F A C T   S H E E T

 


1.   Participants in NCAA-Sponsored Sports (all divisions).

Gender

1981-82

1982-83

1983-84

1984-85

1985-86

1986-87

1987-88

1988-89

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

Men

167,055

176,822

186,008

197,446

196,437

187,561

176,396

178,520

175,539

182,833

183,675

Women

64,390

78,027

82,449

89,062

92,192

89,640

88,266

90,180

88,206

92,472

94,922

Total

231,445

254,849

268,457

286,508

288,629

277,201

264,662

268,700

263,745

275,305

278,597

 

Gender

1992-93

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96*

1996-97*

1997-98*

1998-99*

1999-00*

2000-01*

2001-02*

Men

184,732

186,939

186,607

206,385

199,391

200,030

207,685

208,481

214,186

209,890

Women

97,978

102,994

107,605

125,250

129,289

133,445

145,873

146,617

155,698

153,698

Total

282,710

289,933

294,212

331,635

328,680

333,475

353,558

355,098

369,884

363,491

*Provisional members are included in these figures.                                                                                                                           Source:  1982-2002 NCAA Participation Statistics Report.

 

2.   Number of Student-Athletes Participating in NCAA Championships.

Gender

1992-93

%*

1993-94

%*

1994-95

%*

1995-96

%*

1996-97

%*

Men

14,091

7.6

14,114

7.5

14,285

7.6

13,814

6.7

13,810

6.9

Women

7,813

7.9

9,469

9.2

9,895

9.2

10,203

8.1

10,659

8.2

Total

21,904

7.7

23,583

8.1

24,180

8.2

24,017

7.2

24,469

7.4

 

Gender

1997-98

%*

1998-99

%*

1999-00

%*

2000-01

%*

2001-02

%*

Men

19,984

9.9

21,640

10.4

24,332

11.7

23,962

11.5

25,353

11.9

Women

15,755

11.8

18,652

12.8

19,831

13.5

20,698

13.8

25,251

15.6

Total

35,739

10.7

40,292

11.4

44,163

12.4

44,660

12.5

49,604

13.5

* Percentage of total NCAA student-athletes participating in championship sports.                                                                                                                            Source:  NCAA Finance Staff.

 

3.  Student-Athlete Ethnicity Percentages.

Year

Overall

Football

Basketball

White

Black

Other

White

Black

Other

White

Black

Other

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men