In 2017-2018, 12.7 percent of Rockhurst University students participated in collegiate sports, according to data made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Rockhurst University has 2,345 undergraduate students, of which 60 percent are women and 40 percent are men, and a total student body of 3,145 students. Of these students, 233 men and 165 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 Rockhurst University with the most participants are soccer (117), baseball (72) and lacrosse (64).
| Type of sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soccer | 75 | 42 | 117 |
| Baseball | 72 | 0 | 72 |
| Lacrosse | 39 | 25 | 64 |
| Basketball | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| Track and Field, X-Country | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| Golf | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| Tennis | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Softball | 0 | 18 | 18 |
