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2022: 13.2% of Olmsted County students played sports on collegiate teams

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Jeffery S. Boyd, Ed.D. President | Rochester Community and Technical College

Jeffery S. Boyd, Ed.D. President | Rochester Community and Technical College

In 2022, 13.2% of Olmsted County students played sports on collegiate teams, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The county’s only university was represented by 146 men and 52 women who played for one or more sports teams in 2022. This does not include students playing intramural sports.

Olmsted County did not provide any athletically related financial aid in 2022.

Data shows that football was the most popular sport played, followed by baseball, and wrestling.

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.

Number of Students on Collegiate Teams in Olmsted County in 2022
InstitutionTotal EnrollmentStudent-athletes EnrollmentStudent-athletes ratio
Rochester Community and Technical College1,4961987.6

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