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http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/co...I/About+Division+III
Division III Facts and Figures
MEMBERSHIP
Source: September 2011 Membership Report
•442 Total Members (436 Active and 6 Provisional/Reclassifying)
•Out of the 436 active members, 19 percent (84) of the institutions are public and 81 percent (352) of the institutions are private.
•42 Division III Conferences
COMPOSITION OF STUDENT BODY
On average, student-athletes represent 20 percent of the student body at Division III institutions. (This percentage is much higher, typically between 25 - 40 percent at many smaller institutions.)
INSTITUTIONAL ENROLLMENT
Source: 2010-11 EADA Data Submission
LOWEST AVERAGE HIGHEST
Overall 329 2,625 22,097
NCAA-SPONSORED CHAMPIONSHIPS
Source: 2011-12 Division III Manual
Men Championship Sports (14)
•Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, S****r, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Volleyball*, Wrestling
Women Championship Sports (14)
•Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Rowing, S****r, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Volleyball
National Collegiate Championships (10)
•Men - Gymnastics, Volleyball (Divisions I and II), Water Polo; Women - Bowling, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey (Divisions I and II), Water Polo; Men and Women - Fencing, Rifle, Skiing
*New NCAA Championship starting in 2011-12
ATHLETICS PARTICIPANTS (including Emerging Sports)
Source: 2009-10 Participation and Sponsorship Report
About 40 percent of NCAA student-athletes compete at Division III institutions.
DIVISION III OVERALL
Men
101,329 (59%)
249,307 (57%)
Women
70,984 (41%)
186,460 (43%)
Total
172,313 (40%)
435,767
AVERAGE NUMBER OF MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SPORTS SPONSORED PER INSTITUTION
Source: 2009-10 Participation and Sponsorship Report
Men – 8.2
Women – 8.9
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS PER INSTITUTION
Source: 2009-10 Participation and Sponsorship Report
Men – 230
Women – 160
NCAA DIVISION III BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
Source: NCAA Financial Statements
•3.18 percent of NCAA operating budget
PRIORITY INITIATIVES
Source: NCAA Division III Strategic Plan
•Clarify the values of Division III athletics
•Establish a greater strategic role for presidents in the Division III governance structure
•Ensure the division is effectively managing diversity and gender equity issues
•Establish a drug education and testing program that best protects student-athlete well-being
•Assess adherence to the Division III philosophical principle that student-athletes should have academic performance consistent with the general student body.
DID YOU KNOW?
Source: 2009-10 CIRP College Senior Survey
•Division III student-athletes report participating in club sports and intramural sports at greater rates than non-athletes. Female student-athletes also report in greater numbers than female non-athletes that they have served as a leader in an organization.
•Division III student-athletes report active academic engagement and participation in academic “extras,” such as research with faculty, study abroad opportunities and capstone/senior thesis projects.
•Division III student-athletes report significantly greater gains in time management when compared with non-athletes. Male student-athletes also report significantly greater gains in leadership when compared with male non-athletes.
•Division III student-athletes report greater involvement in volunteering. They also are more likely to report “leadership potential” as an important consideration in choosing a career.
•Division III student-athletes are more likely to report that they see themselves as part of the campus community.