Purdue University-Main Campus has 33,735 undergraduate students, of which 58 percent are men and 42 percent are women, and a total student body of 44,474 students. Of these students, 363 men and 259 women represented the school by participating in one or more of the sports with teams at the school.
This total does not include students playing intramural sports.
According to NCES, 8.7 percent of students enrolled at institutions of higher education with sports teams were on teams.
The sports at Purdue University-Main Campus with the most participants are all track combined (226), football (120) and swimming (82).
Sports popularity
| Type of sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Track Combined | 108 | 118 | 226 |
| Football | 120 | 0 | 120 |
| Swimming | 38 | 44 | 82 |
| Baseball | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| Wrestling | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Soccer | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| Basketball | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Softball | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Tennis | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Golf | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 15 | 15 |
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