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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

9.5 percent of Westfield State University students played sports on university teams in 2017-2018

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In 2017-2018, 9.5 percent of Westfield State University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Westfield State University has 5,382 undergraduate students, of which 55 percent are women and 45 percent are men, and a total student body of 6,100 students. Of these students, 320 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 Westfield State University with the most participants are all track combined (217), football (90) and soccer (54).

Sports popularity
Type of sportMenWomenTotal
All Track Combined108109217
Football90090
Soccer272754
Basketball181836
Baseball34034
Ice Hockey27027
Lacrosse02626
Golf16824
Field Hockey02020
Softball01818
Swimming and Diving01717
Volleyball01616

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