Baltimore City Wire

The Community College of Baltimore County ranked No. 1 for student soccer participation in the state, according to a Baltimore City Wire analysis of college sports participation.

The Community College of Baltimore County's soccer program consisted of 82 players in 2016, according to federal athletics data.

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education collects athletics data annually from all institutions with intercollegiate athletics programs that receive funding through federal financial aid programs. Data for 2016 – the latest year available – includes more than 2,000 schools nationwide.

In all, there are 1,194 students playing on 28 college and university soccer teams in the state.

College soccer participation rankings

Rank	Institution Name	Soccer Men's Team Participation	Soccer Women's Team Participation	Soccer Total Participation
1	The Community College of Baltimore County	48	34	82
2	Stevenson University	34	36	70
3	Salisbury University	29	31	60
4	Johns Hopkins University	23	33	56
5	Montgomery College	35	18	53
6	Washington College	31	22	53
7	Frostburg State University	26	26	52
8	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	27	24	51
9	University of Maryland-College Park	27	24	51
10	Hood College	27	23	50
11	Loyola University Maryland	24	26	50
12	Goucher College	27	21	48
13	McDaniel College	24	22	46
14	St Mary's College of Maryland	25	21	46
15	Frederick Community College	26	19	45
16	Harford Community College	25	18	43
17	Howard Community College	24	19	43
18	Anne Arundel Community College	22	17	39
19	College of Southern Maryland	22	17	39
20	Cecil College	21	14	35
21	Towson University		31	31
22	Washington Adventist University	14	16	30
23	Prince George's Community College	25		25
24	Hagerstown Community College	22		22
25	Mount St Mary's University		22	22
26	Chesapeake College	20		20
27	Allegany College of Maryland	17		17
28	Notre Dame of Maryland University		15	15

Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education