Oakland City Wire

In 2022, 4.3% of Alameda County students played sports on collegiate teams, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The county’s universities were represented by 1,296 men and 888 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 Alameda County (931) played for University of California-Berkeley during this period.

Alameda County paid a total of $16,156,801 in athletically-related financial aid during 2022.

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

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
University of California-Berkeley	30,197	931	32.4
Chabot College	2,747	279	9.8
California State University-East Bay	9,434	234	40.3
Holy Names University	492	204	2.4
Laney College	1,239	149	8.3
Ohlone College	2,792	144	19.4
Merritt College	897	120	7.5
Las Positas College	2,175	91	23.9
College of Alameda	512	32	16.0