In the 2024 academic year, male NCAA athletes made up approximately 56 percent of the athlete population, with a total of 306,843 male athletes competing in NCAA college sports in this year.
Share of NCAA student athletes in the United States in 2024, by gender
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National Collegiate Athletic Association. (October 31, 2024). Share of NCAA student athletes in the United States in 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1607579/share-student-athletes-by-gender/
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National Collegiate Athletic Association. (2024). Share of NCAA student athletes in the United States in 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1607579/share-student-athletes-by-gender/
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