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Volume CXXXIII, Number 5 |
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Findings reported by the “Academic-Athletic Divide:” an update on The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values
COMPILED BY BELINDA J. LOVETT, ORIENT STAFF| Athletic
participation (From the Matriculating class of 1995) Out of all the NESCAC schools combined-
percentage of students who played on at least one intercollegiate
sports team at one time or another during their college careers:
Range of athletic participation
among NESCAC colleges: Percentage of NESCAC male players who played football: 10% |
Grades and Rank-in-Class
(From the matriculating class of 1995) Class percentile rank of males: Class percentile rank of females: Range of percentile class rank differences between
high-profile athletes and typical male students among NESCAC schools:
-4 to -32, with most schools between Difference between class percentile ranks of male
athletes and class percentile ranks of typical male students (by
sport): Difference between class percentile ranks of female
athletes and class percentile ranks of typical female students
(by sport) |
Admissions
Advantage of Recruited Athletes (From the Matriculating class of 1999) Average general acceptance rate of NESCAC colleges: 1/3 of applicants Average acceptance rate of recruited athletes at NESCAC colleges: 2/3 of applicants Average admissions advantage of
recruited athletes at NESCAC colleges, excluding Bates (average
of how much more likely a recruited athlete was to be admitted
to a college versus a typical applicant: |
| Graduation
Rates (From the Matriculating class of 1995) Percentage of NESCAC males who graduate
within five years: Percentage of NESCAC females who
graduate within five years: |
Percent of females in bottom one-third of their
class: Percent of high-profile athletes in bottom one-third
of their class (excluding Williams): Percent of low-profile athletes in bottom one-third
of their class (excluding Williams): Percent of female athletes in bottom one-third
of their class (excluding Williams): Range of percents of recruited high-profile athletes who ended up in the bottom third of their class among NESCAC schools (excluding Williams): 50%-84%, with most schools between 68% and 84% |
Academic
Underperformance (From the matriculating class of 1995, excluding Bates and Williams) Difference between actual class percentile rank and expected percentile rank (based on SAT scores, race, field of study, and college sellectivity): -High-profile athletes: -14.8 -Recruits: -19.3 -Non-recruits: -7.1 -Low-profile athletes: -6.7 -Recruits: -11.1 -Non-Recruits: -3.7 -Female athletes: -8.1 -Recruits: -11.9 -Non-Recruits: -4.5 |
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Field of Study Percent of male students who major in humanities: -Typical student: 32% -Low-profile athletes: 24% -High-profile athletes: 17% Percent of male students who major in social sciences: Percent of female students who major in humanities: Percent of female students who major in social sciences: Percent of male students majoring in the social
sciences (by sport): |
Range of percents of recruited low-profile athletes who ended up in the bottom third of their class among NESCAC schools (excluding Williams): 36%-62%, with most schools between 55% and 62% Range of percents of recruited female athletes who ended up in the bottom third of their class among NESCAC schools (excluding Williams): 13%-58%, with most schools varying widely
Differences in SAT Scores Average SAT scores for all NESCAC males: Difference between male athlete SAT scores and
typical male student scores (by sport): SAT scores for high-profile athletes compared
to those of typical male students (excluding Williams): SAT scores for low-profile athletes compared to
those of typical male students (excluding Williams): SAT scores for female athletes compared to those
of typical female students (excluding Williams): Average SAT scores for all NESCAC females: Difference between female athlete SAT scores and
typical female student scores (by sport): |
Recruitment (From the matriculating class of 1995, excluding Williams) Percentage of athletes who were recruited: Range of athletic recruitment among NESCAC colleges: Percent of male athletes (by sport) who were recruited: |