Graduation Year
2015
Date of Submission
4-2015
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Heather Antecol
Rights Information
© 2015 Samuel P. Meyers
Abstract
The magnitude and allocation of institutional athletic expenditures varies widely across NCAA divisions at the intercollegiate level. I illustrate the relationship between expenditures and institutional characteristics on overall athletic department success (i.e., Directors’ Cup scores) for NCAA Division I and Division III institutions. Specifically, using a fixed effects panel regression model I find that there is a small, positive relationship between total athletic expenditures and Directors’ Cup scores. I also show that time-varying institutional characteristics do not have a significant relationship with athletic performance. Further, my study supports the existence of a positive relationship between female athletic expenditures and Directors’ Cup scores, particularly for Division III institutions. These results provide valuable insights on the scale and distribution of resources associated with institutional achievement across genders and levels of competition in intercollegiate athletics.
Recommended Citation
Meyers, Samuel P., "An Analysis of the Determinants of Intercollegiate Athletic Success Among NCAA Division I and Division III Institutions" (2015). CMC Senior Theses. 1149.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1149
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
