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8.8% of Robeson County students played sports on collegiate teams in 2022

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Robin Gary Cummings, M.D., Chancellor | University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Robin Gary Cummings, M.D., Chancellor | University of North Carolina at Pembroke

In 2022, 8.8% of Robeson County students played sports on collegiate teams, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The county’s only university was represented by 284 men and 130 women who played for one or more sports teams in 2022. This does not include students playing intramural sports.

Robeson County paid a total of $1,503,097 in athletically-related financial aid during 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 Robeson County in 2022
InstitutionTotal EnrollmentStudent-athletes EnrollmentStudent-athletes ratio
University of North Carolina at Pembroke4,72041411.4

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