Examining the Impact of University Sports Success on Freshman ACT Scores: An Empirical Analysis

Author

Connor Yackels, University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College

Date of Award

2018

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Economics

First Advisor

Walter Mayer

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

My study presents a model in which incoming freshman ACT scores are a function of football, basketball, and baseball regular season and postseason success, using academic variables as controls. I contribute to the existing literature by including baseball in the analysis in addition to football and basketball, using ACT scores instead of SAT scores, using a unique and expanded set of variables to measure sports success, and more recent data. For the time period 2006-2014, I find weak evidence that supports the hypothesis that athletic success positively influences ACT scores.

Recommended Citation

Yackels, Connor, "Examining the Impact of University Sports Success on Freshman ACT Scores: An Empirical Analysis" (2018). Honors Theses. 226.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/226

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