The Upset: Unlikely Sports Success And Its Effect On Incoming Student Quality And Quantity
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Parker Thomas Redding (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
- Advisor
- Peter Groothuis
Abstract: The role of college athletics in the University system has long been a topic of interest. Previous studies have addressed the effects of general success in athletics on incoming student quantity and quality at a university, finding that there is some positive correlation. This study focuses on a specific type of sports success, an upset, and attempts to explain its effects on the quantity and quality of incoming students. This research suggests a strong positive correlation between upset wins and the quantity of incoming students. This study does not find any statistically significant correlation between an upset and the incoming student quality at a University. These findings suggest that prospective students perceive a University’s athletics program as a form of signal regarding the quality of the institution.
The Upset: Unlikely Sports Success And Its Effect On Incoming Student Quality And Quantity
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Created on 9/13/2018
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Honors Project
- Redding, P. (2018). "The Upset: Unlikely Sports Success And Its Effect On Incoming Student Quality And Quantity." Unpublished Honors Thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
- Language: English
- Date: 2018
- Keywords
- NCAA, Division I Football, Upset, Enrollment, Sports