The purpose of this study was to assess the upper extremity performance characteristics of college-aged male and female students.

Sixty participants (30 male, 30 female) underwent handgrip, pinch grip, push-up for power, push-up for endurance, campus board, Wingate, pull-up, and shoulder flexibility tests along with anthropometric measurements. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that the male participants performed significantly better than the female participants in handgrip, push-up for power, push-up for endurance, campus board, Wingate, and pull-up tests (p < 0.05). The female participants had better shoulder flexibility than the males (p < 0.05). There was no difference between the male and the female participants in pinchgrip strength. The ANOVA for differences between the dominant and non-dominant arms within the sexes revealed that the female participants had better pinchgrip strength in their dominant arm compared to their non-dominant arm (p < 0.05). The campus board test was found to be reliable to measure upper extremity power for both the male and female participants.