Washington University in St. Louis Sports
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is a private research university with an undergraduate enrollment of 7,426 students that plays a total of 17 NCAA sports, 8 of them for men and 9 for women. In the 2021/2022 season, Washington University in St. Louis had a total of 603 NCAA athletes comprising 8% of the total student body.
As a NCAA Division 3 member college, WashU 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 Washington University in St. Louis by gender together with their team sizes.
All data compiled from Washington University in St. Louis athletic website.
| Washington University in St. Louis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 3 | |||||
| Men's | Men's | Women's | Women's | Total | |
| Sports | Team Size | Sports | Team Size | Team Size | |
| 1 | Baseball | 27 | - | - | 27 |
| 2 | Basketball | 19 | Basketball | 14 | 33 |
| 3 | Cross Country | 39 | Cross Country | 32 | 71 |
| 4 | Football | 109 | - | - | 109 |
| 5 | - | - | Golf | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | Soccer | 37 | Soccer | 31 | 68 |
| 7 | - | - | Softball | 23 | 23 |
| 8 | Swimming and Diving | 34 | Swimming and Diving | 31 | 65 |
| 9 | Tennis | 13 | Tennis | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | Track and Field | 79 | Track and Field | 77 | 156 |
| 11 | Volleyball | 18 | 18 | ||
| Total Sports Played | 8 | 9 | 17 | ||
| Total Athletes | 357 | 246 | 603 |
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