In the 2025 academic year, around 556,000 students competed in NCAA sports across the United States. Male NCAA athletes made up approximately 57 percent of this athlete population, with a total of 316,189 male athletes competing in NCAA college sports that year.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association. (December 11, 2025). Number of NCAA student athletes in the United States from 2016 to 2025, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1098761/student-athletes-by-gender/
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