Grinnell College Sports
Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college with an undergraduate enrollment of 1,493 students that plays a total of 18 NCAA sports, 9 of them for men and 9 for women. In the 2021/2022 season, Grinnell College had a total of 456 NCAA athletes comprising 31% of the total student body.
As a NCAA Division 3 member college, Grinnell College most likely accepted some of their student athletes through either the normal admissions process (Early Decision or Regular Decision) with strong coach support, while others “walked on” to the teams after they were admitted on merits unrelated to sports.
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Here’s the list of sports played at Grinnell College by gender together with their team sizes.
All data compiled from Grinnell College athletic website.
| Grinnell College | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 3 | |||||
| Men's | Men's | Women's | Women's | Total | |
| Sports | Team Size | Sports | Team Size | Team Size | |
| 1 | Baseball | 45 | - | - | 45 |
| 2 | Basketball | 25 | Basketball | 19 | 44 |
| 3 | Cross Country | 19 | Cross Country | 19 | 38 |
| 4 | Football | 40 | - | - | 40 |
| 5 | Golf | 14 | Golf | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Soccer | 28 | Soccer | 32 | 60 |
| 7 | - | - | Softball | 17 | 17 |
| 8 | Swimming and Diving | 38 | Swimming and Diving | 40 | 78 |
| 9 | Tennis | 17 | Tennis | 11 | 28 |
| 10 | Track and Field | 31 | Track and Field | 38 | 69 |
| 11 | Volleyball | 16 | 16 | ||
| Total Sports Played | 9 | 9 | 18 | ||
| Total Athletes | 257 | 199 | 456 |
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