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Women’s sports reach record NCAA participation as leadership roles keep rising - NCAA.org
- Women’s participation in NCAA sports reached a record 242,341 student-athletes in 2024-25, across championship and emerging sports.
- Participation growth is evident across all three divisions, reflecting continued momentum in women's collegiate athletics.
- Women now hold prominent leadership roles, including athletics directors, head coaches, and college presidents, with steady growth.
- In 2025, 279 women served as athletics directors, up 24% over the past decade.
- Female head coaches total 5,126, a 13% rise in the last decade across all divisions.
- 378 women serve as college presidents or chancellors, up 27% since 2017.
- New NCAA championships were approved for women’s programs, signaling expanded opportunities.
- Acrobatics and tumbling and Stunt will have inaugural championships in spring 2027.
- Division II bowling and Division III women’s wrestling will debut championships in 2028.
- The NCAA also added women's flag football to the Emerging Sports for Women program, effective immediately.
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