Indiana Institute of Technology ranked No. 1 for student athletic participation in the state, according to an
Indiana Business Daily analysis of college sports participation.
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education collects athletics data annually from all institutions with intercollegiate athletics programs that receive funding through federal financial aid programs. Data for 2016 – the latest year available – includes more than 2,000 schools nationwide.
The number of Indiana Institute of Technology students taking part in athletic programs was 771 – 477 men and 294 women – representing the largest contingent of student athletes in Indiana.
In all, there are 13,817 students – 8,185 men and 5,632 women – playing on athletic teams at 42 colleges and universities in the state.
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Colleges with the most student athletes
Rank | School | Division | Total Undergraduates | Male Student Athletes | Female Student Athletes | Total Number of Student Athletes |
1 | Indiana Institute of Technology | NAIA Division II | 4,302 | 477 | 294 | 771 |
2 | University of Notre Dame | NCAA Division I-FBS | 8,480 | 414 | 295 | 709 |
3 | Indiana University-Bloomington | NCAA Division I-FBS | 31,884 | 368 | 321 | 689 |
4 | Marian University | NAIA Division II | 1,761 | 404 | 208 | 612 |
5 | University of Indianapolis | NCAA Division II with football | 3,589 | 397 | 207 | 604 |
6 | DePauw University | NCAA Division III with football | 2,178 | 367 | 216 | 583 |
7 | Trine University | NCAA Division III with football | 1,703 | 459 | 123 | 582 |
8 | Purdue University-Main
Campus | NCAA Division I-FBS | 29,301 | 292 | 191 | 483 |
9 | Hanover College | NCAA Division III with football | 1,080 | 261 | 182 | 443 |
10 | University of Saint Francis-
Fort Wayne | NAIA Division I | 1,475 | 260 | 173 | 433 |
11 | Butler University | Other | 4,171 | 236 | 196 | 432 |
12 | Manchester University | NCAA Division III with football | 1,247 | 288 | 144 | 432 |
13 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | NCAA Division III with football | 2,171 | 309 | 123 | 432 |
14 | Valparaiso University | NCAA Division I-FCS | 3,196 | 290 | 130 | 420 |
15 | Ball State University | NCAA Division I-FBS | 15,018 | 219 | 200 | 419 |
16 | Franklin College | NCAA Division III with football | 958 | 266 | 148 | 414 |
17 | Anderson University | NCAA Division III with football | 1,590 | 243 | 149 | 392 |
18 | Indiana State University | NCAA Division I-FCS | 9,347 | 198 | 190 | 388 |
19 | Taylor University | NAIA Division II | 1,806 | 222 | 140 | 362 |
20 | Bethel College-Indiana | NAIA Division II | 1,124 | 179 | 153 | 332 |
21 | University of Southern Indiana | NCAA Division II without football | 6,661 | 152 | 129 | 281 |
22 | Earlham College | NCAA Division III with football | 991 | 155 | 121 | 276 |
23 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | NAIA Division II | 2,618 | 128 | 147 | 275 |
24 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis | NCAA Division I without football | 17,287 | 122 | 136 | 258 |
25 | Ancilla College | NJCAA Division II | 466 | 163 | 82 | 245 |
26 | University of Evansville | NCAA Division I without football | 2,015 | 122 | 122 | 244 |
27 | Huntington University | NAIA Division II | 871 | 130 | 113 | 243 |
28 | Goshen College | NAIA Division II | 741 | 125 | 106 | 231 |
29 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne | NCAA Division I without football | 6,335 | 113 | 117 | 230 |
30 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | NAIA Division I | 1,483 | 117 | 112 | 229 |
31 | Calumet College of Saint
Joseph | NAIA Division II | 489 | 130 | 93 | 223 |
32 | Purdue University-Calumet Campus | NCAA Division II without football | 4,345 | 103 | 87 | 190 |
33 | Vincennes University | NJCAA Division I | 4,701 | 114 | 43 | 157 |
34 | Oakland City University | NCAA Division II without football | 450 | 73 | 73 | 146 |
35 | Indiana University-East | NAIA Division II | 1,850 | 57 | 64 | 121 |
36 | Indiana University-Southeast | NAIA Division II | 3,302 | 58 | 53 | 111 |
37 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
College | USCAA | 410 | 5 | 98 | 103 |
38 | Indiana University-South Bend | NAIA Division II | 3,779 | 60 | 35 | 95 |
39 | Holy Cross College | NAIA Division II | 567 | 48 | 34 | 82 |
40 | Indiana University-Kokomo | NAIA Division II | 2,081 | 30 | 44 | 74 |
41 | Indiana University-Northwest | NAIA Division II | 2,735 | 31 | 40 | 71 |