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In 2008, the unemployment rate of graduates was more than 30%. [32] In this year the unemployment rate of graduates from top universities was 10%. [33] In 2009, the employment rate of graduates who had bachelor's degree was in the 88% range. [34] In 2010, the employment rate of college graduates rose 3.2% in 2009 reaching 91.2%. [35]
Feeling pressure to improve these poor rates, the NCAA instituted reforms in 2004, including the Academic Progress Rate (APR), a new method for gauging the academic progress of student athletes. [3] It was put into place in order to aid in the NCAA's goal for student-athletes to graduate with meaningful degrees preparing them for life. [4]
If you attend a Division I university, chances are you are bankrolling your school’s athletics department. Search our scorecards to find out by how much.
The 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 4, 2024. The regular season will end on March 16, 2025, with the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 18 and ending with the championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio , Texas, on April 7.
At most colleges, athletics are a money-losing proposition that would not exist without billions of dollars in mandatory student contributions — a burden that grows greater every year, according to our review of five years of NCAA financial reports obtained through public records requests from 201 D-1 universities.
More than half of the $30 million that James Madison spent on football from 2010 to 2014 came from student fees, according to annual filings with the NCAA. All told, the university poured $146 million in subsidies into its athletics department over that period, spending more than $4 in student money for every $1 it earned from ticket sales ...
A college degree's declining value is even more pronounced for younger Americans. According to data collected by the College Board, for those in the 25–34 age range, the differential between college graduate and high school graduate earnings fell 11% for men, to $18,303 from $20,623. The decline for women was an extraordinary 19.7%, to ...
A recent study by Georgetown University Center on Education looked at earnings and unemployment rates among recent and 10 College Majors With The Highest Unemployment Rates [Infographic] Skip to ...