The University of Saint Francis (Ill.) has experienced a significant revitalization of its athletics department, thanks in part to the data-driven insights provided by Return on Athletics® (ROA). Between the 2019-20 and 2021-22 academic years, the University of Saint Francis saw an 11.16 percent decrease in student-athlete net tuition and a 25.90 percent decrease in […]
The Top Five Factors Influencing Student-Athlete Enrollment
Understanding the factors that influence student-athlete enrollment is fundamental to achieving recruitment goals. This is especially true at NAIA institutions, where, on average, student-athletes make up 20 percent of undergraduate populations. In the spring of 2024, the NAIA sought to further explore the key determinants of student-athletes’ enrollment decisions by surveying current NAIA student-athletes. Participants […]