The relationship between athletic participation and academic performance: evidence from NCAA Division III

John Robst () and Jack Keil

Applied Economics, 2000, vol. 32, issue 5, 547-558

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.

Date: 2000
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