Our purpose was to assess the impact of NCAA Bylaw 5-1-(J), pre-facto, on admission and graduation rates of student athletes at the University of Michigan by answering two questions: (a) [1974][1975][1976][1977][1978][1979][1980][1981][1982][1983]; the measures were SAT verbal and math scores (SATSUM), high school grade point average (HSGPA), and first semester college grade point average (CGPA). SAT scores were unrelated to CGP A for black athletes and were weakly related for non-blacks; HSGPA alone predicts CGPA. SATSUM of 700 would have resulted in nonadmission of 60% of blacks (of whom 86% actually succeeded). Graduation rates would have been affected similarly. Limiting admission had no positive effect on GPAs or graduation but a severe negative effect due to nonadmission of blacks.
Does the SAT predict equally well for blacks and non-blacks? and (b) Does limiting admissions have an effect on grade point average (GPA) and on graduation rates? Subjects comprised all grant-in-aid football players entering the program from
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