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8.7 percent of Fairmont State University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 8.7 percent of Fairmont State University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Fairmont State University has 3,674 undergraduate students, of which 57 percent are women and 43 percent are men, and a total student body of 3,947 students. Of these students, 209 men and 134 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 Fairmont State University with the most participants are football (120), baseball (38) and gymnastics (30).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
Football1200120
Baseball38038
Gymnastics03030
Basketball161329
Tennis101323
Soccer02323
Swimming11920
Softball01919
Golf10616
Volleyball01515
Track and Field, X-Country4610

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