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 |
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Women's Participation
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Alaskan Native |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic |
Nonresident Alien |
Other |
White |
Total Participants |
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n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
N |
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BASKETBALL |
15 |
0.30 |
78 |
1.60 |
2171 |
44.60 |
78 |
1.60 |
302 |
6.20 |
117 |
2.40 |
2156 |
44.30 |
4867 |
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CROSS
COUNTRY |
21 |
0.40 |
68 |
1.30 |
699 |
13.30 |
263 |
5.00 |
216 |
4.10 |
116 |
2.20 |
3880 |
73.80 |
5258 |
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FIELD
HOCKEY |
2 |
0.10 |
37 |
2.20 |
17 |
1.00 |
25 |
1.50 |
78 |
4.60 |
83 |
4.90 |
1451 |
85.70 |
1693 |
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GOLF |
8 |
0.40 |
127 |
6.30 |
91 |
4.50 |
73 |
3.60 |
277 |
13.70 |
34 |
1.70 |
1410 |
69.80 |
2020 |
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LACROSSE |
6 |
0.30 |
23 |
1.10 |
44 |
2.10 |
27 |
1.30 |
19 |
0.90 |
100 |
4.80 |
1861 |
89.50 |
2079 |
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ROWING |
31 |
0.60 |
200 |
3.90 |
123 |
2.40 |
180 |
3.50 |
149 |
2.90 |
241 |
4.70 |
4205 |
81.90 |
5134 |
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SOCCER |
23 |
0.30 |
168 |
2.20 |
450 |
5.90 |
298 |
3.90 |
336 |
4.40 |
191 |
2.50 |
6173 |
80.90 |
7630 |
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SOFTBALL |
25 |
0.50 |
97 |
1.90 |
396 |
7.80 |
340 |
6.70 |
86 |
1.70 |
122 |
2.40 |
4025 |
79.20 |
5082 |
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SWIMMING/DIVING |
20 |
0.40 |
104 |
2.10 |
65 |
1.30 |
119 |
2.40 |
263 |
5.30 |
169 |
3.40 |
4226 |
85.10 |
4966 |
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TENNIS |
6 |
0.20 |
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