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2022: 7.9% of Grant County students played sports on collegiate teams

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Tammy Evetovich Chancellor | University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tammy Evetovich Chancellor | University of Wisconsin-Platteville

In 2022, 7.9% of Grant County students played sports on collegiate teams, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The county’s universities were represented by 345 men and 140 women who played for one or more sports teams in 2022. This does not include students playing intramural sports.

Most of Grant County students (436) played for University of Wisconsin-Platteville during this period.

Grant County did not provide any athletically related financial aid in 2022.

Data shows that football was the most popular sport played, followed by soccer, and baseball.

Students who play sports often have higher graduation rates than non-athletes. More female than male athletes graduate.

The average institutional gift aid for student-athletes is $17,000, with 80% of them receive some kind of academic grant or need-based scholarship.

Number of Students on Collegiate Teams in Grant County in 2022
InstitutionTotal EnrollmentStudent-athletes EnrollmentStudent-athletes ratio
University of Wisconsin-Platteville5,46043612.5
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College6794913.9

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