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North Carolina Central University, a historically Black college,\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0in February that its men\u2019s baseball team \u2013 which formed in 1911 \u2013 would cease to exist after this season. The school\u2019s\u00a0athletic director called it<\/a>\u00a0\u201cone of the most disappointing days in my career.\u201d University leaders concluded that financial shortfalls due to COVID-19 were too much to support the team going forward.<\/p>\n

Since COVID-19 emerged, dozens of colleges and universities have announced the elimination of different\u00a0intercollegiate athletics teams<\/a>. The vast majority of these cuts are at schools and teams that never show up on\u00a0ESPN\u2019s SportsCenter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As professors who study higher education, we took a closer look at the\u00a0300 teams<\/a>\u00a0that were dropped between March and October 2020 by 78 colleges and universities.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a diverse group of institutions. Some \u2013 like\u00a0Stanford<\/a>\u00a0and Brown \u2013 have multibillion-dollar endowments. They compete in the NCAA\u2019s Division I, which is the top level of college sports.<\/p>\n

But the majority of closures came at regional and local campuses that participate in the NCAA\u2019s Division II and Division III, or the\u00a0National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics<\/a>. Also, around 30 teams were eliminated by community colleges.<\/p>\n

Regardless of campus differences, COVID-19\u2019s financial consequences are a shared rationale cited by university leaders for the recent closures. The 78 schools we examined spend around $87 million a year to keep all those teams going.<\/p>\n

The impact of shutting down college sports teams goes beyond an athletic department\u2019s bottom line. Many in the sports world have focused on what it means for\u00a0U.S. participation in the Olympics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But there are other implications \u2013 positive as well as negative \u2013 for campuses themselves and how schools attract prospective students.<\/p>\n

Entertainment and cultural value<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Last season was also the final one for the University of Alaska-Anchorage\u2019s men\u2019s hockey and women\u2019s gymnastics programs. In September, UAA\u2019s Board of Regents\u00a0voted to shut down<\/a>\u00a0both teams as well as alpine skiing. A last-minute fundraising drive raised\u00a0over US$600,000 to save the latter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Most university administrators don\u2019t expect their athletics programs to make a lot of money. Only about\u00a025 of the 1,100 NCAA member schools\u2019<\/a>\u00a0athletics departments generate a profit. Institutions often spend far more money than their teams will earn from ticket sales, broadcasting contracts and the like.\u00a0Higher ed leaders say<\/a>\u00a0sports provide entertainment and cultural value for students and the local community. Along with civic and performing arts activities, they liven up a campus.<\/p>\n

Funding and donors<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Certain sports, like football, are also useful for cultivating donor and political relationships. A 2003 study found that public universities with NCAA Division I football teams received about\u00a06% more in state funding<\/a>\u00a0annually than other institutions. And when those football teams win \u2013 especially against in-state rivals \u2013 state financial support goes up even more the next year.<\/p>\n

Research also shows that having a varsity football program increases a school\u2019s\u00a0national visibility and status<\/a>. Given this, we weren\u2019t surprised that only four of the 300 teams eliminated between March and October were football.<\/p>\n

A changing student body<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Many colleges and universities depend on varsity sports \u2013 like rowing, track and swimming \u2013 to attract more students to attend. Athletes make up a sizable proportion of the general undergraduate population, especially at smaller schools. For example, NCAA Division III campuses enroll an average of 2,600 students, and\u00a0one out of every four<\/a>\u00a0is a varsity athlete.<\/p>\n

Approximately\u00a0500,000 athletes<\/a>\u00a0compete across the three NCAA divisions each year. Research shows\u00a0sports is the top factor<\/a>\u00a0in athletes\u2019 college choice decision \u2013 outweighing academics, the campus social scene or proximity to home.<\/p>\n

For the 300 teams in our analysis that were recently cut, 2018-19\u00a0federal data<\/a>\u00a0for each intercollegiate program indicates more than 5,400 athletes were members of those teams each year.<\/p>\n

Most students who play college sports \u2013 including all of those at\u00a0Division III<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ivy League<\/a>\u00a0programs \u2013 are\u00a0not on an athletic scholarship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So with fewer sports, the student body at some of these schools might change. For example, Stanford\u2019s admissions office will no longer need to reserve\u00a0240 or so spots<\/a>\u00a0for accomplished fencers, field hockey and squash players, rowers, sailors, synchronized swimmers, men\u2019s volleyball athletes and wrestlers.<\/p>\n

Cutting those sports could open up\u00a0new opportunities<\/a>\u00a0for applicants with different backgrounds, interests and achievements.<\/p>\n

For students themselves, participating in varsity athletics is generally advantageous.\u00a0Research<\/a>\u00a0shows that athletic talent\u00a0improves an applicant\u2019s chances of admission<\/a>\u00a0to top schools.<\/p>\n

Playing sports can also help with the transition into college. An intercollegiate team provides a ready-made social group that can help the new team member adjust to their new school.<\/p>\n

While the demands of big-time programs in men\u2019s basketball and football\u00a0can cause academic challenges<\/a>\u00a0for these students, studies have found that overall, athletes perform\u00a0just as well in classes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0have a higher likelihood of graduating<\/a>\u00a0compared to other students.<\/p>\n

Research<\/a>\u00a0also shows that hiring managers value college sports experience. Some studies have found that former athletes have\u00a0higher salaries and career success<\/a>, on average, than other post-secondary graduates.<\/p>\n

The full implications of the abrupt, unprecedented stop of intercollegiate athletics \u2013 and what it means for athletes, coaches, schools and beyond \u2013 is still unclear.<\/p>\n

Eventually, \u201cbig-time\u201d programs like\u00a0Duke men\u2019s basketball<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Louisiana State University football<\/a>\u00a0will be\u00a0back to business as usual<\/a>. For many other schools, COVID-19\u2019s effects will be more expansive and long-lasting.<\/p>\n

[Deep knowledge, daily.<\/em>\u00a0Sign up for The Conversation\u2019s newsletter<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

The financial savings for athletics departments are immediate and obvious. But a longer-term impact will be seen on enrollment, campus life and the communities where colleges are located.<\/p>\n

Being a team member in a sport that doesn\u2019t draw thousands of spectators or bring in millions of dollars still builds special connections to campuses that can foster institutional giving and\u00a0enhance the health<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0longevity of participants<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Author Bios:<\/strong> Molly Ott is Associate Professor of Higher & Postsecondary Education at Arizona State University and Janet Lawrence is Professor of Education at the University of Michigan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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