In the 2022 academic year, just over 522 thousand students competed in NCAA sports across the United States. Male NCAA athletes made up approximately 56 percent of this athlete population, with a total of 293,105 male athletes competing in NCAA college sports in this year.
Number of NCAA student athletes in the United States in 2022, by gender
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National Collegiate Athletic Association. (December 31, 2022). Number of NCAA student athletes in the United States in 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098761/student-athletes-by-gender/
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National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2022). Number of NCAA student athletes in the United States in 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098761/student-athletes-by-gender/
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