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The Negative Effect of NCAA Football Bowl Bans on University Enrollment and Applications

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  • Austin F. Eggers
  • Peter A. Groothuis
  • Parker Redding
  • Kurt W. Rotthoff

Abstract

Universities provide consumption amenities to students in addition to their educational services. Collegiate sports programs have been characterized one of these consumption amenities. Previous research has shown that athletic success has a positive impact on both the quantity and quality of students attending a university. Alternatively, we analyze if athletic malfeasance, as measured by NCAA postseason bowl bans of football programs, negatively affects either the quantity or quality of student applications or enrollment. Our findings suggest that athletic malfeasance that results in a postseason football bowl ban lowers the quantity of applications, admittances, and enrollment. We do not, however, detect any reduction in student quality at the sanctioned university. Our results demonstrate that impropriety by an athletics program directly impacts a university’s non-athlete student enrollment by influencing the amenity mix provided by the university. Key Words: Higher Education, NCAA, Athletic Malfeasance

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  • Austin F. Eggers & Peter A. Groothuis & Parker Redding & Kurt W. Rotthoff, 2018. "The Negative Effect of NCAA Football Bowl Bans on University Enrollment and Applications," Working Papers 18-13, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University.
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    1. Austin F. Eggers & Peter A. Groothuis, 2021. "The Impact of Winning an NCAA Men's Basketball or Football Championship on Academic Quality," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 41(2), pages 263-275.
    2. Trevor Collier & Nancy Haskell & Kurt W. Rotthoff & Alaina Baker, 2020. "The “Cinderella Effect†: The Value of Unexpected March Madness Runs as Advertising for the Schools," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 21(8), pages 783-807, December.
    3. Craig McFarland & Peter A. Groothuis & Dennis Guignet, 2023. "The Role of Football Win Percentage on College Applications for Power Five and Group of Five School," Working Papers 23-02, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University.
    4. Candon Johnson & Bryan C. McCannon, 2022. "Athletics and Admissions: The Impact of the Penn State Football Scandal on Student Quality," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 23(2), pages 200-221, February.

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    higher education; ncaa; athletic malfeasance;
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    JEL classification:

    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • Z22 - Other Special Topics - - Sports Economics - - - Labor Issues

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