San Jose Standard

In 2022, 4.8% of Santa Clara County students played sports on collegiate teams, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The county’s universities were represented by 1,534 men and 1,141 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 Santa Clara County (834) played for Stanford University during this period.

Santa Clara County paid a total of $45,465,060 in athletically-related financial aid during 2022.

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

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
Stanford University	7,645	834	9.2
San Jose State University	22,942	465	49.3
Santa Clara University	5,773	397	14.5
De Anza College	7,921	322	24.6
West Valley College	2,017	185	10.9
Foothill College	3,202	164	19.5
San Jose City College	1,525	123	12.4
Gavilan College	1,404	71	19.8
Mission College	1,262	68	18.6
Evergreen Valley College	1,923	46	41.8