Athletics effect on enrollment

[Walrus]

Schools score big when sports teams win

RICHMOND, Va. - Turns out there's some basis for the long-held belief among college admissions officials that the better their schools' teams do in high-profile sporting events, the more applications they'll see.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080323/.../flutie_effect

Interesting article on the effect of athletic success on enrollment applications. Further evidence of the value of the move to D-1. Click the link to read more.

[JackJD]

Re: Athletics effect on enrollment

Interesting article, 'quantifying what administrators (including SDSU's) have known for a long time' as noted in the article.