1972
Year when Title IX was passed, prohibiting sex discrimination in educational institutions receiving federal funding
48
Number of NCAA Division I schools who double or triple-count woman athletes to comply with Title IX
71
Number of woman athletes listed on South Florida University’s cross country roster
28
Number of these women who ran at least one race during the 2009-10 season
64,712
Number of women athletes in all four-year NCAA Division III colleges in the U.S. as of 2009
93,979
Number of men athletes in all four-year NCAA Division III colleges in the U.S. as of 2009
50
Percentage of varsity athletes who are women at Whitman
58
Percentage of Whitman student body that are women
37
Percentage of total sports recruitment money spent on women’s athletics at Whitman
Sources: New York Times, Whitman Factbook, U.S. Department of Education
