Athletics and Auxiliaries

Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act

The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act requires co-educational institutions of postsecondary education that participate in a Title IV, federal student financial assistance program, and have an intercollegiate athletic program, to prepare an annual report to the Department of Education on athletic participation, staffing, and revenues and expenses, by men's and women's teams.

Statutes and Regulations

Title 20-Education; Chapter 28-Higher Education Resources and Student Assistance; Subchapter IV-Student Assistance; Section 1092.
Final Regulation, November 1, 1999

The OPE Equity in Athletics Disclosure Web site is a direct link to data reported by nearly 2,000 colleges and universities in the United States that participate in the Federal student aid programs and have intercollegiate athletic programs.

News

ED Letter Outlines HEOA Textbook Provisions
(June 15, 2010)

National Digital Marketplace May Combat Rising Costs of Textbooks
(June 1, 2007)

Transportation Safety Guide Available
(June 27, 2006)

Capital Costs Make Up Significant Share of Total Athletic Expenditures
(May 5, 2005)

Guidance Issued on Title IX Interest Test for Intercollegiate Athletics
(March 23, 2005)

Knight Commission Discusses College Sports Finance Issues
(November 3, 2004)

Study Challenges Link Among Sports, Applications, and Donations
(September 9, 2004)

Intercollegiate Athletics Survey Open
(September 8, 2004)

NCES Reports on Remedial Education and Academic Libraries
(December 5, 2003)

ED Reporting Deadlines Approaching
(September 25, 2003)

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Reports and Links

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 colleges and universities, athletic conferences and sports organizations devoted to the sound administration of intercollegiate athletics.The NCAA strives to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the educational program and the athlete as an integral part of the student body.
Report Examines Effect of Athletics on Higher Education (August 28, 2003) A report commissioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) examines many commonly held assumptions about the effects of athletics programs on higher education institutions, particularly the economic impacts.
President to President -- The Will to Act (September 2, 2003) These essays by the NCAA president frame a variety of issues clearly and succinctly, and propose approaches to resoultion.