Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify whether athletic scholarships play a role in academic success by determining if there was a difference in academic performance between male and female athletic scholarship student-athletes and non-athletic scholarship student-athletes as measured by cumulative collegiate GPA. A secondary purpose of the study was to compare male and female athletic scholarship student-athletes and non-athletic scholarship student-athletes as measured by cumulative collegiate GPA. The chi-square test of homogeneity was used to determine that a significant difference in GPA of scholarship and non-scholarship student-athletes does exist. The results also identified a significant difference existed in GPA of female student-athletes in both the scholarship and non-scholarship categories when compared to male student-athletes in the same categories. This study has several implications for the intercollegiate athletics department at this particular institution and perhaps upon further research on intercollegiate athletics.
Recommended Citation
Milton, Paul R.; Freeman, Dana; and Williamson, Lisa M.
(2012)
"Do Athletic Scholarships Impact Academic Success of Intercollegiate Student-Athletes: An Exploratory Investigation,"
Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics: Vol. 5:
Iss.
1, Article 17.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/jiia/vol5/iss1/17