The State of Intramural Sports programs, practices, and procedures survey is slated to return in 2024. The survey is designed to gather data from programs across the United States and Canada, large and small, to provide benchmark and trend information for Intramural Sports program administrators. Ultimately, administrators can see how their program aligns with common practices in our field and to identify new ways of operating that may enhance participation and engagement on their campus. Similar surveys were conducted approximately ten years ago, which will also allow us to better see how our field has evolved in the past decade.

To be notified when the survey is available so that you can complete it for your program or to suggest questions or topics for this year’s survey, please complete the form below.

To better understand current common administrative practices and program operational structures for Intramural Sports across NIRSA, a nationwide survey was conducted in June 2023 with questions related to sports offered, registration processes, pay-to-play vs free offerings, league structures, staff training, and other operational or structural components of an IM program.

The goal of this project is to allow Intramural Sports program administrators to see how their program aligns with common practices in our field and to help identify new ways of operating that may enhance participation and engagement on their campus. Similar surveys were conducted approximately ten years ago, which will also allow us to better see how our field has evolved in the past decade.

Survey responses were presented during the State of Intramural Sports educational session at the 2023 NIRSA Intramural & Club Sports Institute in July 2023, the State of Intramural Sports webinar in August 2023, and for Region 2 at the 2023 NIRSA Region 2 Conference in October 2023.

• 2023 Survey Results – All Respondents & by Free or Pay Programs
  Survey results are listed in 6 ways: All respondents and by cost to participate (free or pay) in this document.
  Also available for Region 2 programs only.
• 2023 Survey Results – By Program Size
  Survey results are listed in 6 ways: By program size (large, mid-size, small) in this document.
  Also available for Region 2 programs only.
• 2023 Survey Results – Sports Offered
  An overview of sports offered in Intramural Sports programs, based on our 156 survey respondents.
  Also partially available for Region 2 programs only by size and by cost to participate.
• 2023 Survey Summary and Notes
  A summary of this year’s findings and a comparison of results between 2023, 2014, and 2009 surveys with similar questions.

• 2023 Survey Comments from Colleagues
  Selected comments from fellow IM professionals on challenges & opportunities in the field and current officials training practices.

• 2023 Survey Participating Schools (156 Total)
  Programs were placed in 3 groups based on student population and the number of teams in the largest IM sport.
  Also available for Region 2 programs only (50 Total).

Similar surveys regarding Intramural Sports program administration and operational structures were conducted in 2014 and 2009. Please see below for PDF summaries of the data from those surveys.

• 2014 Survey Results by School Size and Free or Pay Programs
  Survey results are listed in 6 ways: All respondents, by program size (large, mid-size, small), and by cost to participate (free or fee).

• 2014 Survey Summary and Notes
  A comparison of results between 2014 and 2009 surveys with similar questions.

• 2014 Survey Participating Schools (159 Total)
  Programs were placed in 3 groups based on student population and the number of teams in the largest IM sport.

• 2009 Survey Results by School Size and Free or Pay Programs
  Survey results are listed in 6 ways: All respondents, by program size (large, mid-size, small), and by cost to participate (free or fee).

• 2009 Survey Participating Schools (82 Total)
  Programs were placed in 3 groups based on student population and the number of teams in the largest IM sport.