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Division I Facts and Figures

Graduation Rates

The Division I Graduation Success Rate for student-athletes who entered college in 2004 is 82 percent. (Source: 2011 GSR Report)

Participation: (Source 2009-10 Participation and Sponsorship Report)

167,089 student-athletes participate in Division I, about 35 percent of the total number of student-athletes participating at NCAA institutions.

Men: 90, 837 men participate on 2,890 Division I NCAA championship teams. An additional 1,698 men participate on 48 non-championship Division I teams.

Baseball
294 teams, 9,964 athletes
Men’s basketball
335 teams, 5,182 athletes
Men’s cross country
306 teams, 4,796 athletes
Men’s fencing
20 teams, 374 athletes
Football
238 teams, 26,325 athletes
Men’s golf
291 teams, 2,973 athletes
Men’s gymnastics
16 teams, 311 athletes
Men’s ice hockey
58 teams, 1,605 athletes
Men’s lacrosse
58 teams, 2,685 athletes
Men’s rifle
20 teams, 142 athletes
Men’s skiing
12 teams, 191 athletes
Men’s soccer
197 teams, 5,579 atheltes
Men’s tennis
258 teams, 2,639 athletes
Men’s indoor track
252 teams, 9,758 athletes
Men’s outdoor track
270 teams, 10,812
Men’s volleyball
23 teams, 471 athletes
Men’s water polo
22 teams, 586 athletes
Wrestling
82 teams, 2,567 athletes

  

Women: 76, 252 women participate on 3,411 Division I NCAA championship teams. An additional 877 women participate on 28 Division I emerging-sport teams.

Women’s basketball
332 teams, 4766 total athletes
Women’s bowling
30 teams, 266 total athletes
Women’s cross Country
331 teams, 5,572 athletes
Women’s fencing
23 teams, 399 athletes
Women’s field hockey
78 teams, 1,731 athletes
Women’s golf
245 teams, 2,112 athletes
Women’s gymnastics
63 teams, 1,054 athletes
Women’s lacrosse
89 teams, 2,444 athletes
Women’s rifle
23 teams, 137 athletes
Women’s rowing
86 teams, 5,221 athletes
Women’s skiing
13 teams, 203 athletes
Women’s soccer
313 teams, 8,302 athletes
Softball
279 teams, 5,539 athletes
Women’s swimming and diving
194 teams, 5,392 athletes
Women’s tennis
313 teams, 2,905 athletes
Women’s indoor track
303 teams, 11,816 athletes
Women’s outdoor track
310 teams, 11,934 athletes
Women’s volleyball
319 teams, 4,752 athletes
Women’s water polo
32 teams, 734 athletes

Teams per institution – 8.8 men’s, 10.3 women’s, 19 overall (average)
Athletes per institution – 276.2 men, 230.2 women, 506.5 overall (average)

 

Overall membership

Source: NCAA Membership Database

  Division I Football
Bowl Subdivision		 Football Championship Subdivision No Football
Total members 347 120 127 100
Active members 340 120 122 98
Reclassifying members  7 0 5 2

Nature of membership
Source: NCAA Membership Database

  Division I FBS FCS No Football
Private schools 112 17 42 53
Public schools 228 103 80 45

 

Total undergraduate enrollment
Source: 2010 Graduate-Rate Report

Men 1,931,135
Women 2,127,630
Total 4,058,765

 

Expenses per institution (Total median)
Source: 2010 NCAA Revenues and Expenses Report
 

Division I overall $28,086,000
FBS $46,688,000
FCS $13, 091,000
No football 11,562,000

 

Revenues per institution (Total median)
Source: 2010 NCAA Revenues and Expenses Report

Division I overall $29,016,000
FBS $35,336,000
FCS $3,289,000
No football $1,993,000

 

Average participation per institution

  Division I FBS FCS No football
Men 274 333 288 174
Women 234 283 226 177

 

Division I championships
Source: 2011-12 Division I Manual

Men 13
Women 13
Total 16

 

National Collegiate Championships
Source: 2010-11 NCAA Manual

Men 3
Women 4
Coed 3
Total 10

 

Average institutional sports sponsorship
Souce: 2010 Sports Sponsorship and Participation Report

  Division I FBS FCS No football
Men 9 9 9 8
Women 10 11 10 9
Total 19 20 19 17

 

 

Last Updated: May 2, 2013