Esports, also known as competitive video gaming, has seen phenomenal growth in recent years. The number of professional esports athletes more than tripled in the last five years, and during the 2018-19 school year, some 200 U.S. colleges offered about $16 million in esports scholarships. Today’s Gen Z students are more than twice as likely to be interested in esports than previous generations.
In other words, esports isn’t just the future; it’s the now.
If your institution hasn’t embraced esports, it may consider adding a program, which could be a boon for student recruitment in the coming decade.
Learn how your institution can bring this booming activity to its campus in this new, free white paper on the state of esports.