For the ninth consecutive year, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) compiled this statistical information regarding student-athlete race, ethnicity and resident alien status in intercollegiate athletics at its member institutions. This information provides a general view of recent historical student-athlete race and ethnicity…

This report provides summary information concerning personnel, revenues, expenses and other comparative variables of men's and women's intercollegiate athletics programs at NCAA member institutions for the 2005-2006 fiscal year. The summary information may be used to help track gender-equity issues at the collegiate level. This report is the…

Legislation mandating public disclosure of graduation rates was adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1990. This publication is a collection of the information submitted by each Division II and III institution through the completion of graduation-rates surveys. Each individual report provides information about two groups of…

This report examines trends in student learning. Using data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the first section reports on current trends in reading and mathematics test scores, highlighting arithmetic and noting that student's computation skills have stagnated or declined in recent years. The second section revisits the…

While there are many black athletes in sports, there are few black coaches and athletic administrators. This is true in professional sports and even more obvious in college athletics. The Center for the Study of Sport in Society's Racial Report Card for 1997, which now also covers college athletics, offers statistics illustrating this trend. (MSE)

Legislation mandating public disclosure of graduation rates was adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its 1990 convention. The legislation stipulates that the Association's national office publish annually admissions and graduation-rates data on an institution-specific basis. Member institutions are required to…

This report presents summaries of data collected from Division I, II, and III National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) member institutions. Tables are provided to offer meaningful summaries of the graduation-rates and enrollment data that Division I, II, and III institutions have provided to the NCAA and the federal government. The…

A survey of 203 colleges and universities investigated disparities in spending on men's and women's sports. Survey data on the distribution of men and women students and athletes and differential spending (amounts and percentages) on athletics scholarships, programs, and recruitment are displayed in tables and analyzed. (MSE)

Excerpts from a recent report on the financial management of intercollegiate athletics programs reveal that the programs generally require more money than they generate, contrary to popular perception. However, the programs are also often overstaffed and have room for cost reduction in other areas, particularly financial aid, travel, and…

Describes a study investigating the effects of age and sports participation on functional loss. Data on 756 adults who underwent maximal exercise testing during the 1985 World Masters Games indicate even moderate sports participation may enhance functional capacity. Older people may maintain independence in later life by increasing physical…

Provides statistical evidence that measures progress of African Americans in institutions of higher education in the United States. Data include racial inequality; graduation rates from liberal arts colleges, state universities, and black colleges; and graduation rates of black athletes. (GR)

In 1996, college athletes in "revenue-producing" sports (basketball and football) graduated at lower rates than other students, while athletes in general graduated at a higher rate than that of other undergraduates. Much of the recent improvement in athlete graduation rates is attributed to women. Data on graduation rates are tabulated…

Results of an annual National Collegiate Athletic Association survey provide information on the two-year persistence rate of freshman scholarship athletes in Division II and III institutions. Persistence data are presented for Division II 1991-92 freshmen (all students and scholarship athletes) by gender and racial/ethnic group. (MSE)

A study of over 2,000 college athletes and 1,600 coaches and administrators reveals that abuse is common in team initiations. Nearly two-thirds of athletes admitted participating in "questionable" behavior, and over one-quarter had participated in dangerous or criminal behavior. Female athletes are almost as likely as males to participate. Only…

Graduation rates of football players and men's and women's basketball players at National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I colleges have reached their lowest level in seven years, with fewer black athletes graduating than at any time since the mid-1980s. Eight universities graduated at least 90% of athletes enrolling between 1989 and…