Schools in the U.S. with the most outdoor track athletes

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Here are the most popular states for college outdoor track, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.

Most Popular States for College Outdoor Track

Rank
State
Schools with teams (#)
Athletes (#)
1
CA
84
3,898
2
NY
42
1,906
3
IA
15
1,117
4
PA
24
1,102
5
WI
12
898
6
OH
12
821
7
MA
21
808
8
IL
17
748
9
OR
15
698
10
TX
13
597
11
MN
10
543
12
IN
9
505
13
MI
10
499
14
NJ
11
480
15
GA
11
393
16
TN
8
350
17
VA
6
324
18
MD
8
279
19
WA
6
277
20
MO
8
248
21
KS
7
245
22
KY
6
233
23
AZ
5
232
24
OK
7
231
25
ME
4
214
26
FL
5
211
27
VT
6
211
28
MS
7
200
29
NC
6
196
30
WV
4
187
31
NE
2
186
32
SC
5
183
33
AL
4
167
34
DC
3
139
35
RI
4
128
36
LA
3
119
37
NH
2
109
38
CO
2
77
39
WY
1
72
40
UT
2
67
41
CT
1
66
42
MT
1
57
43
ID
1
53
44
SD
1
51
45
AK
1
48
46
ND
1
46
47
AR
3
45
48
NV
1
38

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