The relationship between athletic participation and academic performance: evidence from NCAA Division III |
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| Authors: | John Robst Jack Keil |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Accountancy , University of Amsterdam Business School L.R.T.vanderGoot@uva.nl;3. Department of Quantitative Economics , University of Amsterdam;4. Batman, University of Amsterdam |
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| Abstract: | This paper examines athletes' grades and graduation rates at an NCAA Division III institution. Thirty-seven per cent of all college athletes compete in Division III, yet this group has received little attention in the literature. Nontransfer student-athletes have higher GPAs than nonathletes, while transfer student-athletes have grades similar to nonathletes. Graduation rates are higher for athletes. Thus, athletic participation does not impair students' academic performance. |
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