Detroit City Wire

In 2022, 6.6% of Wayne County students played sports on collegiate teams, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The county’s universities were represented by 1,083 men and 727 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 Wayne County (589) played for Madonna University during this period.

Wayne County paid a total of $14,198,182 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
Madonna University	1,470	589	2.5
Wayne State University	12,877	397	32.4
University of Detroit Mercy	2,182	298	7.3
University of Michigan-Dearborn	4,754	263	18.1
Schoolcraft College	1,821	145	12.6
Henry Ford College	3,308	89	37.2
Wayne County Community College District	1,064	29	36.7