Recruiting research
Data-driven recruiting research
Long-form research articles sourced from NCAA, NCES, and recruiting industry data, with sources listed for every claim.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
Measuring international competition on college rosters
A roster-audit method for measuring international competition in a recruit's position group, with eligibility-pathway context and the limits of what public records can show.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
Reading sport sponsorship data for discontinuation risk
A four-step method for using the NCAA's annual sport sponsorship tables to assess program continuity risk before a recruit commits to a school.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
Division I athlete count passed 200,000 in 2024-25
A source-linked review of the Division I championship-sport participant count, including method limits, recruiting uses, and 10 visible official sources.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
Division I sponsored 6,750 championship-sport teams in 2024-25
A source-linked review of the Division I championship-sport team count, including method limits, recruiting uses, and 10 visible official sources.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
Division III athlete count reached 210,878 in 2024-25
A source-linked review of the Division III championship-sport participant count, including method limits, recruiting uses, and 10 visible official sources.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
Division III sponsored 8,157 championship-sport teams in 2024-25
A source-linked review of the Division III championship-sport team count, including method limits, recruiting uses, and 10 visible official sources.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
Division II athlete count reached 141,067 in 2024-25
A source-linked review of the Division II championship-sport participant count, including method limits, recruiting uses, and 10 visible official sources.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
Division II sponsored 5,021 championship-sport teams in 2024-25
A source-linked review of the Division II championship-sport team count, including method limits, recruiting uses, and 10 visible official sources.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
NCAA emerging women's sports reached 6,992 athletes in 2024-25
A source-linked review of participation in the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program, including method limits, recruiting uses, and 10 visible official sources.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
NCAA participation grew by 15,368 athletes in 2024-25
A source-linked review of the one-year change in championship-sport participation, including method limits, recruiting uses, and 10 visible official sources.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
NCAA schools sponsored a record 19,928 teams in 2024-25
A source-linked review of the number of championship-sport teams sponsored across the NCAA, including method limits, recruiting uses, and 10 visible official sources.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
NCAA student-athlete participation reached 554,298 in 2024-25
A source-linked review of the total championship-sport participant count across all three NCAA divisions, including method limits, recruiting uses, and 10 visible official sources.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
Women's NCAA sports participation reached 242,341 in 2024-25
A source-linked review of the combined women's championship and emerging-sport participant count, including method limits, recruiting uses, and 10 visible official sources.
NCAA Participation and Program Capacity
NCAA women's wrestling participation rose 42% in 2024-25
A source-linked review of the latest NCAA women's wrestling participation count, including method limits, recruiting uses, and 10 visible official sources.