Probability of competing in athletics beyond high school

 

Men's Basketball

Women's Basketball

Football

Baseball

Men's Ice Hockey

Men's Soccer

High School 

535,289

435,885

1,095,993

474,219

35,732

411,757

High School - Senior 

152,940

124,539

313,141

135,491

10,209

117,645

NCAA 

17,890

16,134

69,643

31,999

3,891

22,987

NCAA - Freshman 

5,111

4,610

19,898

9,143

1,112

6,568

NCAA - Senior 

3,976

3,585

15,476

7,111

865

5,108

NCAA - Drafted

51

31

253

693

10

37

High School to NCAA

3.3%

3.7%

6.4%

6.7%

10.9%

5.6%

NCAA to Pro

1.3%

0.9%

1.6%

9.7%

1.2%

0.7%

High School to Pro

0.03%

0.02%

0.08%

0.51%

0.10%

0.03%

Note: These percentages are based on estimated data and should be considered approximations of the actual percentages. 

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