National Collegiate Athletic Association

Estimated Probability of Competing
in Athletics Beyond High School


This is the estimated probability of competing in athletics beyond the high school interscholastic
level as currently written by the NCAA in their publication "A Career in Professional Athletics."

STUDENT-ATHLETES MEN'S BASKETBALL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FOOTBALL BASEBALL MEN'S ICE HOCKEY MEN'S SOCCER
High School
Student Athletes
552,935
449,450
1,108,286
478,029
36,667
383,561
High School Senior
Student-Athletes
157,981
128,414
316,653
136,580
10,476
109,589
NCAA
Student-Athletes
17,081
15,307
64,235
30,386
4,006
21,031
NCAA Freshmen
Roster Positions
4,880
4,373
18,353
8,682
1,145
6,009
NCAA Senior
Student-Athletes
3,796
3,402
14,274
6,752
890
4,674
NCAA Drafted
Student-Athletes
44
32
250
600
33
76
Percent High School
To NCAA
3.1
3.4
5.8
6.4
10.9
5.5
Percent NCAA
To Professional
1.2
0.9
1.8
8.9
3.7
1.6
Percent High School
To Professional
0.03
0.02
0.08
0.44
0.31
0.07

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