Wichita Standard

In 2022, 10.1% of Sedgwick County students played sports on collegiate teams, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The county’s universities were represented by 583 men and 445 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 Sedgwick County (510) played for Friends University during this period.

Sedgwick County paid a total of $9,387,130 in athletically-related financial aid during 2022.

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

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
Friends University	853	510	1.7
Wichita State University	8,475	263	32.2
Newman University	815	255	3.2