492
Soccer282250
Baseball46046
Basketball212142
Volleyball02323
Softball01919
Golf549

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