NYC Gazette

In 2022, 2.7% of New York County students played sports on collegiate teams, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The county’s universities were represented by 1,778 men and 1,377 women who played for one or more sports teams in 2022. This does not include students playing intramural sports.

The largest number of students per institution in New York County (865) played for Columbia University in the City of New York during this period.

New York County paid a total of $4,438,083 in athletically-related financial aid during 2022.

Data shows that soccer was the most popular sport played, followed by basketball, and football.

Students who play sports often have higher graduation rates than non-athletes. More female than male athletes graduate.

The average institutional gift aid for student-athletes is $17,000, with 80% of them receive some kind of academic grant or need-based scholarship.

Institution	Total Enrollment	Student-athletes Enrollment	Student-athletes ratio
Columbia University in the City of New York	8,161	865	9.4
New York University	27,561	584	47.2
Pace University	7,453	402	18.5
Yeshiva University	2,536	208	12.2
CUNY Hunter College	13,679	196	69.8
CUNY City College	9,698	190	51.0
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College	12,400	181	68.5
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	10,450	169	61.8
Nyack College	782	155	5.0
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College	12,245	64	191.3
The King's College	339	54	6.3
Fashion Institute of Technology	6,857	45	152.4
Berkeley College-New York	1,173	26	45.1
Touro College	3,324	16	207.8