The Perceived Impact of Winning an Athletic Championship

Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Education Degree in the College of Education and Human Service Professions, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2011Committee names: Diane J. Rauschenfels (Chair), Randy Hyman, Julia Williams. This item has been modified from the original to redact the signatures present.While there are studies on how successful college athletic programs affect admission rates for Division I institutions, little research has been conducted for programs in Division II, Division III, and private universities. In order to create a sample which to compare this admissions phenomenon to Division I programs, interview data from seven employees of a university with predominately Division II athletic programs was collected. Information from these interviews was not only used to look at a change in admission rates, but to also address how university officials believe a national title might impact their education institution.University of Minnesota Duluth. College of Education and Human Service Professions