Highlights• This paper examines the effect that participation in extracurricular sporting activities has on academic performance among students in higher education.• We use a sample of undergraduate students who studied at a Spanish university (2008–2014).• Our results reveal that participation in formal sporting activities are associated with higher grades.• Sporting activities provide health benefits for practitioners, and also lead to the attainment of the performance goals that educational institutions aspire to.• Our results provide support for those policies that consider sporting activity as one of the mainstays of education.
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