The Impact of NCAA Men’s Basketball Probations on the Quantity and Quality of Student Applications and Enrollment

Peter Groothuis, Austin F. Eggers and Parker T. Redding

No 18-01, Working Papers from Department of Economics, Appalachian State University

Abstract: Collegiate sports programs have been characterized as the front porch of a university, serving to publicize the institution and draw students to the door. Previous research in this area has indicated a positive correlation between athletic success and the quantity and quality of students attending the university. Conversely, we seek to analyze if athletic malfeasance, as measured by NCAA probations of men’s basketball programs, negatively affects either the quantity or quality of students at a university. Our findings suggest that while basketball probations do not change the overall quantity of applications nor enrollment at a university, there is a significant adverse impact on the quality of freshman enrolling at the university as measured by Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. Our finding suggest that athletics do indeed serve as a front porch to a university and that athletic sanctions in men’s basketball have a detrimental effect on the average quality of students attending a university. Key Words: Education, NCAA Probations, SAT Test Scores

JEL-codes: I23 J24 Z20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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