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A sliding-scale combination of grades in high school core courses and standardized-test scores. For example, if a student-athlete earns a 3.0 grade-point average in core courses, that individual must score at least 620 on the SAT or a sumscore of 52 on the ACT. As the GPA increases, the required test score decreases, and vice versa.
At Georgia State, athletic fees totaled $17.6 million in 2014, from a student population in which nearly 60 percent qualify for Pell Grants, the federal aid program for low-income students. The university contributed another $3 million in direct support to its sports programs.
An estimated $1.67 billion was spent in 2024 on student-athletes, according to a report from Opendorse, an NIL tech company. Nearly all of that was for men's sports, including $1.1 billion spent ...
A settlement being discussed in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and major college conferences could cost billions and pave the way for a compensation model for college athletes.. An ...
One impact on student athletes would be that their athletic scholarships would be subject to income tax. Additionally, student athletes would have to navigate varying state taxes. Some critics argue that because of these complications, student athlete compensation wouldn't be beneficial overall. [17]
If athletes are deemed employees, Phillips believes universities can pay athletes in sports that make revenue (football and basketball) and then, to satisfy Title IX, would pay an “equivalent ...
Every student-athlete is not going to become a professional athlete, but they are guaranteed a college education and degree to help them graduate with little or no debt via their scholarships. [80] If universities start paying student-athletes, the universities would not be focused on what the student-athletes are attending for, which is the ...
The national average high school GPA for athletes was 2.99, while it was 3.31 for non-athletes. The national average college GPA for student athletes is 2.56 with a national graduation rate of 34.2%; non-athletes average GPAs are slightly higher at 2.74 with a national graduation rate of 46.8%. [23]