Introduction

The NCAA compiled the following statistical information regarding student-athlete race and ethnicity in intercollegiate athletics at its member institutions. This information provides a general view of student-athlete race and ethnicity trends by gender and sport.

Suggestions for the reader

It is important to note that the statistics provided are derived from self-reported data supplied by member institutions. No specific checks were made to verify the information provided by the institutions. While this information provides our best estimate of recent general trends in student-athlete race and ethnicity, the data may not be absolutely precise.

Factors affecting the data

As with any data collection effort, there were minor errors and omissions in the data collection process. These errors necessitated the estimation of the frequencies of student-athletes within each race and ethnicity category based on the proportions of student-athletes within each race and ethnicity category in the observed data. This estimation was possible because of the high response rate and the low error rate. Therefore, the reported percentages and frequencies in the overall tables can be considered good estimations of the actual student-athlete race and ethnicity data.

Race and ethnicity category definitions

In an effort to increase the accuracy of the data and for ease of comparison, the seven race and ethnicity categories used in this report are the same categories that are defined by the federal government and used in the NCAA Graduation-Rates Reports. More specifically, there are six race and ethnicity categories (i.e., American Indian/Alaskan Native; Asian/Pacific Islander; Black, Non-Hispanic; Hispanic; Other; and White, Non-Hispanic) and one category for Nonresident Aliens (i.e., foreign student-athletes).

For the purposes of this report the following definitions were used for the race and ethnicity categories:

• American Indian or Alaskan Native - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

• Asian or Pacific Islander - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or Pacific Islands. This includes people from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, American Samoa, India, and Vietnam.

• Black, Non-Hispanic - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (except those of Hispanic origin).

• Hispanic - A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

• Nonresident Alien - A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a visa or temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely.

• White, Non-Hispanic - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East (except those of Hispanic origin).

Note: Schools reporting “Other” can account for multiple meanings. The other category includes those student-athletes that identify as multi-racial, those schools who do not require racial or ethnic identification, and/or allows for different interpretations of racial/ethnic categories.

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Total Division I Participation
Women's Participation (Division I)
	Alaskan Native		Asian/Pacific Islander		Black, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic		Nonresident Alien		Other		White		Total Participants
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	N
BASKETBALL	15	0.30	78	1.60	2171	44.60	78	1.60	302	6.20	117	2.40	2156	44.30	4867
CROSS COUNTRY	21	0.40	68	1.30	699	13.30	263	5.00	216	4.10	116	2.20	3880	73.80	5258
FIELD HOCKEY	2	0.10	37	2.20	17	1.00	25	1.50	78	4.60	83	4.90	1451	85.70	1693
GOLF	8	0.40	127	6.30	91	4.50	73	3.60	277	13.70	34	1.70	1410	69.80	2020
LACROSSE	6	0.30	23	1.10	44	2.10	27	1.30	19	0.90	100	4.80	1861	89.50	2079
ROWING	31	0.60	200	3.90	123	2.40	180	3.50	149	2.90	241	4.70	4205	81.90	5134
SOCCER	23	0.30	168	2.20	450	5.90	298	3.90	336	4.40	191	2.50	6173	80.90	7630
SOFTBALL	25	0.50	97	1.90	396	7.80	340	6.70	86	1.70	122	2.40	4025	79.20	5082
SWIMMING/DIVING	20	0.40	104	2.10	65	1.30	119	2.40	263	5.30	169	3.40	4226	85.10	4966
TENNIS	6	0.20	129	4.50	177	6.20	112	3.90	769	26.90	106	3.70	1564	54.70	2860
TRACK, INDOOR	52	0.50	135	1.30	2914	28.10	342	3.30	456	4.40	290	2.80	6181	59.60	10371
TRACK, OUTDOOR	42	0.40	137	1.30	2911	27.70	357	3.40	473	4.50	284	2.70	6305	60.00	10509
VOLLEYBALL	22	0.50	112	2.50	531	11.80	144	3.20	270	6.00	112	2.50	3305	73.50	4496
* n is the estimated number of student-athletes in a given sport based on race/ethnicity *% is the number of student-athletes in a given race/ethnicity (n) divided by total number of participants in the sport (N) multiplied by 100
Men's Participation (Division I)
	Alaskan Native		Asian/Pacific Islander		Black, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic		Nonresident Alien		Other		White		Total Participants
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	N
BASEBALL	40	0.40	110	1.10	571	5.70	501	5.00	100	1.00	200	2.00	8469	84.60	10011
BASKETBALL	15	0.30	25	0.50	2943	58.90	90	1.80	260	5.20	115	2.30	1494	29.90	4996
CROSS COUNTRY	30	0.70	56	1.30	412	9.50	269	6.20	204	4.70	139	3.20	3227	74.40	4337
FOOTBALL (FCS)	113	1.00	124	1.10	4902	43.50	214	1.90	34	0.30	394	3.50	5476	48.60	11268
GOLF	21	0.70	82	2.70	76	2.50	64	2.10	288	9.50	55	1.80	2441	80.60	3029
ICE HOCKEY	5	0.30	10	0.60	7	0.40	7	0.40	384	23.30	81	4.90	1154	70.00	1649
LACROSSE	12	0.50	17	0.70	44	1.80	22	0.90	39	1.60	178	7.30	2134	87.30	2445
SOCCER	16	0.30	99	1.80	445	8.10	412	7.50	528	9.60	220	4.00	3776	68.70	5496
SWIMMING/DIVING	11	0.30	99	2.80	43	1.20	96	2.70	245	6.90	160	4.50	2894	81.60	3547
TENNIS	5	0.20	128	4.80	136	5.10	104	3.90	811	30.50	130	4.90	1346	50.60	2660
TRACK, INDOOR	45	0.50	116	1.30	2432	27.30	356	4.00	410	4.60	258	2.90	5282	59.30	8908
TRACK, OUTDOOR	59	0.60	147	1.50	2581	26.30	461	4.70	432	4.40	285	2.90	5849	59.60	9813
WRESTLING	26	1.00	46	1.80	149	5.80	146	5.70	5	0.20	95	3.70	2097	81.80	2563
* n is the estimated number of student-athletes in a given sport based on race/ethnicity *% is the number of student-athletes in a given race/ethnicity (n) divided by total number of participants in the sport (N) multiplied by 100

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Women's National Collegiate (Includes total participation for all three divisions)
	Alaskan Native		Asian/Pacific Islander		Black, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic		Nonresident Alien		Other		White		Total Participants
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	N
Women's Bowling	0	0.00	2	0.50	205	53.60	11	2.90	2	0.50	7	1.90	156	40.70	383
Women's Fencing	3	0.50	59	9.00	38	5.70	24	3.70	24	3.70	84	12.70	425	64.60	658
Women's Gymnastics	6	0.40	83	5.90	68	4.80	47	3.30	62	4.40	34	2.40	1114	78.80	1414
Women's Ice Hockey	9	0.50	17	1.00	2	0.10	17	1.00	408	23.60	107	6.20	1169	67.70	1727
Women's Rifle	2	0.70	6	2.60	6	2.60	6	2.60	4	2.00	6	2.60	189	86.90	217
Women's Skiing	0	0.00	13	2.50	2	0.40	4	0.80	69	13.80	11	2.10	404	80.30	503
Women's Water Polo	13	1.10	50	4.30	4	0.30	116	9.90	60	5.10	83	7.10	848	72.30	1173
* n is the estimated number of student-athletes in a given sport based on race/ethnicity *% is the number of student-athletes in a given race/ethnicity (n) divided by total number of participants in the sport (N) multiplied by 100
Men's National Collegiate (Includes total participation for all three divisions)
	Alaskan Native		Asian/Pacific Islander		Black, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic		Nonresident Alien		Other		White		Total Participants
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	N
Men’s Fencing	5	0.80	81	12.80	49	7.80	44	7.00	39	6.20	96	15.20	317	50.20	632
Men's Gymnastics	3	1.00	27	8.30	12	3.80	13	4.10	8	2.40	7	2.10	251	78.30	321
Men's Rifle	1	0.70	13	6.40	3	1.40	4	2.10	1	0.70	6	2.90	177	85.70	207
Men's Skiing	4	0.80	11	2.00	0	0.00	4	0.80	69	13.10	15	2.90	422	80.40	525
Men's Volleyball	12	1.00	42	3.50	30	2.50	69	5.70	63	5.20	93	7.70	900	74.40	1210
Men's Water Polo	6	0.60	31	3.30	9	1.00	46	4.90	54	5.70	100	10.60	697	74.00	942
* n is the estimated number of student-athletes in a given sport based on race/ethnicity *% is the number of student-athletes in a given race/ethnicity (n) divided by total number of participants in the sport (N) multiplied by 100

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Key Division I Findings from the 05-06 Race and Ethnicity Report

As with the previous six years, in 2005-06 the highest percentage of male (61.7 percent) and female (70.1 percent) student-athletes in Division I was White with the next highest percentage of student-athletes being Black (24.6 percent for male student-athletes and 15.1 percent for female student-athletes). The percentage of Black male student-athletes has increased from 22.9 percent in 1999-00 to the current level in 2005-06. The percentage of Black female student-athletes has also increased during the same period, from 13.8 to 15.1 percent. The percentage of male and female Nonresident Aliens has also increased slightly from 1999-00 to 2005-06. Male Nonresident Alien student-athletes have increased from 2.4 to 4.6 percent and female Nonresident Alien student-athletes have increased from 2.4 to 5.6 percent of the total male and female student-athlete populations.

In 2005-06, the highest percentage of male basketball student-athletes in Division I were Black (58.9 percent) while the highest percentage of female basketball student-athletes were White (44.6 percent). The next highest percentage of male basketball student-athletes were White (39.9 percent) and the next highest percentage of female basketball student-athletes were Black (44.3 percent). The percentage of Black and Nonresident Alien basketball student-athletes has steadily increased from 1999-00 to 2005-06. More, specifically, the percentages of Black male and female basketball student-athletes have steadily increased from 55 and 35.7 to their current levels of 58.9 and 44.6 percent respectively in 2005-06. The percentage of male Nonresident Alien basketball student-athletes has increased from 3.0 to 6.2 percent and the percentage of female Nonresident Alien basketball student-athletes has increased from 2.4 to 5.2 percent.

In 2005-06, the highest percentage of football student-athletes in Division I overall were White (47.1 percent) followed closely by Black football student-athletes (45.4 percent). The percentage of Black football student-athletes in Division I overall has steadily increased from 39.5 percent in 1999-00 to the current level in 2005-06. For the first time in 2005-06, the highest percentage of football student-athletes in Division I bowl subdivision (formerly Division I-A) were Black (46.9 percent) followed closely by White football student-athletes (45.9 percent). The percentage of Black football student-athletes in Division I Bowl Subdivision has steadily increased from 40.3 percent in 1999-00 to the current level in 2005-06.

In 2005-06, the highest percentage of football student-athletes in Division I Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) were White (48.6 percent) followed by Black football student-athletes (43.5 percent). The percentage of Black football student-athletes in Division I Championship Subdivision had steadily increased from 38.5 percent in 1999-00 to 44.6 in 2004-05 and then has slightly decreased to 43.5 percent in 2005-06.

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