Cyndy’s Friday Forum

Written By Amy Bryant

What insights can be gained about the college athletics landscape by combining the Equity in Athletics database with NCAA Transfer Portal information, college athletics rankings, admissions data, and financial aid statistics? Together with Moore College Data, we’ll explore this question through dynamic data visualizations. Some of the findings we’ll share include:

  • percentage of student-athletes playing in college vs. D1

  • market strength of athletic conferences

  • high school class ranks of student-athletes competing in various athletic conferences

  • most popular majors, graduation rates, for athletes compared to their non-athlete peers

  • participation rates of NCAA athletes in name, image and likeness opportunities

  • transfer portal rates (2-year and 4-year)

  • college athletic department expenses for FBS schools as compared to FCS, non football sponsoring schools

  • the impact of high profile sports and athletes on applications

  • the impact of athletics on university fundraising

  • use of athletes as enrollment and tuition drivers

Amy Bryant
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