Abstract:
This census explored characteristics of intercollegiate athletic programs at the public Master's Colleges and Universities (MCUs) in the United States. Those which hold membership in the two major intercollegiate athletic associations, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), as well as those who do not participate in either of these were included. The census organized data that was reported to the national surveys of the Institutional Postsecondary Educational Data System (IPEDS) and the Equity in Athletic Disclosure Act (EADA), and the findings were reported using the Carnegie Basic Classification scheme as it was refined by John Clinton Kinkead in 2009. The population for the study was the 266 public Master's Colleges and Universities which were identified by Kinkead. Topics that were examined include the sponsorship of intercollegiate athletics at MCUs, athletic association participation, student participation, athletically-related student aid, athletic division within NCAA member institutions, athletic revenues and expenditures, recruitment expenses, staffing requirements, and graduation rates using Kinkead's modified classification; and athletic association participation and student participation by Census Region.
