Economic Analysis on the Graduation Gap between Undergraduate Students and Student-Athletes: A study of the SEC, ACC, Pac 12, Big 10, and Big 12 Conferences

Economic Analysis on the Graduation Gap between Undergraduate Students and Student-Athletes: A study of the SEC, ACC, Pac 12, Big 10, and Big 12 Conferences

Thesis advisor: Robert Murphy === This study proposes several causes that may explain why NCAA Division I athletes graduate at a lower rate than regular students. The main tradeoff that I examine in this paper is how the academic quality of a school affects student-athletes’ chances of succeeding re...

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Main Author: Freiji, Antoine (Tony)
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Boston College 2015
Subjects:
College
Athletes
Graduation Rates
Graduation Gap
Student-Athletes
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104171
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spelling ndltd-BOSTON-oai-dlib.bc.edu-bc-ir_1041712019-05-10T07:34:22Z Economic Analysis on the Graduation Gap between Undergraduate Students and Student-Athletes: A study of the SEC, ACC, Pac 12, Big 10, and Big 12 Conferences Freiji, Antoine (Tony) Thesis advisor: Robert Murphy Text thesis 2015 Boston College English electronic application/pdf This study proposes several causes that may explain why NCAA Division I athletes graduate at a lower rate than regular students. The main tradeoff that I examine in this paper is how the academic quality of a school affects student-athletes’ chances of succeeding relative to the rest of the student body. We pinpoint the underlying causes of this graduation gap between regular students and student-athletes, leading us to suggest policies to improve the future academic success of NCAA athletes. College Athletes Graduation Rates Graduation Gap Student-Athletes Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2015. Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. Discipline: Departmental Honors. Discipline: Economics. Copyright is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104171
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topic College
Athletes
Graduation Rates
Graduation Gap
Student-Athletes
spellingShingle College
Athletes
Graduation Rates
Graduation Gap
Student-Athletes
Freiji, Antoine (Tony)
Economic Analysis on the Graduation Gap between Undergraduate Students and Student-Athletes: A study of the SEC, ACC, Pac 12, Big 10, and Big 12 Conferences
description Thesis advisor: Robert Murphy === This study proposes several causes that may explain why NCAA Division I athletes graduate at a lower rate than regular students. The main tradeoff that I examine in this paper is how the academic quality of a school affects student-athletes’ chances of succeeding relative to the rest of the student body. We pinpoint the underlying causes of this graduation gap between regular students and student-athletes, leading us to suggest policies to improve the future academic success of NCAA athletes. === Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2015. === Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. === Discipline: Departmental Honors. === Discipline: Economics.
author Freiji, Antoine (Tony)
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title Economic Analysis on the Graduation Gap between Undergraduate Students and Student-Athletes: A study of the SEC, ACC, Pac 12, Big 10, and Big 12 Conferences
title_short Economic Analysis on the Graduation Gap between Undergraduate Students and Student-Athletes: A study of the SEC, ACC, Pac 12, Big 10, and Big 12 Conferences
title_full Economic Analysis on the Graduation Gap between Undergraduate Students and Student-Athletes: A study of the SEC, ACC, Pac 12, Big 10, and Big 12 Conferences
title_fullStr Economic Analysis on the Graduation Gap between Undergraduate Students and Student-Athletes: A study of the SEC, ACC, Pac 12, Big 10, and Big 12 Conferences
title_full_unstemmed Economic Analysis on the Graduation Gap between Undergraduate Students and Student-Athletes: A study of the SEC, ACC, Pac 12, Big 10, and Big 12 Conferences
title_sort economic analysis on the graduation gap between undergraduate students and student-athletes: a study of the sec, acc, pac 12, big 10, and big 12 conferences
publisher Boston College
publishDate 2015
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