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Student Athletes: Information on Their Academic Performance

HRD-89-107FS Published: May 17, 1989. Publicly Released: May 17, 1989.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO provided information concerning student athletes' academic performance in connection with proposed legislation that would require postsecondary institutions receiving federal assistance and offering athletic scholarships to report student athletes' graduation rates and fields of study compared to similar information for their entire student bodies.

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Academic achievementAid for educationCollege studentsEligibility criteriaPolicy evaluationProposed legislationScholarship programsSportsStatistical dataStudent athletes