Number of student athletes in the United States in 2024, by ethnicity

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Christina Gough,
Mar 20, 2025

In the 2024 academic year, just over 540 thousand students competed in NCAA sports across the United States. White NCAA athletes made up approximately 60 percent of this athlete population, with a total of 332,016 white athletes competing in NCAA college sports in this year.

Number of NCAA student athletes in the United States in 2024, by ethnicity

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October 2024

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2024

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